IROVJNCIAlT PROVINCIAL Ll3?..2f, LA , A y CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 1 DISPATCHED Published at Canodo't Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Phone VOL. XL. No. 70 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., SATURDAY. MARCH 24, 1951 , PRICE FIVE CENTS J Daily Delivery 81 Hoop Opener- ArtCiar Ufeirs To la f 14. 'I. ' i. Tories Would Support Grit LONDON (CP) Conservatives offered full support today to Lady. Voilet Bonham - Carter, leading Liberal, li she runs against the Labor member of Parliament for Colne valley district of Yorkshire in the next general election. The local Conservative Associa Peace With- tmmmunhU Atomic Scoop In Argentina BUENOS AIRES (CP) President Peron announced today that Argentina has produced atomic energy by a new method unknown to other countries. He said Argentine scientists obtained "controlled release of atomic energy." O'Dwyer is Under Fire WASHINGTON (CP) Senator Charles Tobey (Rep-N.H.) proposed today that the Senate foreign relations committee inquire whether William O'Dwyer should remain as United States ambassador to Mexico In view of testimony ln Senate's crime investigation. Two congressional committees already have asked federal pio-secutors and tax collectors to study sharply the conflicting testimony concerning O'Dwyer for any evidence of perjury or tax evasion. The leader of New , 3 ,f , V - i . 4 r x 'a, ' -' s . v t k ,v"' - ".- V X '.1.3 r ASr ir-.i-K.i'Miri- i' PPCLI In Korea take time out for of a Communist attack. Range k South Korea Clear of Reds TOKYO (CP) General Mac-Arthur said today the Allies "have now substantially cleared South Korea of organized Communist forces." He said he was ready Jo meet Red China's high command in the field any time with a view to finding a means of realizing the United Nations' objective ln Korea "without further bloodshed." (In Washington a state department press officer said there would be no comment on MacArthur'g statements.) The United Nations commander's new appraisal of the Korean war came shortly before he took off from Tokyo on another visit to the battlefront where American paratroopers jumped behind Red lines Friday. MacArthur said the Communists had been crippled by heavy destruction to their supply lines caused by a round-the-clock aerial and sea bombardment. He added the Chinese troops "are showing less stamina" than the Allied forces "under rigors of climate, terrain and battle." It was MacArthur'8 fourteenth trip to the Korean front. Hej visited the US Marines at Hong-chon only six days ago. American paratroopers who Jumped spectacularly behind Communist positions north at Seoul Friday, met only light opposition today. But the Belgian tank supported spearhead, thrusting northward toward the airdrop zone, was ln tough battle the Belgian's first real scrap of the war. However, they succeeded in joining up with the paratroopers. General MacArthur also told the Eighth Army to cross the 38th parallel In Korea "if and when its security makes its tac tically advisable." Balcony Gives, Girls Killed KARACHI, Pakistan (CP) Twelve school girls fell 80 feet to their deaths today when railings of a balcony gave way. They .had gathered on the bal cony to watch a funeral. Mrs. Dockrill, Telkwa, Passes TELKWA Friends In large numbers from all parts of central British Columbia crowded the little Anglican Church here yesterday afternoon for trie luneral of the late Mrs. Bessie Dockrill, wife of Frank Dock rill, prominent district coal mine operator and long prominent In public affairs. Mrs. Dockrill passed away on Tuesday morning ln the Bulkley Valley District Hospital after an extended Illness. The funeral service was con ducted by Rev. C. A Hinchliffe of Smithers. Mrs. Dockrill was born seventy years ago at New Westminster. As a young woman she lived for a while at Greenwood in the Boundary country with her mo ther and brother, Arthur M. Whiteside KC, who later became a prominent Vancouver barrister. For thirty-five years she had lived in Telkwa, becoming widely known and highly esteemed through the central interior from Prince Rupert to the Alberta border. - She was a prominent worker for the Anglican Woman's Auxiliary and Women's Institute. Besides her husband, Mrs. Dockrill is survived by two sons Arthur of Telkwa and Frank (Bill) of Ladysmith, Vancouver Island. Another son, Joseph, was kliled while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force in World War II. Penticton Is Winner PENTICTON (CP Charlie Raitt, playing Inspired ball, led his Penticton Omegas to a 51-45 victory over Vancouver's Arctic Club last night in the first game of a two-game, total-point B.C. Senior "B" basketball semifinal. The second game will be played tonight at Penticton. (Prince Rupert Jets play the winners here.) Negotiations With Cellulose VANCOUVER (CP) Contract negotiations between International Woodworkers of America and Columbia Cellulose