1 PROVINCIAL I 1 0 ;R V CABS ffllO DISPATCHED r . Hi ORMES 'DRUGS DAILY DELIVERY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 4 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Phone 81 VOL. XL, No. 258 , PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1951 PRICE FiVE CENTS I J2)g Cj Ml Local Soldier Heading Home Pte. George Evans, who left IL r8 La British infantry brigade j & . .., . Negotiations at Being Resumed Biggest Air Lift Takes I More British Into Suez Barrage on Government Movie Film Fire Fatal For 25 TOKO (CP) Ten reels of movie film caught fire In a bus near Matsuyama today and the flash Prince Rupert over a year ago to serve In Korea, is on his way home. This definite word has been received by his father, E. A. Evans. The Prince Rupert soldier has had many and memorable experiences, which Includes some of the heaviest fighting. It is not known yet when he will arrive but It Is known he has sailed. Committee, on Trip to Japan Among those Included in the five-man delegation led by Minister of 'Fisheries R. W. Mav- zone irom uuya by au,uze the government's plan to! VICTORIA.: British columbia will renew taxation negotiations with Ottawa. Another Dominion-provincial conference on this important issue may soon be in the offing. If this does not materialize, Ottawa will start separate negotiations with the provinces which have not renewed their tax agreements. 1 Royal Air Force transport blockade. Troops of the First Division's CTTAWA Three opposition 'soups on Friday joined forces m Jthe if,- Tjn,,ca House ot nmmnnB commons to crltl riH. establish a committee to consider anti-price fixing legislation. The Minister of Justice, Hon. Stuart Garson. raid a senate- ducts Spokesmen for the opposition . . ..;,--. nrnnnsai ' .f 3"Z V' Guard Brigade, in desert battle commons committee would be dress, landed In groups of 60 at'aDle to weigh arguments for and 10-minute intervals at Fayid to against legislation that would reinforce an estimated 40,000 prohibit manufacturers from fix-British soldiers holding the inK rJtai! prices of their pro- hew, visiting Japan to negotiate a fisheries treaty, are John Buchanan, chairman of the Canners Operating Com Legislation covering new i agreements will be among the i most Important to be enacted at next year's session of the legis lature. unfler Ottawa new nrorjosai. outlined at the last conierence December, B.C. stands to gain about $1,000,000. This, however, is offset by the new brd age pension legislation closely tied m wnn laxai-ion laiiis rara wm cost this province an additional j mittee; Dr. John Hart, director ' ll"m ",e "" ; mute nup.-n, ana omuners is ould B d0W"' !open again followin8 the oods John Diefcnbaker (PC-Lake, of last week-end and is in fair Centre) said there was no Justi- shape except for some local bad B 01 Mr' ana Mrs' K' bioloeiral it the Pacific . Vta , f ! ? 8ttl'i.;lta.anwn, 1527 Atlin Avenue. n kjnaimo, and E. T. Applewhaite. w.tv, uinn in,n., a , 0( Prlnce Rupert. series Suffer Jiional Meeting Improvement u Hun ;a 9 - Members of the oriation of the Pacific J jn convention here, 1,'d t hat increasing de-fcands lor steel, copper I -mini will mean less mm came from Maur- fcv nf the fisheries -de- ii.misi ration, Washing- s I, f Sealtl'j was re- g -..iKiit ul me associa- 1 j; Thompson, chief of jjta nf Hie Alaska Fish-:h"A Stairs Fish and 4 Scivire, Washington, I , luie the salmon catch i tins ,ar was again Jj.r.i!, these runs can be $..d when restored can ICli. -B.C. I, s,,y p.nk salmon runs of i..,uin in Aluki Alaska am are wel Wfll v ,y o recovery, sa.Q MP a Diiworth the jram Head ada I IO -Ira Diiworth has 400 .ijentted director-general ..ijim Broadcasting Cor-, . (imams, It was an-ijr stralay. Charles Jen-.i4 -M.stiint director-genii quarters will be In i'l' orth. former ' Univcr-fi'isli Columbia profes-Ji, .'-lime Victoria High :ic,pai, has been re-p-w ed nf the CBC's ln- to service. Before that for i- s C. regional program He A , $2,000,000 next year. sixth- assembly meetimr here The new plan, if approved,! nevt Thursday would raise the guaranteed min- Although Pearson denied that lmum payment to B.C. from!he was candidate informed $18,000,000 as set out in the 1947 source3 said tnere m gnt be an Prior to the ToKyo conference, Joint convention, representing Association of Pacific Fish- eries, concluded a three-day sitting today in Victoria. Can- and United States were represented. The objective Is the working out of a fair agreement with Japan in Tokyo. More than members of groups allied with the association and associated industries attended the conference in