OAA PROVINCIAL LIE: S IS VICTORIA, B. C NJ (NV Doil Daily STAR. V CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER I VICTORIA, jl.C, V Vpelii delivery RADIO DISPATCHED Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Gre Ntht'' PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 - 17 , Stan Daoisii Ira Wtarii SNOW OF WINTER BIGGEST 111 V III! VAUmilVPB if 11 v vr w tr mm TRAGEDY OF TUNDRA Four Persons Frozen To Death After Crash Of Plane In North CORDOVA, Alaska (CP) Four persons were found frozen to denth yesterday in the cabin of a Cordova Air Service transport which crash-landed on Copper River flatt 32 miles northeast of here. A rescue party, which was flown to the scene, found VANCOUVER (CP) A hurricane which raked the sea lanes and coastal terrain of the ,lower British Columbia coast and Vancouver Island yesterday with the greatest fury unleashed in 17 years woundun the bodies. today in the heaviest snowfall Vancouver has had this winter. There was ten inches of snow in upper areas and city crews were busy clearing the snow and sanding the streets to keep traffic moving. , ,. ., . .. a, .-M. n .; The dead are identified as Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Dyson of Albany, Oregon; Fena Ekemo and Ernie Cruz, both of Cordova. Bus Richardson, the pilot, did everything possible for the comfort of the passengers after making a forced landing when he became lost during a snowstorm Sunday. The city of Victoria was smack in the centre of yesterday's storm although the wind hit from southern Oregon to far up the coast of Vancouver Island. A fisherman .was drowned in ORNATIQNAL WEDDING Pte. Raymond Lapointe of Ottawa, mber of the Canadian Special Force advance party, married dish nurse. It. Gulli Gunnarson of Gothenburg, on Christ-Eve. A few days later the bridegroom returned to Fort lis, Wash., with the rest of the advance Dartv. Mrs. LaDointe Oregon but there were no storm BULLETINS t V - NEW WESTERN NOTE LONDON Western Powers ore sending a new note this week to Moscow on the subject of a possible Four Power conference. It will agree with Russia that Germany is the principal problem but will still propose a wide range of other subjects. FRENCH RADIO STATIONS , OTTAWA The Board of Governors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation today approved licences for French-speaking radio broadcasting stations in Saskatoon and Graveibourg. , SIOUX DUE FEBRUARY 4 ' ESQUIMAU H.M.C.S. Sioux is due back in Esquimalt February 4 from Korean waters, being now on her way home after being relieved by the Noorka. The Cayuga and Athabaskan will be returning in the spring. day with the Swedish Red Cross unit in Korea until Feb. 4. will then return to her home until arrangements can be for her to come to Canada. This Army photo shows the "Bad Man" Gives up Desperado Surrenders TIA JUANA, Mexico P William E. Cook jr., 23-year-old Missouri desperado, suspected of killing eight persons, surrendered without resistance to Mexican police yesterday. Second Div. Quits Vonju By WILLIAM BARNARD WITH U.S. SECOND DIVISION, Korea (API Elements of the American Second Division have pulled back from the secto.-of Wonju on the central Korea.! front. Units of the division had advanced 100 yards closer to the vital communications hub from the south against a determined Communist Korean counter-attack. Wonju was taken by the Reds last Monday after a bitter rearguard action by UN forces. The situation in "the mountain corridor south of Wonju Is reported confused. y couple just before Lapointe's departure. (CP PHOTO) f. armer Weather In Enoland deaths in British Columbia. For three hours in Victoria the wind howled southwestward at more than 70 miles an hour guests of 74 were the maximum in a tree-snapping, chimney-toppling spree. The weather office said- that these speeds, like 64-miles-an-hour gusts in Vancouver, were the highest recorded here since the winter of 1934. Damage estimates were beginning to trickle in today from the storm-pounded areas. The groggy British Columbia capital Canadians Are Living Longer OTTAWA 0 Improvements in health services in the past half century have increased the life expectancy of Canadians by 20 years, the Federal Health Department said today in its annual report. Virtually at the same time five bodies, identified as members of lomises Epidemic Relief LONDON (CP)-A lull since the week-end gave I today that warmer weather has helped stem one the Carl Mosser family, whom Cook is charged with murdering were recovered from an aban doned mine shaft near Joplin The pulling out of the Wonju j So worst 'flu epidemics in the