Company of Prince Rupert have run into a jurisdictional snag, union officials said today. , Fred Fieber, secretary of the local, said the union wants the ' coast contract to apply to all loggers working for the company within a 300-mile radius of Prince Rupert. He said the company wants to split the district into two parts, the coast section receiving coast pay scale, and the loggers near Terrace getting the lower Interior rate. Fieber said negotiations likely will not be completed until jurisdiction on the matter has been ironed out. Road Passable But Dangerous The Skeena River Highway between Prince Rupert and Terrace is now passable but it is not officially npen. , 1 fact, it is In-poor condition and the public works department is warning against its use at this time. To say the least of it, "it is hard on traffic." Plows, working from either end, cleared the road of snow since Thursday and met between Sai-vus and Kwlnitsa. However, the road surface is slippery and full of holes caused by thawing of the ice. Plows will now engage in scraping the ice and widening and, until such time as that is done, it will remain closed to traffic, District Engineer Smith stated at noon today. 'However, we nope to lift the ban soon," Mr. Smith said. Attending Public Health Sessions Public health workers of Prince Rupert will attend the annual Public Health Institute which opens at the Empress Hotel In Victoria on Easter Monday. They have been leaving during recent days for the south: The Institute, sponsored by the Health Branch of the Department of Health and Welfare, serves as a refresher course and also affords the doctors, nurses and sanitary inspectors an excellent opportunity to keep abreast of the latest developments in public health and related fields) Among the topics Included on the agenda are civilian defence, the welfare program, a panel on mental hygiene, safe driving, and the tuberculosis program. The conference will be opened by Dr. G. F. Amyot, Deputy Minister of Health and an address of welcome will be given by the Hon. A. D. Turnbull, Minister of Health and Welfare. Featured speaker will be Dr. Harry S. Mustard, international authority on public health administration from New York. Attending from here are Dr. Duncan Black, director of the local public health unit, who left by plane today; Miss Freda Hilton, Miss Shirley Main, Miss Margaret Steeves and Miss Helena Boehme. public health nurses, and Armine Boas and Hugh Hart, sanitarians from Prince Rupprt and Terraee repecttv?!?. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Higgins leave for Vancouver on the Chll-cotin Sunday night. Stanley Simmons and Cecil Carter will leave for Victoria on the Chilcotin tomorrow night. Seventy percent of the 130.000 square miles of Finland is in lorest lands. fc "--5. P :"fzn AWAITS FATE Mrs. Arthur Pitrie, charged with murder in the Sault au Cochon time-bomb case, is shown walking to a police van after the court hearing the case went to a private house to hear evidence. The woman has admitted she carried the time-bomb to a plane which crashed minutes later, killing 23 persons aboard. The plot was arranged to kill Rita Guay, wife of J. Albert Guay, who died on the gallows Jan. 12 for the crime. Mrs. Pitrie is a sister of Genereux Ruest, convicted maker of the bomb. (Since this photo has been taken Mrs. PS'trie has been "sentenced to death.).. (CP PHOTO) Atomic Plant For Colorado DENVER. Colorado (CP) A i45.nnn.oon atomic dant for mainr but secret tvoe Droduction will be built northwest of Denver. Construction will start late npxt. month and is to be com- nlptpH npxfc vpflr The nlant. small' in size compared to the giants at Hanford, Washington, and nt Oak Riritp Tennessee, will be nestled on barren land against the foothills of the Rockies. Announcement of the plan caught state and city officials by surprise. They have been boost ing the state as a haven from atomic warfare. Many See New Homes Despite rain, wind and generally discouracing weather yester day .about 200 people thronged to see two new homes on display in the 600 block, Fourth Avenue East. Allan Armstrong, agent for the homes, said most people were impressed with the view of the harbor from the living room windows. One feature strongly preferred by most was the fireplace, he said. Another was the full basement and hot-air heat ing system.' Fourth Avenue East, long a popular residential street, will see more new houses soon. J. T. Harvey, Capt. William Koughan and Duncan McRae are building at present. The houses continue open for public inspection this afternoon and Sunday. HOCKEY scores Pacific Coast League (Thursday) Portland 1, Victoria 0. (Portland leads best, of seven semifinal 2-0.) Imperial Oil tankers Nanaimo and Vancouver arrived in port recently .The Imperial Nanaimo arrived here at one o'clock Saturday morning, returning to Ocean Falis this afternoon, while the Imperial Vancouver was here