PRO H.(;jal URINARY PROVINCIAL LIBRARY, - i 1 113 . VICTORIA, B. C. IK NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ' a a d j i STAR Published at Canada's Most Strateaie Pnr'.Hr Pnrt "Prince Runert th te .. .. I a--- 1 i v; iw mi ursat norrnwest mnio dispatched vnr vyviy m VUL,. XXXIX, NO. 304 PRINCE PRINCE RUPERT. RUPERT, R B.C., (! TUESDAY TUESDAY, JANTTARV JANUARY 5 2, 1QM 1951 flUUE FIVE CENTS old Hits nn ir)?i?pnr?ro J Doily Delivery Phone 8f mm industry iiU ft ON0ON '(("-Freezing weather Britain Aiarmru - Of Fuel and Power I-rrralng weather r ONDON Mncmuf lAillinrr Tn Moof r iress yil ade Sim " rtlne fuel and power Primp .MinLster Attlee tiwpel f tha government's alarm by aimoning coal mine and union iHlMge OBiciystiry leaders to a conference lomum. pv wi'l discuss means of step- ins up output and recrultli.g ' ;t - fee .. i P.ir j . : 1 1L- wnrKfrs. in oBssiuii- ot Dig rour But It Must Not Rc in New York Question of ! Germany "First and Foremost" LONDON (CP) Moscow radio said today that j Russia had urged the western powers to meet her to j discuss the agenda for a Big Four meeting. It said j that the Soviet Union would be agreeable to meet in ' Moscow, London or Paris, but not in New York. i Meantime, tne siaie-owneu MONTREAL (CP)-The Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd. announced today that progress toward power and aluminum development in British Columbia was made during the week-end with signing of im agreement between the company and the British ctricity system broadcast a m try-wide appeal for econ-;y in the use of power. It this with power cuts running to ten percent In most parts the country. Unless consumers co-oper-" said a spokesman," the re- Columbia provincial gov rrtmen'.. Since 1048 the company has Weather The broadcast released the been conducting engineering Russian reply to Big Three notes studies to determine whether po 4'L will be disruption in inaus- tential hydro-electric sites in ! Maui Year 1950 Was Dry Year , Last year, with total rainfall of 83.87 inches, was the driest y.j. nun ivui loll Is Lower Communist Offensive Under Way But Lull Today After Initial Onslaught New Year's Eve TntCVn it Thinesp rnmmun- delivered December 22 in reply to a Russian proposal for a meeting of Big Four foreign ministers on German demilitarization. - The Moscow radio said that identical notes had been sent to the three western governments. It broadcast the next of the note to France. The Russian note says that the question of Germany must come first and foremost on any agenda but Indicates willingness also to discuss other matters. unsettled areas of central British Columbia (Tweedsmuir Park and Kitimaati would permit economic expansion of the industry by new installations oi the Pacific coast. A company statement indicates that surveys estimated to cost approximately $1,000,000 are progressing in the coastal area of British Columbia. Meanwhile a company spokesman said that negotiations which have been under way between the British rnlumhia irnv- HURRICANE DOWN COAST VANCOUVER Hurricane winds and torrential rain hit the north end of Vancouver Island this morninir. Winds of up to 78 and 80 miles an hour were recorded. An official at Sea Island airport said he had never seen anything like the storm there before. The barometer dropped like a stone. Flights from Calgary and Prince George were held up. Basements were flooded in Vancouver and wires were blown down in Victoria. ST. LAURENT IN LONDON LODON Prime Minister L. St. Laurent of Canada reached London yesterday for the Commonwealth prime ministers' conference. His plane had two forced landings. One was at Newfoundland after leav since 1944 when the total was k'HICAGO P The accidental il,!h toll in the United States r the New Year holiday, i,rly 400. represented a sharp j. p from the near recorl J'istmas toll of more than 700. CHAMPIONS Bobbie (Fanny) Rosenfeld, left, Toronto newspaper (Globe and Mail) columnist who was voted by Canadian sports writers as the top woman athlete- of the half-century, receives a bouquet from Barbara Ann Scott, Canada's skating darling. Barbara Ann was second only one vote behind in The Cnadian Press Half-Century Sports Poll. Miss Rosenfeld was an Olympic 74.3 inches. Total precipitation for December was 10.04 inch's (9.85 rain and 1.19 snow) ln 2d days compared with December rrhus. during two dong week-, V holidays more than I.1M 1949's 6.77 inches. siai in iracK ana neia ana outstanding In basketball, hockey, softball and tennis. (CP PHOTO) ets Korean capital of Seoul. plons lost 'neir lives in vioi . ai idents In the United Stat. 