PROVINCIAL LI3HART t 113 VICTORIA, B. C. , 9mm Daily livery VpelU NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest"" VOL. XL, No. 134 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 '-;. ' ' : i r ' ' Vt , ..if- The Few Are Now Many mm CAfiflgAKSM "iimw fSilsiirshsi BIG SURPRISE- rean Fight Air Field is Needed Battle Knowledge and Personality Wins Trip to Honolulu For Local Girl Miss Edith Johnston, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Johnston and a nunil of Booth Defence Secretary On Visit to Front "Everything Going Fine,' Declares United Nations Supreme Commander TOKYO (CP) United States Defence Secve- 0 (CP) Big Allied guns lone-range aruiiery 1, Chinese batteries in CPA Official Hopes Prince Rupert Will Have It Soon Memorial High School, is the most happily suprised Chorwon, gateway 10 vital " Iron Triangle" their whole position an oirl in Pvinro Pnno.f fr.,, t i i J That Frince Rupert will bej i depends. almost i li . UUtJ'- 111 hue rids Deen successful in its campaign tolfarv " Georire C Marshall Daid a ' sumrise visit to the speechless since last night when she learned I nave r established i ."f11 p,a ,75 f? Nations lorces nam- t suddenly stiffened re- before Chorwon as u artillery duel roared here is hoped by W. J. f-uicctn vvcu iiuui tuuay. iviaisimii ioia war cone- that shp haH unn fnv nJ u a n I Wlndrum, cxpent dwTy round u?p to HotoTuK SXCd peace p. would have to come , he award wasconferrcd withUho was a visitor m the city j from Red China. He is seeking more United Nations western front. dwj honor before an assembly ."vermKm on oulc'ai usin. i troops to support the Allied drive. Army reported gams of mile and slightly over drives up the central I of senior Dunils of the srhonl this uiuu uiurc ;s sucn a lanaing The Korean campaign is no stalemate, Marshall said. It's a Tanks rammed -up one Eskimos Are Prosperous three miles without morning when Jack H. Crump, I,cla- T;nce Kupert can never 1 assistant supervisor of sales and ! lake ful1 advantage of air ser-' advertising, Canadian Pacific ' viL- or become a real air trans- Air Lines, presented Miss John- i portation centre. Mr. Wlndrum 1 stcn with her trip certificate. savs- Wltn tne rapidly increas- "military classic." The war "is going along fine," added General Matthew B. Ridgway, United Nations supreme commander. These blows were aimed wha, eastern anchor of agie. the west three Chinese Will Get Jobs Back OTTAWA KP) Any one enlisting in the armed forces after July IJ 1950, and serving three years or less will be entitled to get his Job back In civilian life. The government is going to write a provision to that effect is oiocnea ail auicu t- The Defence Secretary toured the front today with Ridgway and Lleut.-Gen. James A. Van Miss Johnston won her trip J6 ""ciupmem in as girl representative of British 1 f d H, f If important that hity should be fully Columbia ' equipped as the outcome of a 10 handle ucn transportation, special examination conducted j for CPA by the Department of For Instance, Canadian Pacific Education on the subject of Air Llnes could- an undoubtely Countries and Peoples of the!w"uld- operate direct 2y2-hour Pacific Area." This resulted in "tents between Prince Rupert th . selfftlnn nt fiftoon friri. onrt and Vancouver with speedier Fleet, commander of the United Nations ground forces. He con-1 ferred with the commanders of! every American division and' every other United Nations unit1 committed to the action. j Marshall found a "great spirit! o hack their way closer ran up to mid-afternoon, th Army reported, front dispatches report-the Allies had made j tor two miles through jne and deeply-dug-ln ship prevented the dls-Irom saying whether t like number of boys. Final , wheeled aircraft instead of hav-. " 'w- choice was by means of a per-: lng a'ways to go by the circuitous It turned up in the veterans' fonal Interview ;or the Judging i Sandspit transfer point. j committee ol the House of Com- FAIRBANKS, Alaska (CP) Prosperity and plenty have come to Alaska's Arctic Eskimos. They are celebrating an unprecedented catch of 11 whales. They caught seven at Point Barrow, northernmost tip of the continent, and four near Kotzebue, northeast of Bering Strait. The Eskimos have caught Inflation too. At present inflated prices whale meat, or muk tuk among Eskimos, is bringing a dollar a pound in Eskimo villages where defence projects and oil exploration work has provided the natives with plenty of cash provided. At these rates a whale is estimated to be worth about $10,000. METEORS AND MEN of 600 Squadron of the Roval Air Force ara pictured as they were recalled to Bifgin Hill