'a Lti tif 0 CO? oi NOHTIIEItN -AND OENTOAUBIirnSH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER TAXI Blue 3 235 Phone I i IliRsTARi U nIOUT SERVICE . . . Cabs i I MUIlUt A w a W the to the Great Northwest." Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port-"Princc Rupert, Key VOL. XXXVI, No. 160, PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS L GIVES Attend Conference PACT s Countries To EAD1NG i ,t. -. sdc :ial meet first reading h rfl ratify the $ into a new agree-Ltral Mortgage and B,,r".2n, major rc- jprcbcbly will be a CCrown corporauuu Li-Mmr houses to K, .jlitn3 to purchase Lose: Is contained ' tv: It: approval a . it. A i- one oi I ,c :arv before Lite and Houshv Lr--;cilrrs of an' itimc houses tn thf tduuT purchasers rut tsc-italnedlr irhe- m'or altera- nil -xher Bnt'd te Dcnys H Mcrtiasc and ::.stve a montl" rcr ;ivcd, as ""v.ousiy re- h(), insurance Mortgi.'? and l-endeavai- to re- hnu:ie to area feushbrook Heights, pur:Sa:er, or pur f roups of luparf ' 'n their -j c- i's assur-- -rlmlnate Its i.; HiisnorooK r itr o protect bs thecne r mam- fr l 1 '.cwnge serv- m'-hf be a lew hc.Tic. i:, what Is isrlim:: uouwng suo- rUc'ieTed for sale Strc: School which & W'lme Housing l tt 12 per cent. oli io: c or about iriro the purchase of it thl;. figure, the irfer.el !?- to the d for consideration Etion U agreement, which wit second and third bverrtment and pass MeMn-council before Effective It will run by l 1948 to Dec em it replaces the ex tent which was hbruary 1912. mpewcred Mayor I and City Cicrk H. D. ii?n the agrement fci O the order-ln- i new agreement, the reV; $24 a year for Ks and $30 a year for Ks from Central Mort HlcuUnz All works Iftter and sewar foe- ESS AT IN PARTY . Princess Eliza pd handsome, mingled ' leaders In what was it, damp garden party Biam Palace today. It hi nubile appearand P queen and her con- lncc Mic midnlgty an- ocaf Tides nfice mat ncf'ovi UUbv MM Bt BECOME THEa1. s y. July 11, 1947 6:35 10.2 feet 19:19 18.0 feet 0:45 7.9 feet 12 '45 0.0 feet The Frank Waterhouse Southholm is at Port Edward oday unloading salmon cans at idmn p,m.. r.annerv after deliv ering a varied cargo a', water front points In Prince Rupert. The vessel is under command oi Capt. William Glceson. Wednesday the Southholm unloaded 40 tons of salt for Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-operative, a new power grader for the Department of Public works here, a track for a local garage and 120 ton of coal for Alber; and McCaffery. Also among Its cargo was former American power barge consigned to Little. Haugland Kerr at Terrace, which was ae llvercd to McLean's ooatyard tor alterations before being shipped to the interior for use on lakes in connection with the cempany'J logjlng operations. The vessel loaded 16 tons o! scrap Iron for delivery to Van Northbound on Wednesday morning, the Southholm unloaded cannery supplies at canneries on the Skeena. PRICES BOARD bylaw bj council,., r fAI MUT 1 1H o approved by the rULU NU Uf i - Bi or the engagement. Uo garden party etl- fibcth wore gloves tthe engagement ring lamonds set In platln- thc former GrceK on the third finger, iRht District I Unabated r'KS- -Abatement pro filed against 23 houses y"s red llsht district fe'ssed in the federal after defence- coun- ded In the complaint a be treated separate Controls on Everything . Hut Rent and Sugar to lie Mfted September 1 VANCOUVER, The Van couver News Herald In a special Ottnwa despatch tcday. said me AVnmMii will lift the price un Protember 1 on all but rents and jt'-p.r w'th the removal of war time Prices and Trade uoara fimrlln!''!. The dUpatch said thflt half cf the exlstlnn depari-mcnts will cloc Au?ujt 1 with the remainder following Scpiem ler 1. Vancouver Bralorne DJl. Con. .'. B. R. X -JJ Cariboo Gold Dentonla Grull Wlhksne (Ask) .02 Hedley Maicot Mlnto 'J4 Pend Oreille .- Pioneer Premier Border Premier Gold Prlvatcer ' Reeves McDonald Reno Salmon Gold Sllbak, Premier (Ask) Oils A. P. Con Calmont C. & E Foothills ., Home Toronto Athona ... 