mi j -n- "u Mum-pro III .... :i minister of ..j vesterday i mitnt 1 1 n l Ton in Seattle on d;3c-;:;s a plan :t cue soumern tin id d j.3 muuii- Cx-:ade and l near j:a Patt"ron near !U Uritcd States ije ct the portion Colusa section ; Cat-iff which .:: :b British Co- iY'u: .:n f-rltory to If .i t? the Alaska j Alaska States has . (;r::ior pos- ii cduj simpniy I C.r nff B" n M havp In t "i Ot.awa and if I II IrT V Ml IV I I i ii i mm Krpt Indefinitely , T General j absolutely essen-r;? a part of Ger- wv UVIVUUj economically carlj date i'ionj ot oeoole can- m without their own lorover' the Unl-mmtarv governor Bj conrerence of Ger-BUlled correspondents Jwtc headquarters. ; ml Tides i us 13 59 CO 31 1947 20.3 feet 22.3 feet 0.1 feet 2.1 feet VVFATuro J"psis "8 Wire of a rnnl mass has sureed SrSS British Hnli.m. night, bringing 'ras in the south- ine province. Sf no active st.nrm Jhe immediate vlcin- tunued southwest- moist air Is causing ,0udy Skies anH J shower activity dur- m ue some er We lntprlnr in. .settled weather is wntlnue throutVi Paturrs v ,,;a' all . r'ccast "Pert. o0 i. 51,un Consirii j.. i nA vuujr : today southerly r'tle Litt . , ICU5' "Sni Char.. i . T. "BC ill Lum-OWS " nnUu; .... , ana --, aim ou r and 50. ayTfu clumbia-4yith a fpW t. Z?AZ the "HI s Greatest Trade Treaty Signed On Haines Cut-off w Beinq Neqotiated . i - M T) T7,,l... ... 1 1 l I 1UV w 1 -" f IlllCllt, - " ' m 4 . i I . i f fell fnlnmliiM tin A VVoeli- ti I li Ibti'ii w a u a v vtllt I V a a, . i i 1 "111 A , it Inn I itthiih tt 1 9 kai'Ii It- t least s on strips of -land to facilitate i i it i ....... i i if i cn o vnnnn run mro . v - . . a. l a. a. I . . IN HOSPITAL- -Condition of 80-year-old Edward Llpsett, pioneer Vancouver business i man. and head of the prince Rupert" marine supply firm bearing his name.ls reported to be in "good" condition in Vancouver General Hospital following a heart attack which resulted In an automobile accident. He was stricken while driving on Point Orey Road in Vancouver, his car colliding with a bicycle which was being ridden by a boy. The car mounted the curb and landed in a gutter. Peace River OH Scheme Oklahoma Company Makes Deal with Provincial Government to Prospect Billion Acres FORT ST. JOHN, The Phillips Petroleum Co. of Barllesvillc, Oklahoma, applied Tuesday for a licence to prospect for oil in an area of a million acres west of the AlAka Highway between Hudson Hope and Fort Nelson. The Alaska Highway News, farthest north newspaper in ihc province, announced yesterday that ihc Phillips company had inserted a legal advertisement in the paper for Thursday of tills week stating that the application was being made for the right to prospect on a potential area larger than that of Saudi Arabia. The company will post checks with the , provincial government for over $50,000. It will pay $1,000,000 if and when it, proceeds to drill for oil. If it brings In production, it will pay $500,000 annually to the province plus royalties on crude oil. GOV'T HAS CLOSE CALL Abolition of Gas Ration Sustained by Margin of Only 24 Votes LONDON The Labor government early .today had its closest call yet on a parliamentary envision. By a margin of but 24 votes, the House voted to end the debate on the abolition of iho ima mtinn excent for essen- Peratllrn T ILL nna rt hi Vi uai purposes, una wu - Ctci. r"aay At the government's new ausieruy 27 flnrt On Each Side Blames Other In Strike MERRITT Pi Ninety-four workers walked off their Jobs In the Nicola Valley Sawmills here late yesterday in a strike order ed by the International Wood MARSHALL IS AT HIS DESK In Washington to Whip Kuropean Rehabilitation Plan Into Shape WASHINGTON, D.C. Q i Secretary 'of State George C. ! Marshall returns to his desk to-i day to take a leading role in ; shaping final recommendations I to the United States Congress for a four-year European recov- Hollywood's Deep Plot Washington Committee to Hear About Attempt to 1 Steal Atom Bomb Secret j WASHINGTON, D.C. 0 I "Sensational evidence about atom bomb espionage was I promised at today's semi-final l round of the Communlsts-in-! Hollywood investigation. The House of Representatives committee on unAmerican Ac- tlvitics promised to "blow the I lid off the current inquiry by producing a mystery witness. I This witness, a committee oni held at Banff EVACUATION OF KASHMIR NEW DELHI Royal Air Force Pakistan's province t Fifteen Dakotas were workers of America and D. D.lexpeciea 10 compieie me exacu-Roscnbwry, mlll,!at,on todav of Dritlsh civilians owner of the from Kashmlr where Indian and declared the strike illegal. The j iminn snirf fh nw.r v,nri ro.istate troops are reported re fused to sign an agreement j mf Pathan tribesmen from reached by the union with