"1 PRCVISCIAL LI23J 1 CS 152 mm VICTORIA, B. C. KVL.L3151 J C N Dailv NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Delivery Published at Canada's Most Srmtrair Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Kevtnth ki i , , . , , - - - - - ' - I 1UI I II W C VOL. XL, No. 31 PRINCE PB1NPB RIIPCTT RUPERT, HP B.C., TUESDAY. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY FEBRUARY B 6, 1!)M 1S51 , Phone 81 ,H IHSI'ATHIKU i r lion in Three Years 3 I in; r United lixlaifions forces Within 25 3 FnJior da's Greatest Peace-Me Program of Defence TAWA (CP) The government proposed last I double Canada's air power as a dominant . I the $5,000,000,000 three-year defence pro- f CM Pairalb Date For Mail Service Asked . The Postmaster General, having Intimated in a recent communication that Prince Rupert was very close to meeting the requirements for street mail delivery, the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce last night decided to request E. T. Applc-whaite M.P. to seek from the department at Ottawa a definite date as to when the inauguration of the service might be expected. The Chamber passed a vote of thanks to the Junior Chamber of Commerce , the work of which ailing anything in this country's peace- I Tightening On House Loans M'Arthur May Bring Chiang Referendum on Alternate Vote iiry. M mister Ciaxton e commons a 15-,m that would raise 40 the number of OTTAWA iff' In a move U ,dnm.s; send 11 ol The Prince RuDert Chamber f keeD house . building activity i! Into Battle Commerce is Eivinor studv to the within the capacity of a Canad on putting up street signs was one of the factors malclncr It. nr.. I controversial question of systems Bering for wa. the government of voting and last night asked yesterday announced withdrawal i its national affairs committee to of second-mortgage assistance to 111,11'; raise iiiaii-n-::u!ar forces from ,.iw(); post an army I) about 6000 men -squadron wing of s to Europe won as iMal contribution to 1 t:l iinimiii mm") i ii '"jmm uj LI : 'r ' : .1 W -. A . I persons wisning 10 ouna inir sible to have the street delivery service in Prince Rupert. It was suggested that the city might be asked to give assistance in this matter. report to tne executive with a r Pf own homes. A down pavment of Ifed Resistance on New Year's Day TOKYO (CP) General Douglas MacArthur is believed to have recom- view to participating in a pio- $2500 instead of $1500 will now b? piriihower s lntegraiea ' (, conducted bv the B.C. Council of "-" - "" ! Associated Boards of Tratle oa Resorces Mimst-r Winte-s.j ...ui i i i whose denartment administer the would double man-bout 20.000 and to Washington' five vote National Housing Act, announced mended ;iip, or more umn Paving Of Road Out tin' present fighting The possibility of B.C. adopo- vom i'that Chinese 'Nationalist tnai uninese INdUOnausi ' oncp' loans will be limited - to 80 ing the system known as the of lending values be the Rinelv. Alternative Vote has been per.rent. pre-"troops used against hinted at recently and there ha.3 va"!'!E "u?.'T.!a' .u. ! Communist Chinese forces in wfi.UI remain at about lichtlns strength, 1 ,t been some difference of opinion' " l:T""" Kr and elsewhere, it was xe- which addition 1 li.va.eiu to a division provision by an j ted lod Some and would go Jleard in regard to it. NEW ARMY HEAD Lt.-Gen. Guy Simonds, brilliant field commander of the Second World War, has been appointed Army chief of staff succeed ! Conflicting communication:, Tom the deputy minister of public works, E. S. Jones, concerning the prospects of hard-surfacing .the highway between Prince Ru-J pert and Terrace have been re- nil -airrratt strength. jiii'.e on air power I everything else in r, 70ii(i-word speech. , statement indicat- ing Lt.-Gen. Charles Foulkes. Since the end of the war, Gen. ccived and came before the o Wu.w-IS uie o.NKium. -i- cou,d oblalned as a seroml native Vote claim that, with the mortgaEe under the NHA. Tn!s emergence of third and fourtn provision was implemented in parties, the system now used 1949 nelD mcet rising costs makes it possible for a candidate whicn tne amount 0f re- to be elected by less than a nlur-1 qulrea down payments. ality of the votes cast. At the Trpst, timp seen of the 48 Prince Rupert Chamber of Com Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek offered to put Nationalist troops into battle against the North Koreans. On the baltlefront today Allied tank columns chewed into the main Red defence lines to a point 25 miles south of parallel 38 and ground ahead against Chinese resistance that stiffened with the dawn of their new lu ; - - I fa ilill become the third power in the free Bprobably the second-1 training nation, t. 31)00 Canadian and if airmen will be in Simonds has been on the staff of the Imperial Defence College In England and