NORTHKRN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER TAXI i 1 9-? Phnne TAW)NiaHTB2lVICEl If R STAR SUna: pre. Hotel. Third Ave. 1B1 '-'QR4r st Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS n .1 n h.m hi ce uuueri-Dorn man Kai wavmon Demand 35c Hour Mora i.i hi b mm k. mm m Bleak Newfoundland RUSSIA CHARGES IRAN HOSTILITY ..: Fvnprifinces After Shin Rrnb-c ' nuiK -i 1 Firsr Overboard Are Drowned ,i fa the Canadian Press and the Daily News by .v.rt,.hnrn Bvolf Stockland. Laneleecras. wireless) I ntfn-- - - I I & I 1 1 1 I I 1 11 llll . 1 llll iinn llir i llll. Ill I Httal ..I Virt tl'l ' A-jiat we iul before the rescue. All I can say j ," ,1 Mhn f Vila ' . - .. L ii I II Kr I H IT IA h.lil n I H1 1 fl I' f -T l A11I1MI. I fl.U la kl.iVHvwY, ii aiMvt w K i X U ' . . ... ... I i. - - - . L .1 I I I 1-1. .1. I Ihn Cllrlf'K WHS I1UL V UI V UtUl M) 1 LIIUUIZUL 1L '1 -V I went DacK w sieep dui a iew mmuies laier . .1. T trnatip hof ciin&thliirr 11 n n iitrnnir Sii. 't UIIU X luun biiai ouiiii biiiiift woo niuu9. t-i - j b: : jt d at me to sena out an sua message, i -t and asked the captain what had happened we had struck an Iceberg. Later we found ani I went to the wireless room and switched - .ir.i.c the main power was off. But no power :: .j and I was rather shocked at that and hur- :." 1 to inform the captain, ship had broken in half and the aerial was Mute Ivan Caley and a sailor helped me fix aerial left on our half of the ship and we got I sent the first "SOS" and the Belle Isle ';r happiest moments in my life. 3 s come and it seemed to us then that the a and fast on rocks, so comparatively safe for .3 dilp was shivering every lime a wave struck .5 vrr the actual distress signalling, keeping all in the North Atlantic open. Belle Isle re-r t'ie next eight hours because my stump of x. k to pet much range and I wanted to save my ) t: m Going as long as possible. 0 MEN DOWN DROWNED 1 ,ie broken ship was on the rocks so the crew - udder to the rocks and made fast steel wires v fore end of the ship to the rocks. The first T. .. ; Anderson, was drowned by huge waves which ; bu:y wan made by attaching a plank to ropes .. x from the steel wires. By means of this all X e 3 l tne snip got,asnore hivij "vct ,-T;.. was W. C. Colling who attempted the u h.ii.d-ovenWdahcr wfls swept drfby a'wavc. ' . :d made soup by putting "coal In a bucket and A: J .3od soup it was too corned beef and canned ( :? tt was too damri and windy on the rocits tnc - ""IT n i r n TTIIIH I rilTTl lllllf 111 bllC IVi. U 1 Ehip Sunday by the breeches buoy which was t : be :ause the ship had shifted and the ropes cerpendiculftr up to the deck. I contacted Belle v . .id that Newfoundland Ranger Christian .had . c-racs on land for they still thought we were : (.-.nrnlnH. however, the weather lifted a bit ana .".'..iiousc flashing. Later we found out it was ! Mi c:; y sent up flares and rockets hoping to draw j Ai a c icr of fact they were spotted and reported C. ut.:t clue that the 41 survivors were on Sacred ' 1 ' On ship und contacted Belle Isle once more. (i. -..v that we were on Sacred Island, that the .T.cr Ohr Olsen was standing by to assist as soon as &i Cor;n a bit. rwi . . i 11.. ViH nimno Trnm - ... j.iic oi our men weie in pichj ""j ""p- 3 vm exposure. So this news cheered them up very .' t captain did not want me to return to the ship. Irtfc 1 s l.; save our strength now that we had been a w..;y i did not contact Belle Isle any more. The -J " f muuij m VlllO V111IV. 'S GREETED WITH lH(J CHEEKS Of fV..l . . I 1.. v"i" nine uorgens wnaier coming iuaiu j"j - k-"iu wnere a Doat mignt iana a zu-ioot Mreicu ui t--!y v-t water. This brought a big shout out of the ry know that a small boat with strong engine power Arable ux ,r such as a whaling ship carries was the best -P t" hcln us oli ri : . . .... .- snoi a harpoon with a line 10 snore ana we -- The whaler then sent a boat along the line to s--ached to another line from the ship to shore. It was lf from the shore, with the men holding onto the har-, and seven men were taken at a time and I guess .in. oiyutjr. X U1U11 k UU lllUt.ll UK au. tklTr ta Lin ii i fU riirrrr Slals Takes Si '"tlniiw.!..