3 Doily Delivery Phone 81 PROVINCIAL L12-, ',?.'!, A Hi vicic::iA, 2. c. V V CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ' f,nnlSPATCHEP Published at Conoda'i Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XL, No. 77 csivrc dtide-dt d n mnmnv addtt mci 3f neduy 1 (CP)Brigadier J. M. V Ao f fho comma""" v i (Hi, special brigade, said ;Li the full force of Allied Patrols St:!! Perry Favors Liberal Meet Stab Across 38th Line TOKYO (CP) Allied tank and infantry patrols stabbed across the thirty-eighth parallel into Red Korea "several" times yesterday and today. Presumably, all pulled back to main Allied lines after short periods north of the pre-war boundary between North Competition Between Railways and Trucks Is Transport Problem Former Are Doing Job Latter Cannot Handle Discusses Refinancing MONTREAL Competition between highway transportation and railway service is the major national transportation problem of this decade, Donald Gordon, Chairman and President of the Canadian National Railways, told the Canadian Club of Montreal today in a luncheon address on "The Crisis of Transportation." V, VANCOUVER Harry G. Perry, president of the British Columbia Liberal Association, arrived here at the end of the week from Prince George enroute to Victoria. Mr. Perry expressed his favor of calling an early Liberal convention to consider the affairs of the party in relation to the coalition government which has been much under public fire of late. Mr. Perry expressed the opinion that the Liberal section of the coalition was being unduly swayed by the Conservative-controlled finance department In such matters as the hospital insurance premium hikes. Army Now on Flood Task "Exercise Wet Hat" Starts After Air Bombing Fails MEDICINE HAT (CP) "Exer . s;. i;-St i Because intra-provlnclal high- way transportation came within' the jurisdiction of the ten dif - meal ,.,. ' lncludln8 the u Provision . . ferent provincial governments,!01 "'snways, ior the declared the Royal Commission on trans-iand primary purpose of cutting s ' 4 ' V . '1 1 Returning from a brief busl-I'ness trip to Vancouver, George Dibb arrived in the city on Sat urday's plane. AURIOL SAYS OVEREXPOSED This photo of a youthful offender in the hands of the law won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the best news feature photograph of the fourth annual print show of the Commercial and Press Photographers Association of Canada. The exhibition is being held in Toronto. The picture was taken by Jack Dalgleish of the Windsor, (Ont.) Daily Star. (CP PHOTO) Soviet Satellite States Are Becoming Restless Albania Seen by Yugoslavia as Danger Zone-Moscow Takes Drastic Steps LONDON (CP) Report of the use of parachuting guerillas to fight the Communist government of Albania pointed up today to an apparent growing unrest inside the Soviet-satellite states. ranee is Key ' to Safety down railway rates locally While there was no uniformity in the degree of control exercised by the ten provinces, it was unquestionably true, Mr. Gordon said, that truckers are nowhere subject to anything like the detailed regulations over rates, operations and statistics that applied to the railways. Generally speaking, the trucker is free to pick and choose traffic, to discriminate in practice with im-unlty and to abandon services at will. The railway president did not advocate applying to highway carriers precisely the same kind and degree of regulations as governed the railways. On the other hand, he thought it should be possible to relax some of the bonds that tied the hands of railway management in reacting td competition. -"Affc.T" all, the basic criterion In devising regulatory controls Is presumable to protect the public from harm whether physical or financial-occasioned by carriers of all kinds. It should not be necessary for this purpose to fetter the highway carrier behind a thicket of railway regulations. Again, it is important to see the problem in the national perspective and not In terms of particular in terest." The Canadian National management is ready not only to recognize the technical advantages Inherent in motor vehicle carriers, Mr. Gordon said, but to make sure of use of them providing combined rail and highway services for the greater convenience of the public. Proposals in this direction had been frustrated by the refusal of com petent authorities to license rail way-owned bus or truck services. INTEGRATION "The groundwork for both Integrated and joint road-and-rall (Continued on Page 4) Applewhaite I Ulan v. - " , ! .,. n il! hp ready dUU uim " L place at the front in ! "good ueai udian brigade, now ut vis Washington, Is to sail for the Far n a month. ial of Lodge Mrmorial Service Sun-:,oon saw tributes paid id Lodge members as H. Muncey called out :ies and Seargent-at-'.Vhiffin placed carna-e a draped charter. were conducted by no W. B. McCallum v Past Governors L. ! Joe Slaggard; Wa Howard Walker, Sec- cey and Seargent-al-tm. ision o! men's service, :.ind Repent Mrs. Amy i the women's cere- ucted by Regent Mr.?, and assisted by Pa.t Ecnt Mrs. Thomas .ior Past Regent Mrs. I Chaplain Mrs. Ham- -rder Mrs. Armstrong s, Mrs. R. Marshall hompson. k women members were 4 with flowers. Jtar, Pilgrim B-othe.