!v-n?n!n some remains of a loved one. Having placed the soap in a large sack, at right, ,ower the rymbol of terrible death Into the mouth of a tomb at a Bucharest cemetery. Iky Committee Completes For Big Harbor Regatta tomorrow proclaimed a civic holiday by ora Arnold, the combined Port Day com- : putting final touches on arrangements for iapcrt s second post-war regatta which will narine competitions and displays that will mid-morning until after late afternoon. : the f y will be the fcm m thn Civ.n Cen- entries as nosslble for the events lium u the evening, js strcssed by Port Day chalr- pevpr ,.t.p toi De . D ,. . to h:r cubjc :tj follow btai.. tr;.r PP f:t 1 ,:drcds of ..3 sponsored nlzatlons repetition in f fopri-e- thBfjrrtndar-dcTrotctf-to' focusstn; Vu:y r.Ulc3 already Smadr tnd more are Bee ct r'i.-.' CALL fMILL as many ppt Action Saves ujland and Kerr I Terrace iiiaii t, i, nnu, mill other committee members, has been persuading fishermen and boat owners to take part. "Aside frpm the prizes, which ares worth .competing for, this attention on Prince Rupert's primary asset the fishing in dustry," Mr. Crawley said. "We want to see as many entries as possible from all boat owners Illustrative of the support being given Port Day by local citizens is the fact that committee workers have been successful in obtaining donations of more than $1,200, mainly from businessmen, toward the ex-! penses of the celebration, Costs will Just about equal the amount The (Ire brltrnrin . . ...... .... frablyri ndled the en FM McAdam, Norman EmU Hauelanrt onH fan a seconrf lin. W A.R.P pump bs- ru Power house, WIN V Eot the steam going 1 ' we pumps were al' nl-ht lonir Th at. . . a 0. ,ne nnnnuons. me cumiim- ::iwca :peclal Mon- tee estimates. PB practices when the I The nrotrram will beeln with ! new fire siren called ! a grand parade of decorated 1 fight fire in earnest i boats at 10 o'clock, probably led Hau-iand and Kerr fey a motor whale -Jfrom IIMS- wind was fanning Kenya' flanked by Dr" R?' iamuilt ,.! .,!. p.,,.11., florrcVl n m naa started in a1Ja'&'i, .... .(,. d of thc Prince RuPert Yacht club' Planking at the ad and by some other crUlser' Progressed to the f when the prompt ar-1 The "Queen's barge," carrying be bn-ade stopped it the Port Queen-elect and her mnnet into the mill, three Princesses, will be the pty Lioyd Johnstone Canadian Fishing Co. packer Cape Perry which will follow the lead-off vessels. The parade will form at Hunt's dock and pro ceed westward past the C.N.R. wharf and the judges' scow moored at the Armour Salvage Co. floats. The race course will extend from the Wcstview fishermen's r'e tOWn did a irnnil 1 finals r tho .nrlrrnc ccntif Intnr i I ir una in fifteen Official starter will be Mayer H Tlf .1 i WaS niir Thft ' A .U ...kll. T T Tl fr dVe bC,n a big dls-1 ;ivic Centre Carnival TONIC.HT-7:30 OUTDOOR RnviMr. rO'S 1)UYI)KN, IU1.S. Kenya, vs. Kos ,)KUS0N' LKiwn ox!nB Club JONES. LoLn'nn ltnvin.r Pluh ITlinirti r...i- l uuuis three " - lining, nnuNn.q nuuiwa each cAVii Cr rf!,ITrA11 sellers of Carnival tickets """"" l" v- uinijuinn managers, as hiKl i li till i Vr thcm in the hands of thc Contest ImiiL . p.m. lUiMUlIl, AlIR. Irinir mat unit n ill mill: or o,Hn cant,"lale standings for Carnival CARRYOVER OF WHEAT HIGHER Eleven Million Bushels Greater In Canada This Year Than In 1916 OTTAWA Canada's .wheat carryover at July 31 thisjyear was eleven million bushels greater than a year ago, the Dominion Bureau of Statistics re vealed yesterday. The total was 84,500,000 bushels compared with 73,500,000 bushels. AIR PASSENGERS To Sandsplt Miss Iris Lover seth, P. Rabout, E. Ur.wln To Port Hardy Oeorge Yip tToVancouvewO Galkwaft, B. J. Iverson, T. N. Anderson, Mrs. O. Rowbottom. From Vancouver (Tuesday) Mrs. S. D. Johnston, Mrs. Keays Miss If. Willcott, W. D. Da Cofta R. Prepple, Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Lidkea. From Sandsplt II. Lin Upham, C. W. Sels. ADVERSE TRADE BALANCE SEEN H. OTTAWA--Canada's adverse trade balance with the United States appeared to be heading for a new high mark this year and may be $900,000,000 which would be an all-time high record. Up to June 30 the adverse balance was $486,000,000. How ever, the adverse balance with United States is made up for by favorable balances with other countries such as Great Britain. Vancouver Bralornc 12.00 B. R. Con 05 B. R. X 10 Cariboo Quartz 2.25 Dentonla 19 Orull Wlhksne 08 Hcdlcy Mascot 1.00 Mlnto 03 Pend Oreille : 2.00 Pioneer 3.80 Premier Border 05-li Privateer 38 Reno 10 Salmon Oold 17 Sheep Creek 105 Taylor Bridge 55 Taku River 70 Vananda 25 Congress Oi'i Hedlcy Amalg 01 Sll'bak Premier 67 Oils A. P. Con 13 Calmont ' . 