more recently commanding officer of Canada's National Defence College at Kingston, Ont. (CP PHOTO) members of the B.C. Legislature1 and 116 of the 262 members of the Federal House of Commons hold their seats with less than 50 of the votes cast. It Is claimed that the Single Alternative i" annually, 1900 of .ans. To Study Dentistry Smithers Practitioner To Observe at Edmonton University merce at its meeting last night. On November 24 Mr. Jones wrote to the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce and said: "I wish to advise you that it Is our intention next year to carry out paving on Route 18 east of Prince Rupert at whk'h time we will make every endeavor to also pave the balance of the arterial highway within the city of Prince Rupert. We realize that eerUin preparatory wo-k will be necessary in this connection befoe paving can be under- nar year. United Nations air, naval and artillery barrages paved a fiery path for the attackers. Allied foot soldiers slogging behind the tanks wiped out nests of Reds. The Chinese threw tanks into V-V Vote ensures that the candidate with the lowest degree of support is reiected. The system, they also claim, operates satisfactorily Four battle for the first time in this SMITHERS (SDecial to Daily In Albejta and Manitoba. FREEZING WEATHER A South Korean soldier who acted as guide for Canadian troops huntinfe guerrillas is shown being examined for frozen feet by Heut. p. G. MacLeod of Vancouver. Tht Patricias . and their guides spfnt four nights sleeping on mountain slopes or in haystacks iwhile seeking the guerrilla hideout. This is a Canadian Army photo. (CP PHOTO) The opponents of the Single News) Smithers dentist. Xavier Phase of the Korean war. They j taken and we are taking this Meet matter up with our divisional engineer In order to prepare a pro-gam that will ndt impede the Alternative system maintain that Weber, has left for a week's ob-, rushed up reinforcements south it is too complicated, results servation work in pre-medical frorn Seoul over a plank bridge would be delaved, and that there sciences and examinations at the spanning the Han River. There are other bad features about it. University of Alberta. Were indications that this was Tho view of all Boards of T-a1 Mr. Weber, a Swiss dairy farm- a big effort to salute the outset and Chambers of Commerce will er immigrant, obtained a permit of the "Year of the Rabbit." surfacing work we hope to car .y Informed sources Los Angeles Feels Bomb out next year." IMPOSSIBLE NOW nai Russia's latest .1 k-c)HateI by (he B.C. Council to . practice dentistry , from the). On the western' front a day-I of Associated Boards of Trade Dental Association last year; long battle raged northwest and west may open the A new communication on the subject (to the Associated Boards A ! miliary talks looking and presented to the Provincial! when the entire Bulkley Valley southwest of Anyang, a town Cabinet. The referendum closes area was left without a dentist, nearly nine miles south of Seoul. February 24. j Dr. Jens Munthe, Prince Ru j On the central front, American I pert dentist, formerly made trips troops blasted a hole through a : Four conference, .trill unpublished, was Blast; Oakland Sees It Moscow yesterday to Gn at Britain, Unl- ind France. LAS VEGAS (CP) Windows were shattered! in this southern Nevada city today as two separate) through the valley every two Red battalion on the Hoengstng, months, but the work became Hongchon road. Then South Ko-too much for him. Through co- .rean regulars rolled through a operation of Dr. Munthe and the gap to a point only 25 miles from Smithers Chamber of Commerce, (the old parallel 38 border. SERVICES CHIEFTTAN Lt.-Gen. Charles Foulkes, chief of the Army's general staff since 1945, has been elevated to the new position of chairman of the Chiefs of Staffs Committee. He will co-ordinate activities of the Navy, Army and Air Force. (CP PHOTO) Attlee Is Not Visiting Moscow LONDON 0i Prime Minister Attlee today turned down a suggestion in the House of Commons that he should visit Moscow at once to discuss J problems of world peace with I shocks from the fifth atomic test in 11 days rocked the city. The Atomic Energy Commission announced this was the last test. At th Unit of Trade of Central B.C.) was read at last night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce in which Mr. Jones announced "regret that It will not be possible for us to give favorable consideration to the h&rd surfacing of the Prince Rupert-Terrace Highway this year. A great deal of work is necessary on this section of the highway before hard surfacing is undertaken and this work will be undertaken as the funds at our disposal permit. I wLsh to advtse that the Department hopes to be able to hard surface the main streets in some of the towns along Highway 16 this