-.. . ' "l Imnnn .. . . .. "esiriciions 01 erlcan Rail- Hht hm-i. i'iiiciii.8 iu w" luuowea the :'tioiu Imposed l curb dollar :w,TraniJPort Denart- ""S saij i. .., -u l"e partial to.: .precautIonary , booos barred IhvJ '"6 Ihey would VALUE OF FRANC IS COLLAPSED PARIS Before the , war, 55 francs would buy a woolen blanket In Paris. Now they will buy a pocket comb. Before the war 60,000 francs would buy a 12 room villa, now only a chest of drawers. Alaska Shipping Spruce Cones Now JUNEAU Spruce cones from the North Pacific Coast continue to be shipped overseas. Recently cones in quantity, gathered on the Queen Charlotte Islands, were sent East, presumably the destination across the Atlantic. Now twenty sacks from near Homer, Prince William Sound. Alaska, have been shipped to Iceland by the Alaska Forestry Ser-a similarity In Cnnadinn of-1 climate, between Homer and southern Iceland, it Is said, Sharp Note Delivered Trouble Arises Out of Voiding of Oil Concessions MOSCOW (CP) Russia charged today that Iran, by voiding the 1946 agreement granting oil concessions to the Soviet Union, was guilty of "hostile activity, incompatible with normal relations between the two nations." A strong note, delivered to Premier Ahmed Gavam In Tehran yesterday and made pub lic In Russia today, accused the Iranian government of "treach I ' erously violating obligations and gross discrimination against the Union of Soviet Soc)alist Re publics." TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D Ji hruston On im. Vancou ver Vancouver 1150 B. R. Con .05 B. R. X 10 Cariboo Quartz 2.92 Dentonla Mz Grull Wlhskne 03V2 Hedley Mascot 1.05 Mlnio 02 Pend Oreille 2.20 Pioneer 4.15 Premier Border"...:..;.... .05Vi Reeves McDonald 1.10 Reno aaimon uom "V2 Sheep Creek 1.15 Taylor Bridge 50 Taku River 73 Vananda 22 Congress .03 Hedley Amalg LAvi .03 Spud Valley llli Silbak Premier 67 Oils .AMl! Calmont .38 C. & E 255 Foothills 2.60 Home - 4.55 Toronto Athona ; 10 Aumaquc 29 Beattle 1.03 Bevcourt - - -57 BobJo 57 Buffalo Canadian lfi''i Con west 1.65 Donalda U2 Eldona 1.21 Elder 83 Giant Yellowknlfe, 6.60 God's Lake 1.07 Hardrock i .38Vi Harrlcana - 09 Heva .30 Hosco 55 Jacknlfc .07 Jollet Quebec 50 Lake Rowan 17 Lapaska , 22 Little Long Lac 1.75 Lynx 10 Madsen Red Lake 3.60 McKenzie Red Lake 68 McLeod Cockshutt 1.75 Moneta 47 Negus 2.30 Noranda 50.25 Louvlcourt I-72 Pickle Crow 2.60 San Antonio 4.75 Senator Rouyn 72 Sherrit Gordon 3.20 Steep Rock 2.20 Sturgeon River .23 V2 Con. Smelters 85.00 FINED $200 ON LIQUOR CHARGES Found guilty on two charges of supplying liquor to Indians, Joseph Hercule Trempe was fined $100 plus $3.60 costs on each, count by Magistrate W. D. Vance in city police court Wednesday afternoon. The fines werj paid. Trempe was found guilty of supplying liquor to Pauline Weslev and Dora Cecil, natives FLOCKING TO THE MIRACLE OF ROSES Long lines wend them way to the little church at Heston, Norris, England St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church to see the wreath of apparently everlasting roses that crown the head of a statue of the Virgin Mary. The roses were placed there five months ago and are still as fresh as the day they were put on. Thousands of people visit the church every day: The parish priest, Father J. Turner, makes no attempt to explain the "miracle of the roses" but has denied suggestions that the flowers had. been processed or waxed. Kwinitsa Road 1 Detour Is Now Ready for Use Dt iHir aroMPd . lbcJKwlniU-slidc area on the Skeena River Highway 60 miles east of the city was reported to have been completed today, thus leaving a by-pass for winter travel in case the highway itself is covered by snow slides as has been the case during' the three past winters. The diversion, 1,000 feet long, has been under construction for the last three months by workmen of the Public Works department from Terrace. It loops out into the Skeena River bed 50 feet from the regular highway which skirts the base of the mountain. Construction of the diversion was authorized by the Department of Public Works last spring and $25,000 was allotted for the work. It is undersood that it will be used only for emergency travel and that the regular highway will be kept in shape for summer travel. Auto Accidents Are On Increase REGINA With an average of 17 accidents every day, October had the highest traffic accident rate so far this year, according to records of the Saskatchewan government. MnrT.pnd. A third charge, sup- gom nuggei -was louna iasi alvlnz llauor to a minor was dis- September but, apparently, the fij b -1 . , . ... , .... . ... missed, latest, find co .aliis little or no richer Republic Is Endangered by Squeeze Between Riant and Left-Leon Blum .