-and Deputy Grand v Ka-ner were given mors. Several musical we-e presented, In-cal solos, trios and ncouver i Saturday I X Miss G. Morcau, O. n. Miss L. Smith, D. Mrs. Fra;,er, A. Thomp-Wilson, B. R. Tupper, Ms. L. Matthews n ' ' P H. Ball. Wahl, J. Wahl, J. m. ' (todayiMIss S. Mrs. L. Tough, K. Sande. F. R. Eastmen, E. White, V. J. Jones, "ihup. n Vfrn t I McLeod, J. E. Flynn, ;"', mrs. s. Brandon, , ar. N H(mrwf r r,.n vv., u. LJVJO- lunrls pndspit I today) M. vicrors. n. Toith Mn. ection April 26 'TTETOWN (CP) ""uccment of ASM T-i...- . general fir Anrti n f made Jnes Saturday. r ' government was '' Power m the last lyn December 21, fs hflE u iseaT "l,porl?rs.m I , uw ana the -".t auves. iWe ATHER ,;t Clear n, . . Gambia thiV !ouln,em Ihmuu s morn "K-LPS5.'ove8r fc... w"ions and r t! alone t.h ..u Hen approach- lctoth. lurm wl en"alf '"e warm herwn, nLV Preva over oy and to- i-Jitht w."6 . ,n ter- ' tWt X doming l, )Ws ton io-Vif -j .rid1' and Prince and South Korea. Associated Press Correspondent John Randolph reported from the western front that the border crossing had no special significance. "Part route patrolling is constantly being carried out along the front." Main Allied interest was fo-cussed north of the 38th parallel on the central front. There the Communists are massing troops and equipment for a probable spring offensive. Communist defences north of the 38th are a network of trenches, log pillboxes, rifle pits and dugouts. I From Rumania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and Poland stories also filtered out to the West that the Kremlin was taking drastic steps to hold them io the Moscow line. Reports Saturday concerning Albania came from Yugoslavia which broke with Russia in 1948. Vladimir Dedijir, former Yugoslav information director. said in Premier Tito's official newspaper, Borba, that Albanian dissidents were operating from Italy, sending planes over Al bania, dropping rebel fighters and anti-Communist leaflets. He voiced Yugoslavia's fear that Russia might use any strong Al banian uprising as an excuse to spring on Yugoslavia. U.S. Floods Take 6 Lives NEW YORK (CP) Rampaging flood watars in the southern States, Iowa and New Jersey were receding today after causing widespread damage to farmlands, homes and roads. The death toll stood at six. H. H. Church, of the Department of Veterans' Affairs, will return to Vancouver on the Camosun tomorrow after a brief visit here on official business. TODAY'S (Courtesy ft. D. VANCOUVER American Standard 28 Bralorne 6.50 Cariboo Quartz 1.20 Congress 09 Hedley Mascot 55 Indian 21 Pioneer 2.25 Premier Border 19 Privateer 08 Reeves McDonald 4.60 Reno 07 Sheep Creek 1.60 Silbak Premier 38 Vananda 15 Salmon Gold 03 Vi Spud Valley 0414 Silver Standard 2.52 ' Western Uranium 1.80 Oils-Anglo Canadian 6.05 A P Con 43 Atlantic'. 3.20 Calmont 1.26 Home Oil . 17.00 Mercury 1514 Princess 1.48 Royalite 13.50 TORONTO Athona 08 V4 Aumaque 22 Beattle 54 Bevcourt .'. - .42 cise Wet Hat" was today prov ing a major military operation, as the Army moved personnel and equipment and explosives to the scene of the ice blockade in the South Saskatchewan River which is responsible for flooding of low-lying sections of the city. Actually a solid egg-shaDed ice bridge was located only 5Vi air miles from the city but Army convoys have had to cover fif teen miles of treacherous prairie trails, sticky with gumbo and snow-filled coulees, to reach lt. The operation is being handl ed by a South Alberta regiment wnich has been placed on active service for the time being to cope with the situation. Some fifty men spent five hours Sunday reaching the scene of proposed blasting operations after which sappers of the Royal Canadian Engineers ! made a reconnaissance. Blasting operations are not expected to get under way until late today at the earliest. , Effort to dislodge thejce.by bombing have proven Ineffectual. Fears Delay On Defence General Eisenhower Emphasizes Necessity for Speed PARIS (CP) General Dwight Elsenhower said today that any delay In congressional action on defence measures would delay the whole preparation of defence of western Europe. My concern," Eisenhower sakl is that each nation should show its full readiness to co operate," he told a press con ference. General Eisenhower formally took command today of the or ganization of western European defence. TideS Tuesday, April 3, 1951 High 11:29 19.5 feet Low 5:26 8.4 feet 17:48 4J) feet STOCKS Johnston Co. l td.)" Bobjo 14 Buffalo Canadian 25 Consol. Smelters 1.38 Conwest 2.35 Donalda 50 Eldona :... 