38 C & E 2.35 Foothills 1 2.60 Home 3.75 . Allan Hurst, who is to take over the position of principal or Booth Memorial High School, is exDected to arrive in the city this week, probably on the Ca mosun on Friday. Attlee Is To Resign LONDON (CP) The Daily Mail said Tuesday night that Prime Minister Clement Attlee has told his closest colleagues in the government that he intends to resign in the near future for reasons of health. The paper says that Mr, Attlee would recommend Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin as his successor with Chan cellor of the Exchequer Hugh Dalton becoming foreign secretary and Sir Stafford Cripps going to the treasury post. PACIFIC COAST SALMON PACK Canned salmon production on the B.C. coast up to the week ending August 9 was 422,756 cases, of which 276,551 cases were packed in District Two, centred by Prince Rupert, according to the latest weekly bulletin issued by the Acting Chief Supervisor of Fisheries, Vancouver. This year's pack to date was exceeded during the last five years only by the 1945 pack, which lor the corresponding period, was "519,172 cases. .firutfrowo.. Viaa Try a H o nn - thn greater, part, oi tne coast pacK so far, being 215,480 cases, while pinks are second with 78,665 cases. There have been 45.592 cases of coho and 44,997 case3 of chums produced. Production on the Naas and Skeena Rivers has been 61,867 cases of sockeye, 2,387 case3 of springs, 16,611 cases of coho, 22,051 cases pinks, 18,873 cases chums. . The sockeye nack in District One, the lower mainland, all originated in Districts Two. and Three. Sockeye fisfiing on ths Fraser starts In September. Dr. and Mrs. Richard Stelfel, of Battle Creek, Michigan, with thelrrtwo children arrived In the city this morning on the Prince Rupert, making the round trip to Ketchikan. Mrs. Stelfel (s the former Pete Tremayne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. H. E. Tremayne, formerly of Prince Rupert. : : TODAY'S STOCKS : : . Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd. Toronto Athona 12 Aumaque 31 Bcattle 74 Bcvcourt 70 Bobjo .; 15 Buffalo Can. .20 Con. Smelters !87.O0 Conwcst 90 Donalda ......, 92 Eldona "i7 Elder ., .'. 74 dlant Y'Knlfe 0.00 God's Lake ,.- - .93 Hardrock .v. 40 Harrlcana 09 Heva 31 Hosco 31 Jacknlfe 10 Jollct Quebec 48 Lake" Rowan 151. iLapaska , .29 Little Long Lac 1.60 Lynx. ..' 14V. Madsen Red Lake 3.10 M:Kenzie Red Lake 58 McLeod Cockshutt 1.66 Moneta 43 Negus 2.00 Noranda 43.50 Louvlcourt 1.53 Pickle Crow 2.60 Regcourt 24 San Antonio 4.10 Senator Rouyn .39 Steep Rock 3.40 Sturgeon River 1.99 Kamlac 18 SECOND FREIGHTER COMING TO PORT PREMIER HART NOT QUITTING TRAIL Sh Premier John Hart has no Intention of resigning the Premiership in the pear; future, Harry Dennlson; provincial Liberal organizer, told a meeting of the Trail-Rossland Liberal Association last night. DEAD MEN ARE LEFT IN MINE PIONEER, O) -At the order of James Strang, chief inspector of mines, attempts to bring out the bodies of three miners who are dead in the 6,000 foot tunnel of the Pacific Eastern mine, filled with deadly me'thane gas, have been abandoned. They were trapped 530 Teet below ground In the niine about two miles south of this British Columbia gold mining centre. As'long as there was hope of the entombed men being alive, the specially trained electric crane. their efforts t. force a TOy through the narrow, fume-filled tunnel to brlhg the men to the surface. Eventually Ihey found .tftajjodies, b)it could not. extricate them. The dead are Vernon Sanford Wright of Vancouver; Alexander Gells cf Drurmnondville, Que., and Norman Ryan of Halifax. The mine is located in the Bridse River district about 12.0 miles north of Vancouver. Twice the poisonous gas forced the oxygen - equipped rescue squad, flown to the scene from Nanalnio, to the surface after they had worked their way 2,200 feet along the five by seven foot tunnel. THE WEATHER Synopsis Clear skies and light winds resulted In below freezing temperatures over the central interior of British Columbia during the night. Lowest recorded was 25 degrees at Prince George. Cloudiness developed In the region of'the southern mainland during the early hours this morning and a few showers oc curred about daybreak. Elsewhere over the province skies are clear or nearly so. A cool air mass lies over the wtyle province. A weak disturbance appears to be developing In the Gulf cf Alaska and increased cloudiness along the northern B. C. coast. will became overcast with Intermittent rain tonight. Cloudiness and showers will spread to the southern coastal areas tomorrow. Light frost will be confined to th? central interior tonight. Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Char lottes and north coast Variable cloudiness and scattered showers over the Charlottes and clear on the northern mainland during the morning. Increasing cloudiness over the entire area this afternoon becoming overcast with intermittent light rain or drizzle during the night Cloudy with scattered showers Thursday. Winds north west 15 on the Charlottes and light over the mainland becom ing southerly 15 entire area tonight and westerly 15 tnph Thursday afternoon. Little change In temperature. Lows tonight and highs Thursday At Port Hardy45 and 62, Massett 50 and 62, Prince Rupert 47 and 60. Miss Olive Van Cooten to the city on the Prince this morning from a trip to Vancouver Another Set of Canadian-Cuilt Tugs Going to Indo-China Second deep sea cargo ships of the year will tie up at Prince Ru pert in the near future to load ti partial deck cargo for shipment to the Orient. The cargo will be four steel tugs, consigned by an Owen Sound, Ontario shipbuild ing firm, to the French pur chasing commission in Indo- China. Two of the tugs, loaded on flat cars, arrjved here last night over C.N.R. lines. The other two are expected shortly. Reason that they are being shipped through Prince Rupert Is said to be that tunnel clearances on the northern line are great enough to allow the tugs to pass through while south ern tunnel clearances are too low. The tugs will be loaded on an Hawaiian-American Line freight er which will call within the next few days. Two months ago, the freighter Hawaiian, of the same line, call ed here to load two similar tugs for Indo-China. The 40-foot tugs will be loaded on the vessel by the Prince Rupert dry dock's big FIRE CLAIMS INFANT'S LIFE Fatal Blaze In Port Simpson Native Home Fire of Unknown origin which destroyed the home of Mr. andj Mrs. Malcolm Green at Port Simpson Monday night, claimed the life of their year-and-a-half old son, Robert, who had been asleep in bed while the mother was at the waterfront with supplies for the father fishing boat. Four older children who were in or near the house at the time escaped the blaze which destroyed the light frame building In a matter of minutes. According to Coroner M. M. Stephens, who conducted an inquiry at Port Simpson Tuesday, Mrs. Green had gone to the village wharf with supplies for her husband's fishing boat, leaving the child In bed at 7 p.m. There was a small fire in the kitchen stove which was allowed to die out after Mrs. Green had been baking. Two other children were In the house and two more, the oldest seven years, were play ing nearby. After assisting her husband to load the supplies, Mrs. Green noticed smoke rising from the vicinity of her home, and ran toward it. When she arrived home, she saw the building wrapped in flames. Mr. Green, who Had started for a nearby fishing camp, also saw the smoke, and turned back. When he arrived, the building was in ashes. CARNIVAL IS GOING STRONG The Civic Centre CVrnlval Is popular as ever. Grdss receipts were reported this morning to be- running higher than last year. The iflne weather last night drew out the largest crowd yet. With outstanding attractions still to come such as the flower show and coronation ball, all Indications are that it will be one of (he most successful carnivals since the height of the war boom. Eimery Dyer, brother of Mrs P. M. Ray of this city and a former resident of Prince Rupert, arrived this morning on the Prince Rupert from Kelso, Washington for a week's visit Bulletins 1000 DEAD IN CADIZ CADIZ With J31 bodies already recovered rescue workers dug today through the wreckage left by JNondi.'S night's naval torpedo and mine factory blast .two miles from the. centre of this historic Spanish seaport In a search for additional victims. One report said 'the dead may reach one thousand. TRAGEDY ON NILE CAItIO At least Egyptian holiday makers are be-leived to have been drowned when a ferry boat capsized in the .Nile Itivcr In Upper Egypt. Only 18 passengers were saved. The majority were .women and children. QUELL SEAMEN'S FIGHT CORNWALL, Ont The Royal .Canadian Mounted rolice early today quelled ta fight in Central Park Inear the Cornwall Canal among fx .group of men said to be members of