- w I PARIS (CP) Premier Designate Leon Blum j told the National Assembly today that "international ! comniumsm'has opeilly 'declared War tin 'Wench' de-i mocracy" and that "the republic is in danger" not j only from communism but also from Gen, Charles DeGaulle's Right Wing People's Party. "The situation is grave," thef i 75-year-old Socialist leader de-I clared. i Blum sought Assembly author-i ity to form a government to re-i place that of Premier' Paul Ramadler who resigned on Wed nesday. As Blum1 spoke some 500,000 workers were on strike in criti cal Industries throughout France and the labor situation was growing hourly worse. Blum needs only 310 votes out of 618. They will have to come from the centre and other moderates. He can count on opposition from the 179 communists and seventeen other left wingers who vote with him. The 72 De-Gaulllst deputies are also expected to vote against Blum. SILVER IS FOUND NEAR GOLD STRIKE Interest Revived In Possible Mineral Area Near City Interest In Prince Rupert's Park Avenue gold strike, which has been dormant since the first rich nugget was brought to light in a rock blast two months ago, was revived Thursday afternoon when a blast brought up a 10- pound rock said to be rich In sliver. As In the case of the original gold strike, L. M. "Boots" Shannon and his helpers have been unable to find a vein from which the sample was blasted but Its size and apparent richness lead them to believe that it may be part of a substantial vein. The blast was .made In the was defended by Roderick Immediate area in which the McCormack Ready For Atom Bobbing CHICAGO Colonel Bertie McCormack, owner of the Chicago Tribune, has set aside a second basement of the Tribune Tower as an atom bomb shelter for him and his family. He has also stocked the basement with articles and goods which he thinks will be useful under the emergent circumstances. gold. It contains considerable silver and some zinc. The area around the quarry on Park, Avenue was staked im mediately following the gold strike by Mr. Shannon, City En gineer C. B. Howe, and others who plan to do development work shortly. The development project has been awaiting completion of the fishermen's float road which was being built with rock from the quarry, The road is now completed with the exception of a parking space at its lower end and it Is expected that some ex- ; ploratlon of the gold and sllve strikes will begin soon. A small sample of silver ore which was picked up at random several weeks ago assayed seven ounces to the ton, Mr. Howe said. ( High ine large sample brougnt to light Thursday appears HIGHER FARE BEING SOUGHT Public Utilities Commission to Decide Next Week On B.C.E.R. Application VANCOUVER British Columbia Public Utilities Commission will hand down its decision next week in the application of the British Columbia Electric Railway Co. for an Increase in street car fares from 7c to 10c. At a hearing yesterday, company of ficials based the application for an Increase on greater costs due to Increased wages. No Increase of fares In Victoria was asked for. Experts of the Public Utilities Commission will arrive here tomorrow from Victoria to checK figures which the British Columbia Electric Railwav no. 'ed yesterday as a basis for the pro posed Increase In fares in Van couver and New Westminister. With the ten cent single fare, there would be three tickets for 25c. Last Monday a four week' strike of company employees was ended by the granting of a 15c an hour Increase, the previous 43-hour week being held. A condition of the increase was that higher operating brought about by the Increase In wages would be passed on to the travelling public. Bill of Rights in Saskatchewan REGINA In future any person placed under arrest in Re-glna will be in a better position to demand his rights with a clear understanding of what those rights are due to an extension of the Saskatchewan Bill of Rights. These will involve the making of statements, police identification methods and the obtaining of defence council. even , Low I LOCAL TIDES Saturday, November 22, 1947 2:21 15:20 All Round Increase for 140,000 Workers Would Have Pay Boost Made Effective On December 20 Next MONTREAL (CP) Seventeen international railway unions, representing 140,000 workers, have served notice on all Canadian railways demanding a 35c per hour wage increase effective December 30, L. H. Hall, chairman of the general conference of unions concern- d, announced today- The requested increase is to be Ocean Freighter Is Due Tomorrow-Hawaiian -American freighter Alabaman of Panamian registry Is due off Triple Island from San Francis c,o at 7 6'clock tomorrow morning and will be met there by Capt. J. R. Elfert, harbor master, who will act as pilot. Expected to arrive In the harbor about 10 of 11 aan., the vessel will proceed to the dry dock to load four small tug boats, built at