I rr-::.v;t;.:iAL ''"W ''''It VOTE Dec. 13th at CJVIC CENTRE ' ' NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published or Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Courtesy Ormes Drugs VOL. XL, No. 2i)l PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1951 PRICE FiV3 CENTS Ilil CTy CABS LiOjilSPATC HK t - : . " - " : ' . ., WW- K -4 B a R-u V S B ft B rS'Tc? ST 7 El F J ffl-1 i 7. If 1111 ffS E Kail mM -' - M LJ.'ll 0 I I ' V 1 ... .SJgT S yKZJ.'. ', t PK " ' 1 I I- . -.. n ri.-- r- : 1 '7 wj NmJ , f ' : A Surveying Telephone Plant Here To carry out a complete physical survey of the city telephone property preliminary to a long te.m deal which would provide ior temporary extension and Indians May Enter Beer Parlors This Saturday VICTORIA fi British Columbia Indians will be permitted to drink In beer parlors, effective December 15. The provincial secretary, Hon. W. T. Straith, made this announcement Wednesday. He said Ottawa had informed him thsit British Columbia's request for such action had been cloved. Boer, however, cannot be bought at licensed premises to take out. This, presumably, is designed to stop the Indians from taking beer to the reservations. Signing Between U.S., Canada, Japan Deferred TOKYO (CP) Canada, the United States and Japan today again postponed signing of their proposed tri-partite fisheries agreement. The signing had been originally, scheduled iov Wednesday but a last-mintite snag developed on terms outlining fishing in Aleutian waters. There is now no immediate indication as to when the treaty will hs signed. - ' . . , iwr t v:: i Ti pi; fihCUTOKS I his plwlo from, the private collection of Lt -Col. Bruce Macdonald Many Voters Turning Out ;how.s tlirep key figures in the con rcvcr.-.lal ca.sa of Germany. Left to riKht arc: claH-iiC.! Campbell, Montreal, now pre idcnt of the National Hockey League; Lt.-Col. ild und Lt.-Col. Dalton Dean of Huileyjury, Ont. Macdonald, assisted by Cols. Campbell n pi iif ecu ted Meyer in Nuremburg, Ger.nany for the murder by his troops of 18 Canadian , Meyer was sentenced to, death but the sentence later was commuted to life impris- ICP PHOTO) eventual installation of a new modern system, Floyd H. Genin, consulting engineer "tor International Automatic Electric Co. of Ciiicago, arrived in Prince Rupert today. He was accompany icd by George Knowles of Automatic Electric (Canada) Ltd. liom Vancouver. Mr. Genin, newly back from a telephone project in the Philippines, stated that he would be making a complete check of the facilities of the entire outside plant of the city and the condi Biggest Jet Victory Yet Slides Hold up "Witnesses" More than-35 Perow residents who attended the assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses in Prince Rupert have been unable to return home to ahe Bulkley Valley on account of the slides that are holding up railway Indications were this morning that a big vote would be piled up in today's civic election where a mayor is being chosen from among four candidates as well as two one-year aldermen from three nominees. It seemed apparent that interest being taken in the power referendum was stimulating an early turn-out. Fine weather might also have South Africa Walks Out of United Nations CAPETOWN Withdrawal of the Union of South Africa's delegation from the General Assembly was announced last night by Premier David Milan in protest tion thereof. The job may take France Backs Schuman Plan PARIS 0 The French National Assembly voted today to ratify the Schuman Plan to pool the $4,000.0(10.000 coal and steel in UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, jfhirteen Stranded persons Rescued as HaiSway Line Opens K3i ea American sabre jet ?. few weeks. Mr. Knowles is returning to t, 1 1 been an .Influence t ,. ' . ,,, , pilots shot down fifteen Red Vancouver tonight. Witnesses in Prmce Rupert MIG's today, probably shot down h7d caSt 1G0 bah, U been Today at a similar hour there had been l.w0 l'ie"an.d f?.?.'