(PROVINCIAL LIBRARY WICML L28W sr. 1 vSr7tO1 MA, B.C VI"H. B. c.113 ORMES ma DRU3S DAILY DELIVERY 1 t' T CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER , 5 X ?-r u V ,,,0 DISPATCHED Published at Canada's Mo Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key lo the Great Northwest" Phone 81 j VOL. XL, No. 179 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS v Takes IFi Sm(o Cm lone Thirty-Eighth Parallel binet Is Will Not Do, Me Asserts U. States Cutting Off Czech Trade Ik ' ' ';. WASHINGTON, D.C. (CP) Secretary of State Dean Acheson today flatly rejected a Communist proposal that the buffer zone in Korea be set up along the 38th parallel. Acheson told a press conference that the Reds would go back to the line over which they launched their unprovoked attack to start the Korean war. He said this was not acceptable. O.Vfv-i- WASHINGTON, DC. The United States announced yester- ! day it has decided to cirt off ; trade agreement tariff conces-1 V.ons with Czechoslovakia. ' One of the reasons given in a tatement issued by the Depart- ' ment of State is that American cltlsens In Czechoslovakia have 1 been Imprisoned without Justifi- j cation This was pvldent refer-; tnce to the recent conviction of ; Vsoclated Press Correspondent I .Vlllljm N. Oatis on a charge of j ?spiuuuKe wuii u Lun-yviii Btrn- U'nce. The State Department dlsclos- ed It har notified all other coun-! tries which share membership in ; - basic trade agreement known ! I " Ml JL & r MACKENZIE KING HOME Restoration of the boyhood home of the late Prima Minister Mackenzie King is under way in Kitchener, Ont. This photo shows Mr. King with a young lrieiul dining a visit to the home. The old build ng has been torn down and Is being rebuilt, u;ing as much of ths original materials as pos Ibk. Estimated cost of the restoration inaugurated by the Mackenzie King Memorial F lundation is $55,000. (CP PHOTO) Canadian Dollar Value. 65c Compared With 1939 ching Up y (CP - The federal j, stepping up the tempo Derations mu were Minister St. Laurent tnmbcr of his vacatlon- ,Kr.s return to the capi- ibinet, which has been nin e weekly since Pur-rusf June 30, Is holding jjwns IMS ween- one w and the otner win oe v - to tackle a backlog '.SS. Kj 9 Laurent is nacn in !a n a three-week holiday at St. Patrice, i ins Aimmer home riji A number of hU m hitter, Ii'lier away on holidays iir on 9msim'.ss trips, are also iMi'k. I The tuninct agenda, with the f'nnir to mister presiding for the iii-t tttno.ln several weeks, Is La I, ' 7 itli a number of prob-lirosfc fmie old, some new and ifiime iveloping. X,. ' Minister Howe, who has Ven aft nig lor Mr. St. Laurent n h ibsence, Is expected to re- iiri i)i his one-day trip to , f: n last week to discuss jo! n: e production problems v i jilted States authorities. I .u At lairs Minister Pear-is ! i lined today from a round i l v lo Northern European t and probably will re-4 nU informal discussions j: (if Canada's partners ji JwrUi Atlantic Alliance n a i ns Himll also will discus approaching trips by i ' fa's senior members. I e Minister Claxton 1 fa seven-man delegation . :!rig,oii for discussions 'h British and American of-ia'tAiiK. t 2 and 3 aimed at rk i lie deadlock on rifle plan, ionization. The British j,ivB aiiauunred plans to adopt Jure of rifle; the Amerl-iii i.other. Canada wants Im: t, i agree on a common Mr $ . Laurent aLso will be pav (: ;v in August. He Diana to i:y hi Western Canada on a ci't lo several prairie con-ihumf ics. principally In Al- f'ii. inch he him nut visited to became Prime Minister. Oiir SciucsiKin sure to occudv i" ratanefs s attention this week !'! '. k .sum nie weeks to come is t 4 th the controversial St. e seaway and power projCi:1 A united States con-1 Ri'fw.; tl committee has reject-' Psa that the U.S. Join! in construction of the j Canada must decide now I she wants to go ahead ! iblnet probably also will fcive liminary consideration n 'mentg for the October X Princes Elizabeth and OTTAWA (CP) Riddle : When is the shrinkage called inflation? Answer;When it refers to living costs. A Bureau of Statistics official estimates that the PUrchasiriK value jjfXanaddollars ,baa shrunk i lf3J. at- s ' ' iw vM'- -it - Yt:ff 1 v ;i , V VJft'',H li " ? i 7 LLi "5 "4,1 i i i -i . . ; r IV'.' FLASH NO CHANCE OF PEACE Pl'SAN. Pyong Yong-Tse, South Korean minister, said today there is no chance of a peaceful settlement at Kae-iwmg of truce talks and called for all-out war against the Communists. ''Limited war cannot stop unlimited aggression," he told correspondents. GAS PRICE IP TORONTO. Imperial