ft. 0. Prr he building c ntained in medical ail tr nixion K wee ScrtTPnnt L. A. Sanitary In revpnleri n-i-it P c ilea., and above r standard of clean "c lUUnrl I., .ln l " eu.iiiiu fclSUses in PHa n.. -- - . tuvg nil- f ft the unclean- ICoiinf via; nmt.i. m ... in.., uu" 01 a in -"line dope In ad ' n"d $l,oco Local Tides Wednesday, September 24, 1947 High or , Low 10;10 21:35 3:25 15:44 15.6 feet 16.5 feet 7.4 feet 10.8 feet NATIONAL FLAG ST. LOUIS, (CP) The Brooklyn Dodgers were jnesented with the National ,Leaguc pen-ant JWonday night when the St. Louis Cardinals were defeated by Chicago 6-3 in the second game of ,a double header before '8,000 shivering fans. The Podgers will meet the new York Yankees, winners of the American League pennant, for the Woild Series which starts September flO. Opening game iwill be held at 'Yankee Stadium, with later games at Ebbets field, home of the beloved lums. FIRST COMEDY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER . , , . l rrn.. Ki BOUQUETS TO ENGINEERS I The North Sea Canal in the great engineering accomplishments of the 19th century. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Leding of Ketchikan, wll leave to return to their home Wednesday night on ! the Prine Rupert after spending I the last three weeks as guests of The first comedy was per- ; Mrs. Leaing s Dromer ana sisier-formed in Athens about 550 B. C in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Hans Giske on a movable scaffold. Park Avenue. ?rnoOLROOM ON A REFUGEE SHIP Aboard the refugee ship oirrvlne Jewish families caught by the British while trying to nter Palestine some attempt is made in the education of young-!tor, aboard On th ship carrying Hebrews who, refused entry f!!?n-iHnA and France, a Polish engineer is giving lessons in me'Mnt'' strivtlon 1:. makeshift classroom ernment to Impose an educa tlon tax. ironed govetiuiieiu, xue it--j.i -v . olrt Ipr nf th nnnnsltlnn A- I V ailCOUVer UueSUOllS DODGERS.GIVN-"4anJi4 emment s charge tnai ne piouea a coup d'etat by armed force. WASHINGTON, O The United States today denounced Bulgaria's rxecution of Nikola Petkov. leader of the Agrarian opposition to the Communist-supported Bulgarian government. Steamship companies whii raised their coastwise freight rates on Monday will be aski by the Vancouver Board of Trade to .show why the Increase w,is Justified, The Vancouver Beard has set up a jpeclal committee to deal with the freight increase, which the companies claim was necessitated by increased operating costs. The boost was equally as unpopular in Prince Rupert as It was in Vancouver, and protests have been made by the local Chamber of Commerce. Word cf the Vancouver Board of Trade action was received here this morning by E. T. Applewhalte, secretary of the local Chamber. Strikers Gain Strategic Points VICTORIA ....Striking mem bers of the United Steel Workers of America gained two legal victories here Monday as Mr Justice MacFarlane refused to grant an injunction to prohibit picketing of five Vancouver steel firms, and when a sche duled hearing by Acting Labor Minister Kenney on questions of fact In connection with the steel strike ran into a block here when he was served notice ol motion of an injunction to restrain him from acting in place of Labor Minister tiebrge Pearson. Press Hunt For Rapist OWEN SOUND, Ont., tH An Ontario provincial police inspec- I tor wll join the hunt today for a I man who raped and bludgeoned 'to death 11 year-old Betty Play- ford whose body was found Mon day in a ditch half-a-mile from her home on the northeastern outskirts of the city. She was last seen on Sunday while en route from a playmate's home. Docks Here With 14 Cars of Fish The 10,000 - ion Northland Transportation C o. freighter Gromet Reefer, Capt. A. Parkes, docked at Prince Rupert Mon day afternoon from Ketchikan to unload 14 carloads of frozen fish for rail shipment to the eastern United States I MONTREAL, O; Union or-jganlzer Jacques Casgrain of the united Packinghouse workers oi America said here that "we are prepared to hold out a long time" in referring to the meat workers in the nationwide meat strike which has entered its second week. There was no Immediate pros pect for a back-to-work action by the 12,000 packers. Meat to Canadians continues to dwindle. TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston. Cn. VANCOUVER Bralorne .11-00 E. R. Con 0534 B. ,R. Xr.... .10 .iCaribooivaift ..; Dentonla -20 Grail Wihksne 07 Hedley Mascot 1.05 Mlnto 03 Pend Oreille 1.90 Pioneer .... -.. 