3.85 1.00 .10V4 .18 1.10 Taylor Bridge 0i Taku River Vananda Congress Pacific Eastern .... Hedley Amalg'tcd .31V-! .OlVi .03 .15 Central Zctoallos "-4 .70 .21 .84 2.40 4.55 .13 mm OTTAWA (CP) Canada's military experts do not believe the Dominion will become "a. theatre of war. or a good many years." This statement was made in the House of Commons yesterday by Hon. Brooke Claxton, Minister of Defence. He disclosed with a short, sharp "No" that peacetime compulsory military training will not be instituted inithe Dominion this year. He announced a recruiting campaign for all three services. SOUTHOLM HAS VARIED CARGO Bulletins TO VETO AGAIN WASHINGTON President Truman said today that he will veto the new Republican income tax reduction bill. He made this statement to a press conference' shortly before the Senate began consideration of legislation already passed over whelmingly by the' House. SEPARATE DEPARTMENT OTTAWA The setting up of a Department of Indian Affairs with Civil Service preference for Indians employed on Us staff, has been recommended by the Joint parliamentary committee on Indian affairs. The report also recommended appointment of a committe again next session to consider "long overdue" amendments to the Indian Act. NEW RED OFFENSIVE NANKING The new Chinese Communist offensive In Shan-tune province Is threatening to cut once more the Tsinlan Suthow (north-south) rail road. This information comes from the government. Talan has been named as a danger spot. JERUSALEM Dr. Isaac Herzog. Chief Rabbi of Pales tine told a United Nations special commission today that "the presrvation of Judaism In Its religious aspects depends on the revival of the Jewish commonwealth" in the Holy Land. ARABS ARE ODDURATE . I ICzechoSlovakia CAIRO. Cf A spokesmah for the Palestine .Arab higher committee said today the committee had rejected a new appeal from the United Nations special committee on Palestine for co-oper ation In. a United Nations stuay of the Palestine problem, .:: TODAY'S STOCKS :: Aumaquc' 20'':! Bcattlc ' Bevcourt " Bobjo Buffalo Can 17 Con. Smelters 3 Conwest Donalda Eldona - 1) 11 Elder Giant Y'knlfe 6.90 God's Lake Hardrock ' Harrlcana Ileva Gold - 20 Hosco ' Jacknlfc " Jollet Quebec Lake Rowan Lapaska " . Little Long Lcc Lynx Madsen Red lake J McKenzle Red Lake .... MacLeod Cockshutt 1.50 Moueta ; 2'05 NeM: 440 Noranda ToVn I.8 Pickle Crow Rcgcourt San Sherrltt Gordon Steep Rock - Sturgeon River - .27 Antonio - 4-J Senator Rouyn .36 rn winnr May Yield to Russian Pressure and Not Go to Paris PRAGUE The Czechoslovak cabinet was called into special session today and -unconfirmed reports say Moscow has asked Czechoslovakia to withdraw her acceptance of the invitation to the Paris conference and, that she will defer to the Soviet. The government announced on Tuesday it had decided to accept the invitation. MAYOR IS Corruption Charged Against Chief .Magistrate of Ontario City COLLINGWOOD, Ont.. ff A warrant for the arrest of Mayor G Kohl on a charge of dealhv: In municipal corruption has been laid in this Georgian Bay snip- Dina town. An information was sworn to by Inspector Wilfred H. Clark of the Ontario Provincial police. U charges the mayor with agree ing to accept remuneration for irotinK on a resolution before the town council with respect to a Dominion government break water contract. The resolution dealt with lo cation of a breakwater which the Federal Department of Public Works proposes to build. whilo Mavor Kohl accepted no monies, the Crown charges that, In agreeing to accept them, he violated SccUoh.lWtCfitheCrlm mal Code under which the charge Is laid. The remuneration mentioned in the case Is $1,000. Mavor Kohl was released on ball today pending his trial hero next Monday, SESSION UPON MARSHALL PLAN WASHINGTON, 0 President Truman said today a special session of Congress will be called this fall, If necessary, to carry out General Marshall's plan for ; European recovery. But, the president added, he sees no neea at present for such a session. The president told congress it could be next January oeiore tne results of the Paris conference are assayed and congresslona. discussion necessary. He had no comment on the refusal of most eastern countries to attend the conference in Paris. GAME WARDEN PASSES AWAY - ; , r ww i :q KING'S MEN ON PARADE general view of the famous Horse Guards' parade In London during the recent ceremony of the trooping of the color In celebration of the 51st birthday of King George. The King Is at lower left, riding the inspection tour. He Is followed by Princess Elizabeth, who wears the uniform of a colonel of the Grenadier Guards, and the Duke of Gloucester, his brother. The ceremony lacked much of the pre-war color because the Brigade' of Guards Is still wearing wartime battle-dress Instead of the brilliant ceremonial uniforms of former years. EVEN WEATHER DOES NOT DETER CHILDREN FROM PLAY ENJOYMENT -. ---- . . ,ttlkllUUlin m f.iftnr. fivro Clubs supervised activities for children on various playgrounds of the citv are proving popular and the enrolment is increasing, the club