O i 1 today announced price increases in gasoline and fuel, oils to cover 12 per cent boost in freight rates which became effective July 26. In B.C. the basic price of gasoline will be increased ti cent a gallon and light fuel oil, one cent. At various points the increase ranges up to 1 810 cents according to length of haul. NO WRECKAGE FOUND VANCOUVER. Sea and air search today failed to find "yellow objects" reported sighted off the Alaskan coast in the hunt for the missing Canadian airlift plane. Search is being continued Dy il planes. PEARSON HOPEFUL LONDON. Hon. L. B. Pearson, Canada's minister of external affairs, said today that east-west tension is slackening and prospects for improved world relations were perceptively brighter. But, he warned, the "western "countries- must never relax their determination to establish lasting world peace and international understanding. . LIVING UP AGAIN? OTTAWA. Indications are that when the cost of living index for June is issued tomorrow, it will show another boost in food prices. BRITISH A-BOMBS LONDON It was revealed today, that Great Britain is to go ahead on her own with the making of atom bombs. EDEN IN MONTREAL MONTREAL Speaking here today, former British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden-urged that Great Britain and United States should get together on the question of Far East policy. Eden is on his way to the United States. POLIO DOWN COAST VANCOUVER There are six cases of polio in the Vancouver area four at New Westminster, one at Chilliwack and one at Campbell River. Canada's Grain Being Held Up MONTREAL. It's anybody's guess who is to blame but seven ocean-going vessels" are losing $1000 a day because there Is no western grain to carry overseas. Shippers here say the railways and Great Lakes ships are not providing enough space for ex port. The carriers deny it. Lake grain men, with eleva tors bulging, say lt is a short age of lake boats. A railway spokesman states the CPR and CNR are about four rnlllion -bushels each ahead of last year In deliveries to the Montreal elevators. Fort William and Port Arthur elevators still hold 54,960.329 bushels, while 100,000.000 busheis of last year's crop remain on farms In the west or in country elevators awaiting shipment. St Laurent and Claxton in West EDMONTON. Both Prime Minister L. S. St. Laurent and Minister of National Defence Brooke Claxton will be In Edmonton Sunday. They are making separate tours of the west. as "General Agreement on Tariffs i and Trade" of Its decision. Fifty Thousand Dollar Swindle LOS ANGELES. California police are chasing a swindler who mulcted a Los Angeles publisher out of $50,000 In cash on the promise that he could supply him with 1000 tons of news print. - i The swindler purported to; represent the Powell River Co.! and obtained the $50,000 In $UK) bills. When the publisher became suspicious, . h- UKui Inquiries,, and was advised that the Powell River Co. never had such a man In Its employ. Today's Stocks . ( nnrtev J"hlM " l t VANCOUVER American Standard 15 Bralorne 625 B R X 03 Cariboo Quart?. 1 15 Congress 06 Olant Mascot 95 Indian Mines 20 Peod Oreille 7 10 Pioneer 1 85 Premtrr Border 32 Privateer 10 Reeves McDonald 415 Reno . 04 Sheep Creek 165 Sllbak Premier ! 3!) Taku River 07 Vananda 12 Spud Valley 12 Silver Standard 230 Western Uranium 3.10 Anglo Canadian 6 20 Atlantic S-98 Calmont 120 C & E 15 00 Home Oil 16 00 Mercury 15 Okalta 245 Princess 1.40 Royal Canadian 12 Koyalite ... 1475 TORONTO ! Athona 07 Aumaque 19 Beattle 43 Bevcourt 41 . Buffalo Canadian 16 Con sol. Smelters 155.00 Conwest 300 Donalda 49 Eldona 18'i East Sullivan 8.75 Olant Yellowknlfe 8.45 Ood's Lake 32 Hardrock 15 Heva 13 Jarknlfe 10 Jollet Quebec 50 Little Long Lac .72 Lynx M'-i The Secretary of State added that Secretary of Defence Mar shall had made it entirely clear that any demarcation line must be a defensible line. Events had shown, Archeson said, that this Is not true of the 38th parallel. Reports from United States advanced headquarters in Kx.ea said the United Nations and Communist truce teams met again today and refused to budge from their opposing stands on where to establish the buffer zone. The Communists want the buffer zone back along the 38th parallel while the United Nations Insists that the cease-fire zone be established along the present battle lines where both armies would ' be in good defensive positions. ORDERS FROM ABOVE The Communist radio said today that the United Nations truce team had orders from above "to set the cease-fire line In Korea" and charged that "the