PKOVINGIAL PROVINCIAL LI2?.'.7, 1H lrV- BUY 21! M GYRO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER APPLES V CABS Published or Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" ; pisPATCHKP VOL. XL. No. 247 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1951 PRICE FiVE CENTS I fotvpe "J3 ftoria UN i fdWTfi Miff in TiriyiKe - 1 . .!?.. Vt-V' f i - v . ; ,.r vwt I ijK ip .- Princess d p.im-e Philip .,i!Uiiv at a simple i ., the 146lh anni- i iTwlalRr Day. at J,!, cm lir-clral here.1 ,;ul;ar tiiat Admii-X .(!'l-ttl I he com-1 I i h and Spanish Drowned At Comox United States Forces Keep up Their Advance sr-. - i- To Close Hospital .r Two bodies and a battered gill- 4 s 1 1 i 4 it' KOREA (CP) United States tanks rumbled ! "et t, found washed up on . , . . . the beach Saturday near Comox into flaming Kumsong today for the second time nuby courtenay rcmp, have been three days as the outlook appeared likely for a re- j fZUnXy sumption of the truce talks on Wednesday after a i Ross. 13, of skeena. 1. dressed in naval t,p lesson, taken .iK.inh and fif-,.rs of the Gospel St. Luke, i and Princess were il.-n-alk before the hf Dean, Very Rev. alio preached on Duly." basing his Admiral Nelson's s.mial: "This Day ris Evry English-. i Duty." Iral was crowded relation of 1500. 1 Rrd Cross Society Se:ids lltimatnm to Community of Terrace TERRACE The British Columbia Division of the Canadian -'A -V V'AtfV 1 DULn were limning uu uie gin- netter in Johnstone Straits and i are believed to have perished in Red Cioss Society has delivered World Hears last Friday night's .storm, whicn WELCOME IS BOISTEROUS Police were h-'lpr. to ho.d oack the enthusiastic crowds as the Royal couple visited Calgary Thursday on their tout of western Canada. Spectators burst Ihroush the cordon to the street before tlu pr.ce.'slon with Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh and stood In the centre of the road. (CP from Calgary Herald) two-months suspension. Chinese infantrymen retreated before advancing Allied infantrymen at Kumsong. For four hours tanks shot up the former Communist stronghold on the central front and then lumbered back through mud and heavy mortar . fine to their own lines. Allied infantrymen, striking put of fog, captured hill positions an ultimatum to the people of I Terrace and district that, unless i they take over the local outpost i hcfpi'al by November 30, it will ! be Closed down. i In a letter to the secretary of the1 Interim hospital committee, l the president of the B C. Division j of tha Red Cross, points out that : "wft have riplavoH a fninrtor rtf a also sank the Western Cloud Ui Straits of Georgia. McDonald is survived by his wife, Nellie. He was a sub-chief of Port Simpson and active in that community. Young -Rosss father, Cecil Ross, is believed still to be fishing in Johnstone Straits. f people nearu me speakers. j ?.d service thousands the route to the the Royal Couple ! Atomic !g rtrstioycr irusaaer j v to Victoria. curried the the 5-mile front year before setting of the date al?ng. Kumsong :--..ri"l .1 il'.I to the capital to j Liaison teams have completed i for the closing of the hospital) in order to facilitate the ar BC's Toast Princess Elizabeth Talks to Commonwealth From Victoria VICTORIA Princess Elizabeth broadcast a massage to the Commonwealth when she replied to British Columbia's toast at the luncheon tendered today In the Empress Hotel by the provincial government. The toast was proposed by Premier Byron Johnson. The Premier presented her Royal Highness with a $15,000 necklace and earrings of platinum, gold, diamonds and em $ ol 21-cn salutes ; ij: uatcrfrout crowds ; rangements we have understood their arrangements for resumption of the truce talks with United Nations and Communist officers signing an agreement. but rainswept ! Orphan Taken No Reaction To