was told by Neil Ross, physical education and recreational director of the Uvic Centre, who is general super-4? - ' vising the playground activity. II p DP i-fTX SuDervlsors have been lnstauea: yuJL at McClymont, Seal Cove and Alder Parks and games, competitions and other diversions are under way in aaaiiion w the usual playground pleasures. Sessions are held each" afternooi". and evening. Later Inter-playground competitions will be de veloped. At McClymont ParK, wnere vne swimming pool Is the centre of attractions and where some extensive improvements have been miHp enrolment now totals 115 with an afternoon average of fifty children and evening 01 twenty -five. Seal Cove has a total enrolment of 45 to date and an average attendance 01 1 30. Alder Park's enrolment to date Is 43, with a high of thirty-two. When weather improves, it Is expected these numbers will I be increased considerably. I Greater publicity for the play-j ground work would be desirable. H was felt, ana lacmiiet. im Thnmnc van rivk. well known i thk will be taken advantage of. department for the last 21 years and a member of the Game De partment staff for more than 30 years, died at Prince George at the week-end at the age oi 65 vears. As Inspector of "D" Division, he was in charge of a game area hat pmbraced two-thirds Of British Columbia and was known as a man whose life was devoted in thp conservation of wild life In the province.1 At one time he ivas stationed at Prince uupcri nd' was very well known here. He contributed many advances to the protective policies of the Game Department during his years of service. Mr. Van Dvk was a veteran of the First World War in which he enlisted twice. He was dls-chareed from the Canadian Army on medical grounds and later enlisted in the British Army water transport division. He Is survived by his wife at Prince George and two daugh lers, one In Vancouver and one at New Westminster. under way. Active support of all Gyros on behalf of their popular candidate was bespoken. The annual Gyro picnic date was set for August 3. C. C. Mills was namea to the InternaUonal con- cheon was Charles Howe, city engineer. nennett will be probated, pos slbly before the end or tnis weeK. Officials of Bracley's Bank Ltd. are the executors and trustees of the estate and they have tne duty of confirming the. provisions of the will before It is filed for probate. GARBAGE TENDERS ACCEPTANCES FOR PARIS PARLEY NOW CLOSING PARIS (CP) Attendance of at least sixteen countries at the Soviet-boycotted European economics conference was assured today, the last day for tho invitations issued bv Great Britain . ... I i? O 1 1 and France lor the conierence -siarimg oaiuruuy iu consider the Marshall plan. Equalizing Load Line .-.A .. i -i fj,;,aaHu.iuViao inn:idmibti4,IMrr Ottawa to Recommend Equalization of Prince Rupert With Vancouver Victory appears in sijht for the long campaign of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce for equality with Vancouver under international load line regulations. The Chamber has been advised by Hon. Ian Mackenzie, British Columbia's cabinet minister, that a technical committee of the Department of Transport has recommended to a general committee' that consideration be given to ex- tenvon of the line from the 51st parallel to the 56th parallel of north longitude and that representations along this line be made to the decennial international convention on Safety of Life at Sea to be held in London this fail. The adverse load line regula-tlo? has long been a mitigating factor against development of ocean shinninr throufh this ANGER RETURNS TO KETCHIKAN Gerald W, Anger, alias An drew Young, who arrived here last Friday in a small boat In which he said he had travelled 1,600 miles, took another yoy-aee last nlsht back to Ketchi kan. Anger, or Young was held tn loll hprA fnur - and - a - half citv council's effort to solve ' vi,-rl the city's garbage collection dlf - tQ have nculUes by letting the service a ih.Wrecked South Sea cut on contract fell nat last nignt t ld when the aldermen turned down - ; c . , tenders from seven bidders on '115 the boat. He wa, sent back on the city to lose control of Its gart- Prlnce RuPert . oge collection system. . The tenders, opened ray v,ny TUP WEATHlK i n.rt it D. Thaln at a special iv, ,.11 Tnnffpd Svnonsis , ,ni!.n o vonr tn $18,000 for Skies were clear over the soutn ih rppt. in two pm coastal areas and tne in r . ... r-..i 1 1 ririXcVi r"r1nmVia this cases where oiaaers onetcu i icnui ui uu... back-door collection, their fig- morning. A storm centered . 