Americans are making every ' effort to avert the arrival of peace In Korea." It said the line proposed oy Vice-Admiral C. Turner Joy, chief United Nations delegate,-would run from Kosong on the east coast to the top oi Ongjin .Peniniula .on. -the- westtcuasv - Kosong Is 27 miles north of the 38th parallel. Ongjin Peninsula juts out along both sides of the 38th, parallel. "Thus the Americans try to rob a large territory Inside North Korea," charged the broadcast. Wreckage Sighted? ANCHORAGE One of the search pilots on the hunt for the Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC4 j ' transport, missing since July 21 with thirty-eight persons on j beard, was reported yesterday to have sighted a life raft, an oar i and a life jacket nv?ar Yakutat. There were no signs of life, how- ever, the report is oeing investigated to determine if the articles may have been .from the missing aircraft. Shinwell In United States LONDON. Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Shinwell, minister of defence, is on his way to the United States to discuss the standardization of arms. Weather Synopsis Clear skies and light winds over the southern coast and the Interior of British Columbia are leading the way to continued very warm weather. Temperatures will again top the 90 degree mark today in the valleys of the southerri interior with little change in store for Thursday. A Pacific disturbance which has been marking time In the Gulf of Alaska Is becoming more active and is extending a little further southward. General cloudiness resulting over the north coast today will give way to light shower activity In that area Thursday. Forecast Northern B.C. region Mostly cloudy today with a few sunny periods. Cloudy Thursday with a few showers in the western section. Littie change In temperature. Wind light. Lows to- ; night and highs tomorrow at ' Telegraph Creek 50 and up. loss than 55 cents since Princess Norah on Kitimat Run VANCOUVER O' Canadian Pacific Railways' British Columbia Steamship Service will inaugurate the first coastal steamship passenger service to the Alcan development September 7 when the steamer Princess Norah sails from Vancouver for Kitimat and Kemano Bay. The vessel will also call at Duncan Bay and Ocean Falls, turning around at Prince Rupert. It will be a weekiy service. The veteran Princess Norah Is now on the Alaska run and Is due in Prince Rupert this afternoon from Skagway.l Frank Waterhouse recently instituted a ten-day freight service between Vancouver and Kitimat and Kemano with Its motorship Island King. Bad Year For Hail EDMONTON. Government records show that this has been the worst year for hall on record In the province of Alberta. Extensive damage has been done to crops by storms, particularly in the last few days. TIDES - - Thursday, August 2, 1951 Pacific Standard Timet High .". 0:47 19.7 feet 13:44 18.1 feet Low ..' 7:24 3.0 feet 19:24 7 7 feet Steamer Prince " Wins oils TO NEW POST Lt.-Col. H. A. Phillips, 40, of Victoria, has been named to command the administrative unit of Canada's 27th Brigade, expected to go to Europe In the fall. Born in India, he served with the 1st Canadian Division In the Second World War as a senior staff officer. He leaves an administrative post in Halifax to take up his new assignment. (CP from National Defence) Deadlock Still On Seventeenth .Cease-Fire Talk is Fruitless Time Limit Denied UNITED NATIONS ADVANCE HEADQUARTERS AT KAESONG The seventeenth session of the cease-fire talks Is being held today with the two sides still deadlocked on the issue of the buffer zone. Observers say there is only a 50-50 chance of a settlement now being reached. General Matthew Ridgway s headquarters denied that a time limit had been set for the Com- munists to accept the line north of the 38th parellel on which the Allies are insisting. Democracy Vs. Soviet MOSCOW Living up to acceptance of a challenge, the Soviet newspaper Fravda yesterday printed in full a long statement by Rt. Hon. Herbert Morrison, British foreign secretary, extolling the advantages of living in a free democratic country over life under a Communist digtat-orship. A reply on behalf of the Soviet declared that in no land was there more freedom than that enjoyed by the people of the Soviet. Gas Price Up Here Imperial Oil Co., In line with dispatches published elsewhere, upped the price of gasoline Vic a gallon and stove oil, diesel oil and furnace fuel one cent a gallon. Waterfront price of Grade 1 gas was then 26c and Grade 2, 23 Vic. Stove oil was 21. le a gallon; diesel 17.8c and furnace oil, 18.2c. These