f I PROVINCIAL 3 PROVINCIAL LlS.V.n VICTORIA, D 114 vicrrm, 3. c. V CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER iMSIMTCHKO " Publiihed at Conoda's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' VOL. XL, No. 117 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY' 18, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS nnn n L kDelivery Phone 81 II" I Ml L jv IS Lima I Train Crash Kills Eleven Collision Near Philadelphia Today 1IKYN MAWU, Pennsylvania (CP) Two Pennsylvania Railroad passenger trains crashed near this Philadelphia suburb today, killing eleven persons with at least sixty others injured. None of the dead have been Allies Are Driven Out of North Korea Grim Casualties Suffered by Enemy Aim to. Drive LJnited Nations Right Out TOKYO (CP) Communist troop masses, attacking with utter disregard of their lives, today pushed the Allied lines across most of the Korean war lip - i fo - - ; ; - ,,iir-.. Halibut Landings front.- The Reds have gained as much as twenty miles in three days and have forced the United Nations troops out of their last foothold in North Korea. ' The Allied pullback extends : i .... - l : I '- ' I i n FRENCH VISITOR France's 8,000-tbn cruiser Teanne d'Arc arrived in Montreal recently for a week's visit. Members of the ship's .company wre giiesls at a series of social functions and ceremonies provided by the city. (CP PHOTO) throw the Allies out by Juna 25, the anniversary of the -Communist invasion. " The great Red assault 13 . doomed to failure, Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet told Allied ground forces. Field dispatches say the bugle-blowing Chinese fell by thousands under artillery ex-, plosions. One United States battalion on the central front claims a record speed of sustained fire, Barbed wire was hung with, gruesome garlands of Chinese. American forces pulled back from Injongbu, eleven miles north of Seoul. Red screening forces pushed to within ten miles of the old (American) Majestic, 80.000, Cold Storage, 17c, 15c. and 13c. Seattle, 40.000. Cold Storage, 17c, 15c and 13.1c. Invercan II, Booth. 30,000, 18c, 15c and 14.5c. Capella I, Atlln, 17.000, 18c, 15c and 14c. Invercan IV, Cold Storage, 18,;, 15.8c and 14c. 31Urlit, 21,000; Teeny Miily, 28,000; Gulvlk, 17,000; Cape Spear, 10,000; Ankar A., 14,000; Ingrld H 21,000; Viking, 15,500; Zemith II, 12,000, and Arctic I, 30,000, Co-op. ' Flash! SEEK MORE WAGES TORONTO The wane policy committee -of the Canadian Congress .of Labor Thursday decided on a policy of a coordinated drive for higher wages by Hk affiliates representing 3(0,ono workers. The higher wages are sought in view of increased living costs. PHILADELPHIA FIRE PHILADELPHIA A racing waterfront fire swept through a pier and cargo ship n the from the east coast more than fifty miles across the central front. - . Red spearheads thrust to within ten miles of Seoul. There is fighting on both eastern and northern approaches to the old South Korean capital. One United States division reports It is "in great trouble" on the central front. A smaller American unit has been overrun and positions of another are breached. Two South Korean units have been badly mauled. The Communists pressed forward In human waves despite massed Allied artillery fire and searing air attacks. Field dispatches say the toll of Red dead is terrific. Still the Communists pour southward out of North Korean massing areas. It is the fifth offensive of the Chinese Reds since they entered the war and it appears to be their mightiest drive aimed, Red prisoners say, to New Indian Act Approved Back (o Committee Move Rejected OTTAWA (Special to Daily News) The new Indian Act received third reading and final adoption in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon. . A final effort was made by Davie Fulton, Conservative, Kamloops, to send the bill back to com 1 v amend a section dealing Tank Ship Blows-50 Are Killed SAIGON, Indo-China P; Fifty French troops weie killed yesterday and 130 injured 30 of them badly when a explosion ripped a French Navy tank landing ship, the Adour. The vessel was loading troons and ammunition of the coastal I town of Nhatrong, some 200 miles noun west oi teaigon. Army sources said thvre was no indication of sabotage. Tornado Kills Five Hundred KARACHI, Pakistan (CO Five hundred prisoners may have died and some two thousand may have been Injured in a tornado which struck a remote area of East Bengal last week, authorities said today. .Three hundred dead have already been buried. It is estimated that 200 are still missing. Damage is reported at about $3,000,000. Wddcast I Opening )lflliuC III I IIP new ifiliiiiw pulp mill ,f 2 will be recorded uduii Broadcasting which is sending ws of its staf f' lPrt fur Hie pvpnt, it l last nigh at a i he Prime Rupert 4i.m.s Council. An ami two technicians There will he a iiasl uf the proceed-Uiion CrPR and a Inr nallomil nct-asling: I'. H. Linzey, I Hip rniioe Rupprt ; Common and Aid. j.y, .wrcluiy of thp jt'ions Council, will ividlng of background r the broadcast. ,i been a suggestion fisher, noted CBC ir, Ik Invited here :ung of the pulp mill as been received that impossible for Mr. f here. Ik opening of the pulp further dlssemina-Publie Relaliona Coun-e sending of copies of edition of the Daily y points 'and persons, rung appointed a jnce committee con-All Rivett. C. G. Ham, wnan, Geoffrey Hill, Xff.zie and A. D. Vance is necessary to carry t of the council in-i publiealion of a new i.'