Friday, leaving the same day for Vancouver. tion made its proposal ln a letter to Lady Voilet, daughter of the first Earl of Oxford and president of the Liberal party ln 1944. She deferred her decision until next week. Gelvil Hall, chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party, won a threa-candidate race ln the district ln 1950 with 24,910 votes. Conservatives polled 15,826 votes and Liberals 9,554, for a total of 25,480 against him. The Labor party profited in various other districts last year through a similar split in the opposition ballots. Liberal members of Parliament frequently have joined Conservatives in attacking policies of Prime Minister Attlee's government. Labor has a working majority of four in the House of Commons. Died Trying to Save Own Liver PORT ARTHUR (CP) Two railway crewmen are dead today, victims of an accident that didn't take place. Crewmen Engineer T. Lyng Coserove, 39, and Fleman Nel son West, 28 were riding in the engine of a Canadian Pacific Railway train at Ripple Siding, 150 miles from here. They saw a freight train on the same track and, apparently thinking an ac-cldmt inevitable, Applied the bi aks on their train and jumped. They struck icy snow banks and slid helplessly into the path of their own train. It rolled to a stop two car-lengths from the freight train. ' old country FOOTBALL SATURDAY English League Division 1 Arsenal 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Burnley 1, Manchester United 2. Chelsea 2, Charlton Athletic 3. ' Everton 0, Blackpool 2. Huddersfield Town 2, Derty County 0. Newcastle United 1, Liverpool 1. (Tie.) Portsmouth 1, Tottenham. Hotsput 1. (Tie.) Sheffield Wednesday 3, Sunderland 0. Stoke City 2, Bolton Wanderers 1. West Bromwich Albion 0, Ful-ham 0. (Tie.) Scottish League Division "A" Aberdeen 3, Morton 0. Airdrieonians 2,. Dundee 0. Clyde 3, Falkirk 1. East Fife 3, Celtic 0. Heart of Midlothian 3, Raith Rovers 2. Rangers 3, Motherwell 0. St. Mirren 0, Hibernian 1. Third Lanark 4, Partlck Thistle 2. FRIDAY English League Division 1 Arsendl 0, Portsmouth 1. Blackpool 2, Bolton Wanderers 0. Burnley 2, Chelsea 1. . Fulham 0, Tottenham Hotspur 1. Liverpool 1, Charlton Athletic 0. Manchester United 2, Derby Coilnty 0. Middlesbrough 1, Stoke City 0. Newcastle United 2, Sunderland 2. (Tie.) English League Division I Birmingham City 0, Cardiff City 0. (Tie.) Blackburn Rovers 3, Barnsley 4. Brentford 3r, Sheffield United 1. Bury 2. Chesterfield 2. (Tie.) Doncaster Rovers 5, Luton Town 2. Grimsby Town 1. Coventry City 2. Hull City 2, Leeds United 0. Notts County V. Manchester City, PPD. , t Queens Park Rangers 3, Southampton 0. West Ham United 1, Swansea Town 1. (Tie.) 1 1 a smoke on a hill-top, their of hills in the background is (CP irom National ueience) Oxford Sinks-Race Deferred LONDON (CP)' The historic Oxford-Cambridge boat race ended in the first mile today when Oxford sank In rough water and the umpire called off the contest. Conditions were so bad It was difficult to tell whether Cambridge could have completed the course. The race is to be re-rowed Monday if the port of London permits. Polio Fund Raised $410 , Kinsmen to Make Improvements to Lakelse Lake Camp i Kinsmen's Club, at Its regular dinner meeting Wednesday night, heard from the polio fund campaign committee that, as a result of a letter campaign, the grati fying sum of $410 had been realized. Mention was also made by William Long, chairman of the committee, of the excellent support which had been received from students of Borden Street School who had raised $26 as a result of a Collection among themselves. The Kinsmen will be making extensive improvements this season to the Kiddies' Kamp Which has been operated for the past few years at Lakelse Lake near Terrace. Frame sleeping quarters are to be erected and improvements made to mess hall and other buildings under the direction of the committee consisting of George Dibb, chairman, Harry Sheardown, Stan Saville and Armine Boas. At one time the Kinsmen operated this camp Itself but now the policy is to make it available to responsible groups which desire to conduct young people's camps. Already it has been allocated for two three-week periods this summer to Baptist Church groups. The meeting Wednesday night heard from Mickey Fudger of a new money -making scheme, (Keno bingo) which will shortly be put into operation. President Ed Garner was in the chair. Afilk Drivers Strike Ended TORONTO (CP) Toronto milk ! drivers voted yesterday to end their milk delivery strike that had cut off supplies to some j 1,000,000 customers ln greater j Toronto area. I Deliveries will be resumed to-; morrow after being stopped for 1 two day. V' ' W - Mii. nil. r -Soldiers of the mi in position In case objective. Justed Dirt otham I fc (CP) Water Com-Imes Moran, told by In quit or face sus-f allegedly taking a !wili" gift, today I lifetime $15,000-a- ilr.g with former i(nm O'Dwyer, wis Senate crime probers recipients of big ! m John P. Crane, the Firemen's As- that O'Dwyer got "evidpnep nf . aim- 0 f "ran was elvpn t.hp would be on "our j 'IJsworn they did not t donations. itched his resigna- Brooklyn home a "re the noon dead- !ayor R. Impelllt-Hit-or-face-removal- Jitimatum. 