3.90 Premier Border 05 Vi Privateer - - -35 Reeves McDonald 1-00 Reno HlVz Salmon Gold 25 Sheep Creek 1.02 Taylor Bridge 50 & Taku River 72 Vananda -27 Congress WW Pacific Eastern 08 Hedley Amalk.' - .04 Spud Valley .12 Central Zeballos 01'A SUbak Premier - -67 Oils A. P. Con 10 Calmont 34 C & E , 2.45 Foothills 2.6i Home . 3 80 Toronto; Athona 2 W Aumaque r. -33 ' Beattie 83 Bevcourt '. - 60 BcbJj ., Jk 18 Buffalo Can: -19 Con. Smelters 84..00 Conwest 8 Donalda ........ 1-1 , Eldona l-l5 Elder 85 Giant YTCnlfe 25 God's Lake -l 1-15 Hardrock 37 Hasricana '10 Heva -30 Hosco 23 Jacknife , 09 Jollet Quebec. ,-- -47 Lake Rowan - j 15 Lapaska 30 Little Long Lac 1.66 Lynx 4- 10 MBadsen Red Lake ... 3.30 McKenzie Red Lake 61 MacLeod Cockshutt 1-70 Moneta 43Vi (Negus 2.05 Noranda 4350 Louvlcourt 1-65 Pickle. Crow 2.60 Regcourt 28 San Antonio '.. 4.05 Senator Rouyn 60 Sherrit Gordon 3.00 Steep Rock 2.12- Sturgeon River ,, 20 FLORENTINE WEALTH From the 12th to the 14th century, the city-state of Flor 3f jdtt 1mS; I TAXI ft1" i IAVD NIGHT BifllVICE 4 LtfMnotel, Third Arej Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." X I waos i bkkkkkkkVkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk VOL, XXXVI, No. 223. . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS ! ishmsky II m I J una 31-43 sumes Assault on United States of 'CM 'Ys A ncient Fire Hall own on Alder manic Brows neral decrepitude afflicting Prince Rupert's ismemhers of the city council snuggling on 'of a dilemma apparently torn between tn instal a new heating and electric wiring V" v" . . j?-x e xi. .1. x h'im comiort anu saiei-y ui me uru uepari-I aversion toward sinking good money into a L. building that, at best, will have l I ... . . . ...1 YJliUC.U Ia the Cpini0n ot city Engln tc TCWIDN ! eer C. B. Howe, the fire ha'.l, iurrr.t international Irl'lKtca Mtnday IP tprc ;dcr.i Aur;.;i a. s . j s ,iara Uie bltt-;r kweej Unlt'S Rui..a PreildenT i frr 'm "Jlilzatlon oT cir.:c cjiinst the T . ' 1 - Ran:..,.: :r-.aeu. he Rit.J place in trt .. rccm fc" all at in peace table " I POLIO? EGGS WELL !l Mt 1 st t Jrut'i r. :l ii; Bis Car ill" isd;;: Di A Van-W D. ht, that "rryented -:kcd br- hc was r ?. rzss are t- r did did not not '.: use, use, ... :: f -raulated a ' "Trsearchr. :sis disease las; ,.mks. is je, i:J ma;- easily be c:".:rcw pre- jr .:::.! never E;re;rr. nt that Wert!;- IH OFFICER KRIDER DV VPDhlfT action by the city iioritie; tif the Grnnd- l. 1CCD Fir, Avenue, re- fem a r.der t pv vtrdir' that the 5be taiellately con-mme ci its dtplor-m condition' brought icontrastlns nrofession- V that the rocmlng IM a'bovi ti nun.n. j0' deauiiae 5 to he fetmllar reaming houses Ruper- ici fat r . oi a cor- r -, mvt jttgated f Beverly FeCSUon ro dici from natural I e Oraadvlew Hotel ft o. Intt i- ... I" lu ICttpr rpnH In W1 ' night, signed . Lane which has stood since 1910, will be usable only lor "another five to eight years." Vet on the basis of tenders re ceived from three local firms, It will cost In the nlghborhoort of $3,000 to install a badly-needed heating system In the crumbling building. Re-wlrlng, a "must," because the present wir ing has been condemned, vrill cost another $600. Then there is the matter of windows which City Engineer Howe described as "the biggest trouble" because most of them "are ready to fall out." And also the bell tower which is In "great need cf repair" because the rain gets inside the walls and runs down the toner supports rotting the timbers at the base. AH this added up to a headache which the aldermen wcie happy to shelve until next council meeting to give them mors time to make a decision. Clearly, they want to do right by the firemen, "But they also want to ini usc lne citizens money dls- creetly. I TT.! IU. L AnHwnnAVi uaiug uie immune uiJLJLuai.ii, which itave prime consideration to the comfort and safety of the firemen jbrought the alderman Into rough contact with the facts of economics whereby good money spent on a decrepit build ine suddenly becomes bad money. On the other hand, when they used the economic approach, which recognized this business fundamental, they found them selves jazlng at the equally de pressing spectacle of the prov lncial wiring code which points a condemning linger ai u civit building. Alderman Rudderham was quick to recognize the city's ptsl-tlon when he told his colleagues: "If we expect the citizens to nut their buildings In shape, we must keen our own In good condition." Alderman Brooksbank, who was obviously seeking some gap either in the provincial wiring code, or in the city's antiquated elep.trienl bv-law whereby both the city and private building) owners