PROVINCIAL LID.?.'.?.YV 'k ' '.V-.., IT. VICTO?. ?.IA, 3. C. r-N r I --r'1 DAILY DELIVERY AR V CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER HIO DISPATCHED Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Phono 01 VOL. XL, No. 167 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS ; V' UV ;" Labor Government Mov Of IfK mm Against New Fuel Crisis By EDWIN S. JOHNSON Canadian Press Stair Writer reement on Minor. LONDON (CP) A special committee to investigate the wider aspects of the national fuel policy has been appointed by the government in an attempt to forestall another coal crisis in Britain next winter. r Points Tho' Agenda Is Not Settled Yet BUSINESS BOOMS I ON ADVERTISING It pays to advertise In the Daily News. For proof, hundreds of people, men. women and children stood In line this morninz In front of a shoe store which advertised a close-out sale in last night's edition. And by noon today, the lineup had not receded, but grown, even though customers were being served steadily throughout the morning. At times doors had to be locked. It's Merry Flag Race ! Fuel Minister P. J. Noel-Baker j in making the announcement said domestic consumption was not only rising at a staggering rate, but serious manpower ! problems also had developed, if ' the coul industry is unable to j find the necessary quota of re-jcruits in the United Kingdom, miners will be sought from the pool of unemployed in other I countries. KOUL (CP) Allied and Communist envoys 1 1 today on two points of the cease-fire agenda impute over "at least one major point" is block-art of actual war armistice negotiations. . The United Nations announc ed this tonight after negotiators had returned after their longest session this week. American League Pennant Pursuit Tighter Than Ever Today The new committee which will operate independently of the recently-created Fuel Economy s Vice-Admiral Turner Joy, head of the United Nations cease-fire team, accepted the Communist wording for two agenda Items. The Communists appeared grateful "mixed with a certain element of relief," a spokpsman said. NEW YORK (CP) The top four . Board, has under consideration American League teams came to several measures it hopes whl grips Tuesday night and, when ' prevent recurrence of last win-the smoke of battle had cleared, ' ter's drastic restraints on sup-the lead of the Boston Red Sox Plies. Dim-out restriction? weie in the hot pennant race had tnen Imposed throughout the been shaved to two percental'; country and coal rations were points. I cut sharply. Britain Feels Dollar Crisis Old Land Plagued Again With Fiscal Worry LONDON -The "dollar" crisis" has returned to plant a fcalctul foot on the British body pol'tic. ' For the first time In more than a year sterling area's gold and dollar reserves are going down instead of up. A third crisis, perhaps as acute ! Points agreed upon were not disclosed. f Meanwhile fighting on the fronts Is quiet. MOUNTAIN BUS CRASH A sightseeing bus which overturned near Jasper in the Canadian Rockies Is shown here after It was pulled back in Its wheels. Three United States tourists were killed and a number Injured when the bus slid off the highway and somersaulted down the bank. The plexiglass roof of the vehicle broke loose, all wing some of the passengers to be thrown out Bobby Feller and the fourth-1 Jn the latest government place Cleveland Indians turned economic survey a warning was back the Red Sox 8 to 3 while given that the country's coal the runner-up Chicago White budget for the year Is already Sox' edged the third-place New running at a deficit. York Yankees 4 to 3 in 10 in-! rrhe total maximum output in nlngs. j 1951, Including emergency !m- Yanks and Indians now trail Ports from the United States, is Boston by IVi games. j estimated at 223,200,000 tons, ap- In other American League ac-! proximately 1,400,000 below re-tlon Detroit Tigers defeated Quirements. Philadelphia Athletics 8 to 5 Miners throughout the land and Washington Senators and : responded wholeheartedly when St. Louis Browns split a double- j tne government this spring is-header. Senators won the open- sued an appeal for stepped-up er 7 to 2 and the Browns the Production. The increased re-nightcap 2-0. .quirement over last year was NATIONAL LEAGUE ana under the frame of the bus. (CP PHOTO) ) IN AFRICA W. Ross of Windsor, Ont., was when a Constellation Native Boys Drowned One of Bodies Recovered Were Fishing Off Zayas Island A double drowning at Zayas Island, 40 miles northwest of Railway is Feeling Boom t crashed In Liberia. All as the contravertability crisis of 1947 or the