Alaska Home ( In Explosion SI Sir rait of Georgia, j Tying up New York Betting in Tory Favor .e 1 ar canoes were j required to be made by your committee representing the citizens of Terrace wishing to take over and operate the Terrace Hospital." e escort wnicn ae- Crusader into the T AC T T T"1 fS 1 fi , s-i T F. E. Anfield, Indian suoerin-l I'jijAS (r) and the Canadian Highway Control , " rriAi-'r-. njixuun LONDON w f Election election cam- cam-1 The ine communication communication states states jtemlcnt here. Is accompanyinf? ai 1 lie Atomic hnei'2'V Lom- ir first trip ill a small nntlVP hnv ti hi fntnm' 1 via voi tnHav nnH rAIitta1 fnro. i.Kn v v.r.(-,i ' J " inihMun "J .v-.c- ua.iu uic uunai fiiauo iaj ,1! it vi VlSSt sfl 1 mri dllU frillte Prlnrp , U-, t.. l..l. o..Jii lUUay J annOUnCUi rOte casts Uni-e were almost a , mnc . nnon unanimous inr.no in in I a nrnnarli. nnnctltntaH constituted hncn hospital til a properly nan. -commander: , 1 had set off a nuclear predicting a victory for the Can-1 society approved by the provin- OTTAWA (P The Supreme Navv. pin in pan of i v"""' "--" Spreading Longshoremen's Strike Threatens Shipments Of Defence Materials NEW YORK (CPiRebel longshoremen mobilized for a waterfront showdown today, vowing that their wildcat strike will tie up every pier In the world's Yucca ' servauve Party led "V Winston cial government including all court of Canada today unani- explosion at its & sail making an in-1 year-old Waller Woods, whose eralds in dogwood pattern. The Prince received cuff studs, also in the dogwood design,, in addition to a fishing rod and tackle for his visit up Island. isiuiiius oi uicuicai suypircs, equip- mously ruled that The provinces Betting odds against a Labor : me$t and food, retaining only the cannot constitutionally control government victory in Thurs-.j accounts receivable as from the interprovincial and international day's election shoved up to 5 to 2 cut-off date. I highway traffic. today. if the offer is not taken ad-1 a judgment, upsetting a New Odds on Churchill and his vantage of by November 30, tire Brunswick Suoreme Court de- To Prince Charles was sent Flats test site shortly after 6 a.m. Pacific Standard Tijrie today. i It was not visible nor was It ' felt In Las Vegas, 75 miles away. It was the sixth atomic blast an Indian sweater and to Prin father was burned to death In a boat fire a year ago, will make his future home with Mr. and Mrs. Chi Is McNeil, his aunt and uncle. Four olher children were left fath.-rless when the gillnetter cess Anne, Indian moccasins. .r destroyer. CuiipR' .spent the numiiit. House, ivir welcome was ''na rity hall and was a luncheon at Hmel where Pre-ltison rxtended an me to British Co- V Princess rrolleo. greatest port by nightfall. The spreading walk-out threatens half of all delence shipments for Korea and other military outposts. party lengthened slightly to l'b-ispita! will be closed and the cision, virtually assures the fed-! prinxess SPEKS t 4. offer withdrawn. era! government it now may ob-1 ,.' ' ' This journey has been a tre ' , tain exclusive control over grow- exploded ni burned near North-1" neTMa- ie. ouierj were sei Pacific during the ' summer 0f . off last winter. j infc iralfie between the provinces mendous experience." the Princess said, observing that it ' and between Canada and the Young Walter himself re-! osence i any asn wouu also paid to the !Si0 marked the turning back point Hidings. I The strikers are protesting a . 