other interior lumber manufacturers. northwest frontier A high miliatry source at Indian headquarters said it was' unlikely that military opera-1 tions would be completed in Kashmir for some months. MINISTERS. ASSISTANTS OTTAWA O Prime Minister ery program that may cost up Mackenzie King today announc- of national revenue (Hon. J. J. McCann). Mr. King intimated that the appointment of four more parliamentary assistants was planned. The prime minister also announced that Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent would be acting prime minister during his absence to attend the wedding of Princess Elizabeth. ' COMMUNIST PLOT AGAINST CHURCH QUEBEC Premier Maurice Duplessls's office has denied clal said, had evidence to show : that the government had un-that certain Hollywood Com-1 covered a plot whereby Communists were key figures in a munists had planned to destroy plot to steal the secret of the i property of the Roman Catholic bomb. Church. American Motor Industrialist Got His Inspirations In Early Days Here (By Doug Frizzell) QUEBEC Prince Rupert figured prominently at the two-day convention of the Federation Automobile Dealers' Association which closed yesterday in this beautiful and quaint old city. 1'rince Kupert s delegate was singled out as the one who had travelled the greatest distance to attend this annual meeting. There were over 800 delegates - from all parts of Canada. MnDfiMIP f DIIFI TV The nrincipal speaker was' TIVlwllll lixULLl I James D. Mooney, president and chairman of the board of wnivs . Overland Motors Inc., Toledo,. Ohio, - who devoted about! IS FOUND BY JURY VANCOUVER u jo, nieHSiirei. l Twenty-Three Nations, Including Canada, Are Involved In Agreements GENEVA (CP) Twenty-three countries, in-cludjng Canada, today signed the biggest multila-terial trade pact ever negotiated. It was described The evacuees, mostly retired i by Max Suetens of Belgium, who presided at the civil servants, vacationists and cercmonv. as "a landmark in economic rlevf'lmimpnr. Cr-Vinn! UUHrnn ...111 Mnl V.o ' .. .. .... bVVl-l'll auu aim "n Tot the world," RAMADIER SUSTAINED PArtlS Socialist Premier , Paul Ramadier was given a 300- S to-280 vote of confidence today following his demand in a special session of the National Assembly that he be given a mandate for his middle-of-the-1 road - government. The result of the vote was as ! expected, political observers W $20,000,000. Prt the annnintmont nf six new ! tovlrxr (hmmhi Via urmilH win n-l ...Ul-U ll...V,!l ". . ... I "&" !.- iuBlm, vtntwi parliamentary assistants. They and top administration officials Ie. expect to turn out by next week, Ralph Maybanki winnipeg-is expected to be laid before South Ccntre( assistant to the congressional committees on mlnlster of health and welfare November 10 with argument (Hon Ian Mackenzie). that it offers a "reasonable" WaUer Harrls Grey.Bruce, chance of saving Europe from assistant to the secretary of economic disaster and prevent- state (Hon Colln Gibson). lng a vast westward expansion, p E Cote Verdun, assistant Of Russian communism. ! iho minister nf labor (Hon. Marshall will later leave for;Humphrey Mitchell). London and the Big Four for-1 Robert McCubbln, Middlesex jeign ministers' conference on West) assiStant to the minister j the German peace treaty. ' of agriculture Hon: J. G. Gar- ' dinerl. .., - Gleason Belzile, Rimouskl, as- by a small margin with the sup port of his own Social-Radical Socialists and members of le Movement Republicaln the parties from which Ramadier drew fmembers of his cabinet newlystreamllned to meet the pressing economic and political issues facing France. CITY AGREES TO SAllE OF HOMES Wartime Houses on the upper rinrtv 5isi.an. vo me immouci Vi reaches or KusnarooK neigntv ance (Hon. Douglas Abbotti. miiy be made available for saleisedan R. H. Winters, Queens-Lunen- j t(J prlvate ye following the j ourg, assistant 10 tne muusiu waiving by city council on Tues day night of its objection to their saloon grounds that the! city might find itself responsible j for utllitv maintenance in a; sparsely settled district. However, the prevision, which was appended to the city's agreement with Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation last July will be waived only If the Corporation will agree not to enter sale agreements until buyers are found for at least half of the 8S houses. In order to protect itself against having to pay costs of maintaining sewers and water works In an area which the council thought might bs only sparsely settled in future! the aldermen obtained informal afsurance from Central Mort gage and Housing that the hous es on Piggott Avenue and Herman Street would not be sold "indiscriminately." Pope's Appeal For Freedom