17 PROVISCIAL LI3?A?.rf lid 152 vicio:a,'s,B. c. emmmWiWM cross ' 3 ii AW 7a I Daily 1 W PC I NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLOMBIA '8 NEWSPAPER Delivery ll DISPATCHED Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pocifie Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' Phone 81 VOL. XL. No. 63 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS Packing House tiiic Luuiiiuiy " "ZZT ZZ? mm mm mrm mm mm w I m mm X U 14 LJ VA O? ."i U 3 adian National X V 1-7 d Get New Deal WASHINGTON (CP) Head of the CIO Packing House Workers said last night his union was "free to strike" March 26 because economic stabilizer, Eric Johnston, refused to approve an 11-cent-hourly wage increase. Earlier, Johnston declined to ckay the raise on the ground it would break through the wage Cellulose Freight Being Flown Here Five thousand pounds of special freight have been flown to-Prince Rupert for Columbia Cellulose. Instruments, valves 3 ' o (Pi'. is . if-' a. fv Equalization of Rates on National tsis and Co-ordination of . ti j i . r and crates of apparatus were ceuine limiting increases, in ervices rrupuseu uy uiu mission flown from Vancouver to Sand- general, to 10 percent above spit by a chartered DC-3 Tues- j ievels of January 15, 1950. s3Un -' 'i' V vj V 4,i aay. Mucn oi me smpmem. was WA (CP) Recommendation for equaliz-t rates across Canada and co-ordinating from American factories. A sec ond flight by the Prince Ru fation under federal Jurisdiction were RalDh Helstein, president of the CIO union, with about half of the industry's packing houso workers, told a press conference a definite date for thf walkout would be determined by a policy committee now meeting In pert-Sandspit Canso aircraft of the Canadian Pacific Airlines was required to bring the freight here for delivery to Watson jji'ore Parliament today in the report of nnmmitNinn nn transnnrtntinn I ten up Prime Minister L. S. St. Laurent tabled the report this afternoon. The 200,000-word document was prepared by a three-man commission after two years of investigation Into transportation problems. Major recommendation In the Credit CO-OP HEARS SCIENTIST . New Discoveries of Movements And Habits of Fish Disclosed Speaking before the annual general meeting of the Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-operative Association, Dr. J. L. Hart of Nanaimo dealt particularly with the fish of interest to the fishermen of the north report Is for a federal subsidy j to help de.'ray the cost of a rail I fiarp Restrictions jnent Buying I iCP) The govern-ii'ning its fiscal gainst inflation, has general tightening ikm instalment buy- link between east and west running through thinly-settled Northern Ontario. The estimated cost is $7,000,000 per year. A transport control plan, out Alaska, and at Prince Rupert and Ocean Falls. The young musicians wi'l present a concert at each city. Back here next Wednesday afternoon they will play for a students' tea-dance then. TO VISIT HERE The Eugene High School band; on a tour of firitUh Columbia and Alaska, is due here tomorrow morning on the Princess Norah and during its stay will play a cer.cert in the local Civic Centre for Booth Memorial High School Assembly. Tour stops are scheduled at Juneau, Ketchikan, .ons, effective next ! coast. As director of the Biological Research for the ; Pacific coast, Dr. Hart delved deep into his ample ' knowledge and experience to handle this subject. lined as proposed new transpor- ' tation policy, would bring to- j gether the railways, aviation, I shipping and pipelines under a I single controlling body. Three federal organizations now regu- late these carrier. j The report also calls for the j federal government assuming Good Chance to Live- infcm instalment buy-: jruvide large down-- afed pay off remain- itr,ths instead of the i pfr;od now allowed. jojl' was handed to e jmotor car buyers. Terrace Babies on Way South jurisdiction over interprovincial He described the department's efforts to ascertain the abundance of albacore in the North j Pacific and the possibility of j controlling the abundance of j the schools. He described special tagging hooks now being used. jThese hooks were first produced ! by the members of his depart-J ment. They remain in the fish's . Hongchon Is Taken international highway tve to put down 50 and S the cash price f current one-third fiiand will finance transport. -.The government claims it possesses this Jurisdiction but has