prices do not Include Vic tax on fuel and lc on diesel and gas. . P'.imp price for best grade gas today went up to 43.2c. He blames the shrinkage on price inflation. "Call it what you will, soaring prices have had a tremendous impact on living costs," he said. , Consumer prices, almost doubling since 1939, have shot the cost of living index up from 101.5 cents in 1939 to a record 184 1 cents in May 1951. The index is based on 1935-39 prices equalling 100. Tomorrow, when the Bureau of Statistics Issues Its index compilations for June, heaviest attention will be concentrated on the food sub-group for climbing food prices have been the main propelling force In the big index climb. Ben-Gurion Wins Again TEL AVIV. Premier David Ben-Gurlon's Socialist Labor government has been returned to office with a slightly increased margin as a result of the Israeli election on. Monday. It received about 39 per cent of the vote. The Rightist free enterprise party was second with 20 per cent of the vote and the Maf-fam party, formerly the second strongest group, received only 12 per cent this time. To Study Waterway OTTAWA. A special committee of the cabinet has been set up to study the St. Lawrence waterway project and recom- nifnd what the government 'should do In the matter. Rupert Race With Stork King To See Loyal Address An address of loyalty presented ! to Lt. -Governor Clarence Wallace on his recent j visit here hy native chiefs of the district, will be transmitted to Buckingham Palace. ! Word to this eflcd has been SCrSi"; 4 dian aRent. Mr. Anfield read the address to Mr. Wallace. It was sigiwd by 30 native chivfs within 100 nilleti of Prince Rupert. Kitimat Contract Formally Signed ! i i.ioisTREAL Formal signing i by representatives of the local j contracting firm of Kitimat ! Constructors Ltd., and the Alum inum Co. of Canada Ltd., took i place in Montreal of a contract ; valued at, approximately $50,000,- j 000 for wo: k at the Kitimat op- j erations of the aluminum com- j pany. j The contract involves building a complete new townsite, a, smelter, harbor dredging and dock.. The Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. has offices In Vancouver. Pakistan Worried At Indian Troops KARACHI. The government of Pakistan has sent a note to the United States and British Commonwealth countries expressing concern over a "serious" situation which has arisen following the refusal of India to withdraw troops from the frontier. t ,As ' , J II 1 ON LOST PLANE Able Sea man Frank R. Lakert 2.0-year-old Winnipeg seaman was a pasiengcr aboard the missing Korean airlift plane believed down in the Alaska Panhandle. Laker, recently married in Winnipeg during a 30-day leave, was returning 'to duty with his ship, a Canadian destroyer in Korean .waters. f tCP TIIOTO) si' of Edinburgh. hy to Work New Plant (Men Needed On futon Project F' fiNTON Between 12f0 .. r "ii l ijjiwj i u ruction of the $41,000,000 ' Corporation chemical u 4 expected that the bio til be completed within lis. V 150 nren ara at unrlr In tmrv staceji of hnllrilna T v, it ULiincil tile &( -a 9 Plant site In tho . inpry fcipn i,lst. -. ,i i, 1 ui Liie river. K L rnBless will depend on y ' anu uvaiiauuiiv OI Is. tiun organization of em- Slt and eoilKt.riinHnn arm T. lollo, general e.nnstrurtion VW elldent Of Industrial Mailt",;; 'BOSS H Dn.hn.1, Peiinnel: .1 V nn ("Bin on inriiictrtot a ,, , ' --u ,n, pliant, "nl; Edward Blaschke, en- Lm. T UT' M- C. Welsh, dl- i raU6nSi all rom BrQwn and 00 1 in P'onuhe Celanese Corporation lH r, "'"" no is expec- Jant" jn,recK Peratlon o' the -T. When it Is enmr.irf oj t.y" Leach, In charge of f "g for the corporation. ; Madsen Red Lake 2.12 McKenzle Red Lake 45 McLeod Cockshutt 2.75 Moneta 32 Negus 72 Noranda 73 00 Louvlcourt . 17 Pickle Crow 1 60 San Antonio 250 Senator Rouyn : i7'a Sherrlt Gordon 300 Steep Rock 7.75 Silver Miller .-. 142 Upper Canada 160 Oolden Manltou 7.15 Bobjo 14 Lapaska .01 A blessed event nearly occurred on the steamer Prince Rupert shortly after departure from Vancouver Monday night on the weekly voyage north, It was reported on the vessel's arrival In port today. The. prospective mother, Mrs. Lamont, was on her way to Ocean Falls but became distressed as the steamer approached Powell River. There she was placed ashore and rushed to hospital. A doctor was on hand with ambulance In response to a radiophone call. It was Just In the rilck of time. The ship landed at Powell River at 3 a.m. The child was delivered In the hospital at 4 a.m. ' It was a boy. Mis. Lmont has a two-year-old daughter who was with her. I J