- have opened up their homes to at tlie manner in which trustee-shiD committee of the United dustries of six western European ; 257. Reject CCF Health Plan OTTAWA (P The House of countries. i First to cast a ballot was Murdo , . . - a 01 The bill now goes to the Upper iMacarthur of Mac's Shoe Hos- George ga- House, the Council of the Repub- pital who was on the scene b"ck' ZT fnnTZf hot lie, where rejection could only j promptly at 8 o'clock. "If I had i? Jfa mat ran nis loiai Kin over U1L Moi.... ,.1 if !,.ti,., w... cr.nMir,,, .i it nnl,n r,w t arrmirin'i have Nations hand handled Southwest Africa, recommending that it be taken away from South Africa and put direct under the United Nations. Milan claims that this is an iiiJii' works department today had four at work trying to get through the debris-i hitrhway to rescue a party of 13 i t:i .1 ...l. I l 1 persons i i , V'.back ' to the Assembly for second! been able to get out of the shop ZfVTr had been t"3lve '"ding nine nau ot-eu approval nnrnva, Hater." later," said said th the busy buv local local shoe shoe- Planes' l:V ttomen aim ciuiuien,' who provide adequate accommodation for the visitors until such time as they are able to depart for home. CNR Superintendent C. A. Berner granted representatives of the group the privilege of wiring the folks at home to assure them that all was well and that they would . be home as soon as the road U passable. 8. Mills and F. Franske hpard-a plane out today in order to be on hand for the assembly at Prince George which begins on Friday. The Witnesses report that they MIOs. internal mauer ana uoes uui Commons Wednesday repected a CCF' demand for a national concern the United Nations. As health plan that would include a matter of fact. South Africa id near Kwinitsa. 45 miles east of here. Since; The Netherlands is the only maker. .,,lr fur ... rut.lfv Ui nl-jn f:lnSP nn Mr Mnearf hlir's heels " "K" . . ! . . . . . i couiuiy so lar 1.0 iul.u.j' .iie struck by slides and washouts at several Four other governments which as .in was William Davidson, 1128 -"- -e." - .,. ioicea oown Dy iiiecnaiucai , ... It... t..n (IacI r.nr m 1 Eleventh Avenue Eaijt, on his way home from work as an ice- trouble. free hospital accommodation, mis uoyconea me committee for three weeks, claim-ance medical care and health insur- 1 ing that the . question is not Th demand was made in a' under UN jurisdiction. non-Confidence motion spon- i Southwest Africa was taken UfclCtU l-W Lilt jjmii dlC .TC.1l, VJ1.1- .. ! many. Italy, Belgium and Lux embourg. puller for the prince Rupert Fish-; ported three highway bridges . Great Britain Is opposed to the ermen's Co-operative Association Korean Truce sored by Joseph Noseworthy from Germany after World War nnp anil r!need under South 1 (CCF-York South) had an instructive and enjoyable assembly, with 25Q attend- were out, but Mr. Smith was plan. Aldermanic Candidate Hugo awaiting a further check on "this Premier Rene Pleven made to-1 Kraupner was the first of the information day two ballots both votes of 1 aspirants for office, being on ' ' , ', ,.. ,, . .. iconfidence In his government. ; hand before the poll opened to Particularly difficult is t Had lle josl ne wuuirt have had place his two scrutineers. Afew 'Africa control but which has been ! consistently opposed by tribes- : mi .Munnay. nr. group was pick-by a Canadian National I Mia hkh took them to , lmi , tiood progress is nude with clearing of lim mid highway in the 3si elm Valley. ' i is vt.il be running cast :;t yi J'tir:e.Jtjjpei'W by ', CNK Supcrititenilent C. ,n saul this morning. II fttetl with a somewhat By Christmas? .Veteran Phone ers at the Capitol Theatre to ' men. v.Q- n- Wanct.'. rlUeut;inn nf .ifthes.iilet.on.Highwaterlnvw.premter., ..,. , ? '. on the scene. J !CiaS DlCS i MUNSAN There, is talk in " Qff Off f joKiuajteJs of-the possibility, -!. ' Southeast Africa today o're -security m a Troubled World." home Wf cwisuTtettoiis wer the - , ls, Terrace ana w'KicH flooded tlfe road' has left - ' - rjZZZ Tv.: 1 - of an an armistice armistice in in Korea Korea within within VANCOUVER George Mc- uuesuuu ut ouumwrai, prmce Rupert. ' days, that is by the Cartney who was for 34 years brlTandZs ' " U "lose at 8 p.m. and within U Oris MO logs. i C ntrmt- x I " HflfW I . . , . ... .1 Christmas - season. As far as Dro- construction surjerintendent for a couple oi nours me resuiis .. , . r, A ormge at a oouiaer stream ; w w r w vMt" v should be known felr. oi iruce negonaLiuns oiui- bue ouu.mi voiumuia ieitiwiunc irr situation Public Works irr I.. K. Smith said City Clerk R. W. Long is re cawru, iiuwt:ver, uicic was nnx: l-u , oieo y tsieiuay at nie ac ui to substantiate the expectation. ! 