'new pact with shipping and stevedoring operators. Almost 100 piers and 60 ships were hit by the strike today. The strike is spreading to the Jersey shore. , I United States. j The judgment may be appeal ; ed to Privy Council. First Grain Reaches Local Elevator Today celved bad facial burns in the I seem to connrm speculation mui nr6i ihe commission has developed ! a smaller nuclear weapon. I Speculation on such weapons of their Canadian tour. The panorama of nature and human achievement in this bread land had been climaxed with the beautiful scenery of British Columbia. Eclipsing all had been the warmth of the welcome from men, women and children of has included artillery type shells and guided missiles with atomic warheads. h for wounds More Men to ! Alcan Work Leather Five carloads of wheat, the first in the local elevator since 1942. reached Prince Rupert this morn- Victim of Fire Dies ing and were spotted alongside the big waterfront j int communities. They had been Mountain Slide Buries Village 1 i:. cummutee chair- i 4 (! today that Oyros i building. They are from northern and central Alberta ; steamer Princess Louise, 92 men points Heisler, Duhamel, Mirror, Calder and Daugh. PrinceTNoTahoonwTds- Roger Powell, who suffered f my willing helpers ' a many apples fievee burns when a gillnetter ROME P Masses of rock and tins ApnU- Dav us I he vntercd last Monday night earth, tumbling1 down a moun- Tomorrow the grain will be sage tonight to Kemano Bay. moved into the elevator for j Princess Norah, arriving at noon, cleaning. Eleven more cars were i was loaded to capacity leaving on the line between Red Pass j Vancouver but discharged a and Prince Rupert today. j similar number of men at Ke- Expeetation is that the wheat 1 mao and Kitimat on her north-w ll he arrivine at the rate of : bound stops there. Others arriv- Frank Partridge, Carpenter, Dies . deeply moved by the welcome which has "touched us both profoundly." Their journey had been invigorating and inspiring. They would have liked to have stayed longer but hoped they would be able to come back again soon. Meantime, Her Royal Higness commented that they were looking forward to the two or three days they were about to spend ouietly on Vancouver Island, re- Fiem 9 a m. until exploded, died Sunduy morning sales people, their ! In P' hice Rupert General Hospi-"i towards raising ; tal- o playground work, A native of Metlakatla, he is r posts of vantage 1 survlvcd by his mother, Mrs. lacy plied a busy Lucy Powell, and a brother, GALE WARNING Another active Pacific storm is approaching the northern British Columbia coast and rain is already falling on the Queen Charlottes and the northern mainland. Gale warnings have been issued for the waters near the Queen Charlottes and northern Vancouver Island. Winds In the southern coastal areas will freshen considerably this afternoon as the disturbance moves down the coast. It will bring rain to southern Vancouver Island and the lower mainland during the afternoon and showers overnight in the wake of the tarn pass in Surdinia, have swallowed part of the village of Osini and today threatened to bury the rest. . ; The 1.500 inhabitants of the village fled from trreir homes and spent the night on the open mountainside. Francis Herbert Partridge, j atout 25 carloads per day from ln8 here today on Princess Louise apples by tho box, I Kenneth. Funeral arrange former Saskatchewan rancher were: Mr. and Mrs. F. Hodgson Mil ments will be announced. nnw on. Today, with 23 men at work, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilkle, W. C. fleeting on the Canadian scene and enjoying their first Cana- KeTve iT 0,BaniZed I . T Officials said it was in good & Fraser, Mr. and Mrs wllllamd-an holiday. and for the past nine years fol-I lowing the occupation of a car- j penter in Prince Rupert, passed' away suddenly midnight Sunday j at his home, 233 Fifth Avenue; East.. For the past year he had I been In failing health. j Bo n in London. England, Mr.; Partridge came to the Aldathj district 'n Saskatchewan as a lad ; naps ior operation despite ine Leask Miss F. Longair, H. R. t disturbance at it moves inland. W continues this 1 members take to s to solicit box lot ncry in tun... lor ;n is being diroct-and Javk L.nd-Deaaqaai ters ijai-Jue 8kU'.i store. 