'j-f than 800 of them were kul- Early 1950 was marked by ernment and the aluminum record cold weather for many a company have led to the sign-year when on January 1 and 23 .ing of a formal agreement with the thermometer slid to three 'the Department of Lands and above. However, mid-winter so. Forests. A statement of terms in trainc misnars. In Siberia Moving Into the vacuum of United Nf.tlons withdrawal, the Communist spearheads were reported Just outside of the shell-torn road centre of Uljongbu. Unconfirmed front-line re far this winter has been excep-l ing Gander and another in j Canada's New Year Is Quiet TORONTO 0' Canada turned and conditions under which the plant might be built was signed LONDON W Tass News Ag wo Babies tionally mild in contrast. in December the sun shonn bv Hon, E, T. Kenney, minister President of Austria Dies VIENNA (P Dr. Karl Renner, 80, president of Austria, died of a heart ailment Sunday. Dr. Renner founded both first and second Austrian republics. He was a life-long right wing 19.3 hours in eight days bringing of lands and forests for British the total sunshine for the year to ! Columbia. 948.2 compared with 860.8 in I Next step of the British Co- ports said that United Nations In New Year An early 1951 visitor to Mr. a"d ency said today that quintuplets four boys and a girl have been born to a Siberian woman and four of them have survived. The four babies are "developing normally," Tass said. It was not known which of the eun-i battered Uilonbu alter ai lied troops had fallen back . lumbia government will be to The mean temperature of 39.9 1 Place the agreement before the through the town. the mid-century coiner with aj celebration subdued in some re -spects by New Year's Eve falling on a Sunday. A Canadian Press cross-country survey shows that Canadians Cornwall on this side owing to snow and sleet. Mr. St. Laurent called today at Buckingham Palace, No. 10 Downing Street and Canada House, CNR DERAILMENT .EVANSBl'RG, Alta. There were no injuries when the dining car and parlor car the Montreal train No. 1 was derailed near here. The train was held up for several hours. degrees made December one of i Legislature at the approaching All day long planes made an ITs. Steve Bright was the stork. !:o arrived at 1:30 a.m. yester-iv with a baby girl. Later in the $y Mrs. Bright received a par- five, born just before the New Socialist. all-out offensive against the Renner was stricken Christ the warmest in history. I session in February, the spokes- In 1949 the mean temperature 'iman said- . for December was 31.7 degrees.! . : in general gave 1951 a hearty yet mas Eve but recovered somewhat advancing Chinese and North i ear. Had dlea. Koreans. The Fifth Air Force, in The mother Is Elena Skomkina, 496 missions, hammered troops,! wife of a collective farmer at i containing a "air of flanncl-e sheets, a soaker pad, a satin sensible welcome There were no A low of 22.1 degrees was reached i Si by nillow. one dozen flannei- guns and buildings, supply and Uspenka in the Altai region December a -while the high Vir.i recorded December 18 at 49.2 degrees. j j Chicago's Great Gorilla Is Dead i diaper.-. a baby cliwilil w read, safety pins, a baby photo J ind and a baby photo album winner of the Stork Shopp Saturday he took a sudden turn for the worse with paralysis and lung congestion developing. Renner's death occurred as Austria retained only fractions of Its former great area. That fraction is occupied by Big Four powers and is almost surround INFLUENZA IN BRITAIN LONDON Thousands of Britons are confined to bed December was particularly , notable for wind. Although the Michigan Wins In Rose Bowl are, major disasters. Weather was good in the most parts of "tne country and fatalities were light. Twenty-two fatalities marred the week-end. Eight were in Ontario, five in Newfoundland, four in Quebec, three in Alberta ar.i one in Manitoba, a Canadian Press compilation showed. Five young boys of a Newfoundland family died in a fire. fuel dumps and transports. But theie was little ground action as United Nations troops waited in defence to take the shock of the next onslaught. The anticipated Communist offensive was commenced New Year's Eve in the expected rby. with influenza. There however, no deaths. J At 11 n m yesterdav the stork highest recorded at Is- Digby CHiCAGO ff- The fabulous land weather station was 44 -..3 Man GoriUa wno miles hour from the soutn- per and charmen mlmons, died of a ited Mr. and Mrs. M. Hr.lgas ir. ed by Communist countries ,. It id left another baby gin. Both ikibies wc-e born at Prince Ru- Jrrt General Hospital. ... ,, remains, i. evertheless, free, dem- PASEDENA -Michigan, fac- ocratic am, true tQ the ,,est ing defeat for the first time in Austrla.s lreedom