devaluation crisis of 1949, may be in the making. i Rising Import prices are the new villain. Britain pays 42 percent more than In 1!I50 for Imports as a t whole and 72 percent more for imported raw materials while 1 Fire Hazard Lessening lenivcTs and nine crew I Hon the lour-engincd i ashed into a mountaln- Big Increase in Business All Along Line, Says Al Berner i flight from Johanncs-Now York. Mr. Storey Lifting of the partial forest export prices have risen only 17 1 v"ou uu uo jio tvmrcm In sbuV the National League the -.been attained but other prrvj- FLASH iiiag'-r of overseas op- biTnrrecomrmendeRdUatretc1t h PWTed out theisms ha Tc opped being recommended, District D..i,i,, t,. i ,t K ... here. Monday afternoon took the ; percent. I C- Berner, superintendent lives of two native boys. Victims Experts say it may be neces- of Canadian National Railways were Herbert Green, 11, and ' sary for Great Britain to make nere- returned yesterday after a iront-runnmg Brooklyn Dodgers Not only has consumption i ;r Ford of Canada visiting Britain and .it V ' v A ' . n I xi-A ?'.-. tit, : two week official visit at points U.S.-SPANISH PACT MADRID Spain and Inited Moses jonnson, I. ; another cut In dollar Imports. ' RCMP who Investigated with He is survived by his nd a daughter. (CP PHOTO I 4 to 3 but the Brooks remained during the first quarter of 1951 eight games ahead. j risen by about four per cent, The runner-up New York i but stocks have not been piling Giants bowed to the Chicago i up at the pace expected Cubs 7 to 4. ' BELOW OBJECTIVE : along the Northern main line as ifar as McBride, and he says orester Marc Gormely said to- day, and word of approval Is lexpected soon from Victoria, j "An appreciable amount of I rain" has fallen generally in the -l-djftrict, ftnA.xisUag frevre ''well under control,'' Mr Gor police boat PML-15, said the drowning was accidental. The States have reached agreement bj principle on use of Spanish "businc.Ts everywhere is boom- Soviet Russia- BostonBraves Wanked- S!H Astoe-wte -tawofc HHt4Wift.. i r ,,, T American Vaval and Green boy's body was recovered 'j T'.ly Tiases by i air forces. Blast In Louis Cardinals S to 0 and Phil 000 tons has been set for tae and brought to Prince Rupert. coal season beginning Novem- Police said the boys had been oftwiiiuHj cveiywuere are worK- ing full capacity and a lot of j activity is centered around the ! Alcan project at Vanderhoof and Courts Britain adelphia Phils ' split a night doubleheader with Cincinnati Reds, winning the nightcap 10 to 0 after losing the opener 9 to 8. - age Plant mely said. At 'Teiegraph Creek, changing winds' blew fires away from community buildings yesterday, but no reports from that area were available today. Elsewhere, conditions are favorable and the fire danger has been greatly reduced. LONDON (CP) Responsible Burns Lake- government officials today view- AU thls business Is straining ed new Communist talks of our wvlce to its utmost," said "traditional Russian- British Berner today. , S fishing In a skiff a short ways irom the shore. Zayas Island is off the northwest tip of Dundas Island, a small Indian fishing village being located there during the summer. frlendshiD" as a move to wean wcamer conditions had been Great Britain from the North drV for several weeks, he said, France Cannot Find Premier Indian Affairs department is Atlantic Pact and to split the but ne thought most fires along the victims' ber I. Bur. with only five months to go before the deadline, the reserve is still about 7,000.000 tons below the objective. The answer, the experts say, is i sharp rise in output, immediate restrictions on consumption and curtailment of waste. The alternative . is heavy additional Imports from the United States. E. H. Browne, director-general of production for the National Coal Board, says that the problem would be met by a speedy, bold and efficient scheme for reorganization of the coal industry. " "For 10 years we have lived from crisis to crisis,' he said. ti'ylng to tlocate Anelo-American alliance. ; l"e "ne were under control. fATOON (f A gas ex-f ipped apart Saskatoon's f sewage disposal plant I V was hurt. nrrete and stevl butld-f descried when the ex-Pat. !.ist tossed Into the air i of foot-thick steel re-i concrete floor. The slab i rest, standing upright Imbedded In the ground. next of kin. To Keep Envoy's Movement Quiet This was the opinion express-1 A severe electrical storm was ed concerning Moscow's new reported in Prince George last English language 'publication ' night. , "News" and an article in its I first issue. ' , , Observers also viewed