season." In view of these stateemnts, the 1 coal piie at Prince iii Unit was exting-'iiorning before any caused. lie furnace room to Police reported that big show windows in two automobile agencies were splintered by the sound waves. There were no reports of injuries, residents having been forwarned of ' the possibility of glass-breaking shocks. Premier Joseph Stalin. Attlee said he did not think such a visit would be useful at the . moment. "Gobby" Street Posses Away ' JOPLIN. Mo. Charles (Gabby i Street, 68, lormer major -ii!1 H t a permit to practice was obtained for Mr. Weber when he offered his services. Mr. Weber was educated and practiced dentistry in Europe, but came to Smithers as a dairy farmer. He still owns and manages his farm but has brought in extra help. (Dr. Munthe, contacted in Prince Rupert, said medical and dental students .from foreign countries nearly always have to write special examinations before they can attain their degrees in Canada or in the United States. It is a question of scientific standards, Dr. Munthe Me nace on her arrival t 9 a.m., Miss Freda pr public health league baseball player and man Chamber decided to follow the ager, died today. He was mana- (T,atter up in the meantime wltn poet with a blast of ger or me &t. louis i,arainais ui t tne reqUest that the prepara-the early 1930's and one of base- tory reconstruction work east of Alaska Would Ban Japanese JUNEAU The Territorial Senate called on the nation's leaders today to ban Japanese fishing in Alaskan or Canadian waters. In a proposed treaty with Japan. A resolution, adopted unanimously, asked United States Senate to "refuse to ratify any peace treaty with Japan that does not have full and adequate provisions for safeguarding fisheries in the coastal waters of Alaska and in the northeastern Pacific Ocean adjacent thereto." 1""U gas. She shut f ' -kly and called the "nt. ball's most colorful figures. In Los Angeles, some 300 miles i distant, windows rattled in resi- dences and on the campus of the j University of California at Losj Angeles, at 6:12 a.m. (PST) 24: minutes after the flash. Sound i travels about 1000 feet per sec- j ond. . i Heavy Snow At Prince George During the week-end there wPrp pxr-pntinnallv heavv snow "I the scene. lire- an bur,: red sacks containing Fire Chief Is Re-Employed PORT ALBERNI. The city i ney were stacked urnare. The coal council unanimously agreed last f 1 yd burning. The nlnht to re-emulov William Ven- Galloway Rapids Bridge be sx-pedited as soon as nossible and that more specific information b? given as to what program is planned for the coming year. Rail Strike Nearing End Television cameras picked up ! conditions in the Prince George-the flash through fog i" Los j Giscombe area of the central in-Angeles and relayed it to their ; terior but tne railway line has watchers. j i,nnf nnnn hu hnrri-wnrkine I out quickly but left ables who resigned as fire chief : vis in the building and then said he was willing to Tories In High Favor LONDON Conservatives would be swept into power if a general election was held in Britain to- f""rs- reconsider. , )DAY'S STOCKS Weather I Synopsis The storm which has been developing in the Pacific for the past few days is now moving toward the coast and is expected to have a marked effect on British Columbia weather hi the next 48 hours. 1 Gales have been forecast for most coastal waters as the storm moves in and strong southerly winds will also persist after the storm moves inland tomorrow. Rain, mixed with snow, is expected over the coast this afternoon. With warming ahead of the disturbance the snow will disappear. Showers are expected along the coast tomorrow. In the Interior where cold polar air has brought temperatures to or below zero at many points sharp increases in temperature are expected by tomorrow. Snow will fall overnight and through tomorrow in most regions. Gale Warning Increasing cold this morning. Raifl and wet snow beginning this afternoon, changing to rain this evening. Intermittent rain tomorrow. Milder tomorrow. Winds Easterly (20 miles per hour) increasing In exposed areas to southeast gales (40 to 60 miles by evening), shifting to southerly (40) tomorrow morning and decreasing slowly thereafter. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Port Hardy and Sandspit, 35 and 42; Prince Rupert, 32 and 40. MEDICAL PIONEER Homeopathy, the treatment o' diseases by drugs, was introduced by Samuel Hahnemann, German physician who died in 1843. II ! Las Vegas Police Captain snow fighting crews, it was re-George Thompson called today's ' ported today by Divisional Su-J shock the "worst yet." j perintendent C. A. Berner. The white light was seen in I Twenty inches of snow fell in-j Oakland, on the edge of San siQe of 48 hours which gave the I Francisco Bay, where one wit-lsnow plows a busy session, iness described it as terrifying. I since Sunday weather has CHICAGO (OX The crippling railroad strike ended in the New 'H'nurtoy H. I). JiihliMmi fn. York area today, a spokesman IM'Ol'VKK TORONTfl ; Oakland is some 450 air miles turned colder and McBride and day, says a poll the result of rnw tUa mainr parriprs Rnirt nnrl I from Las Vegas. the week-long walk-out appear-1 Aumaque 25 Bcattie .63 Bevcourt 53 G i s c o m b e reported overnight which has been announced. The temperatures of 22 below. Com- climbing cost of living has rc- ing west, however, it was milder duced the Labor Party to its with 10 below at Prince George lowest ebb of popularity since and 10 above at Smithers. 1935, the poll says. ed nearing an end in several other cities although the return to work was by nd means general as yet. Russia Vants Aggressor Tag Placed On US LAKE SUCCESS Russia will try to have the United Na-'tions tag the United States an aggressor against Red China today. The move Is doomed to failure it is doubtful if any but her four satellites will vote with the Soviet Union and Western diplomats have labelled it "transparent propaganda.'' Charges before the 60-nation Buffalo Canadian 32 C. M. &, S 147.00 Conwest 2.30 Donalda 62 Eldona .29 East Sullivan 9.25 Terrace Railway logical' Fairvievv Road Bids Invited Federal Department of Public Works is now calling for tenders for the roadway and level crossing to connect the new fishermen's floats at Fairview Bay with the road leading to the city, long unfinished gap in this waterfront communication system. A message received today by God's Lake .50 Hardrock 30 Harricana Heva Hosco 15 "34 07 ' S Says Vice-President of Aluminum Co. of Canada Appreciation of the local interest being taken in the proposed establishment of a huge aluminum manufacturing Industry at Kittmaat, down the coast from Prince Rupert, was expressed in communications re- Kitimaat would appear to "be not only useful but logical." Mr. Dubose cautioned against undue attention being drawn to the Kitmat project at this time in view of the opposition to the project in some quarters. Hon. E. T. Kenney, minister New York Central, Pennsylvania, New York New Haven and Hartford railroads said there was a general back to work movement on their lines. There were similar reports of switchmen returning to work in large numbers in Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, Baltimois and a dozen or so other cities. But in Chicago, one of the country's main rail centres a spokesman said them was no indication of the walk-out nearing an end. Senator Humphrey (Democrat-Minnesota) said in Washington that he had good reason "to be optimistic that a settlement of the railway strike may bo Jackknlfe 05 jiaudurd 30 1''' 6.75 04-i M- 1.15 C ! mi Z f"Ht 65 :', f1' 9.oo ;' i 2.75 , fnter 10 o" 07 v; t :: i m fni,'f : 30 ' f 10 I 14 ?. 04 ' 'ard 2.78 Ionium 1.68 f 'lian 6.00 I 43 I 2.85 1.14 i 12.75 3P"C 2 75 1(1.75 f .14 1 2.70 f 9.25 t 1 70 .n Joliet Quebec 87 07 Lake Rowan political committee are thati President Truman's order to the , the Daily News from E. T. Apple whaite MP. advises that February 14 is the final date for closing of tenders. Seventh Fleet to seal off Formosa and the bombing in Manchuria by American planes constitute aggression. ceived at last night's Chamber of lands an forests, wrote that of Commerce meeting. "Prince Rupert . . . would bene- R. E. Powell, president of the fit greatly" from the project. Aluminum Co. of Canada, was He mentioned, particularly in one of those who was heard the case of Prince Rupert, the from. shipping traffic in Douglas . McNecly Dubose, vice-presi- Channel which would, undoubf-rtrnt nf Mean, wntmr to the edly, enU.il the use of Trincc Lapaska 05 Little Long Lac .81 Lynx 15 Madsen Rett Lake 2.64 McLeod Cockshutt 3.45 Negus 1.06 Noranda 79.00 Louvicourt . .27 Va Pickle Crow 175 Regicourt 06 Va San Antonio 2.75 Sherritt Gordon 4.05 Steep Rock 9.65 Sturgeon River 15 Silver Miller 1.20 Upper . Canada 2.00 jlDES Basketball TONIGHT fi:4o Cook's vs Malison's 7:30 Merchants vs Thunder-birds B:45 Senior Co-Ops vs Brownwoods Rupert dry dock from time to i HOCKEY Coot. Phelps New Guild President VANCOUVER. Capt. A. R. Phelps was last night elected president of the Canadian Merchant Service Guild, organization of master mariners and mates. He succeeds Capt. W. A. Gosse. Associated Boards of Trade of Central British Columbia, expressed the opinion that a railway connection between the Canadian National line in the vicinity of Terrace and scores time. ! j There was also a letter from the office of Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, j federal minister of trade and j I commerce. I Wednesday. February 7, 1951 High 2:16 21.4 feet 14:10 22.7 feet. Low 8:09 5.1 feet 20:34 1.2 feet Okanagan-AIainline Kamloops 6, Kerrisdale 4. 14.15