never tried to make use of it. Several provinces contest the field. BU LIE TINS r in 12 months. Allies Within 18 Miles of 38th Parallel s to all motor ve-ijher new or used Orcycles. Trucks are Rate equalization proposals are aimed at smoothing out dif- ! mouin - auer a weaKenea line breaks under a 30-pound strain. It saves landing the fish. However, as up to date, no albacore , have been recovered with these tags in their mouths. The full TOKYO (CP) United Nations icie-in value of a d car can be used ; ,u.u benefits have yet to be seen. f dov Payment on j been the cause of protest from 11 the western provincial govern-! commodities cov- . .. ...... i At present the department is investigationg the year classes iiimer credit reaula of fish in an effort to try and ; A Royal Canadian Air Force mercy plane is churning its - wSy thicRigh -er.tral British Columbia bliz?ard today to fly .to safety in hospital in Vancouver premature babies wJio were ' born Saturday in Terrace Red Cross Outpost Hospital. The babies are being flown to St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver where there are special facilities for care of prematures. The plane was scheduled to reach Vancouver early this afternoon. Flight Lieutenant Paul Oibbs was forced to land his Dakota aircraft yesterday at Prince George when snow made it impossible for him to continue to Terrace. Accompanied by a nurse, the babies were put aboard the train at Terrace last night for Smithers where Gibbs landed safely today to pick ' them up. The babies four-pound three-ounce girl and four-pound nine-ounce boy were born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bilton of Terrace. Dr. Gerald May, Terrace physician, said the twins "have every chance of survival." He requested the mercy plane because he said he wanted to have the twins removed from influenza-ridden Terrace. He said that about three-quarters of the town's 2,500 residents are stricken by flu. i fcat includes nearly Ithe ordinarv con-. follow the life and growth of The commission turned down a proposal from the Canadian Pacific Railway that the west's low statutory "Crow's Nest Pass" the albacore. As earstones and t scales have been found unsatis is boosted to one- troops returned to Seoul In force today and searched rubbled streets of the old South Korean capital for hide-out Communist soldiers. Meanwhile all along the Korean front Allied troops surged northward on the heels of the retreating Reds. At some points Allied troops are less than 18 miles from the old 38th parallel border to North Korea. American assault troops stormed Into Hongchon today and found the former main Communist supply base on the central front in ruins. iiish price from one- freight rates on grain and grain products should be removed factory for ascertaining the age ' of the tuna, -another method U. S. TRAIN WRECK DETROIT Two women and an infant child of one were killed in a train wreck' just west of here iasi night at midnight and more than 30 persons were injured. Five cars of a Cincinnati-bound New York Central passenger train left the rails as the train felt, its way through fog and snow. HOSPITALS TO COLLECT VICTORIA Hospitals will have the responsibility for collection of co-insurance rates for hospital insurance, Health Minister A. D. Turnbull said yesterday in the Legislature when amendments to the Hospital Insurance Act reached committee. Bills were introduced in the House yesterday to authorize borrowing of money for the Pacific Great had to be found and at present they are attempting to use f:om the regula- trom direct control of Parlla- t books, fuel, unl- ment and be subject to increases 4 aids and similar like other rates. invalids, building Tne commission proposes a f ?ot P'umbing tlx- re-capltalizatlon plan for scal- Vis Of trade, such m rinu,n t.nn-hnvv flnannial marks that appear on, the vertebrae. While these marks bear a. definite relation to age, scien Yl'KON. CAPITAL MOVED OTTAWA Reconstruction Minister Winters announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the Yukon seat of government is being moved from Dawson, fabled centre of the Klondyke gold rush, to Whitehorse, 500 miles south. The reason is Dawson's dwindling population and the increasing important position of Whitehorse as an air centre. ENGLISH Cl'P PLAY LONDON Powerful Newcastle United yesterday advanced into the final of the English Football Association Cup by defeating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 