83 years. j wus mi possibility of the on me Amsoury niu nau ueein . mi replaced and It was expected t At NfiWDOtt IVSWS n get through to Shames by today, j "v"f"" However. Mr. Smith added, j NORFO,,Ki Va. - Longshore- turning officer with Miss Audrey Wrathall as deputy returning officer and poll clerks Mrs. Basil iv bfiiiK reopened until I llir end of the week. there is Utile cnance OI Scums ; . Newriort News refused V. .,, xs t,i the track having While Interior Minister T. E. Donges, who plans to leave Paris for Capetown within a few days is away, his delegation will not attend General Assembly , sessions. However, South Africa will continue to be represented on committees except the trusteeship committee." It was empha-siasd by a South African spokesman that the move did not mean walking out of the United Nations General Assembly. IUn uinhun,, iiru.r ho IHo Pllfli 1 . . ... 13. riutMCI . m'O. nuuirn A.iuiiiH House Approves Seaway F ' ; to unload a cargo stampea wnn Ron. Mrs. L. G. Cromo and Mrs. 8 of the week. i the Ru.s.an marking "USSR. McJIay, uii.liul early this after-Mi. Hi i ner expected the : sue east would be leav- tmie at H o'clock tonlghl he train from the east in- in on time at 10:05 David Alston, port agent. .Ior the AFL International shoremen's Association, said he 1 gave the men orders not to touch Historic Rill Approved By Parliament Wednesday OTTAWA tCP) In an historic Farm Aid Tank Break Kills Four WEATHER - - Synopsis Skies are sunny over most of British Columbia today although patches Of cloud persist alon? the north coast and in the interior-Cold air, accompanied with a few snow flurries, will move into the Prince George and northwestern Cariboo regions tills afternoon. Otherwise little change Is expected In Interior weather for a day or so. Increasing cloud and southerly winds ate expected on the north coast as a weak disturbance moves into the Gulf of Alaska. Skies will remain clear over most of the south coast tonight. Frosts are foreseen for many south coast localities tonight with a few fog patches in low lying areas. step, the House of Commons on Wednesday gave third and final the cargo. ILA worker in the ports of Ni.ui Viirk nnrl Ronton nreviotislv ' reading to the bill authorizing For North McBride Man it niulit's train from the i- .n am turned buck from on cu.'.t bound schedule, i i.t of clear and cool t has lucllitated the job 1 .11114 lUe railway line. Readying Atom Sub WASHINGTON ) The Navy said Wedm-sday its first atomic-powered submarine should be ready by 1954. The keel of an experimental the Canadian government to goi aiwad with the construction of had relused to handle the goods. The cargo is 180U tons of cotton the St. Lawrence seaway without I Tree Victim Ottawa Moving to Help Settlers in Peace Kiver Country linters, reportedly used in ths , manufacture of gun cotton. ! Mr. Alston said that the carsoj OCUMCARI, New Mexico A 7ft0,(KK)-RUllon water tank collapsed belore dawn, killed four persons and caused damage estimated in millions here today. t Giving way with a deep rumble, the tank loosed a flood had not been loaded in Russia OTTAWA All Crown lands VANCOUVER Two were drowned and a, logger I provincial department oi I W'irks reported the first "if on the highway two I 'last of Hkeena had been co-operation of the United Na-tioiiF or United States. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, provides for the establishment of a crown company to undertake construction of the seaway. was killed in separate accidents Sweden. He said officials ' nuclear-powered craft is expec-of but in thrown open for settlement and the union had informed him farming in the northern seg-!tcd.to 06 laid next spring under of the. cargo all down the coast. ments of Uie prairies and British ! contract with an electric boat "Our men will not handle any Columbia may soon become eli-! company of Groton, Conn. in British Columbia Wednesday. Jerry Graff, aged 2, stumbled and repairs to u railway j t11(,ugh the business district, wi'ic being awaited bo-j The cause was not determined. into an irrigation ditch and was cargo that comes out of that gibb for federal aid under the country," Mr. Alston said, "so prairies Farm Assistance Act. they may as well stop trying to The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. send it in on this coast, any- J. G. Gardiner, gave notice today how." j of a proposed resolution to broad- - - - en the terms of the Act during '"ins on a washout JU. Wator, up to waist deep, spread 'ii and six feet deep a ! devastation over an area three "itli' i' iasl.,It was expect-1 blocks wide and, in lessening dc-'"iwuiiicl be passed early grPe gs the distance grew, a Then department workers quart(,r of a miie long. ou to slides beyond. Air Service Normal Again drowned. This occurred in suburban Richmond. . Doreen Hallin, aged 5, was drowned when she fell into a well near Duncan. Jack English was killed when hit by a falling tree near Mrs. E. C. Trumbell and daughter, Eleanor, are sailing tonight on the Prince George for Vancouver.- Mr. Trumbell was. recently transferred from here to Saskatoon In the passenger service of Canadian National Railways. Forecast North coast and Vancouver Island region Few clouds. Little change in temperature. Winds south I20i over the Queen Charlotte Islands tonight, and tomorrow, otherwise light northerly. Lows tonight and highs tomorrowat Fort Hardy, 32 and 42; at Sandspit, 37 and 45; at Prince Rupert, 34 and 44. i the current session of Parlia- 'fl'iaph lineman who: '1 through yesterday re-' Pacific Air Lines Canadian " the Officials disclosed that 1 between Prince Rupert proposed amendment is aimed s, 1 . ... onH and Vunpniiuer Vancouver is fc almost nhnnKt. back nark Ala7 Delivery Service For City Due Early Next Year , principally to benefit new settlers opening up the Peace River area PA Wins TODAY'S STOCKS in Northern Alberta and over Magistrates' (Courtesy K. U. .liihltMoii t'o. Ltd. ancouver The Daily News has good reason to believe that; te hou.se mail delivery will be instituted in Prince granted to western grain farms lb..',, oarlv next'vear. For some time the matter' TORONTO Athona .09 ill('iJVER . Non-Parti.a- t normal today following virtual tie-up since the week-end owing to fog conditions which prevented landings and take-offs at Vancouver. The first completed flight north since Saturday arrived shortly before 5 o'clock last evening, bringing accumulation of mail and express. The regular daily flight went out at 11:25 this morning and was back at 3 p.m. after makins the Sandspit connection. A special flight to Sandspit c!Li tint) candidates again dltions which may drasti- ' swejil the field In f'vic elections. yester-'has been under consideration of the Post Office De-irojcon jnartment at Ottawa and, according to authoritative f ri the ' . . made i i reduce or wipe out their crops. J -i 1 ft "V -. i :-'5 i. w " ! Aliia Sprott headed , led infnrmation. nroirrcss is being ";i;ic poll followed by Aid. ,,r'l Wilson and Aid. Girvan , , . i Asked for details of what the Convention VANCOUVER The conference of magistrates in Vancouver, which commenced Tuesday, will conclude "by tomorrow. Prince Rupert is represented by W. D. Vance and E. D. Forward in the attendance which totals between 100 and 150. The magistrates are meeting with .probation officers, and will visit the' family court, juvenile detention home and otter Institutions. ('x Mayor Jack Cornett, "B an indeDcndent. tak- effects of postal delivery would I be. Postmaster R. S. Schcrk stat-,ed first that. If such service is i started, it would be compulsory I for everybody to have their mail j delivered. i "Anvone holdlna a post office