the1 Pfprniaf A ft pa article as a bid for xiiDDort from' ' 'GHIICI 1HCC PARIS KH Finance Minister Maurice Petsche today gave up a week-long attempt to form a new French cabinet. Fetsche told President Auriol that he was unable to get TEHRAN (CP) Iranian officials today asked the United States embassy to ban advance announcements on movements the Labor party's left wing mi political leaders to CANADA'S DEFENCE FORCK OTTAWA Defence Min'sler Claxton said Tuesday nijlit that Canada's armed forces have boosted their manpower 81,000 or 70 percent more than the 47,000 men they had when war broke out In Korea. Re warned against disarming, qfider any circumstances, in tWe face of potential a?sres-ror who remains fully armed. He was refrring to fossihle Success of the Korean campaign. DUBLIN THEATRE BURNED DUBLIN A fire that broke out suddenly in Dublin's famed Abbey Theatre today destroyed the main part of the building before it was brought under control. B.C. PACKERS EARNINGS HIGH VANCOUVER Highest net sales in the company's histoy, $38,000,000 for the year ended .March 31. were shownd yesterday in the annual report -of British Columbia Parkers Ltd. ONTARIO COMING : ALERT BAY HMCS Ontario, on the way to Prince Rupert with Lieutenant Governor nority led by Aneurin Bevan. of Averill Harriman, President I France's Celanese Veep Visiting City George Schneider of N?w York, vice-president of Celanese Corporation of America, is due in the city today from Vancouver. While here will will visit Terrace. He is accompanied by Mrs. Schneider and Mrs. 8. B. Roberts, also of New York. Aga agree on a number of domestic! lne "ep-beaiea aease m ins issues. ! Industry cannot be cured by pal- in on Scale Auriol must now try to find I llatlves- Unless reconstruction some one else to try to do the forges ahead we are in grave Truman's special envoy, because of the possibility of new bloody Communist demonstrations. The death toll has risen to 20 persons with 300 injured in Sunday's anti-Harriman demonstra gers' Dutch Queen to Visit US-Canada lob of forming an administra-1 ""6" -"""""'iS L"c whuic tion from out of the complex 'UVER-FollowinB fail- tion following his arrival to try ! political polyglot of the nation. economic position and security of the nation within a decade." Referring to the problems confronting the special investi- r ach an agreement at a I in Priuce George last to work out a solution of the bitter British-Iranian oil Oorrinn Root, well knnun Vt- Mr. Noei- THE HAGUE 0 Queen Juliana and Prince Bcrnhard of the Netherlands will make an official visit to Canada and the toria newspaper correspondent j eating committee Baker said Charles L. Shaw, veteran Victoria and Vancouver newspaper annual coal con and now public relations officer for Columbia Cellulose Co., ar- man. Is paying a visit to the city for Miller Freeman Publications sumption in Britain was running 15,000,000 presrntatives of the In-'ia! J Woodworkers of Am-t' nd Northern Interior pens Association will 4' re again next Monday view to reaching a new United States next year, it was announced today. Invitations of rived in the city yesterday from approximately 0e ml fig " south mill snpnlf ure. Hs of Seattle which he now repre the anrf t.ho npvt. . Capt. William Koughan', harbormaster, returned to the city today on the steamer Prince Rupert following a two-week official business trip to Victoria and Vancouver. . sents in Vancouver . He is doing j the two countries have been ac-an article on one of the local j cepted. Dates of the visit will fishery plants. I be announced later. . i C ' " thought this rate of increase, couple of weeks here and at;noweT be than Terrace visiting the company 1 , tourUerbalanced by effective ii and other matters. A ase across the board Is operations. V the union, rstahllsh- Coming Over LONDON ffi i .Well-informed Rources reported 'today that Prime Minister Clement Attlee may make another trip to Washington late next month for talks with President Truman and other American leaders. Mr. Attlee Is expected to go out the whole range of British-American relations and world issues with American leaders. Britain's worsening financial position is likely to figure high in any top-level discussions. Old Country Doctor Dies CARTHAGE, Illinois Dr. Qharles Av Runyon, 89, is dead. He was one of the last of the nation's horse and buggy doctors. He attended the births of more than 3,500 infants. The first, a girl, continued to be his patient after maturity. He also delivered h'jr daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter. He practised in one county 67 years. PIOUS