to 1. The game was a replay of Saturday's scoreless tie. Newcastle was joined in the final by Blackpool which downed Birmingham City, 2 to 1, also a replay of a semi-final scoreless tie Saturday. BIG VANCOUVER STORM VANCOUVER High winds swept the Lower Mainland and Vancouver again last night. Sea Island recorded 50 -miles per hour. An Army and Navy warehouse in New Westminster collapsed. Power lines and (rees were blown djwn. tists are not yet certain if they are annual marks. They discovered that five ages are represented among the albacore under investigation. Dr. Hart feels tools and 3urgical structure of the government-owned Canadian National Rail-j ways and reducing the annual returned tn ihB flxed charges that leave it in. TheWeather that the Japanese and North American tuna are probably P.T. Opposing Premium Hike Bicycle and Car Collide Two boys on one bicycle and an automobile, driven by James Currie, were in collision at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Mc-Bride Street at 12:55 noon today. .separate families. Under Investigation the Japanese fish always appear larger in the same age group. Eastern Railway, public buildings, highways, hospital insur- Synapsis ance and B.C. Power Commis- ! A storm which moved over the sion. i Queen Charlottes yesterday af- ! tprnnnn hpcamp vprv active riur- Parent-Teachers' Associations The boys were thrown from the The sad feature of the inves- ing the niRht. It is now moving bicycle and taken immediately i here may join in the protest to tigation Is that the approprta tnrnugn tne ctniiai mitrior anu j on- board by the car driver. At the provincial government at tion for the worK has been cut by evening is expected to be the police station they were the increase in hospital insur- and research will be confined to found to be uninjured. The boys ance premiums in British Co- shore sampling with possibly mce Rupert yester- a cnronlc deficit position. Vancouver where he1 Fixed interest rates on the 'fjie past six months, government-held debt would be ')e in charge of one placed on a more flexible basis Rupert Fishermen's and the company would also be fishing camps dur- allowed to retain part of its '" T1'- annual earned surplus. j ' ; )n Blames Russia fusing Rearmament pEST, Florida (CP) President Truman ped Russia Wednesday of forcing United Hp rearm the free world bv its own as- WINDSOR Owing to drying up of delivery of frames and other parts from United States, several hundred workers have been laid off at the Ford plant here. The six-day week has been cut to five. re riding east on Sixth Aven only one field trip lor the year. ue. The car was coming up Mc-Bride in a northerly direction. crossing the mountains into Alberta. Strong winds developed with the storm. Northwest gales are general on the coast and will persist through most of the day, decreasing toward evening. Indications are that this storm will once again pull polar air back over much of the province. By tomorr6w it is expected that the northern half of the pro- The possibility Of utilizing voluntary fishermen to help in this work is being considered. While it is established that the movement of tuna is associated with the temperature of the water brought in the subject of oceanography, the group working on this subject (Contlnueo. on page 8 TODAY'S STOCKS Must Resolve Talks Soon lumbia. Conrad Street P.T., at its meeting last night, decided to send a letter to the P.T. Council asking for endorsation of protests against the increase. Mrs. John Denning presided at last night's meeting which heard of further plans for the forthcoming White Eelephant sale which is being convened by Mrs. George Redhead. Mrs. Denning was' chosen as representative to the meeting of the Cancer Society. Mrs. C. Johanson reported on Open Day held last Thursday (Courtesy 8. 1. Jiilinston to. Ltd.)" fid "ruthinss TORONTO JJ-', vO V X I PADTQ fClTi Tnllr- U. Athona 084 vince will be covered and tern- "! " He cited repeated Russian re ical peratures will one, again fall possibilityV Kg iur well below normal values for this ,iilto,.c "1 aSien geri time of year. Temperatures on. ' Iho cnnth rirwdt onH in t.ha enntn . " ' and it was learned that 179 par To Vancouver (today) S. G. Auinaque zzvz Beattie 60 fievcourt .46 Bobjo .16 Buffalo Canadian ........ .25 V C. M. & S 136.00 Conwest 2.35 Donalda : .55 Eldona , .23 ' " V observers said today, em interior will . also be below; The Saviel delettation rte normal but not to the extent of of filght d meetingSi are m ce Too Handed fusals to agree on a "f ool-proof " j program for control of atomic and other weapons. This, he said, 1 makes it vital for United States to -build up its defences "as' quickly and vigorously as possible." Truman said American rearmament is "above all, an ef-j fort to prevent a world conflict." ents and friends had visited the j Furk, A. GUlis, Lt. Cdr. J. W. school that day. Golby, J. C. Heron, T. W. Brown. those in the northern Interior. trying to break the united front so far presented by the United To Vancouver (Tuesday Mrs. Considerable snow will fall in After : the business Mrs. G. Montgomery showed , w. Wilson. the southern interior as the States. Great Britain and Franc 1 East Sullivan 8.30 very interesting films on a trip) xo Sandspit (Tuesday) Mrs. Behind, storm moves eastward. -. Tt TTAunl. HTi-.MH;nnn r..i. : v. , it is aiso an enori to prepare Giant Yellowknife ...... 7.10 the storm showers will continue1, ;rZZ ( h 7 to New ZeaIand wnlcn were R. Berryman and Infant. God's Lake 41 . with most precipitation falling ,S!'g" "rival u m fV(T thorouehly enjoyed by all pre From Vancouver (Wednesday) Hardrock 23 as snow. f r .? P. Sherbin, J. W. Watson, Mrs. i our defences to meet such a con 'I - British Co-ution government "-handed in the recment It signed J'hum Company of ru'On Leader Har- flict if it is forced upon us." VANCOUVER American Standard 30 Bralorne 6.75 B R X 04 Cariboo Quartz 1.30 Congress 08 Hedley Mascot 63 Indian Mines 20 Pend Oreille 8.00 Pioneer - 2.75 ' Premier Border .13 Privateer .08V2 Reeves McDonald 4.10 Reno .: 06 Sheep Creek 1.60 Silbak Premier '.33 Taku River 07 Vananda ; .18 Salmon Gold .: 03 Spud Valley 04',. Silver Standard .: 2.52 Western Uranium 1.55 Oils-Anglo Canadian 6.10 - A P Con .40 Atlantic 2.90 Calmont 1.18 C & E 11.00 Central Leduc 2.30 Home Oil 17.75 Okalta 2.62 - Pacific Pete 9.55 Princess 1.53 Gale Warning W "resnmenls w"e Se"ea "5," Watson, F. Simpson, Mrs. Simp- denut m but If a. end of a I North coast region Gale . -Jj 6 convenf'P 01 son, Mr. Rathbone, Mr. Glover, warning posted. 11 s tth. ttnt !l JM"' I A- Bell. C. Howard, Mrs. W. aluminum company's use, since power is one thing which should , - - jvoreiuay in r ,,,:, , ,., L'- mla. ik oittu aua mm. v Ross ' and Mascer koss, ait. Cloudy with snow flurries, , PH. nrnvMf, a ha nnnlwillnJ V... 1 1 a nAnnl a Timms, Mr. Montgomery, P. N. clearing slowly along the main- h t t f 1;k x e president, nf tv,n ... ...... . Bland, D. J. Rattensbury, Mrs. A. tavine ih I ""'cn accused tne government oi .., . . Ruvern- eivine the comnanv an "emnire." laim late inis aiternoon. van- aecislon wnlcb may involved, able cloudiness and a few snow ; Costello, A. Dawson, Mrs. Daw Neely Moore, exploration su son. Harricana 14 Heva ;,. 10 Hosco .06 Vi Jackknife .05 Joliet Quebec .68 Lapaska 05 Little Long Lac 87 Lynx .15 Madsen Red Lake 2.35 McKenzie Red Lake .... .49 McLeod Cockshutt 3.20 Moneta 35 Negus 91 Noranda 79.25 Louvicourt 21 Pickle Crow 1.71 Hockey Scores allowing Alcan to reduce resources of the province without proper compensation. "Why should the province hand away this heritage?" he asked. peiintendent for Consolidated . Mining and Smelting Co. here, Is returning on -Saturday night's1 train from a trip to Toronto on i company business. f- asked to develop huge aluminum HKi'.imat. I Prepared to make velopment," Mr. J1 uld have seen ? money Was avall. " ro;ince to under- . uevp nn, i. TideS flurries tomorrow. Colder .tonight. Winds Northwest (20 mphi northern section and northwest (40) southern section, jhifting all sections to northerly (20) by evening. Northeast winds (30) developing down mainland inlets tonight. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Port Hardy NATIONAL Toronto 3. New York 1 PACIFIC COAST Portland 3, Seattle 2 , Western International Friday, March 16, More than one-third of all 'High Tonight's train, due from the 7:02 V.aat at in1 mod MnnrioH fViio Trail 3 Kimherlev 4 (Trail women working in factories in i 21:19 1950 16.4 feet 14.2 feet 11.7 feet 8.0 feet IP ptOVin 01, ' u'Ai wna icpuucu wits afternoon to be hours and toe 'tint! fshould "'wwiuuii vJ uc two Dow PWer i for the Regicourt MYt 30 and 40; Sandspit 25 and 32; i leads best of five series 2-1, one factories in Canada are employed ' Low 0:29 ten minutes '.ate, Sau Antonio 2.51 Prince Rupert 22 and 32. 1 game tied.) ...... . in the textile industries. t 14 34 t