VATICAN CITY 0; Pope Pius fnHv ripnnnnrpri nostwar totali geoned his tiny victim to death I nity and human liberty today are and then trampled on the boy I neing usea oy new ruiers iu cum-with heavy boots, the coroner's i bat her perservlng action in iury found yesterday at the I behalf of truth and Justice," he to ?01 Detailed terms of the treaty, binding the United States, Great Britain and other trading powers to tariff concessions covering between 76 and 86 percent of their total import trade, remain 1 secret until November 18. . BOSTON HAS BIG HOLD-UP Bandits Make Getaway With $110,000 Payroll From Armored Truck BOSTON i Five masked bandits held up a factory office today and took a $110,000 pay roll. The men, two armed with shotguns, walked into the offices of the Sturtevant division of the Westlnehouse Electric in BERNARD ALLEN PROMOTED IN CANADIAN NATIONAL SERVICE WINNIPEG Bernard A. Allen, B. Sc., general superintendent of the British Columbia district, Canadian National Railways, has been appointed manager of the company for British Columbia, according to; announcement today by W. R. Devenish, vice-president, western region. Mr. Devenish ooints out that the increasing pnmnanv nri.lv!. ' ties on the Pacific Coast make it necessary for a change in or ganization In order to meet the growing demands of railway and steamship services. "This appointment is made," states Mr. Devenish, "in order to have an official representing the company with a, greater measure of authority so that all business matters contingent upon transportation, rail or water, can be more satisfactorily handled In the huslnpss Inter ests of British Columbia and ' ' the Pacific Coast." "General industrial activity in 1 British Columbia has increased to such an extent that the Cana- ' dian National Railways is setting up a larger organization to : handle the situation. In pro- j motlng Mr. Allen to manager ! for British Columbia, we do soi with a full appreciation of the growing importance of the Pa-1 cific Coast from a transportation point of view," declared Mr. Devenish. Mr. Allen takes over the man agement of the company facilities in the province with a very full knowledge of the transpor- Hvde Park. Fifteen minutes degree and started his railway later an armored truck delivered career In 1913 as instrarrient- the money in small bills. man with the car ferry terminals When some office workers In- operating between Cape Tor-dicated they, thought it was a i mcnUne, NJ3., and Borden. P.E.I. BERNARD ALLEN Appoint' ed manager of Canadian National Railways for British Columbia. in 1917. Shortly after this he obtained leave of absence for service in World War I until 1919. In 1920 he returned to the company as draughtsman In the:en- eineerins denartment on the of the Pa- tatlon requirements Portage divislon and remained cific Coast. He graduated from t th, wnrkr tn m6 h ri h the University of New Brunswick with the Bachelor of Science a?. oaJ?J?WP y uruiutc aOJ.a.yri t tfr jtte at.Melviile, Govenor Killed Aerial Hunting Tragedy Takes Life of Oregon Chief Exectuive KLAMATH FALLS Q The wreckage of a plane carrying Governor Earl Snell of Oregon and two other top officials of the Oregon government and the pilot was reached by a search party today. Four bodies were found and there were no survivors, Fremont Forest Super visor Merke Lowden said today. Lowden said that Ranger Jack Smith, with the party at the wreckage, reported by portable radio that the aircraft was com pletely demolished and the four bodies found. Aboard the single-engined four place sporte plane were Governor Earl Wilcox Snell, aged 52, State Senate President Marshall Cor-nett,'49 (next in line for the governorship). Secretary of State for Oregon Robert S. Farrell, jr., and Cliff House, 42, pilot of the plane which was carrying them tarianism whiph hp said soueht on a hunting trip. of the House of Rep-state the! Speaker to submit the church to although he declared it i resentatlves John Hall now bean error to believe that the two! comes governor. could be entirely separate "The same arguments which , tyrannical governments of yes-1 iterday adduced against the & The killer I church in the fight for defence . ., uf nf Roddv Moore, aued 7. Diua- " u iSi..o iviiniiifli! id .m rutin ii auu w v i ' Vtil iiuhuv -w ihP parlv davs In Prince Rupert's history. He mentioned many of the old timers. He told the meeting that it was in Prince Rupert that he had gathered many ideas and views which to this day he used in daily contact with the public. Mr. Mooney continued his address with a discourse on mutual economic problems of Canada and the United States. Harry I. Wilson of Calgary was elected new president of the association. J. Lawson Oates of Vancouver