from Rus- the Rose Bowl, exploded for two' sian domination was due in part touchdowns in the final minutes t0 Renner wno was brought up yesterday and whipped the bruis- j ln the Marxist tradition and weal. wci.cuiuci u, niuu velocities on both land and' sea are thought to have reacned higher speeds. A silver thaw at the first jf Built First Bridges Here Canada to Build Big ed and broken Calliornia eleven 14 to 6 ln the thirty-seventh edi PERTH, Ont. Funeral serv Russia Has Atom Bomb philosophy as an early Socialist. He was, nevertheless, a bitter anti-Communist. the month broke the high voltage power line across the Skeer.a River near Tyee. It was the first time since the line was put in age of twenty-two The news stunned Chicagoans. R. Marlin Perkins, director of the London Park zoo, said: "It'$ a great blow to us." In 1948 the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums called Bush Man "th most outstanding animal of anv zoo in the world and the most valauble." ' To Chicagoans "Bu.h Man" ices were held today for Guy tion of the post-season football Ik i k . r classic before 100,000 fans. New Atomic Keactor that ice in dangerous quantities had formed. wusroms- Late in the month saw winds WASHINGTON, D.C. Gordon Dean, chairman of the United States Atomic Commission, said flatlv todav that "Rus- Dominion doing Into Production of Plutonium of sufficient velocity to uproot Campbell Dunn; aged 88, noted engineer who directed construction of bridges and railway lines in both eastern and western Canada. He died suddenly at his home here. In Prince Rupert in railway construction days, he helped erect bridges leading to that harbor. trees'. But the fishing fleet was! was the most famous inhabitant li j i- ; .. r el Trailing by six points, with little more than ten minutes remaining, Halfback Churck Ort-man tent the Wolverines whirling 80 yards to tie the score and then Mlchlpan's conversion artist, Harry Allls. won the game to all intents by booting the extra point. snug In harbor away from harm, .of the city, even better known Isia does have" the atomic bomb. Revenue In 1950 Higher vwm i ranm in itnuiiitiiKu ic OTTAWA (CP) Tit. Hon. C. P. Howe, minister In all. it was a fine month. I than the mayor. Mr. Dean gave tne answer ;o a press conference question Mr trade and commerce, announced today that Man based on recent public discus sion whether the Soviet actually TODAY'S STOCKS illa will build a $30,000,000 atomic reactor much did explode an atomic bomb in H-igger and hetter and many times more powerful the summer of 1949. (Courtesy 8- D. Johnston Co. Ltd.) Big Hungarian Mine Explosion Itaan the one now in use at Chalk River. This means, Ulr. Howe said, that Chalk River should in time be Customs collections ln December last year amounted to $23,-421.65 as compared with $17.-981.51 in December 1949. Total collections in 1950 were also up from the year before. Last year's total was $568,684.52 compared with $413,271.18 ln 1949. The November total in 1950 was $47,-672.18. THE WEATHER Plane Smashes- 'it on a paying, commercial ""is by sales of greatly ln- eased supplies of plutonlum BUDAPEST IP) Hungarian rescue workers said today that they had saved forty miners trapped ln an explosion Saturday night in Hungary's major mine cither peace or war. Disposal of fissionable materials Is a highly secret matter but feeling here is that Canada fnd radio Lsolopes. It will also W' able to enter new fields of search. hopes to sell plutonloum to the Plutonium Is a rnriimrt.ivp ma- centre of Tatabarnya. The explosion killed 81 miners. Synopsis Eight Are Unhurt ANCHORAGE Six members of the crew and two passengers escaped serious Injury Saturday night when an ice-coated C-54 transport ' cartwheeled into a mass of wreckage after an emergency landing at Yakutat, Alaska. jrial produced ln reactors of e atom-snlittlne nroress and VANCOUVER American Standard 26 Bralorne 5.90 B R X ; 04 Cariboo Quartz 105 Congress T 08 Hedley Mascot 45 '2 Pend Oreille 8.75 Pioneer 195 Premier Border 07 Privateer .06 Reeves McDonald 4.15 Reno 02 Sheep Creek 125 Sllbak Premier 27 '2 Taku River 06. Vananda .10 Salmon Gold 02 Spud Valley .4 ',4 Silver Standard 2.55 Western Uranium 125 l-fd in A-bomb production and HOCKEY SCORES SATURDAY National Detroit 3, Toronto 1. Montreal 4, Chicago 3. Mainline-Okanagan Kclowna 4, Kamloops 6. Western International Trail 4, Spokane 4 (tie). Kimberley 5, Nelson 4. - Pacific Coast Tacoma 10, Portland 3. Victoria 2, New Westminster 7. SUNDAY National New York 3, Boston 0. Toronto 4, Detroit 2. MONDAY National , Boston 3, New York 2. Chicago 3, Montreal 2. Mainline-Okanagan Nanaimo 8, Kerrisdale 5. Kamloops 1, Kelowna 4. Western