'tter Moran bitterly iitlerl of persecut-rally ever since he "1 to the post by 1. O'Dwyer, shortly Tr resigned to be- lo Mexico. ted of (Slaying ! Y, Ontario (CP) Court jury here " Edward B. Mur-1 with the hammer-..';'ry 5, of his wife, 69 ' so 69, slumped Vs bench In the x and bowed his f heard the verdict. J Wed Murphy was his wife who had Iln her hand and P beast, you are 5"m woman." x Brings ? Miner ""mon at Air Lines' Stew-Plng an injur-NUal here Thurs- ter taks-off WW Norman fcdrned to h'erin. mlner' wh t Wording to York Firemen's Union said he gave the former New York mavor $10,000 ln cash. O'Dwyer denied it. Tobey predicted at la press conference that O'Dwyer's status as ambassador "might be brought up" before the foreign relations committee, which only a few months ago .approved his appointment. Busy Year at Hospital Here Of 3,815 patients admitted to Prince Rupert General Hospital in 1950, 13.5 percent were uninsured with their accounts mostly uncollectible. In his report, Administrator D. C. --Stevenson- this- weekalso told the annual meeting of Prince Rupert Hospital Association that there had been an average of 87.7 patients per hospital day, representing an increase over 1949 of 8.94. Total increase in patients was 483. Major items of equipment pur chased during the, year included a new operating room table, ml-1 croscope, sewing machine, oxy-i gen truck and regulator, resuscl- tator, fire extinguishers and an electrically heated food conveyor. About 1200 films had been taken during the . last eight months since an X-ray unit had been installed by the Division of T.B. Control. Under the new superintendent of nurses. Miss E. L. Clement, RN, nursing staff had increased from 15 to 32 graduate nurses, and "we can now adequately handle the Increased demand for hospitalization." Mr. Stevenson expressed his thanks to Miss Clement and her staff for "their co-operation and assistance." "Too often we are prone to forget the other departments so necessary to complete the ser vice rendered by a hospital." To the technicians, dieticians, office staff, engineers and all other service personnel, "I wish to express my appreciation for their help." The medical staff, under direction of Dr. L. W. Kergtn, had done "much to help raise tho standard of care" and were at all times "willing to co-operate with new suggestions and changes ln hospital policy," he said. Transport is Down in Ocean SHANNON AIRPORT (CP) Forty planes criss-crossed the cold Atlantic waters today ln a hunt for a giant United States Air Force transport with 53 aboard, missing since Thursday night southwest of Ireland They were spurred by a report that "quite a few" life rafts had been sighted in the search area. It was reported survivors were already being picked up. TideS Sunday, March 25. 1951 High 2:20 22.1 feet 14:48 20.5 feet Low 8:39 2.5 feet 20:.45 4.4 feet Letter is Disturbing Housing to Again Have Attention t Meetings Tuesday Night Communication which has been received at the City Hell from Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation In reply to an inquiry as to what progress was being made in regard to providing low rental housing here as well as assisting new home building here under a federal-provincial plan has disturbed the Joint committee of city council, Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce and other organizations which have been interesting themselves in the matter. . Suggestion In the letter Is that the projecf of a local syndicate to convert the former United States administration building Into a 55-sulte apartment block may prove sufficient alleviation for the housing crisis in Prince Rupert. The letter will be dealt wilh at the regular meeting of the city council next Tuesday and by the Joint committee on housing. TheWeather Synopsis Unsettled weather will continue over most of the province for the week-end. A storm approaching the coast is expending most of Its energy on the north coast However there will be light rain on the lower mainland by this evening. There will be a little shower activity behind this disturbance tomorrow but skies will remain cloudy ln most regions. It will be mild today and Sunday. GALE WARNING North coast region Gale warning continued. Rain today and. Sunday. Cintlnulng mild. Winds southeast (30) except (45) in exposed areas, decreasing to southwest (25) during the afternoon. Winds southeast (25) tomorrow. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Port Hardy 40 and 48, Sandsplt and Prince Rupert 40 and 46. , EXHIBITION BASKETBALL TONIGHT i S:30 KITKATLA Native Tournament Winners vs PRINCE RUPERT JETS Juvenile League Preliminary