Victoria. I New Agent for j CPA Arrives j : Kenneth Anderson has arriv- in the city from Prince George assume the post of agent here Canadian Pacific Air Lines, suceeds Al Salloway who Is transferred to Sandsplt as agent, a8itcuiciu w wun.uuu. m i pi CSClllr Vt:li X3.V. gUU fOUdl.UUU fro mits tax rental. Commander Of Cruiser The new commander of Canada's second cruiser is Patrick David Budge, who has been a sailor for thirty of his forty-six years. He was born in Dover, England. The cruiser is HMOS Quebec, formerly known as the Uganda 8,000 tons. While bearing that name he was a frequent visitor to Prince Rupert, and elsewhere in Northern British Columbia. canal against Egyptian mreais and harassment. I me upexauun uus peinapa 4000 or 5000 men to the garrisons and consolidates the First Di- vision in the zone I One of its three' brigades wasi stationed there when Egypt can-5 celled her treaties with Britain , October 8. In the move most of the British Second moved in recently from Cyprus. Dr. Harry Cassidy, Formerly BC, Dies TORONTO Pi Dr. Harry Cas- s'd, internationally known Can- adian welfare worker, died in hospital here yesterday from cancer. He had been In ill health since February when he underwent an operation. He was director of the University of Toronto school of social work and had been on leave from that post. D.'. Casjidy was to have made trip to Burma on social welfare woik for the United Nations but ! illness had intervened. US Near ( Golf Win FINEHURST, North Carolina, United States .Ryder Cup! forces wove a pattern of birdies ; day in biuswry winas ana chilling rains that were supposed favor the Biitons and stepped off to a 3 to 1 lead in the international battle of golf profes-nonals. i harp shooting Americans now need to win only four of Sun- The ship haa been in reserve on tensive belt of rain wbkh wlH- the west coast for some years. fall In most regions of the pro-Commander Budge rose from vince tcday. Tomorrow will be '"r """""""'B "- . mittee to consider recommenaa-t Hons of a special commission appointed to study combines leg-; islation. Angus Maclnnes (CCF-Van- 1 couver East) said his party ig not going to agree to any lur - ither stalling in this matter Solon Low, Social Credit leacter, said the government's' commit- tee proposal was being described r a red herring and a deliberate sidestep to the cost of living issue- ' Beer Holding Out in City It Is more than a week since ithe beer strike went into effect in four British Columbia biew- eries but, as far as Prince Rupert fls concerned, sales continue much as usual, the vendor, tff.ruips ypucgoi an reported ye-Ijrday, when askJd for a state ment as to the general situation. It could hardly be said a scarcity was being felt as yet, normal quantities being disposed of Lorn day to day, with apparently small public concern as to the insults of the action taken by the strikers. Royal Tour is Great Success "nersonal triumph" for Princess , Elizabe .ike of Edin - ' burgh, the former director of r.ubhc relations '"""V"'' for '"r ,lil"aaui" Canadian National Railways declared and, as the Princess herself put it, she had been "overwhelmed by the reception." Peron Print Shop - Ottawa Scon Pearson to Be President PARIS (CP) Canada's external affairs minister, Hon. L. B. Pearson, arrived here Friday for the United Nations General Assem- fal and lmmealateiv loomed as -Hlrtat. fnr r.rpt,i,ilrir n th attempt to draft him Pearson s voice has been a powerful one at the last two as semblies and he has been in the forefront of debates on funda mental East-West Issues. Leather Synopsis An active storm which extends along the whole coast of British Columbia is moving on to the mainland today. Once again the north coast felt the greatest fury of the storm as winds reached 55 : miles per hour in gusts last i night. Most winds have now . subsided to moderate value. Ahead of the storm is an ex- showery along the coast while inland cloudy snies will follow the passage of the storm. Temperatures along the coast will rema.'n much the same as they have been while inland slightly milder conditions will be experienced. Forecast North coan region Cloudy with showers today and Sunday. Little change in temperature. Winds southerly I30 today and southwest (201 Sunday. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow at Port Hardy, 42 and 52; Sand-spit, 40 and 50; Prince Rupert, 45 and 50. Surgery Fails To Save Lad PASADENA (CP) Little Donny Morton died here Thursday night. The trail four-year-old was brought here from a farm at Archewrill for what his father hoped would be a brain ailment ' cure. Donny had undergone four . ., ('h, M,.. had weakened him. Pneumonia further weakened him and he died peacefully in his sleep. His father was by his hospital bedside. When the child and his father first came here, Donny was unable to walk, talk or even cry because of pressure on his brain. He had wasted away to skin and bones. Stay at Home Clause Fought OTTAWA. Opposition members fought unsuccessfully against the stay at home requirements in Canada's new $40 a pion'h reision scheme. They tackled provisions of the government's old age security . bill which would suspend tha pension after the recipient has been away from Canada for more than three months in a year. Minisfer of Health Paul Mor-tin, who is piloting the legisla tion, said the requirement may be altered in. a few years. FAMOUS REVOLUTIONARY Jean Paul Marat, the French revolutionary leader who was assassinated in 1793, was famed all over Europe as a physician. laz"lei25 nes and in- lured 23 others. Highway in Fair Shape Department Gets -Some Grading Done Durinr Flood Closure c c ,"6 ' L, '2 - - " b'""-s , ana ctner worn, mat me aepan- ment of public works was able to carry out during the enforced i closure due to slides and wash- "ts- Good tlme uJb1"8 mde between Terrace and Prince Ru- - " "6" "- j" , uwua oj,uw wic Twenty slides and about twelve washouts have now been cleared up to make the road passable. There is considerable repair work, however, to be carried out still. At several spots in a four-mile distance between Tyee and Skeena where the road runs outside the Canadian National Railways track alongside the river, the bank has been carried away, making indentations in the road. Combined high tid-a and high winds are believed to have caused these erosions. Bus service by Watson Island Stage between Prince Rupert! and Terrace and by Canadian 1 National Transportation between ! Prince Rupert and Smithers has! been resumed. No Offence But Fined VANCOUVER (CP) Ralph Wol-loschuk Friday night went to Jail rather than pay a fine for an offence that is no longer an offence. Several months ago he was fined $5 or three days in jail for failing to use the signal on his car which was visible to other motorists. He used a flashing light signal. ' The case received wide pub licity and the law was changed tO permit the Use Of the flash "ent type of signals. Wolloschuk appealed the conviction but iFrlday Judge J. Bruce Boyd said: "I am sorry sorry, Wolloschuk, woiioscnuK but you are technically guilty.' "This should not happen to honest, industrious citizens," 'said Wolloschuk, "I'll go to jail." in Buenos Aires I j Important Finding by Toronto University Team TORONTO fc A blood test method of spotting cancer in its earliest stages may have been found by a University of Toronto research team. The Ontario division of the ranadian Cancer Society said Fiiday Dr. E. W. McHenry and his co-workers have established that an amount of glutamic acid in the blood of cancer patients is higher than in other persons. The value of the discovery is not yet known positively. There Is a change in glutamic acid content of the blood increases with other diseases. That now will be studied by the unt-, versity team. ! Ontario divisions say research so far indicates doctors may ultimately get the' means of finding cancer easily and early. So far the only positive diagnosis has been pathological examination i of a malignant growth. CAIRO (CP) A fresh ... .....1 i.un , ijiuuiffi mi., me euez canai lift Friday in the biggest operation since the Berlin Biggest Seller in Kin Shell-out E.atrice Thoranson, 10-year-old pupil of s. A. Cheesman at Borden Street School, who won the bicycle prize for sale of shell-out tickets for the Kinsmen's Uuliowe'en celebration is the jl U lady, says Mr. Cheeseman. She h consistently successful when it comes to such canvassing as this. Railwaymen Not to Suffer OTTAWA No Canadian Na-, tional Railway retired employee will suffer lass of pension benefits through acceptance of new $40 old age security payments, This announcement" Is made by nun. uunei tnevner, minister of transport. He stated, speaking in the House of. Commons, that no pensions will be reduced, a withdrawn or withheld because of the new federal pensions, cf- fective in January. , , v , , 1 l ; . 1 0 JS is - If . f Kfi ; 1 tr 7T i "T7 to tc and the Duke of Edinburgh. nnlro anH Prpslripnf Tnimnr. - - -v ifhlr1 fvrm 1ft k stanH (CP from AP) oavs eight nngles assignments: keep the coveted gold trophy WASHINGTON D. C. Suc-they have won six times out of cess of the royal tour of Canada eight times. 