International Spokane 5. Nelson 4. Pacific Coast Victoria 3, New Westminster V Seattle 2, Vancouver 2. An Intensive storm was centred over northern Vancouver Island this morning, causing heavy rain and gale winds along the .south coast and snow in the interior. Tomorrow the weather is expected to be cloudy and ;ooler. Forecast From New Zealand To Visit Sister M-'arcn. Radio Isotopes and tracer oms are recognized as the eatest research tools riiscover- An eye-witness said it was a. if in Pi nf...l I miracle that any one emerged United States. Bhe aireaay wm. another radioactive element, uranium, which occurs naturally and Is treated in reactors to produce plutonium, a better agent. The reactor is a nuclear furnace where fission or splitting of the atom goes on under controlled conditions. It is the key Instrument for the atomic process and officials say it will give Canada an all-round device that will allow her to go in whatever research direction circumstances Indicate. si - ... .tt-unt-a mm are cuuimw 'I -n ,t L- , .. . ... From far-off Wellington, New alive from the four-enginti plane which was stationed at North Coast Region, Northern Zealand, has arrived Mrs. S. M. Bevcourt .41 Bobjo .13 Buffalo Canadian .26 V-s Consol. Smelters 126.25 Conwest 1.77 Donalda k -47 ' Eldona 22 East Sullivan 7.55 Giant Yellowknife 6.10 God's Lake -40 Hardrock .23 Harricana 07 Heva -v 7 ',4 Htfeco 5 '4 Jacknife .05 Joliet Quebec 86 Lake Rowan 6 '4 Lapaska 04 Little Long Lac ' .55 Lynx .12i2 Madsen Red Lake 2.15 McKenzie Red Lake 41 McLeod Cockshutt 19 Moneta .39 Negus .78 Noranda 70 50 Louvicourt 17 Pickle Crow 1.62 Regcourt 05 San Antonio 2.35 Senator Rouyn 19 Sherrit Gordon 300 Steep Rock 7.80 Sturgeon River 14 Silver Miller .... .86 Upper Canada 1.78 Golden Manitou 5.90 Section Cloudy today, occa-, Elmendorf Air Force base here, sional snow flurries. Clear and 'ue.use Dy nospitais, 111-stry and universities. Mr. Howe said that the new actor or radioactive pile will 1 alter Canada's position ainst going Into A-bomb pro-'ion but it will strenethen Saker to visit hervslster, Mrs. a. M. Good, Smith Block. She reached the city yesterday morning on the Princess Norah, ! Oils- 1 Jockeys End Up I On Even Terms ?old tonight and tomorrow. Wind northerly (15). Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 26 and 32. Remainder of region Rain today, cloudy with showers to h country's atomic stature for Nineteen- NEW YORK night aid tomorrow. Heavy snow': at high.-r levels. A little colder : year-old Jocireys Joe uoimone ana tomorrow. Wind easterly (15), Willie Shoemaker wound up all Old Country :: Football :: having crossed the Pacific Ocean from Auckland on the final voyage of the veteran motorshlp Aorangl which is being withdrawn on account of lack of traffic. It is the first time that the two sisters have met ln 12 years when Mrs. Good went to New Zealand for a visit. For Mrs. Saker it is the second visit to British Columbia and Canada but the first to Prince Rupert. Mrs. Saker will be here until July and later she and Mrs. Anglo Canadian 4.75 A P Con 57 Atlantic 2.55 Calmont 90 Central Leduc 2.30 Home Oil 13.75 Mercury 12 Okalta '. 2.04 Pacific Pete 825 Princess 1-85 Royal Canadian 09 Royalite 12.00 TORONTO Athona .IVt Aumaque 22 V2 Beattle 53 becoming southerly (15) by mid morning; southerly (15) tomor even for 1950 national honors in a duel that did not end until the waning hours of the old year. Each booted home three win row. Low tonight and high tomorrow At Port Hardy. 32 and 38. ners on foreign tracks Sunday SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Division A Airdrieonians vs. Rangers and ended with 388 for the year after the tightest race on record. The Jockeys also tied the 44- NOTICE . . ANNUAL JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE will commence Wednesday Morning at 10 vhe Management and Staff of Manson's Jewellers wish you and yours a very Happy New Year . postponed. Dundee 2. Morton 1. Good are planning a trip to year-old national mark set by East Fife vs. Motherwell California. Milter Miller. postponed. Hibernian 6. Aberdeen 2. 1 Partick Thistles vs. Falkirk HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS Civic Centre 8:30 January 5th and 6th Phone 107 or 231 for tickets f-t SAFE MAJORIT Y The largest majority in the ; British House of Commons was! DISTINGUISHED COMPANY Viscount Alexander, Governor-General of Canada, is one of 10 postponed. St. Mirren 1, Heart of Midloth Wednesday, January 3. 1851 High 8:51 20.1 feet 22:05 16.6 feet Low 2:24 8.7 feet 15:51 5.7 feet living field marshals in British Army. the I 424, enjoyed by the National government of 1931. ' I ,lan 0. Third Lanark 1, Clyde 2. in