Airfield, Kent, England, for three months full-time duty. Wanned by week-end flyers from offices and plants, 600 is one of the squadrons Winston Churchill nominated for immortality in 1940 with the claim that never was so much owed to so few. Then Britain's air force was pitifully small; 1 .now, equipped with even later aircraft than the jet Meteors shown, lit has been doubled and is to be redoubled as Britain's defence iprofrem, costing the equivalent of $13 billion, gets underway. of personality, bearing and abil J carried troops to the of enthusiasm everywhere" among the troops. H-e denied that he brought Gen. Ridgway any new directives on fighting the Korean war. "I came to Korea to congratulate our army leaders on their the city. east it was a hacking wir. winarum is a pioneer or j mons today? as amendment to a flying in the north. He was a bill to guarantee certain veter-"bush pilot" with the old Cana- ans' benefits, mainly Vo Korean dlan Airways years ago. He ar- veterans. rived on yesterday afternoon's The committee gave its appro-plane from Vancouver and re- val and sent the bill back to the turned there today. Houw of Commons. tor ridges or no gain achievements," he said. 4ty to express ideas. After having Interviewed the fourteen other aspirants in various parts of the province, Mr. Crump selected Miss Johnston here late yesterday. The boy to represent British Columbia Is from Vancouver; Each of the four western provinces will have a boy and girl representative and each of them Anyox Having Forest Fire nners of C Prizes Halibut landings Sea Cadets On Parade i "Unofficial" parade each I Thursday for Prince Rupert Sea Cadets wji begin next week: have the privilege of taking one No Trace of Missing Men Quest for Key Diplomats Still On LONDON (CP) British secret agents and police still scoured Western Europe today in search of Kergin, daughter American , Vigorous, 42,000, Storage 17c, 15c. Liberty, 50,000, Storage, 19.9c, 19.9c, ' i Another forest fire in Prince Rupert forestry district was reported last night by a survey party at Anyox. The party fighting the Uie wanted nelp from forestry officials here,' but with rain, further danger is elmin-ated, the local department said Jits. L. W. Kergln of vprt, has been awarded raaiarshlp for proflc-ihe f.si. four years of raining at University of 17c, 15c. Western, 48,000, Storage, 20c, commander of the corps, Arthur Ogilvie, said today. While the local branch of the Navy League of Canada is awaiting official approval of appointed officers and nrtranizntinr. nf th. two Russian-speaking career diplomats who dropped 17c, 15c. Columbia and Vancou out of sight two. weeks ap.o. One f the missing meni McKiniey, 50,000, Atun, 19.6c, . , , ', , . , , ... -i i 17c. 17c, 15c. 15c. - - - parent along. Miss Johnston and her mother will leave here on the morning of June 27. The next morning they will have breakfast In Honolulu. Return is to be made lo Vancouver by July, 7. There will be much newspaper and radio publicity in the course of the trip. The Junior Chamber of Commerce here will participate in the farewell and briefing of Miss Johnston. most-guarded BritisJt- has top-level knowledge of Eagle, 52,000, Atlin, 19.6c, 17s, today, . v ...'.. , Heavy rain 'has also put out a fire which was running through muskeg and scrub timber across' a! Hospital. The schol-that of the Vancouver Canadian Club. J group, Some 40 to 50 boys will 1 gather once a week "Just to ge: I acquainted" with one another. American defence secrets. Communism In Pacific John Foster Dulles Speaks of V.S. -Japanese Security Pact k LONDON Oi John Foster Dulles said last night that United States sea and air power-plus Japanese land power was likely to guarantee the Pacific against communism. The amba"ssador-at-large, who spoke at a meeting of the English-speaking union,' said the projected United States-Japanese security Dact. to be drawn ud t undergraduate schol- the harbor in the Lost Lake area. -ir.ner at UBC this year ice Kupert Is Wlnfleld jardmer who wins the e Fruits Ltd. prize for sUnn.ng in geography rd science. It amounts 15c. Chelsea, 50,000, Royal, 19.9c, 17c, 15c. North, 52,000, Pacific, 19.9c, 17c, 15c. Republic, 60,000, Atlin, 19.9c, 17c, 15c. Lindy, 60,000, Storage, 19.8c, 17c. 15c. Flying Tiger, 89,000, Booth, 19.8c, 17c, 15c. Canadian Twinkle, 42,000, Royal, 21.1c, 17c, 15c. Mermaid, 14,000, Atlin, 21, 17c, 15c. Fisher Lassie, 32,000, Storage, 21c, 17c, 15c. cover the expenses of The missing men are: Donald Duart Maclean, aged 38, head' of the American department of the British Foreign Office. Guy Francis De Money Burgess, 40, until recently second secretary of the British Embassy In Washington. Foreign Office Investigators traced the pair to France but there the trail went cold. All exits leading to Iron Curtain countries are under close scrutiny. Flying From Bowser Lake t.i !'