.isto appear shortly. Mackenzie was ap-,.rman of the council's .airs committee. :it's meeting heard a i the Prince Rupert ggesting more active the fisheries by local fVtfOHlSUKRlKS -mFriaell, chairman M, felt that the fact really Ut sight of Series were the baste ' Prince Rupert. A as passed to asure ''live that the Coun- 1 Ml times to do any-" its power to assist 7 ilh Its problems, 'lerenre was made of 'Wa' by the govern-iijiJTSR a roa(i to rnn- '"h the new fisher- ' at Westview as well Wale servicing of the 11 l'lSl lliirlll.'sc nmnllni, 0 n Frizzell. Geoff rev f MaeKenzie, Neely '"I Llllzev U V ri Hunter. Brain orrhage ; brain has "ie cause jf n II. Tremne, lino- tl,Prtl Brlli.h C() "driesday morning a,-- vn committed for .""ntal hospital. 8 sisler- Miss TW J In Montreal ebec.Theyhav, 15 fr the funeral r"in retlirnaH (.. ; ' " Prince Rupert ' 'I' a week's visit '""ith his duties C""1 f,,r c- "iTJ'elaware River today." Police" Terrace Mother Rescues Four Children Home TERRACE (Special to Daily News) Mrs. Walter Zillinski sustained burned hands at 4 o'clock identified. I Five bodies were taken from', the wreckage of the Pittsburg-j Philadelphia night express and j the Red Arrow, Detroit-bound ' j from New York. At least one body is reported ; located In debris. j The Red Arrow plunged Into, the rear of the stopped night j express, a short distance west' of the station here. j Truman Was Responsible WASHINGTON, D C. President Truman said yesterday that removal of General Douglas MacArthur from his Far Eastern commands had been his own idea. He had been thinking about doing it for a year. MacArthur's calling upon the enemy to discuss an, armistice in the field had brought the matter to a head March 24. The President said that Secretary of State Dean Acheson had warned him of the political consequences but finally he (Ache-son) had also agreed on the course of action. Disabled Boat Nearing Port Having broken down In waters outside of Queen Charlotte Islands, the Seattle halibut boat Cape Spencer, Capt. Hanson, with crew of ten, Is being towed into Prince Rupert by the United States Coastguard and is expected to reach here this afternoon. Cause of the ship's disablement and particulars of same will not be available until she reaches port. Weather Synopsis A few showers, the remnants of yesterday's thunderstorms. have continued throughout the night In the Kootenays and it is expected that by mid-afternoon there will be a sharp re-development of this activity in this region. The remainder of the province will have predominantly ( sunuy skies both today and tomorrow with the exception of the north coast. In this section increasing cloud and rain is ex- ppected as a weakening Pacific storm moves in against the coast. Temperature will be cooler in most sections today than those recorded yesterday but tomorrow should see somewhat higher reports as sunny skies prevail. Forecast North coast region Cloudy today and tomorrow. Rain showers beginning this afternoon and continuing overnight. Little change In temperature. Winds-light, becoming southerly (20 mphi by evening. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Port Hardy. Sandsplt and Prince Rupert, 42 and 55. yesterday afteroon but saved her four small children, the oldest being five years of age, when fire destroyed her home at Lakelse Avenue and Applesly Street. The mother had left the house , Greatest Embargo is Imposed Upon China NEW YORK (CP) to call at nearby home of a neighbor when she noticed the house afire. Immediately she dashed into the burning home and saved her children. The house was owned by Carl Pohle and was the first structure erected by Carter-Halls when they erected the Army camp here during the war. It was of flimsy construction and covered out side by tar paper. The fire department was promptly on the scene and saved an adjoining house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell. The Zlllinskis lost all their belongings and are being glvc-n necessary assistance by the Red Cross. Former Rai Chief Here Retired vice-president of Canadian Pacific Railways. C. E. Stockdill and Mrs. Stockdill stopped off at Prince Rupert a short while today during a round trip to Skagway from Vancouver on the steamer Princess Louise. mittee with instructions to with the powers of the govern- 1 ment and to insert provisions as to trie