history of the Brit- Missouri, the bad man's home of Victoria tentatively set its damage figure at $75,000 and likely it will go higher. Residents were knocked to the streets. About 30 were Injured in this manner in Victoria.., New Powers for Fish Commission wedge came alter me Aiueai forces had held off massed North Korean attacks for sixteen days. Artillery barrages and punishing air strikes covered the withdrawal to a new defence line. Three Months, les. There were also no new cases reported in threak of smallpox in the Brighton area where ve fallen ill and eiht have died. town. Cook's first statement to reporters after his arrest was: "I didn't shoot any one that I know of." Tile winds were followed by IFC Changes Would Provide For Split Season Shop Lifting Located with Cook were two , snow. Cumberland had 30 inches The health ministry said there was no material change" In the New Dowers of thp Interna missing El Centro, California,! while Courtenay recorded 26 African Crime Is Running High w DUiiama tional Halihnt Fisheries nnmmis. Harry Innls was sentenced prospectors, Forrest Damron, inches. Two feet fell at Comox. IN AND OUT An Allied combat team, led by tanks, drove into the Communist held town of Suwon, seventeen air miles south of Seoul today, sion are proposed in a new draft ' yesterday afternoon in magis-tor the International Halibut trate's court to three months' Fisheries TYeat.v rtisciissed hv Imprisonment on a charge of mi ng Banned The storm swept on to the mainland today with Vancouver getting its' heaviest snowfall of the winter. and then withdrew after dark to JOHANNESBURG m Law-. defen!iiveDositions.TW . .-toad ! wrv- ,4i M,vbh.iDeM- fia Wslwrmen'r thctt.-The charge arose ironum , i . v.i-.ti crack .i-l - ".. . 5 i Ti-in- Union onH and tv,- the ciuii FUhiiiu vcc-i Vessel' ! incident incident December December 23 23 when when fc. IIINGTON. D C. P The been the largest objective of the natives employed in the 'fin situation over the week-end. It's most recent figures showed the epidemic had killed 458 persons during the week ended January 6 in 126 of the great towns cf England ' an Wales. Thete cities contain about half of the country's population. Foreign Secretary Bevln came down today with what his doctor described as a cold and he had cancelled all his engagements. Mrs. Bevin recently recovered Owners' Association meetings on D. Manson caught Innls with a Sunday. The draft came from ' diamond ring and a set of ear- aged 32, and James Burke. 33. They were believed to have been abducted by Cook. The gruesome finds In the Joplin mine shaft capped the climax of a two weeks' manhunt for Cook himself. Discovery of the Mossers' blood-soaked family car on the outskirts of Tulsa, Oklahoma, January 3, set off an international chase. the Department of Fisheries at nngs lor wnicn ne naa not paiu in his pocket. Ottawa. f?ov. anient clamped down tight i n construction of new . commercial buildings In the Uni-. ted Elites, prohibiting the start-ring of virtually all such new projects until February 15. I Aftejr the freeze period, each ed by the Eighth Army's reconnaissance in force in the western sector of the Korean front. The Allied force routed about 100 Red troops in Suwon. The bulk of the Communist garrison had fled Monday under fierce private new commercial building from Influenza Allied bombing and strafing attacks. Hundreds of Reds v;re Rand mining townships has assumed "alarming proportions," said Mr. Justice C. A. Malan recently when he sentenced a young African to death for attacking a 57-year-old white housewife. His Lordship said there had been 14 cases of rape by natives against white women and children in the past year. Police Chief U. R. Boberg testified that "murder and sexual crimes are on the increase and the nature of the crimes is becoming more and more appalling." The problem has increased prnjee must be submitted to na- Field Marshal Str William Unique Elevator On Prairie Farm MOOSE JAW, Sask. 0) No railroad tracks lead to George Cooper's grain elevator. The (Hon production authority fnr RHm marshal nf the ImDerlal hL-inmn n rnoH n:n 'Both local organizations approved the draft. The new draft would increase representation on the commission from two for each country to three. It would allow for more than one open season in each year (split season). Former powers of the commission would be retained. Capt. Barney Roald was chosen to represent the owners at approtiil. General Staff, was prevented by. ninir mirth nf Seoul. Ted Applewhaite At Burns lake Iheiban is necessary to save Hanoi Battle Is Looming Up HANOI A major battle , fof this important Indo-China ci'y. appears imminent as VietmlnfJ communist forces poise for at tack. Some 35 tto 40 battalion have started to come out fqjj battle. While outnumbered the Fren, forces have superiority in mech anized equipment and air power , Today, it was announced French troops halted a new attack by 30,000 Communist-led Vietminh Nationalist troops aimed at Hanoi which is the, capital of North Indo-Chlna. - A French Army communique nu irom BiwnuiiiB mc cunici- The Allied western drive began ence of British defence chiefs Monday south of Seoul. materials for mobilization, the ;N.P.A.said. nearest railway is five miles Work already under way is not "ec;l. Certain wholesale sup BURNS LAKE The international situation was the subject of an address by E. T. Applewhaite, M.P. for Skeena, before a meeting of the Burns Lake And away. There is no identification sign on the elevator; and no store, wuii wen. iwiKiit u. iiiociuiuwui , head of the Atlantic Pact defence forces. Another prominent victim is Dr. Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury. ply facilities, small jobs and repairs . re exempted too. either, though the elevator is the international fisheries meeting in Seattle next week. George Anderson will represent . the union. District Board of Trade last Wednesday night. Mr. Apple within a stone's throw of several farm houses, a church and a Mayor Gives Back Salary Fred Hume iells Westminster Team and Will Support Vancouver's Canucks whaite also dealt with the Can school In the Davey community, EATHER since large numbers of natives i moved into the towns and town-l sites of the big Rand mining area in search of employment. The man sentenced by Mr. Justice Malan was the fourth native to be given the death penalty for offences against white women in the past eight months. Rape has always been one of the most serious cr'mes to the adian Indian situation which is 12 miles northwest of here. a matter of considerable interest No grain company has a sign on the elevvator because farmer that the Moscow-trained Situation Is Better in view of the native population said (Synopsis) Tanker Blows Up Killing One ' Vietminh leader, Ho Chf Minn, hereabouts, Actfce storms continue t.n hni.-i ter lie Coast. Fnr the mcnnH I Cooper owns it. It was built by his father, I. W. Cooper, who died in 1939. The Idea was to save a VANCOUVER. Mayor Fred Hume announced today that he f -,nn.l V.I. !.... P cod ju live morning strong wir" Sure rievelnniiiB r,v- cmtt tribal African, as well as to the VENICE, Italy ((Pi A fisherman ; lot of hand-shovelling in and Also discussed with Mr. Applewhaite were the matters of local public building, radio booster station and Improved telephone service both local and long distance. had thrown ten thousand new troops into the all-out assault to seize Hanoi. Two French mobile task forces have contained the Vietminh drive extending on a twelv-mile Prime Minister St. Laurent Sees Better International Outlook w.v. 1-wtou '' "I Southeast gales are $7500 as mayor .but would give white man. The reason, so far it back to the city to be used as the natives are concerned, is fluiie general as a disturbance fne.'ir tVanr t ..l was killed and six dockers were out of storage bins. Injured today when the Italian The building Is about half the tanker Louisa, partially loaded sze Gf a grain company, country with gasoline, blew up with an I eieVator. It holds about 14,000 where it was most needed. The , economic, as well as social and mayor said he was. serving as moral. Some native women still .mil imvK i.sirm w n . ... . M. . ... . , . .. nii- 4,- - ...... uttawa w prune Minister Mr. Applewhaite also visited front about thirty miles north- Decker Lake and Francois Lake. I west ofVHanoi. BTilK e Winds are exnerlerl tn 1 , j irrim n s T.rin nnrnsn mm su.iu sh:::. mayor because he wanted to and are sold as brides, and the laws not because he needed the of many tribes call for the su-money. His electrical firm of preme penalty in cases of viola-Hume & Rumble would pay his tion of women, salarv. Mr. Hume also announc- Courts therefore reeard seri- re explosion that shook Venice. bushels. , Fifty-eight workers were flung : ir. Cooper says his father ran into Giudecca Canala as the ex-'a commercial elevator before he plosion split the bow of the turned farmer, and he thinks ' strong westerlies in all is falling at most codsia! although in the extreme has turned to rain. This TODAY'S STOCKS ed he was selling his half -inter- ously offences by whites against j 8.271-ton tanker, est in the New Westminster natives when such cases come to ' sentiment