... V k ' ,1; ..m. 'V ... f ! ; r !. '; ! i i 'lx'i " ; 'I -. .i 4... ! .. ;,r it $ On these evenings, said Cdr. Ogilvie, the cadets will be able to get out in Navy cutters for rowing if the weather is suitable or will be taken for trips in the Navy tug. At a small meeting of cadets last night, several said they would like to become members of the bugle band. Fred Hube, high school music teacher, has undertaken to train such i band. VJ Meanwhile, cadets are anxiously awaiting arrival of uniforms which the Royal Canadian Navy will supply. They bis expected here some time in July, Cdr. Ogilvie said. 'wanagan fruit indus- J Loen of Terrace has COO British Columbia "fholarshlp for stand- third year of Bylaw Has Women In Low Category VANCOUVER ft A lawyer in court here said a Civic Act placed married women in the same category as infants and lunatics. The Act is the Greater Vancouver Water District Act, which prohibits women from naming an arbitrator in any property dispute with the district water board. "The statute puts married women in the same class as in fants or insane persons and says they may not name their own arbitrator, board counsel D. M. Brown told Mr. Justice A. M. Manson. He was arguing in the case of Mrs. Jessie Flynn, who refused an offer of $5,000 for her property in the Seymour Creek watershed. after the Japanese peace treaty After nine months in the lone-ls signed, will deny Japan a na-1 ly wilderness of Bowser Lake, tional force capable of aggres- some 150 miles north of Prince sion and "make an incredible! Rupert, Dave Gun-a-noot and warof revenge" by that country. I Mrs. Gun-a-noot, trappers, are , . , .v, I coming out today on a Queen On-j provision of the security Cnarlolte Alr unyes Norseman. alliance would allow United j Pllot Norman jermyn will pick States troops to be stationed in tn Gun.a.noots and their Nominated For jam Has Million Dollar Storm Damage CALGARY (CP) Power and communications officials last night placed at $1,000,000 damage caused toy a freak June storm that dumped some 15 Inches of wet snow on southern Alberta In two days. Communications are still snarled In many districts. T. H. Holmes, superintendent of Canadian Pacific communications, said that damage to his company's lines alone would amount to "hundreds of thousands of dollars." Most of the damage was caused by snapped wires. Hundreds of telephone and telegraph poles collapsed under the weight of snow. Unfair News and "Trpe" Charged House Building Feeling Pinch ItewTrt. furs a.nd take them toi Queen Contest t Loss Other passengers flying to Stewart today from Prince Rupert are Mr. Chuber, C. McDonald, Mr. Glllis, Mr. Sanderson and Mr. Stone. OTTAWA Minister of Natural Resources R. H. Winters warned yesterday that house building may feel the pinch of "mnra fronaral" ghnoiu. nf Sir Eugene Fiset Dead at 76 Years RIVIERE DU LOUP 0 Sir Eugene Flset, aged 76, Quebec's Lieutenant-Governor for almost eleven years a record term-died here today. He retired last Miss Elaine Stephens has been nominated as candidate of the Sons of Norway in the Queen of the North contest in connection with the forthcoming Civic Centre Carnival. Candidates of other organizations are in the process of being nominated. The court was asked to appoint an arbitrator when Mrs. Flynn's materials before the end of the nuauauu iciuatru bu appoint, one, as he was permitted to do under SIA (CP) England's ."mm side suffered the " ' Us Canadian tour hen Victoria All-Phed 1 to 0 on Al lrs'-half goal. " 'Mermen are re-:hun? in large num-' fishing industry on Limitations' and re-being lifted. Small " are booming in ashing boats are ' $4000 to $10,000. "gulations, Japan-fer licences the Act TheWeather Synopsis Although a minor weather disturbance Is causing cloud in a September. Aircraft On Reconnaissance In the course of a -reconnaissance flight of coastal routes to carry out photography and check up on aircraft mooring facilities, a Royal Canadian Air Force Camo flying boat landed here at 8:30 last night from the south. It had flown Into Kltlmat and Terraca before coming here. This afternoon it left for Sandspltv Fersonnel of the aircraft included Flight Lieutenant E. t. Harper, pilot; Flight Lieutenant T. Futer, pilot; Flying Offifcer Pigeon, wireless operator; Fly year. Reporting on the progress of Canada's house-building program, Mr. Winters told the House of Commons that a number of "real obstacles" had arisen in the way of maintaining