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Robert Henry McFarJane named co-respondent. Mabel June Bugg versus George Leslie Bugg. Nels. Enfred Johm Gustavson versus Anna Katherine Elizabeth Gustavson. Alvera Mina Robinson versus Jeffrey Robinson. Fort Erie museum, operated by the Niagara Parks commission. Lois Martin, pretty commission employee, ls "modelling" the red tunic and sword of Lieut.-Col. Joseph Newbigglng, who defended Fort Erie from the Fenian Raiders in 1866, as she scans a scroll presented to Chicago volunteers of the Fenian Raid by the city of Toronto. This particular scroll, held by Park Commission General Manager Max Gray, was awarded to E. Collins, and has been presented to the commission by Mrs. Frances Collins, of Hamilton, Ont. THREE CRIMINAL CASES BEFORE JURY FALL ASSIZE COURT SESSION HERE ThreeicTrmlnal tases; od'clyllilurorif will be- chbsert for the action and nine divorce actions are on the docket of the fall ses sion of Assize Court which opens here beiore Mr. Justice J. O, Wilson on Monday. Criminal cases to be heard in- I dude a charge of murder against William Harry Eckels for tne death of Patrick Meehan ln a downtown hotel on July 25; a charge of manslaughter against Stanley Cecil Shaw, of Ocean Falls, for the drowning of Steve Albert Rachinsky at Ocean Falls on August 25; and a charge of ' retaining stolen goods against rJln rfflnn TlrlcArtO f"lf OrPJin mountain """" 9.7(m.,tnnt , raus. nrst time :;lnce 19i9 1 0rown in an cases. Airs, wuu V nitir iU. ... Ray will defend ECKeis, a. uasi- lllou, K. C, cf Vancouver win a:ppear for Briscoe and R. M. MacLecd Is acting for Shaw. In the only civil action, J. T. Harvey, acting for the executor, will seek direction for the disposition of the estate of the late George Edward Charlton. In the nine divorce cases pending, Brown and Harvey will act for the petitioner in all cases. The cases are as follows, petitioner named first: Peter J. Neufeld versus Elifrie-da Neufeld, J. A, NorthcoU named co-respondent. James Wallace Douglas versus Muriel Frances Douglas. Josepff Henry Klrnlbauer named co-respondent. Thomas Andrst Shaw versus Fredella Shaw, Charles Robin- criminal cases is as follows: George G. Anderson, Thomas Andeson, Louis Amadlo, E. T. Applcwalte, William Allan Armstrong, B. J. Bacon, Chris H. Berg, Hazelton; Thomas Boulter, Angus Bruce, Mrs. Jean Cameron, G. Ciccone, Grant Otto Dennl-son, A. J. Dcsmlnato, Miles P. Donald, Alice Arm; J. W. Eastwood, James Fairbairn, Quick; Hugh Ferguson, A. E. Field, John T. Goold, Houston; J. Hotter-man, S. J. Hunter, William Kleth, Mrs. Jean Latham, Ocean Siemens, Ootsa Lake; Lawrence Storle, Evelyn. QUEBEC MAN HEADS WEEKLIES VICTORIA R. A. Giles of Lachute, Quebec, was elected president of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assocation at their annual meeting here Friday, succeeding Walter Ashfleld, of Gren- fell. Saskatchewan. Irving Wilson, publisher of the West Coast Advocate, of Port Al-berni. was elected president of the provincial division. CONVICTED OF MANSLAUGHTER VANCOUVER W) John Knel-ler 26.' cf Vancouver, was con victed of manslaughter in As size court here Friday He was charged Jointly with Miss Elinor Eva Bcher for the slaying on June 17 of Harry Woo ln an cast end rooming house brawl Miss Boucher was convicted of manslaughter last Wednesday Both will be sentenced at the end of the Assizes. Sardines Tantalize Seine Fishermen SAN FRANCISCO 0 - Today's Annr.n nnpstion is how to lure m.. I 1 t n,v.t W" . ., . u me juiy vwuKi uum isardlnes within is miies oi we wwwwwwwwwwwww.J . . iu... California, "allfnrnla rnro f northern r . oiu. , PUBLIC MEETING DALSKOG. B.C. President of the I.VV.A. on "THE FIGHT TO BIJAT BILL 39." ODDFELLOWS' II ALL MONDAY. SRPTIi-MIU'.II. M. 8 tvm. (22R1 sardine industry vanshed last year, and a Coast Guard plane has spotted a large school But fisher o iic nff -shore. men say the water ls too rough to make seining practical NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEW8P, will start prior to March 31, 1948. i each, will be mailed to cover the refunds for 1942. The report showed how the tax collections moved up to ttnir wartime peak and then began tapering. In 1938, the year prior to the outbreak of the Second Worls War, the collections totalled a mere $120,365532. From that point on they followed the following trend. In 1939, $142,026,138; in 1910, $134,448566; in 1941, $272,138,291; in 1942, $652,361,936; ln 1943, $1,-378.042; in 1944, $l,635.494,706rin 1-945, $155514.222; In 1946, Sl,-453,373,330, and in 1947, $1,435,-731,759, The report, which gave figures ranging back as far as 1917 when the war income tax act was first passed, went into detail on personal income and succession duty payments in the 1915-46 fiscal year. It also gave details sof corporation tax payments ln the 1944-45 fiscal year. It was estimated for 1946 that 2,545,809 taxpayers with Incomes totalling $4,967,116,000 paid $624,-423,000 in income tax. A total of J ' t u VT Ootsa ; I L3H.060 of the taxpayers 1 Plains; John Martmas, ual incoms of $1 lja&e; a. u. jvaouia, i-c-t.ci umc, Thomas Olson, Quinitsa; Morris Peterson, Alice Arm; E. N. Ro bert Porter, Decker Lake; John I RELICS OF 1866 ON DISPLAY AT FORT ERIE, ONT, Prized I The department estimates that relics have been added to tht Fenian Raid collection in the old ! l ,329,139 cheques, averaging $45 had ,003 and $2,000. Another 542,825 of them had. incomes of less than $3,000 and some 443,000 had Incomes of less than $l,O00. Only 57,770 of them had Incomes of $5,000 and over. Heaviest contributors to the tax were single and married persons with no dependents. They represented the two largest groups of taxpayers. Standard Time Being Resumed Prince Rupert people can open a leisurely Sunday morning eye an hour later tomorrow.. Daylight Saving Time, in effect for the last five months, becomes'1 an autumn casualty APER I I Major-General H, M. S. Pen hale C.B.E., of Ottawa, who. hasreplaced Major - General F. F&Worthington, C.B, M.C., .Milj -. as general officer commanding Western Command. He" takes over his new duties on October 1. He was formerly officer commanding Prairie Photo). (Canadian Army tonight and Standard Time-i resumes. ; Pastors of local churches warn ilheir flocks that the SENTINEL WINS "BEST WEEKLY" PAPER TROPHY VICTORIA, O) The Mason Trophy for the best all-round v?eekly ne.wspa,per with circulation cf 2,000 or over was award- 1 cd to the Kamloops Sentinel, it was announced at the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association convention here. Hie Vernon News was given second place and the Brampton Conservator third. The Tillson- burg News, Penticton Herald, Red Deer Advocate and Yorkton Enterprise received honorable mention. The David Williams Cup for editorial tiaans went to the Pic- be'Srt back; - dayyechedullL jB c thlrd an hour tomorrow, in case some of them forget to adjust their clocks. Tlfe working and school population, heading for their jobs Monday morning, will find the sun; if it is visible, an hour higher than it was today. Talk Wage Boosts For Gov't Workers OTTAWA 0J Prime Minister King announced Friday night that he has notified the Civil Service Association that he will seek to discuss the Association's request for an increassed basic pay rate for civil servants across Canada. Local Tides Sunday, September 28, 1947 High 12:36 19.3 feet Low 6:20 4.6 feet 18:38 6.1 feet ROYAL WEDDING November 20 is the date set for the state wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Lieut. Philip Mountbatten. It will be Britain's first state wedding in more than half a century. Some Canadian cities plan to send gifts of food and clothing to the people of Britain as a wedding present. The Amhersttourg Echo for lo cal news presentation, topog raphy, press work and illustrations: Firit, Brampton Conservator; second, Vernon News; third, Kamloops Sentinel. Hon orable mention: Fort Erie Times Review, The Monitor, Montreal; Red Deer Advocate, Powell River News, Penticton Herald, West ern Star, St. Croix Courier and Huron Expositor. In Class Two awards the M. A James Trophy for the best front page went to the Elmwood, Man Herald. Haney, BjC. Gazette was second and Saanich Peninsula The Malcolm MacBeth shield for best editorial page: first, the Fergus, ont., News Record; second, Creston Review; third, Pet-rolla Advertiser and Wolfville Acadian (tied). The Charles Clark Cup for the best all-round paper was won by the WeyBurn Review. Second, Elmwood Herald; third, Haney Gazette. Class Three Hugh Savage award for best all-round paper