'rv'"f in orgaiiiui5 long pet led, of emptiness. Hubbard, D. K. Penfold, Mr. Pot-1 Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkie, who1 Fresh snow is reported in the ter and Mrs. T. Waters. The have been on a vacation triD to Cariboo and central B.C. re Ir. connection with the re- Sees New Era of Base Metal Mining in North Keeping I'ace Willi (leneral Industrial Opening Up Already Much Activity Seen By Dr. Mandy gions- of the province with more -umption -r the wneat movement princess Louise was bound fori Vancouver, returned to the city through this port. R. Hethering-. Alaska. The Princess Norah will i on the Princess Louise this morn-t"n, general manager of the return to Vancouver tonight. 1 ing. Board of Grain Commissioners, J l 'u given bv s A of sixteen and engaged in farming and carpentery work there until 1942 when he moved with his family to Prince Rupert. Trader Jim Porter, Sheriff of "o. to put it In the committee chair-:l harder than the ' ad did a swell is in the city. j'. H. Wilson has arrived from Moose Jaw to take charge of the cifice. of the same indicated in the next twelve hours. Forecast North coast region Gale warning issued. Overcast with rain this morning, becoming cloudy with showers during the altcrnoon. Milder tonight. Winds southeast, shifting to southwest and decreasing to 25 1 Deceased was keenly interest- Keeping pace With the new era Of permanent ed in music and was a member I Moon Valley, Moving North M H vi me ri inee nuiJfii. oyinjjuoi ty choir of St. Cathedral. Idow. Mrs. Mar- It is three months since they left their comfort ''girisawn'oimll,strial development in the northern V of crZ Z I --u appreciated, i ish Columbia, mining is. facing a more promising , Andrew Anglican IfUna Dav.cto?! futU1'e than WUS eYer before envisioned for it. igufritrvictorlaPa I'-ter, Joanne Prock- I 80 savs Dr- Jowph T. Mandy, ; ; i?.'c F'-aut. . former resident mining engl-I Manri Mandy said faid, with with th the result result, that that England Lashed By Early Storm during the afternoon. Lows to- Partridge, there c four lour children children three ctaugn- able home in the Valley of the Moons, jiear Santa n'eht and highs Tuesdayat Port Hardy. Sanrispit and Prince r, n tc i. i n i i, T T. Rosa, Cahfprnia, but Mr. and Mrs. James Porter are RUpert, 35 and 48. Diana Uiana David i.w. 1 t"rs. rs, Miss Miss Fiances Frances Partridge of P''nfe Rupert, Mrs. Robert TriUnnH Civ nurcnn, o ro neer here fox the British Co-: manv Drouerlles which had no , i j? . .-i.: .. (Evelyn) Lennox of Hawkesbury,1 dead in an early winter storm ' ''"S ioiaiu to inuuy inure extnuiig tilings 10, lumbla Department of Mines : cnanCe before on account of lack Ontario, and Miss Hlice Partridge tthirh supnt. F.nciand sinee the'hannen to them on their "extended t.rin." 'lvia Lineham, " Duminato, Joe J i'arker. Annette James Faulkner, Sliaron Skinner, Suzanne Berg, Don "" Ross Antierson, "onald Khv Pit week-end. One ship foundered i Entering Canada at Sumas, I ! off the coast of Yorkshire and border town in southern B.C., didn't like to risk driving. So j Port Edward Road Popular of Montreal, and one son, James Partridge of Montreal. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. and now practising as a con- , of capitai are getting a chance, suiting engineer, who was in the i "And' some of them will make city aboard the Coquitlam lastl,- mines," he predicted. More evening on hU way from Van-i3lui more frequent are becom-couver to Stewart. j nK the inquiries as to oppor- Wlth base-metal rather than ! tunitlps in the northern areas. me, pan iraveneu uuuugn uie B.e came bv train." six others are In trouble. r.. -!i nt..J.i n r ...ifi. ailUUU ttllU tCXltlAl a.j. Willi XJ,,, w-V,,, eUnxM (Ui. n,,rtti. u'cjia Doammn. i