could escape the more. costly strictures contained m both, incurred stern censure from Alderman Black when he. Inquired: 1 "Would it seriously overload i the wiring to add another light ing fixture In the fire hall?" Alderman Black, who has haa considerable experience -wltn things electrical, replied: "I am prepared to tell you that the hall Is no good and there should be nothing added. If you want a fire in trie fire hall, It's up to you. Only I ca't see why other pedple ihould have to keep their buildings up to scratch while the city gets away with things! like that." The discussion also branched out to Include the matter of re-wlrlnct the second floor of the city hall, which, It was estimated would also cost about $600. Both matters were consigned to temporary oblivion when finance chairman Youngs inquired blandy where" the money for all this was coming from. "I wouldn't like to see our $140,000 road money used In re- Pir?EP rt 1 pairing these buildings," he followed e 5everesl- commented, and I don't think E . vca unripi a v t- ....... . it Ii Sear i Tu c "l aB ' we budgeted lor inese repairs. - ... me penlten-on ! John lnnr. a,ar convicted TROOPS MOVE LONDON MEAT LONDON, p The government called out trooos again Monday to transport meat from Smith- field Market, London's largest meat distribution centre, crip pled by a spreading wildcat strike of truck drivers. T5V0 hundred and fifty drive's Joined 40 others who struck Saturday in sympathy for their fel low workers. A jpokesman for the meat transport organization agents for the food ministry said that i 70 army trucks and 200 soldiers j were called out. ' MEAT STRIKE PARLEY SOUGHT TORONTO, ff A meeting In Toronto of provincial ministers of labor "to explore every possibility of reaching seme agreement by which work can be resumed Immediately in packing plants across Canada" has been be held In Toronto next Friday. The Manitoba government to day agreed to take part in such discussions. - AIRPLANES USED IN WAR AGAINST POLIO With the poliomyelitis outbreak in North Delaware reaching epidemic proportions planes of the United States public health service (took to the air to help combat the dread disease. The planes stand ready beside the barrels of DDT solution which will be sprayed by air to kill flies thought to be carriers of the disease. Latest Florida I Storm "Tame" IVdfAMI Qi Florida's newest I v. ..v , with last week s disastrous blow, edged slowly Inland from the west today, aparently carrying its greatest threat in copious ! rains, rather than destructive suggested to premiers of seven -winds, Several Florida west provinces, Premier Drew said to-1 coast cities reported hardly mere .day. ithan a breeze as the distur-I He wired the suggestion In an ' bance moved north-northeast, effort to halt the week-old strike of 12,000 members of the United Packinghouse Workers of Ameri ca (CIO) which closed the plants of Swift Canadian Co.. Burns and Co. and Canada Packers. He suggested that the meeting BULGAR PEASANT LEADER HANGED SOFIA Nikola Petkov. peasant leader and foe of the Communist party, was hanged early in Sofia's central prison on charges of plotting egalnst Yugoslavia's Communist -con- TRUSTEES FAVOR CAMERON REPORT H ARRIS HOT SPRINGS 0! "Members of the British Columbia School Trustees Association In annual convention here "approved, in principle" Dr. Max Cameron's report on education finance. However, delegates said the report should be amended to adjust for Inequality between standard basis allowances for school costs and the real costs of school operation In districts or municipalities. The government rejected a resolution calling for the gov Packers to Hold Out "Long Time" CHARGES U.S. VIOLATED U.N. CHARTER IN ITALIAN TREATY NEW YORK, (CP) Andrei Vishinsky plunged back into his attack on the United States in the United Nations general assembly today after Secretary Gen- eral Trygve Lie had appealed to the big powers to merge their differences and turn to co-operation for SUGAR RATION MAY END SOON OTTAWA, The possibilities of an early removal of sugar rationing pernaps within the next month were strengthened today by a Washington announcement lifting all international sugar controls. World sugar supplies have Improved. LAND DISPUTE SETTLED IN EXCHEQUER Settlement satisfactory to W. C. Little and the Crown and sanctioned by Mr. Justice C. G. O'Connor, was made today in the expropriation case which was concluded In the Exchequer Court this morning. In summarizing the court pro ceedlngs, Justice O'Connor said the settlement ot $6360. as com pensation to Mr. Little