PRINCESS Ethelreda, daughter of a king of East Anglia, founded a mon ic wage rate of $1.40 an Britain Cool About Spain TODAY'S STOCKS k of Reds UourtMjr g. D. Johnston Co. Ltd.), measures in eliminating waste fuel and power. He also deplored loss of output as the result of "ill-advised" disputes. Since the .beginning of May of this year, more than 200,000 tons had been last, he said, through disagreements that never should have arisen. The committees- appointment follows a recent call from the Conservative party's fuel and power committee for drastic reorganization of the coal industry, based on decentralization of control. Tibet Seen United States was In a split with Britain and France on the question. Acheson saidi "Military authorities are In general agreement that Spain Is of strategic importance to the general defence of "western Europe." TORONTO Athona 08 Aumaque 19 Vi Beattle 45 Bevcourt 41 Buffalo Canadian 16 2 Consol. Smelters 150.75 Conwest 2.45 Split in Views Admitted By Secretary Acheson LONDON (CP) A Foreign Office spokesman said today that the British government feels any bilateral agreement between the British government and Spain would weaken the western stand against totalitarianism. The British government objects not only to admission of Spain to the Atlantic Pact but Clarence Wallace on board, is here today and is due at Ocean Falls tomorrow. The warship arrives at Prince Rupert at the week-end. B.C. Salmon Pack Moving VANCOUVER W Sale of almost half of British Columbia's 1951 salmon pack was assured today with the announcement from London that Britain will buy $6,700,000 worth. Gieat Britain took $5,000,000 worth last year. Tibet-The. Lama of considering breaking VANCOUVER American Standard 12 B R X .03 Cariboo -Quartz 1.41 Congress .07 Giant Mascot 95 Indian Mines 21 Pend Oreille 7.30 Pioneer 1.80 Premier Border 32 Privateer 11 Reeves McDonald 4.15 ;treat.y with Communist '-ommunlst troops are ll' be again marching north toward the Tibet- Weather Donalda Eldona .49 .16 East Sullivan 7.95 Giant Yellowknife 8.00 Synopsis also to "any close association' TUn ftnnt fit mnlcf nlo fvnm .03 Reno between Spain and any of the!- V ARRIVALS astery In 673 A.D.. on the present clnnrtv conditions over r.hp mast. it- .i -. Admiral Forest Sherman, U.S. antj central interior. HnHr1 V-B"":u'i" .32 .18 .07 .10 .09 .52 .70 .14 God's Lake Hardrock Harricana Heva Jacknif-e Jollet Quebec Little Long Lac Lynx Charles-Walcott Fighting Tonight PITTSBURGH ih Heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles will spot Jersey Joe Walcott twelve pounds tonight when they clash in a 15-round title bout. Charles Scaled 182 pounds today to Walcott's 194 at the official weigh-in time. 2H.Q00 black cod, 16c, G.ono red cod, 5c. Atlin. cniei oi naval operations, is vis- skies are ais0 expected to de-ltlng Spain, leading to reports velop ovpr tne southern interior of ' the ..u": possibility of bringing ZZl todav. Showers snowe.swui will occur occur ove over M9 000 black cod: 3.000 ' loaay- - .1 Co-nn I "i"' l"c "u" the north coast with consider ".000 black cod: 3,000 Madsen Red Lake 2.05 McLeod Cockshutt 2.61 quarters 11 is reponea mat able thunderstorm activity in Sherman is after no bigger game tne interior today. Little change than air and naval bases in 1- oxnected in this trpnemi Co-op. Moneta .31V, Sheep Creek 1.55 , Silbak Premier 38 . Taku River 07 Vananria .12 Spud Valley ...j 12 Silver Standard 2.42 Western Uranium 1.86 Oils A P Con 37 Atlantic 2.70 , Calmont 1.03 C & E 13.05 Central Lcduc 1.80 Home Oil 15.75 Mercury v .13 Okalta 2-20 Princess 135 Poval Canadian ll3n RoyaUte 14.75 Spain. weather situation for tomorrow. WANTED. EXPERIENCED TYPIST Also to operate switchboard and act as cashier. Good salary and working conditions. APPLY ( EDWARD LIPSETT LTD. Forecast ACIIESON'S STATEMENT Meantime at Washington Se ' North Coast Region Cloudy j ) 1 4'''. ".. retary of State Dean Acheson ' with showers today and tomor JT IDES- firsday, July 19, 1951 . flfte Standard Time) 1 1:09 22.9 feet I H:14 20.1 feet Negus 70 Noranda 72.00 Louvlcourt lGVg Pickle Crow 1.60 San Antonio 2.60 Senator Rouyn 17'i Sherrit Gordon 2 90 Steep Rock 6.80 Silver Miller 1.38 announced today that United ' row. Little change in tempera-; States has opened talks with j ture. Wind light. Low tonight 1 ' Spain's Franco government on and high tomorrow Port Hardy, j FOOTBALL TONIGHT CANADIAN LEGION vs. BATTERY 7 o'clock kick-off tv. 0.2 feet Its possible role in the defence Sandspit and Prince Rupert 52 167c i - 7:50 I 20:00 5.8 feet of Europe. He conceded that and 65, . f. ti'fr J