Collingwood, Ontario, and delivered here over Canadian National Railways, for French Indo-China. WATER TOWERS BOUGHT BY CITY A deal under which the city1 will take over the remaining Am-) erlcan Army Installation? at I Roosevelt Park four water tow-. ers, a large pump, water and sewer mains for $50 and release applied, proportionately to em ployees on weekly, monthly or mileage basis. WENT ASHORE AT VANCOUVER Steamer Princess'- Kathleen Strands in Dense Fog VANCOUVER For Inspection of rudder trouble and possible other damage, Canadian Pacific steamer (Princess Kathleen was in dry dock here today after having run aground on the North Bridge shortly after noon yesterday whll outbound for Victoria. The vessel, which returned to port after the rudder trouble was discovered, was not badly damaged. The stranding occurred in a dense fog. The Kathleen will proceed to Esquimau where she will enter dry dock tomorrow for repairs to the slight damage. I The 5,875-ton queen of the Canadian Pacific's coastal fleet had 300 passengers on board when the mishap occurred. She War Assets Corporation from its I was tteed during the, afternoon. i Wr nf-thfrirmarmt-'baTrtnl ' ,t.T tin t'U;:,w nj--rrr site has been approved by War Assets Corporation. The installations were those which the crown corporation had been unable to sell to private buyers. Under agreement with the city, the corporation -was re quired to continue its lease until all installations there were disposed of. Under .terms of the lease, the city reclved approximately $120 a month. Council authorized City Clerk H. D. Thaln to make the $50 offer some time ago. It was accepted by War Assets on Thursday. Harry Daggett, Jr., Wins Instructorship Further scholastic recognition with financial adjunct has come to Harry Daggett, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Daggett of thi$ city, who Is studying for his Ph. D. degree In chemistry at Brown University of Rhode Island. He has been offered and accepted a part-time Instructorship at Brown with stipend of $600 In addition to a $1200 scholarship which he won several months ago. KING AND QUEEN GREET CHEERING LONDON CROWDS LONDON Far into the night costs thousands udoii thousands of 9:10 17.6 feet 21:05 16.3 feet 8.0 feet 9.7 ;et Londoners continued the celebration following the wedding of Princess Elizabeth ad Prince Philip. Hours after the royal newly weds had left the city for their honeymoon, cheering crowds milled outside of Buckingham Palace and twice during the evening the King and Queen appeared on the balcony. Thick Weather Down Coast Holds Flight Thursday's scheduled air flight to Vancouver was cancelled on account of bad weather at the southern end of the route. The Prince Rupert-Sandspit plane left at 4 p.m. but turned back midway in Hecate Strait when it was learned the plane from Vancouver could not get through to .Sandsplt from Port Hardy. HIGHWAY TRAGEDY Police Believ Crow's Ne'st Case is One of "Attempted Murder and Suicide" MICHEL, (CP) Rcbert Hud-lck, aged 22, of Natal is dead and Vera Fleet, 19-year', ;old school teacher of the Krestova district U in hospital in critical condition following a shooting east of here Tuesday. Police sa'ys It appea to be a case of "attempted murder and suicide." A motorist found Hudick dead In his car parked .by a highway and the girl was found on the roadway with a bullet wound in the temple. FIVE BELOW IN INTERIOR Coldest Weather So Far This Winter Storm Coming Here The cold, dry air mass centred over the interior of British Columbia resulted in clear skies and light winds and the lowest, temperatures so far this winter in Western Canada this morning. The mercury dropped to five be low zero In the Prince George area during the night, the lowest temperature recorded during the month. A very extensive storm 1500 miles west of the Queen Charlottes Is producing near hurricane winds about the centre which was moving northeastward at 15 to 20 m.p.h. this morning. An Increase In cloudi ness along tne west coast on Saturday afternoon will result from the approach of this storm. THE WEATHER Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coast Cloudy on the west coast of Charlottes today. Clear over the remainder of the region, Increasing cloudiness over the entire area tonight becoming overcast with intermittent rain Saturday. Winch light today increasing to southeast (20) in exposed areaj Saturday mornmg, Cold tonight, milder Saturday1. Lows tonight and hlghj Saturday: Port Hardy Today's flight left this morn- 35 and 47, Massttt 36 and 48, ing on time. J Prince Rupert 47 ana 43. 1:1 ii ft