had something to do with construction of the private 81. there has been improvement in the international situation. He did not elaborate, but in answer to a direct question about the state of world- affairs, said: "Theresas been an improvement." The Prime Minister was delayed for several hours In Iceland when his Royal Canadian Air (Courtesy S. I. Johnston Co. Ltd.)" f ill spread into the intei- Royals hockey team and in fu- trial. A 42-year-old white man ed to 3Vi years in prison, to be; elevator on the farm. ture would support the Vancou-1 convicted of outraging an Af- followed by deportation to htsi But he says he considers it the ver Canucks. rican girl recently was sentenc- own country, the United States, j best building on the property. "ig the day as the stoim inland. Showers will fall i'r n o r f f coast during the aficr- nenind the svstem but urries are forecast over- Force plane had engine trouble ATOM BOMBERS SENT TO BRITAIN colder air from the north and he teBn8lerred to a TCA to the coast. t plane. trend of very unsettled '' seems destined to con- f already another storm Bringing New Zealand Butter f 'ng in mid-Pacific. This "m should be nearing the Many Members In Seafarers' Union Deteriorating World Situation Is Reason Hit Is l i? fill! iff f ? OTTAWA Faced with the Columbia coast by Vecl-fvening and will be ac-I ied by more strong Gale Warning I coast region Gale warri- possibility of slight butter shortage, Canada has made a private VANCOUVER American Standard 28 Bralorne 7.25 B R X 04 Cariboo Quartz 1-40 Hedlcy Mascot 54 Pend Oreille 9.00 Pioneer r. 2.50 Premier Border .09 Privateer '.7Vi Reeves McDonald 4.90 Reno 07 Sheep Creek 1.40 Silbak Premier 31 Taku River 05 Vananda 11 Salmon Gold 03 . Spud Valley 01 Silver Standard 2.36 Western Uranium 1.53 Oils-Anglo Canadian 5.70 A P Con 38 Atlantic 2.55 Calmont .. 91 C & E 10.00 Central Leduc 2.40 Home Oil 15.85 Mercury 13'A Okalta 2.28 Pacific Pete 8.50 Princess .. 1 .70 Royal Canadian .10 TORONTO Athona - .09 Aumaque " 2Z , Beattle .74 Bevcourt .50 Bobjo : : 14 Consol. Smelters 131.00 Conwest 2.00 Donalda 62 . Eldona .26 East Sullivan 8.25 Giant Yellowknife 7.75 Hardrock 31 . Harricana 12'4 : Hosco 00 Jollct Quebec .85 Lapaska 4li Little Long Lac .68 Madsen Red Lake 2.74 ' McKenzie Red Lake 50 McLeod Cockshutt 2.78 Moneta 42 Negus 1.33 Noranda 76.75 Louvlcourt , .24 Pickle Crow 1.90 Regcourt , ,05 San Antonio S.15 Senatof Rouyn .25 V4 Steep Rock 8.17 Silver Miller 1.02 Upper Canada 1.30 industry deal to purchase 4,500, 1 jillR I 000 pounds of butter from New Zealand, Agriculture Minister .SnOW nf .! l i LONDON (CP) The first group of the world's biggest bombers 10-engined B-36's ever to fly to Europe landed at Lakenheath Airport today after a secret flight from bases in Texas. The planes are capable ofi carrying the atom bomb more nian,. iix no- j . " wi mm, upcoming I wit h showers of wet snow James G. Gardiner reported to Heaviest Snow Comes to City Prince Rupert awoke this morning to discover the heaviest snowfall of the winter to date. It started early in the evening and continued throughout the night, being drifted at times by a brisk -wind. Snow was deep enough to provide first-rate sleighing. There were sounds of shovelling from far and near. Walking meant wallowing along sidewalks that had not yet been cleared. Winter had come, beyond a doubt. About three inches of snow wa on the ground. day. The butter Is expected to reach Canada some time next month. MONTREAL Canadian District of the Seafarers' International Union has a membership of 6,180 Canadian seamen, it was announced yesterday. Hal Banks, Canadian district representative, made a report to this effect at the union's first national conference here. More than forty delegates, representing locals from Halilax to Vancouver, are attending. Tonight's train, due from the East at 10:15, Is reported this afternoon to be on time. than 10,000 miles. The six alri r m mm r giants arrived from Carswell Air I I I D C Force base at Fort Worth, Texas late this afternoon, il with snow flurries tonight morrow. Cold. Winds 35 m.p.h., shifting to '. 35, by noon and de-!:; tn light overnight. J becoming southeast, 25 ""u'rrow afternoon. Lows f and highs tomorrow At Fry, 28 and 38; Sandspit. I; Prince Rupert, 23 and 1951 Wednesday, January 17, Basketball TONIGHT I High 8:57 Wlille the planes are scheduled to return to Texas in a few days, there have been persistent rumors that the B-36's will be stationed in England because of the deteriorating world '0 181 feet 14.9 feet 10.5 feet 7.3 feet Low 22:23 2:20 16:03 ;5 s 8:45 CO-OP. & G. & A. 15. I