'had been beyond all expecta- fav- tlons, Walter S. Thompson, chief They are overwhelmingly ored to do better than that now. ' Publicity for the tour, said nnu h i,on ,,iin hinrio nf I here yesterday. It had been a ! IAL GREETING Princess Elizabeth and President Truman smile happily as they 1 lin' drive Wednesday afternoon from Washington airport to Blair House, temporary 'he Pusident, The Princess and the Duke of Edinburgh had arrived a few minutes $v bv plane from Montreal. ' (CP from AP) the ranks In the second great Iwa;-, and was decorated for bravery aboard a destroyer. BC Oil of .Good Grade VICTORIA Hon. E. T. Kenney, minister of mines and forests,! faid that oil which had been I struck near Fort St. John in I Northern British Columbia was of unusually good grade. Content of low quality fuel oil, was light. Mr. Kenney suggested that Fort fit Jnhn nil mlirht ho talcvn Into a pipeline to Vancouver which wouid be able to supply oil for an of southern British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Cubs Get wdf Head , . , , At the regular meeting fi of 1V,0 the Paek at Conrad Street School 'Friday evening, District Boyj Scout Commissioner F. E. An-field introduced to the 45 boys of the pack W. G. Scuby, local furrier, who presented the stuff-I ed head of a young wolf to be mounted on the Cub Pack's to tem pole. j The head was received on behalf of the Cubs by their senior i sixer, Master Philip Thorn, and j placed atop of the pack totem pole. Commissioner Anfield ex- plained that the totem should . occupy an honored place among the pack's possessions and should comprise a record of all , achievements and feature events j in the future activities of the Cub Pack. j Mr. Scuby entered a lively dis- ', cussion with the boys about furs and animals while everyone squatted cub-fashion on the floor. ' i Harold Thorn, president of the Conrad Group Boy Scouts Association, was present at the ceremony and the Cub Pack was in the charge of their Cubmaster, Leonard Sykes, and Assistant' Cubmaster Art Williamson. EARLY START PINCHBR CREEK, Alta. (CP) -If it keeps up, this Southern Alberta district should have plenty of snow this winter. A total of 14 inches fell in the1 three days starting Oct. 15. 1 is Mattered by blast or bomb BUENOS AIRES f A bomb exploded here today, shattering the main entrance and window panes of the publishing firm which Is printing Eva Peron's book, "Meaning of My Life." Mrs. Peron is the wife of President Juan Peron. Although the premises are in busy San Martin Street, the city's banking and office centre, there were no casualties. New Cancer Discovery Charles Ward 134-pound mite irom Birmingham, and fine iron ! plav of Arthur Lees, graying 43- year-otd Yorkshire pro, kept the1 Britons R-itnnc frnm from suffering f fHn rnmninte complete ! rout. Ward and Lees, one ci the invaders' lightly regarded tandem, turned back the rotund Ed (Porky) Oliver of Seattle and Henry Ransom, slender stylist from St. Andrew's, Illinois, 2 and 1. Freight Hike Application OTTAWA f The railways pplied today for an interim five lereent increase in freight rates. Application for an immediate J mporary increase follows de-is cn of the board of transport onim'ssioners to postpone in- j lefinitely hearings on railway' equcsts for boosts totalling ten percent. The railways asked that the I lew application, which also' voutd involve ten cents a ton ' ncrease on coal and coke, be lealt with November 12. The railways said that Dost-! Royal Couple On Holiday STE. AGATHE, Quebec tP1 Princoss Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh returned to Canada from Washington Friday in a snowstorm. Monday they start a final lap of the royal tour that . began October 8. It has carried them to the west coast and Washington. Next week they will swing into the Maritimes. A two-houh plane trip and motor trip from Montreal to this mountain town followed 45 busy hours in Washington. oonrment of the main hearing At a quiet, private estate In the would result in lors of revenue of heart of the Laurentian Moun-$160 000 a day from what theytains. they soon began a week-might have received if the ten ' end rest. : ... - -j jir l ; v ii liiiyr I.,,.. ..-:ds;i-rfM " percent application were heard i and granted. . , j - TIDES - Sunday, November 4, 1951 High -4:47 18.0 feet 18:19 20.1 feet Low : 10:19 9.3 feet j 23:16 4.4 feet; -31UNGTON AIRPORT The official wehoming party stand at the salute during the F the National Anthem shortly after Princess Elizabeth fit WaxhintrtriM nli-,t rnu rji,inaDB nfnnJ. iUa ----own Mil jjwi i lie i iniv-ioo ai-aiius utiwccji wv MjrounH I T 3 j i J ;u'y and government officials.