Parliamentary Mill Grinding ils fllilt but, like Miss Laura Plans For Steel Mill VANCOUVER Kfi Plans for a proposed $2,500,000 electric furnace, as a first unit of the steel industry based on British Co- Aumaquo 24 Beattie 18 Bevcourt 67 Buffalo Canadian 17 'i C M & S 189.55 Conwest 3.50 Donalda , 55 Eldona .24 East Sullivan 9.30 Giant Yellowknife 10.65. God's Lake 35 Va Hardrock 14 Harricana 07 'i . Heva 11 Jackknife 05 Joliet Quebec 43V4 Little Long Lac .76 Va Lynx 12 Madsen Red Lake 2.01 McKenzie Red Lake 44 McLeod Cockshutt 2.80 with backlog of passengers left here at 8:30 this morning and the Landseair Is being dispatched direct to Vancouver at 3:30 this afernoon on another extra flight. VANCOUVER American Standard 27 Bralorne 6.70 B R X .03 Cariboo Quartz 1.08 Congress - .06 Cronin Babine .50 Giant Mascot .85 Indian Mines 24 Pend Oreille 9 00 Pioneer , 195 Premier Border .34 , Privateer 08 Reeves McDonald ....!... 6.10 Reno 04 Sheep Creek 1.65 Silbak Premier 01 Vananda " 16 Salmon Gold 01 Vi Spud Valley , 17 Silver Standard 2.50 Western Uranium 3.85 Oils-Anglo Canadian 8.75. A. P. Con .6T Calmont 166 C & E 13.25 Central Leduc 2-62 Home Oil 17.00 OTTAWA '(I1) In a day possibly , box will have to have a very without precedent in Parliamen- j special reason for it," he said. 1 . rinncrul rfoliupi-w uill nf eniirse. tary records, the House of uom-1 " rT extnt eliminated. I lumbia Iron ore was outlined f 'S("i, CCF, in sixth place, I i:ot elected. A nipiwred parks board and j "1 btwiu seats I" ths second straight year, voters said they want il'uuviM- 'tmperiiig with their tradi-'"y quiet Sundays. The ple-,le)ii the Issue was rejected ? margin of more than 6,000 f ' The plebiscite asked the fls if they are in favor of r'ng commercial sports, cul- mons Wednesday rejected three The maU carrlers wiu deliver Wednesday by the Vancouver opposition motions of non-confi- ordmary letters, papers, parcels Steel Company. There are Iron dence in the government, and and registered mail. ' ore deposits oh Vancouver xsland concluded a long drawn out de- The only 'reason people will and Texada Island In the Gulf bate on the address in reply to have to go to the Post Of flee of Georgia, 50 miles northwest of - TIDES - Friday, December 14, 1951 High 2:08 18.9 feet 13:39 21.4 feet Low 7:40 9.1 feet 20:21 3.0 feet Moneta 29 Vi .i, .h hnm ths thmnp. i will DC to Durcnase stamps wiu , i" C. D. Hobbs, manager director All Kinds of Iranian Riots TEHRAN Various riots occurred In this capital city of Iran yesterday. They were anti-British, anti-Communist and anti-Mossadegh demonstrations going on all at the same time. Even Moslem priests ol differing political views brawled among events and theatre per-a"ces between hours of 2 aild midnight on the Sab Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Morgan, formerly residents of Billmor and now living in Vancouver, are ine Vnt. linn trt Negus 66 Noranda , 82 Louvicourt ....... 36 Pickle Crow 1.63 San Antonio 2.50 Senator Rouyn 15 Sherritt Gordon . 3.95 Steep Rock 7.10 Silver Miller :. 1.3Q The climax came shortly after j money orders, dispatch regis-the Progressive Conservatives tered mail and get parcels charged that the government1 weighed and deposited had been put technically out of i Estimate is that, at the out-office by accepting an amend- set, about six mail carriers will ment to the address in reply to be required in Prince Rupert, the -throne speech. The govern-i They, like other postal workers, ment and supporters laughed off , have to be qualified by taking the charge and made no reply. ' civil service examinations. of the Vancouver Steel Co., said the plans call for a foo-ton a day electrical unit for the heating of magnetic ore. It will not be built immediately, however, but will await devolp-ment of the expanding B.C. and Alberta markets. sailing tonight by the Prince George on their return south f '.M relaxing the Sunday laws f f 'Ml against. Slas to provide for public 2ls and extend the franchise Mercury 24 Okalta 3.30 Pacific Pete 10.75 Royal Canadian .20 of a visit of a few days in the city. approved.