rrecious-metftl mining the order ti1p fact that one big mining The highway between Prince Firecrackers Ineffective liSS-iS . Helen Truii,' ! of the new mining day. Dr. miieem is nnerntine in a Dar- Rupert and Port Edward appears busy enough at midnight, as well Tndav tnev leit aboard Ufa ri tn i,sm ,,if i ,j j iviauuy iooks iui sevcmi 1 ticular locality does not. sefm portant producers to be 'devel- j aHy longer to be diminishing the interest of other prospective de secondgaof ,f "ard motortot.. it is a pleasure-to firecrackers rtofldSv They are getting an education f. drive because of the black top thousands of to- whl wlU Ute the no"Qy wnan win uiite niwht trvin to or, snlrlt5 d they.re as happy as a pair improvements. Saturday night, tV,rgf aP LTl" :tnem.,as fa.r nortn,as can of school-age youngsters doing Port Edward had local visitors " onirley Patrick, vm-j Martin, Vcrna "'RH,et McFarlane, if Ma'aaiet Strachan f rand f Member Telkwa Pioneer Dies Suddenly TELKWA. One of Telkwa's velopers and operators in such ' an area. j BASE METAL f'l'Tl'RE j It is conceded that the future for base metals was never better , linn it Is today, Dr. Mandy at a late hour and dozens were 1CTLefI'alClS: ,.,... . P"!nt Ba"'ow Aklavik and little i Trader Jira and oped in northern ana ceimai British Columbia in the near future. Portland Canal, Alice Arm, the northern mainland, Queen Charlotte Islands and interior areas are all commanding more attention than in many years. "There is more activity in this area than is generally realized," said Dr. Mandy who attributes this in large measure to tha onil ,M,hliMt I ho riist.ric.l his wife, travelling back and forth early dealing in Sunday. Th fir.,nrt. mBri0 n imnrJ i Z ' ' k.. .v.. J automobUes for quite a spell in pioneers, J o r d 1 e Williamson, said. Prices, it is generally be- . -"t ; iitCV tttC UUl luoov awub fciitu ..nnthorn fo 1 i fvr i o Th.a AT- mittees sion. The tremors continued Due to aerial trouble, the ra- lieved. will never go back to the passed away earlv Frldav morn ; means of transportation, either, year.0id rudCiy.face'd and red-' 1 I Special to Daily . , - uuw, ....... ..... iJ!( T whether it be by train, boat, ' naired adventurer received his dl sLatlo in Prince Rupert was plane, dog sled or "shank's mare. ' nickname when he was 12 otf fr most of Sunday and the as long as we get to. where we're . , ' work of repair was not finished going." They abandoned their HORSE TRADER . until nearly ten last evening. It own means of transportation at) Brought up on a Texas ranch, was fortunate that the station old low levels. Higher prices were j apparently of a heart at- 3 making it possible to mine base . . , . , t Atlin tack- He has no known next-of- metals in areas such as which had been hampered in the kin and had been employed as past by costly transportation. a sectionhand on the CNR until fjarlani. f . , ' is recelvlnS because of such big -- Tl D ES - Tuesday, October 23, 1951 . new industrial projects as u- aim i iipointed tn t.wn 1 lKmhu roll,,lca onH Aliiminiini -r ,11,... .. . 15.6 feet Prince George, because of the he began his trading career at had on hand quite a quantity of The veteran engineer spone oi nis retirement tnree years ago, of Canada. High 8:01 19:35 15.9 feet roads. an early age bartering every- unused stock and, with this making his home here In Telkwa. 4 commt tpo for Capital "H'ltt' Is ,a being supplied ul'r HKl Mi.nl. J I I the Intensive search today tor strategic minerals such as cop-tConUnued on Page 5) 7 4 feeti "We heard the road to Prime Rupert was so bad, vie thing from marbles to horses, available, the job could be pro-t Continued on pose 5) iceeded with at once. He was a familiar-figure about Low 1:15 the village. , 13:43 na'' tne in! industry to an extent, iuid fi j I'Mieries. j never before experienced," Dr. 11.9 feet;