right of Indians to sue The move was rejected 132 lo 45. Sneaking from the government side, E. T. Applewhaite, Liberal, k ;),!,, 'jrRed, Jnaf. as .Indians vary as to Uie stage of develop- ment attained, the discretion of the governor in council be not further restricted at present. The Skeena member asked the House to defeat the amendment and to put the new act in force. He pointed out that in the Indian Act committee he had obtained from Hon. Walter Harris, minister in charge of Indian affairs, a definite undertaking to call a representative conference of Indians within about two years to review the working of the new act. On a recorded vote the amendment was defeated by 87 votes and the act was passed. It now goes to the Senate. The sixty-member United Hurt Fisherman Flown Here A 41 -year-old fisherman was flown into Prince Rupert last night after his right forearm was shattered operating a gurdy. In hospital, doing well, is Sidney Dickens, 1271 Beach Place, fisherman on the Taplow. He was , Injured yesterday afternoon and flown into Prince Rupert by Queen Charlotte Airlines. His surgeon operated immediately. STEEL IS TIGHTER WASHINGTON The government Thursday announced a rut in supplies of steel for automobiles and other civilian "hard goods" to about 65 per cent of pre-Korean war levels and warned that deeper cuts are ahead. Nations political committee Thursday recommended South Korean capital. Associated Press Correspond ent George McArthur reported all United Nations troops had pulled back out of Red Korea. The South Koreans held a 25-mile line from the Injo area to' i the Sea of Japan. Near Tragedy ? On Athabaskan VICTORIA Tragedy nearly overtook HMCS Athabaskan as she neared this port Wednesday enroute from Prince Rupert to Esquimau following her return; to the coast from Korean waters. Able Seaman Ken Druggett of Newtoundland was carried overboard with a lifeboat cover from the deck hi rough seas. He was able to cling to a rope until Gunner Bob Paul effected a rescue. " The Athabaskan was accorded an enthusiastic welcome home. Ships and vessels ln Esquinialt harbor shrieked," naval bands played and cheering crowds lined docks and shores. A message from Hon. Brooke Clapton, minister of national defence, said: "Welcome home. We are proud of your record." Rear Admiral W. B. 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Ill KHKK SHIPS STOPPED HONG KONG The British destroyer Cossack intercepted the British freighter Nancy Moller on the high seas tonight and started escorting her back to Singapore with her vital rubber cargo destined for Com' niunist China. Tsually reliable sources' said the Transport Ministry In London had re-quistioned the Nancy Moller and her cargo of 3700 tons of rubber. SOLDIERS AT RITIMAT POKT ALBERNI The Port Alherni Canadian Legion yesterday passed a resolution which would require the Alum inum Co .of Canada to reserve tim i" Xned'so.! j diers' homes. The resolution will come before the provincial command convention in Vancouver. Seven Homers In Five Games (Jus Zernial Ties American Leaghe Record for Circuit Clouts NEW YORK (CP) An American League record seven homers ln four consecutive games-was equalled Thursday night by Gus Zernial of the Philadelphia Athletics as they edged the St. Louis Browns 7 to 6. However, the big blow was Eddie Joost'i ninth-inning single with two out which scored the winning run. Zernial, who had hit two horn- iers in each of his last three i games, got his round-tripper the first time he faced Don Johnson to tie the league record set by i Tony Lozzeri of New York in 1936. : The major league record or eight homers in fouf consecutive games was established by Pitts-1 burgh's Ralph Kiner In 1947.. The committee disregarded , Russian objections In moving; with rare speed to pass the embargo by a vote of 45 to 0. The resolution Is aimed at helping to end the war in Korea although Russia says It will extend it. Nine countries abstained. The Soviet bloc did not participate in the vote. Their objections indicated that the largest supplier of Commu rtist China will ignore the embargo. Canada backed the embargo, the most extensive in history. Russian delegate Jakob Maiik, argued that the Security Council was the only United Nations body which could discuss such a problem. The rest of the com- inuitee ignored Maiik's obiec- tlon. The Soviet delegate then said he would take no part the debate. THE tTdES Saturday, May 19, 1951 High feet 12:10 18.7 feet Low 5:57 3.1 feet 17:57 6,1 feet ?9e Success!! ROTARY CLUB A VARIETY CONCERT SUNDAY, MAY 27th, 9 p.m. CAPITOL THEATRE . y rnazed Princa Biinarl nurliencea to e Neatest show ever to hit the old town! GREAT MORTON wi He's Amazing! 1 anyone Hho saw it! Crowds demanding: tickets ROTARY MIXED CHORUS Proceeds to be used for ' " t JVUIS HWWt ( HAVE YOU TRIED 99 LATELY? -ft wmiw; I. Ml IK U an,T f( j&ToRight and Saturday at 8:30 Tickets 50c Obtainable from Members