22 East Sullivan 8.05 Giant Yellowknife 7.05 God's Lake 41 Hardrock ZSV Harricana 12 Heva 11 Jacknife 05 Vi Joliet Quebec , .67 I.apaska .05 Little Long Lac 78 Lynx .15 Madsen Red Lake 2.25 McKenzie Red Lake 48 '3 McLeod Cockshutt 2.97 Moneta S3 Negus - 85 Noranna 76.25 Louvicourt 20 Pickle Crow 1.73 San "Antonio 2.55 Senator Rouyn 22 Sherrit Gordon 3.55 Steep Rook 8.30 Sturgeon River 14 Silver Miller 1.68 Upper Canada 1.75 Golden Manltou . 6.60 Nonogencrian l ; Woman Passes Mis. Annie Taylor passed away at her home at 519 Eighth Avenue West yesterday. Neighbors, MrSj 8. L. Peachey and 'Mr.i. Frank Ellison, who called about 3 p.m. when the window blinds remained down, found the 92-year old woman dead in bed. She is believed to have passed away about twelve hours earlier. She was widowed and had lived in Prince Rupert many year3. Funeral announcement will be made later awaiting word from the daughter, Mrs. Mabel Thompson of Humpback Bay. Arrangements are by the B.C. Undertakers. Col. C. E. Reynolds, chairman of the Ontario Northland Railway, and Mrs. Reynolds are visitors In the city from North Bay, Ontario, staying in their private car at the railway yards. They are spending several days here, having come to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. C, E. Noble, 343 East Eighth Avenue, who Is the mother of Mrs. Reynolds and also of Mrs. W. H. Dumont of this city. Presses For I ton China coasters, and a tremendous amount of repair wo.k on ships up to 22.000 tons. In defence construction ensuing, which will be put into effect by the government during the coming months, I would urge that they would take Into consideration making use of their own plant and equipment. If it were only a matter of community ni-w. thnT,iH nt f.i portatlon did not directly ex- yiuic ine pruoiem oi roaa-rau competition, Mr. Gordon aid, and he earnestly hoped that "the range of public discussion stimulated by the report will be broadened to take account of tne very Important facta which lay outside the commission's term of reference." Advising against usual recriminations, he said he did not believe that the narrow interest of any group, "whether it be a transportation agency or a sectional coalition," should stand in the way of "an objective and dispassionate analysis of common problems In a field so vital to the progress of the whole economy." From the standpoint of the Canadian public as a whole, the railway president said It did not matter whether tlae nation's irelRht was carried by the rail roads' or by highway carriers "provided that shippers can get the quality of service they want at the lowest possible expense to themselves and to the public, provided that the requirements of national defence are obtained at the minimum cost. He re minded his audience, however, that "the Canadian railways are performing a physical job of transportation which highway carriers could not possibly duplicate, carrying something like 150 million tons of freight annually at an average rate per ton-mile of less than one ceat and a half at which level no trucker In North America could survive. ONLY ONE ASPECT In view of the attention given the matter by the Royal Commission, Mr. Gordon thought It might be assumed that "the railway problem" of today centred around freight rates and In particular the question of equalizing freight rates across Canada, but in his opinion this was only another aspect of the greater problem. The railways were not attempting to dodge their obligation to assist in advancing the equalization of rates. Devoting considerable attention to the subject, in an endeavor to assist the Board of Transport commissioners in their general freight rates investigation, the railways had helped bring the outlines of the problem into sharper focus. But, the speaker pointed out, "the existing inequality in regional rate levels is in large measure the consequence of a difficult series of problems arising out of competition between the rail ways and highway freight car rlers. Faced with localized competition from truckers, particularly la Central Canada, where competitive Influences are highway concentrated, the railways have had to cut rates on the most valuable traffic and Inevitably this has meant that other traffic and other areas have been affected by efforts to recoup the loss In net revenues." Localized truck competition, he emphasized, was a fundamental obstacle In the path of progress toward the equalization of railway freight rates. He charged as an act of aggressionnot against the rail ways but against other regions In Canada, through the medium of the railway rate structure the proposal, openly urged on the authorities in various parts of the country, that truck trans-portalon should be deliberately encouraged, through various ' 7 Flash! LIVING COST INDEX OTTAWA The cost of living index for March 1 will be announced on Wednesday. It will include the rent index for the first time since last fall and is expected to set a new high record. BUDGET NEXT WEEK OTTAWA Hon. Douglas Abbott, minister of finance, announced today that he will bring down his budget on Tuesday afternoon of next week at 5 p.m. MUST BE CONSULTATION BLACKIIALL, England Britain has told "proper quarters" that there must be full consultation before United Nations troops cross the thirty-eighth parallel in Korea, Defence Minister Shinwell said Sunday. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE NEW WESTMINSTER Two Roman Catholic schools in suburban MaiUardville closed today in protest at British Co-v lumbia school policy by which separate schools receive no financial benefits. Eight hundred Catholic students marched to the public school board office, turning their education over to local authorities. JETS COLLIDE SOREL, Quebec A Vampire .let plane crashed into the St. Lawrence River near here late Saturday and another jet is missing in the same area. The two planes were flying In formation and crashed. They were piloted by Squadron Leader Guy Hackett, Montreal lawyer, and Flight Lt. Robert Leaper of Dorval, Quebec. PEARSON CRITICAL OTTAWA External Affairs Minister L. B. Pearson took a hefty swing Saturday at United Nations commanders who talk out of turn on international policy. Without Identifying any commander by name, he said free world unity was endangered by UN military men who make "controversial" statements that go "far. beyond" their military responsibility and cause confusion, disquiet and even discord." WASHINGTON D. C. (CP) President Vincent Auriol of France told Congress today that, if his country falls before the forces of aggression, "the whole world, indeed civilization Itself, will be In mortal danger." To prevent such a disaster, Auriol said, the West must base its defence strategy on "shielding" western Europe against at tack. Auriol addressed a special joint session of Senate and House representatives. Tomorrow the French President leaves for' New York for a three-day visit after which he will proceed to Canada. Maple Leafs, Wings Win BOSTON Toronto Maple Leafs kept solidly in the Stanley Cup semi-final with Boston Bruins last night by scoring a three to nil victory after having played to a one-all draw Saturday night at Toronto when the Sunday law caused the game to be called at the end of the first period of overtime. Toronto and Boston have now each won one game. At Montreal, Detroit Red Wings, after losing the first two games, came back and blanked the Canadiens 2 to nothing. The series now stands two games to one for Montreal. The Rfttnrrinv nioht. oamo at. Toronto was one of the wildest and roughest encounters eVer seen In Stanley Cup history. Not Sending Younger Men WASHINGTON, D.C. (CP) The Senate today voted down a pro- w oan une senaing oi basketball title Saturday with a 84 to 42 win over Raymond Comets In a third and deciding game of their best of three series hers. Use of Local Dry Dock E. T. Applewhaite, M.P. for Skeena, has been drawing attention of Parliament at Ottawa to the near idle dry dock and shipyard at Prince Rupert, advocating its use in connection with defence construction projects. Speaking when a dry dock item came up just twenty minutes before the re cent Easter adjournment, M Applewhaite- outlined) its wartime record and urged upon Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of defence production, its use in the new defence program. Mr. Applewhaite stated that he did not want the use of the dry dock merely to satisfy community pride but because it was justified. The Skeena member also emphasized the desirability of having a fully equipped and manned plant operating on the north coast in the event of the international situation deteriorating. Hansard1 records Mr. Applewhaite as follows: May I just take one minute of the time of this committee to paint out to Ithe government that this te a drydock and shin-building plant owned by this country. Its record during the past war included the construction of thirteen 10,000-ton ships; four minesweepers; two 15,000- S at foot fled in bringing this request fo.-iV"11? sldif" 'inward to 111 the At but i?"5' ; any additional ex- fei"ve penses which would be involved laRlic df'e f2rce' , in using this dock, as against Unlted sfs Plan to using one which is perhaps clo SJ' nT more divisions-about 00 men t0 Jin two already er to the desired point, would bei only an additional cost to some , tuope' " other agency such as the Can-! adian National Railways. RAYMOND, Alta. (CP) New Therefore I submit that the Westminster Duke of Con-advantage of having a plant of naughts won the Alberta-British that nature in operation, and i Columbia High School Boys' capable of Immediate use at any itime In the location, well Justifies consideration of the plea I now make.