over 500 and under 1,000 circulation; first, Ladner, BjC. Optimist; second, Alora, Ont., Express; third. Brighton, Ont., Ensign- John W. Eedy Memorial Tro phy, best editorial page over 500 and under 1,000: first, Elora Express; second, Claressholm, Ata., Local Press; third, Geraldton, Ont.. Times-Star. Printer and Publisher Special Best front page over 500, under 1,000: first, Ladner Optimist; second, Vulcan, Alta., Advocate; third, Dldfibury, Alta., Pioneer. Class Four Charters Cup, best all-round paper circulation 500 and under": first, the Jarvis, Ont., Record; second, the Alameda, Sask., Dispatch; third, the Pilot Mount, Man., Sentinel. H, E. Rice Trophy, best editorial page, circulation 500 and under: first, Jarvis, Ont., Record; second, Pilot Mount, Man., Sentinel; third, the Alameda, Sask., Dispatch. Printer and Publisher's Special -Best front page, circulation 500 and under: first. Pilot Mount, Man., Sentinel; second, Enderby, B.C., Commoner; third, Jarvis, Ont., Record. BUSSEY ALLEGED RAPE-KILLER OWEN SOUND, Ont. ) Police Chief T, II. Carson of Owen 'Sound said today: "I have every l reason to believe Fred Bussey is the murderer." ii commenting on developments since Bussey's arrest at Montreal for the rape- slaying of 11 -year -old Betty Playford. "We have obtained sufficient I evidence to charge Bussey," he I said. j The 22-year-old Reglna youth surrendered to the Montreal ' police on Friday after he allegedly confessed to a newspaper . reporter that he was "the killer " Arabs, Jews, Leery Of British Plan fTTTTTTTl 'TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT JkBlue i ,-rrr, a OtJ ITT HP! A m NlUiiJ- O ' T rlni1 Y rnviNCIAULlBRAR Thiril Ave.: kx8i;; W-ll at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." ;'W, wv'T, No. 127. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS ' I I U " I -1 l ' I . .J.L I 1" J. L. ' ssian viyvs i umsnmefH i or i ruin Liscoraon RDAIS, MEMBER, n HOME iw"- ...... fMl 1 .ill 1LJUW. iiic u- Lcbcurdaa start- C-P-B 'tien was r M. i -ij.vnrnmpnf p v a nn In hnrk ..ui. ti-o . r in 1U1 ITlIIli. wj - . ... . ! ! f n nH TAX REVENUE WELL UNDER WARTIME PEAK OTTAWA Revenue Depart ment collections from Income, corporation, excess profits anc inheritance taxes in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1947, , mounted to $1,435,731,759. a droji , of $199,ib2,947 from, the 1944 war-' time peak, Revenue Minister Mc-I Cann announced. ' He made the announcement in releasing the department's annual report on taxation statistics. The voluminous report gave detailed breakdowns of the tax collections and also showed that the government owes the per- 'sonal income tax payers $289.-608,000. I The figure represents the amount collected in 1942, 1943 and 1944 as compulsory savings. Repayment of the savings col lected in 1942 is scheduled to L Command. Propose World Press to Help SolveSocial, Economic Problems LAKE SUCCESS (CP) Russia told the United Nations social humanitarian and cultural committee today that she believed the world press should be instructed by the United Nations on a definite plan of "help solve social and economic problems." The Russian delegate outlined eight principles RUSS WOMAN BEARS QUINTS LONDON 0 -T-The Russian News Agency, Tass, reported today that a Russian woman had borne quintuplets, three bays and two girls. The report , said that all five were developing tou. N.S. Advocate. Fort Erie ! normally and the young mother Times-Review "was second and i ls ln Bood health Vernon News third. Honorable mention: Huron Expositor, BramptonConservator, St. Stephen St, Croix Courier and Powell River News. LONDON Oi Arabs, Jews and some Britons greeted with scepticism iday Britain's state ments before the United Na tions that Britain was willing to surrender her Palestine mandate and ls ready to withdraw her troops from the Holy Land. British press comment gen erally was favorable, but in the Holy Land Itself, the statement got a suspicious HOOP LEADERS PLAN SEASON The Prince Rupert Basketball Assclation executive met last night in the Civic Centre to discuss and to set in operation plans for the coming season. There were 15 representatives of prospective teams present the under the chairmanship of Art Murray. A committee consisting of Dr. G. E. H. Montgomery, Alex Bill and