for the loss of part of his land was close to the figure he would have given .11. agreement .Jud'ltofrtttoeen Continued on Page 8T Slavs Kidnap Two Americans TRIESTE, ffi United States army headquarters today demanded the return of an American officer and two men taken captive by Yugoslavs while on mounted patrol duty In the Trieste free territory frontier yesterday, and "forced across the border at gun point." The men were patrolling near the sector where the Yugoslavs last week tried to force their way into free territory. THE WEATHER Synopsis Pressures are moderately high over B. C. and adjacent areas of the Pacific this morning. The air is dry and the combined effect is clear skies and temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal for late September. Weather conditions are static and no change Is anticipated for today and Wednesday. Forecast Queen. Charlotte Islands and north coast-Clear occasionally cloudy today and Wednesday Light winds. Little change in temperature. Low tonight and tomorrow Port Hardy 50 and 60. Massett-J50 and 65. Prince Rupert 50 and 65. Trolling to End September 26 All salmon fishing in the whole of District 2 will close on September 26 with the exception of trolling in the Queen Char lotte Islands. Four Cars of Fish Unloaded The Sidney docked this morn ing from Ketchikan with three cars'of canned salmon and one car of frozen salmon, for transshipment over Canadian National lines Captain Larry Parks brought in the Grommet Reefer at noon yesterday with 14 cars of frozen fish and an automobile from Petersburgh Alaska. Peter Ot-hess, well -known halibut fisher man of Petersburgh will pick up ence was one of the wealthiest the car and travel south by high communities in Eurcpe. way , .. peace. Vishinsky charged that th United Statts had violated the UX charter by supporting an agenda proposal for revising the Italian peace treaty, and declared that State Secretary George Marshall had given an "incorrect picture" of the Soviet-American deadlock on Korean Inde pendence. NEW YORK Trouble .was piled on trouble today as United Nations General Assembly faced possible ending toy evening the flood of opening oratory which has resulted only in widening and deepening the gulf between Soviet Russia and her former allies. The rapidly developing crisis between Russia ani the Western Powers within the U.N. prompted Secretary-General Trygve Lie Jo draft an urgent appeal today for a supreme effort by the great nations to reconcile their differ ences. There is widespread fear among U. N diplomats that unless Moscow'and Washington cdh be persuaded to find some grounds for common purpose, a showdown now developing may lead to actual breaW-up ot the U.N. orpnlzatlon as at present " v - :-cbnrtltited.---'- Lie told the Assembly: "The indispensable condition for peae is that nations with different socal systems and different Interests shall strive to live and to work together, side by side, in peace. Without such willingness to compromise no mechanism for maintenance of international peace and security however perfect, can be effective." NON-COMMITTAL ON PROSPECTS OF GOLD STRIKE Resident provincial mining engineer J. M. Black cast a noncommittal eye over the Jumble of rocks and muskeg that Is the site of the city's Park Avenos gold strike this morning .arid quietly confirmed the opinion of claim holders in the area that "all this rock and muck will have to be moved before we can find what's underneath. Mr. Black, who has been surveying mining claims In the Portland Canal district mostTof the summer arrived in the city this morning on the Coqultlam and proceeded shortly after to the Park Avenue rock quarry where he began a Judicious tap ping of rocks with his prospectors' hammer. Gold eluded him however. Meawhile, L. M. "Boots" Shannon, Highway Construction Co. superintendent who is the registered holder of the discovery claims along with John Zotek, is unable to move any of the rock until the arrival of a power shov-elel from Vancouver. The shovel was due at the week-end, but has not arrived yet. Mr. Black also inspected the rich piece of ore discovered by Shannon and Zotek and admitted that it was the real article. However, he volunteered no offhand valuation of the sample, preferring to base any opinion on the result of an assay. Rumors of the gold strike, which has spread Prince Rupert's name throughout the continent, net him when he entered Stewart from the hills he said. One of Mark Twain's quotations was: "All you need in this life Is Ignorance and confidence, " and then success is sure m r 4 m m ,.' 1 i