the current on Leaving Prince Rupert to northbound Princess Louise TODAY'S STOCKS ,Ar. Mr onrf Mrs C. A i lew pans VI Diiuwi v,uiuiiiuia, OTTAWA Senator Tom Rpid Bolton, Mrs. D. Furcron, and Mrs. i the general weather picture for M. T. Clay, all for Whitehorse; the province looks better than it D. McDonald and G. G. McCoy VANCOUVER American Standard .. has for some days. Sunny skies are expected to prevail for the .21 charged yesterday in a Senate committee that Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news reports were not always fair. Soap box operas he described as "tripe." Senator Reid was tolri that lor Juneau. Bralorne 6.00 B R X 02 rpw RisVa Lives to Make Health Survey housing activity. They included ' growing shortages, Increased building costs, tightening of mortgage money and difficulties I of insufficient supply of serviced land, expanding defence program involving much new construction which got first call on ' materials. I At the same time, Mr. Winters said that the federal government was anxious to Join with the provinces In undertaking low-rental housing projects, especially In areas where the defence ' news broadcasts on CBC came from Canadian Press and United j Press. . j Chairman A. D. Dunton ad-1 mltted that there might be tooi many soap box operas but It was ! because there was no money for better programs. 1 ing Officer Gamble, navigator; Leading Aircraftsman Robertson and Leading Aircraftsman Fow-iie, crew members 'Z flying Officer Fowlie t"a cousin of James Clough of. the Daily News staff. 1 1 was the first time they had met in nine years. most part in the central interior and along the south coast. The north coast will continue cloudy with more- showers to be expected tomorrow as another disturbance moves into the Gulf of Alaska. The eastern and northern interior will have cloudy periods with a few showers today while tomorrow will be mostly sunny. The trend to slightly warmer temperatures will continue as the more settled weather conditions prevail over the province. Forecast North coast region Cloudy today and Saturday. A few rain Cariboo Quartz 1.10 , Congress 07 Hedley Mascot 55 Indian Mines 23 Vi Pend Oreille 7.60 Pioneer :. 2.00 Premier Border 33 Privateer 11 Reaves McDonald 4.55 Sheep Creek 1 .38 Silbak Premier 41 Taku River 05 Vananda : I5ti Salmon Gold 234 Spud Valley 09 Silver Standard :.. 2.35 Western Uranium 2.02 $ "V..J ' iL- ( WaW - - - 1 program is aggravating housing shortages. TORONTO Athona .5'2 Aumaque 22 Bcattle ;. .45 Bevcourt 40 Buffalo Canadian 18 Consol. Smelters 148.50 Conwest 2.70 Donalda 50 Edona 19 East Sullivan 7.65 Giant Yellowknlfe 6.75 God's Lake 32 Hardrock 16 Harricana 9'i Heva u Jacknlfe io"4 Jollet Quebec 46 Little Long Lac ' .59 Lynx nt;, Madsen Red Lake 2.07 McKenzie Red Lake 45 McLeod Cockshutt 2 45 Moncta, 30 Negus 75 ' Noranda 73.00 Louvicourt 16 Senator Rouyn 18 Sherrit Gordon - 2.90 Steep Rock 7.40 Sliver Miller 1.S9 Upper Canada 1.50 Golden Manitou 7.45 TIDES - - Saturday. June 9,1951 (Pacific Standard Time) High 3:41 18.6 feet 16:56 17.1 feet Low 10:27 4.2 feet 22:33 9.2 feet ccneral in northern sections , "s Anglo Canadian 5.95 overnight and tomorrow. Little change In temperature. Winds ATTENTION i Watson Island Locol 708, I.B.P., S. & P.M.W.' REFERENDUM VOTING TOMORROW "' SATURDAY, JUNE 9 at the following times; '','. 7:45 o.m. to 8:45 a.m., 3:30 o.m. to 5:30 p.ni., 1 1:30 o.m. to 1:30 a.m. A brother wil guide you to the voting place from ' the clock alleys at mill entrance All members arc urged" ta vote Signed: MEL DAVIS, President. A P Con Atlantic Calmont C & E .... .39 2.80 1.0ft 15.00 I light today and south (20) t morrrw. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow at Port Hardy, 45 and 62; Sandspit, 48 and 60; Prince laaa " , -iMiLirmntinimii rr-- Rupert, 45 and 60. L. "ul "ari." a Sfl-ton schooner, served as headquarters Sockeye salmon fishing season here will commence shortly. Tne price question appears to be still unsettled for the 234 cents offer received by the fishermen at a meeting held earlier this week was rejected. A year ago, 20 cents was being paid. What is wanted today is about 27 cents. I Central Lcduc 2.00 Home Oil ., 14.15- Mercury 12 V2 Okalta 2.45 Pacific Potc 9.15 Princess 1.40 Royal Canadian r13' Royalite 13.50 nr ??Pedion sent by the World Health Organiiation sir! Specialised Agencies of the United Nations, to 'fit i . filariasis in the Maldive Islands. On their return live I ?? into hurricane and the' WHO team barely es-,ul 'he uppec right: a map ol the Maldive Archipelago. WOMEN HELP Nearly half of all workers engaged In agriculture In Britain are women or girls.