Don Forward, were appointed for a referees association through which it is hoped the standard of local refereeing can be raised and to try to standardize refereeing. The committee was empowered to purchase 5 standard deferee shirts in order to give the play callers a distinctive and smarter appearance on the floor. In the matter of smartness thj executive voted to have uniforms purchased for use of local All-star team when playing home or outside games. Attempts will be made to promote a contest ln the, art classes of the High School for the purpose of obtaining a suitable design for the all-star suit. Registration deadline for teaml coming into the league was set at October 20. First league game of the season will be played November 1, with Saturdays and Tuesdays being fixed as basket ball nights for the league. Entries cf teams have not been formally accepted but indica tlons are that Browuwoods and Savoy will definitely in the sep lor league with possibly two more teams to come. Brownwoods will be bolstered this season with high school graduates. Sid Woodside will have his Merchants in the Intermediate league with the High School team arid there ls likely to be one, possibly two more entries for this league. Gyro, 65 Taxi and Dr. Mont koos will be ln the Junior Leagu with perhaps one or twomore entries. The ladies league is expected to have fairly evenly matched teams this season, as high school girls will be playing on Sweet Sixteen and the Peoples Store teams which should) put them In about the same standard as the third team which will be sponsored (by Booth Memorial. for control of the press, including a world press to be organized for the struggle to eradicate fascism. Its duties: Unmask warmongers and or ganize the struggle against those unduly instigating to war. 'Develop friendship among freedom-loving nations. "Help solve economic and so cial problems and develop human rights without race, colr or religious discrimination." . Freedom of the press should be. recognized, said the Russian proposal, but freedom Involved responsibility, and legal measures should be taken to "punish those who ignore it." In nations where the press de pends on private ownership, measures should be taken to liquidate those accepting bribes to distort the truth. SCOUT LEADERS REVIEW PLANS Plans for the winter season, which include the establishment I of at least one new Boy Scout I group, were reviewed at a meet ing of the district Boy Scout executive Thursday night. F. E. An-fleld;-president, was chairman. The meeting received an invitation for executive members to participate in a leadership rally to be held at the Civic Centre in October, to be directed by University of B.C. and Department of Education recreational and cultural instructors. The executive passed a vote of thanks to the local citizens who lent cars during the visit of the group of Quebec Boy Scouts ln August. Date of the next executive meeting was set for October 29. THE WEATHER Synopsis The weather over the province remains unchanged this morn ing. Fog and low clouds general over the coastal area will cleai over eastern Vancouver Island and the lower mainland about noon. Clear skies over the in terior resulted In frost over the northern Cariboo and interior regions to the north. The weather is expected to continue un changed over the week-end. Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Char lottes and North Coast Over cast today and Sunday. Oc casional light rain or drizzle today and Sunday. Dense fog over water and locally over the land both mornings. Winds light. Little change in temperature. Lows tonight and Highs Sunday: At Port Hardy 48-58; Massett 48-58; Prince Rupert 48-58. Employers Start Harbor Tie-up LOS ANGELES The Waterfront Employers Association announced last night that all shipping and dock activities here and at Long Beach harbor will bo halted at midnight September 30 until the question of repre sentation of foremen and suDer- gomery's high school Checha- vjsors is settIedi The Association claimed that strike actions of the International Ware housemen's and Longshoremen's Union had caused "chaotic conditions at tb.8 harbors." LIVERPOOL, Eng. -Air-craft were used to ease a milk shortage ln the Liverpool area, flying 10,000 gallons dally from Northern Ireland.