7onn Viiohpr than for west oNthe Queen Charlottes is U1W WCIC v,vww --.o I ' - ... 4. treet collection. moving slowly toward the west ...m. to finanrial induce- en.ist of Vancouver Island. Rain . , rrUnlv. .l.O C .1. 1 .476. I tHMAnAtlntDtnthnP rP?LS Alderman Youngs moved, and during the night and tomorrow. Alderman MCft.ay se;u - f orecast motion that all tenders be re- Prlnce Rupert, Queen Char fused and that the garbage col- 'lottes and North coast Over lection system be continued as cas(. wltn continuous rain, be presently cperated. ventlon to be, heja in seaiwe m , , . AilCLV M w I - " - - v.n Wife for us faiiintr over the northern mem in any ui nwa nu ......B - to let the thing on contract," c0astal areas .will spread to tne Board of Works chairman Rob- west coast of Vancouver Island ert McKay said. "Under present during the day. Cloudiness will the southern coast- COIlUlliunai '"v ni.iv i iuwv- -. Urol system. Since It Is ai areas during the afternoon Tfn flVfl over the lilt: AVOkVtti I X k uvuw m ----o A4uiaaMv ----- w .... to sportsmen as Inspector of "D" i Frank Skinner, committee' COJtl us a1wut the same, I and widely scattered rain show-rtivuinn nf thp nrovlnclal eameirViairm.in. rerjorted the compalgn I .i,m hp. exnected tonight. wiva w f v ' lillllrw W t Oliuuiu " I . " on benaii oi uenjf iru....... . f operanng me garuatc clear and warm win wuwuc taiiw" candidate for - Queen - of Port . uay collectlon system last year, ac- through the day over the south- ...j nnA civic civic rpntrp Centre Ramlval. Carnival, well well1 ... . ti,. nroconfprl bv i.i- ut tncroncpH rloudi- coroing lu nguiw i ecu im-ciiui uu ...v.v mid-August. I kl f I A DIM Tn addiUon to Mr. Ross, an-, i 14 ii i ii nil of uochprriav's lun- . ... RDfillfiHT IN UIWWWiii ... .omnpr,tnre. Lows tonicht - At LONDON -Viceroy of mma ; Port - Hardv 48. Massett 47, , irt....nf Mnnntibatten AOmirai V.av.Uu --- rr TC? BtlNINt 1 1 W1L.L. lO has been recommended as uov cornlne: Intermittent in the-.af ternoon. Cloudy with rain snow- prs tonight and Friday. Winds southeasterly (20 m.p.h.), shift ing to northwesterly (15) during evening. Little change in Prince Rupert 47. Highs Friday At Port ! Tn,,9 nri mo- Hardy eu, wassett oo, u RP1NP, PROBA TtL) I pror u." " a. " X of nert 57 bammed Ail Jinnau, ihw-" LONDON The will of Viscount the Moslem League, as Governor ,i of Pait st.in. fnme wwr VICIlCiA. v. ' ister Clement Atlee announced today. NO BIG LEAGUE BALL NEW YORK, fj As playejs ,wpri returning to their teams Tkln the announcement, from the All Star game at Chlc- Attlee said "he hoped the sever- ago Tuesday, there were no and of nldla into two parts- games scheduled In either a- Domlnlons of India and Pakistan would not last long tlonal or American Leagues yes terday, Two States, AiDania ana r inland, friendly to Russia, are still to be officially heard from although It was said yesterday that Finland may attend.. Five others in the same class Yugoslavia, Hunearv. Roumanla and Bui- garla have turned down their invitations. Late expectation today was that Czechoslovakia would withdraw after previously accepting. DOMINION-PROVINCIAL RELATIONS OTTAWA, D The entire complex question of Dominion-provincial financial relationships was thrown open for renewed debate and counter debate In the House cf Commons when the Minister of Finance, Hon. Douglas Ab-hntt. mnvpd second reading of a bill to implement the financial agreements reached Individually . with seven provinces. Two salient features of federal thinking stood out In a ten thou sand wcrd statement with wnscn Mr. Atbott moved for approval f;prtacJothiafifet I BuL TrfcstaTementSwdaHeiy devoted to a review cf the long-standins effort to achieve a complete wide agreement. MYSTERY MAN Gerald W. Anger of Ketchikan who told and later denied story of trip from South Sea Island and shipwreck In Aleutians. He was deported last night to Ketchikan. RACE HORSE'S NECK BROKEN Jockey Also Injured In rile-Up on Vancouver Track VANCOUVER, W Gallant Rimon. Vancouver-bred tnree year old colt, died al a broken neck In a plle-pp ot lour norses j.,-ir,rr fho mnnlncr of a $2,000 jpee'd" handicap In Landsdowne Park Wednesday aiternoon. xne spill, which put Jockey Paul Bailey in hospital with a pos sible fractured shoulder, is des cribed as the-worst In the history of the track. Wickford Point crashed inu Oallant Simon as they entered the stretch and both went down. Minstrel .Boy and Silent Flame toth tripped over them. Bailey was injured -when he was thrown from-Silent Flame. 1 , II 111 mi mm m m -1