was named British Columbia representative on the board of directors. The 1948 convention will be inquest into the death October 17 of the Vancouver youngster. The jurors recommended that all city lots covered with brush be cleared. The city council is already moving in the direction of having this done. PLEADS GUILTY OF SUPPLYING In city police court Wednesday, Robert Leclalre was fined $50 with an option of one month in jail after he pleaded guilty to a charge of supplying liquor to an Indian said. ATTLEE UPHELD BY PARLIAMENT LONDON Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill's resolution declaring that the Labor government "lacks leadership, competence and measures" to meet the current crisis in affairs of the nation was rejected by the House of Com PARLIAMENT IS CALLED Prime Minister Announces Session to Open Earlier Or December 5 OTTAWA Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced to day that Parliament will open December 5. In a press conference a few hours before he was.due to leave for Europe to attend the wedding of Princess Elizabeth he declared that the earlier session was called primarily to deal with the Geneva trade agreements, added extension of the govern ment's emergency powers and othe Important matters. It is hoped to recess before mons yesterday by a vote of 348 Christmas ary until late in Janu- 1 ginecT" j years he served Company. wun me ai. i WAS MANAGER OF LOCAL DRY DOCK From 1920-21 he served with the Department of Railways and Canals on Grand Trunk arbitra tion work. In 1924 he Joined j the Bureau of Economics of the I Canadian National Railways as assistant engineer. In 1929 he was"- appointed assistant econo mist. Bureau of Economics. From 1941 to early in 19 ne acted as manager of the Halifax lighterage facilities and effected many improvements. He was transferred to the Pacific Coast in 1942. One of the important positions he took over at this time was the operation and management of the Prince Rupert shipyard during the war and under his supervision minesweepers and 10,000-ton freighters were built at the northern port. Mr. Allen was moved to Vancouver In 1946 as assistant general superintendent and assum ed the general, supertendency early this year. He has kept in intimate touch wun me business life of the province and brings to his new position a wealth of transportation PORT ARTHUR MAN IS COMING WEST The new manager announces the appointment of John F. Cooper, formerly superintendent of the Port Arthur division, as the new general superintendent for British Columbia with headquarters at Vancouver. John F. Cooper was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and, after coming to Canada, commenced his railway career as a clerk was appointed acting roadmaster of the Portage division. In 1041 Mr. Cooper was appointed road- master of the Portage-Brandon division and a year later ..was promoted to assistant superin tendent at Brandon. He carried Saskatchewan. 1946 was promoted to be super- The bandits escaped in a large j John drydock and shipbuilding ,ntendent of the Port Arthur division, with the Lakehead, headquarters at WARTIME HOUSE PURCHASERS TO BE GIVEN VOTE Purchasers of wartime ,huscs from the Central Mortgage and Housing Association up te the October 31 deadline for munici pal voters' list registration .will be able to get on the list as property owners, according to announcement of City Clerk II. D. Thaln. To get on the list-lj; will be necessary for such new property owners to make statutory declarations of their purchases before tomorrow night. Ordinarily property owners become automatically registered as voters but, in the case of these wartime house purchases, many of the agreements have not yet been finally completed. Some 160 purchase transactions have so far been made. In addition to property qualifications, voters must be British subjects and of the full agf 21 years. lit Unite Against General DeGaulle PARIS Maurice Thoftz. French Communist leader, called in the National Assembly yesterday for a united front to defend the republic and democratic leadership aalnst General DeGaulle's United Stated-supported Fascist bid for powe?5 with the Canadian Northern in i See the Spies and Meckling the audit department, Winnipeg,! ad this week. i?56) L Special Notice, to Purchasers of Wartime Houses Arrangements are being made whereby bona fide purchasers of Wartime Houses will be placed on the Civic Voters' List. It will be necessary for such purchasers to take a statutory declaration at the City Hall, and such declaration will have to be made in person between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., October 30th and 31st, or between 7 and 9 p.m. today, October 30th. II. D. TIIAIN, City Clerk,