J. A. (Pat) Sullivan's Lake Sea-mens' Union who had been conveyed from IMontreal by bus last night. DUTCH RETALIATION BAT A VI A The Netherlands .Army, announced yesterday that drastic retaliatory measures have been taken against the Indonesian forces which, it safd, tried to push forward near Salatiga (about 40 miles north of the Republican capital of Jogjakarta. QUIT CONVICT CHASE CHAPEAU, Que. A hot, 24-hour zig-zag chase over mountainous country roads for three escaped convicts from Kingston penitentiary petered out today as squads of Ontario ad Quebec provincial police, armed to the teeth and with orders to shoot, called off the search. The police withdrew with this remark: "We think they are in the area but they may have got out." SENTENCED TO DEATH NUERNBERG Adolf Hitler's personal physician and six other Germans covicted of using Nazi concentration camp prisoners as "guinea pigs" in inhuman and worthless medical experiments were sentenced by an American war crimes court today to die on the gallows. Local Tides Thursday, August 21, 1947 High 4:40 19.0 feetj 17:00 19.7 feet Low 10:45 5.1 feet 23:25 5.5 feet Up to this forenoon no word had been received from Mrs. Beesley, whose father, Daniel Scherk. died In Prince Rupert on Monday night. Her horns is In Kamloops and she is understood to be now enroute here. Pending some advice from her, announcement ot the funeral Is delayed. Surviving members of (Mr. Scherk's family Include thirteen grand children and two great grand children. U.S. Solon Sees Need of Defence WASHINGTON, D. C. (CP) Calling Alaska a potential first American line of defence for another war, Representative Evan Howell (Republican, Illinois) called today for its "intense" fortification. Head of a congressional mission which surveyed aviation facilities in the northern territory, Howell noted to reporters that Alaska lies along the nearest route between Rustia and the United States. He added: !'We should do everything to develop our military Installations there. This Is not a scare statement. I am not alarmist. This Is a sober Ian statement in the light of world .conditions. Alaska now is a strategic location." Program of training air force pilots to fly under Arctic con ditions "should be pushed to the utmost." PLAQUE HONORS SEA CASUALTIES A, plaque, honoring the memory of four former members of Prince Rupert's pre-war Royal Canadian Volunteer Reserve division who lost their lives In the second world war is to be hung either in the Chief Petty Officers' mess of H.M.CJS. Chatham or In the Civic Centre by mem bers of the division who are now with the Navy Reserve. Purchased by the Corvette Club, reserve division members who served in the North Atlantic during the war, the plaque bears the names of Albert Keays, Allan Davles, Harry Monkley and Harold Ponder, all casualties of sea warfare. Willi a background of dark- stained, mahogany, the brass lettering reads: "R.C.N.V.R. Di vision, Prince Rupert, B. C. 1939- 1945, Albert Keays, Allan Davie?, Harry Monktey, Harold Ponder, Lest We Forget " Centering the plaque is a brass Tepllca of a destroyer. The plaque. Is on display In the show window of Fashion Footwear. Decision as to where It will be permanently placed has not yet been made. Urania, Fish 33,000, Pacific, 2i.i and 20. Pioneer III, 18,000 Cold Storage, 24.2 and 20. Oceanic. 28,000, Cold Storage, 21.8 and 19.5. Canadian Zapora, 60,000, Atlln, 23.6, and 18. Prosperity A.,' 22,000, Wh, 24 and 18. Velma C 35,000, Cold Storage, 24 and lf.5. B. C. Lady, 30,000, Cold Storage, 23.9 and; 18. Alleverdy. 40,000, Cold Storage, 23.3 and 18. Northern Breeze, 33,000; Atll, i 20,000, and Bakac, Co-operative. FOOTBALL Prince Rupert vs. H.M.S. "Kenya" (HANSON CUP) WEDNESDAY TONIGHT Roosevelt Park ADMISSION -5c1 Kick-off 6:45 p.m. X NORTHERN AND CENTRA1 BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NBWHPAPER TAXI 0 ABlue i NIGHT giBVlCE Phone .3 i She Ml JMSTAR eland! . .Jr.." . D .u.l T ' i'l'5)lmw-T- t -RA "ost Strategic Pacific Port'Trincc Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." LJfCabs June 31 43 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUOUST 20, 1847 PRICE FIVE CENTS i k ; BURIAL RITES FOR SOAP MADE FROM MEN Horrifying as a nightmare is the the;; pictures. After the wholesale murder of 1000,000 Romanaia Jews in "horror Iind he Nazi- used the bodies to make soap fats. At left, relatives of the men, women and Irho w.;re turned to soap" by tne Germans, weep over scraps which, insofar as they Aasa To Be First Line In JStext War