i f rtOV!NCIALl f?.ovi:::ial Liz?:?n, D CROSS us vic:c:ua, 3. c. J 00 Dailv Delivery I Y CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBUS NEWBPAPER Published at Conada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "P'inct Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' in ihm"" ' PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.. TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS r 1 U M u W V i II 1 1 VI I I It u u u ervoir Dry While I Phone 81 " u u u u uu Keeping Road Open All Year Highway committee of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce is being asked by itie Chamber to further study' the advisability of the proposal that the Skeena River Highway 'be kept open as an all year road instead of being closed each winter because of snow condition. It was suggested at the meeting of the Chamber last night -that the rommitt.ee contact, the Col ,, d Wave Keeps Up Power Company Seeks Upward Rate Revision Increase Would Amount to 80 Cents per Month for Prince Rupert Households A hike in power rates last night proposed by Appeals for Economy in Consumption Organizing: for Emergency I e must severe cold snap of the winter con-hold the city in its icy grip, the city of . upiTt today was mysteriously losing iu! iply and did not know where it was going. entire staff of a 1 mterwurks patrol- should be able to get over this1 litrcd the system for critical stage, providing iho he location of what householders cut down their U..l." Northern "British Columbia cepted will add about 80 cents to the average monthly f v a major uicaa use. conserving is muen as mis- ' 1 the mayor appealed sible. jenuiose vo. as to its in go as sparingly as . "There might be some ob- their water con-, siruction in the line between Edmonton Murder, Suicide EDMONTON (CP) Two persons died yesterday In what police termed murder and suicide. Dead are Samuel S.puniar-skl, 65, and his wife. Vera, 27. Police said the pair died of gunshot wounds. It is believed Szpuniarskl shot his wife in the back and then turned the weapon on himself, inflicting fatal abdominal wounds. Provincial Coroner Dr. M. M. Cantor said death was instantaneous In both cases. He said no Inquest would be held. Germany is Being Freed Western Allies Relaxing Controls, Permit Foreign Ministry BONN, Germany (CP Western allies today formally allowed west Germany to set up its first post-war foreign ministry and establish diplomatic relations with "friendly nations." i Permission was granted In ai new occupation statute nuhlUli- the power house and the city we aren't netting the water we should, and we don't know the reason for it," said the engineer, suggesting that there might be ice in the line. With shut-off tests, the city Power Company if ac operation of signs and outside displays in changing from flat rat t motiirnt taxis ho hripf - claims nor would water heating ; come to much, if any additional cost. Whether or not city council approves the brief it will be presented to the provincial Utilities Commission within one month, said Mr. MacLeod. He pointed out that, in the existing agreement with the city, the company can appeal direct to the utilities commission, but felt it was "only common decency" to first approach the council. Such recommendations as the council would make or sugges tions it had to add to the brief would be forwarded to the com mission along with the brief, said Mr. MacLeod. water department, with the co-iday, operation of the trower corn VOL. XL. No. 55 Flash! CASUALTY LIST OTTAWA The Canadian Army today released the second casually list of the Korean war, showing three soldiers killed in action and a fourth dead of wounds. There are no casualties from British Columbia. OCA FOHCEU LANDING VANCOUVER N one was hurt when a Queen Charlotte Air l.inrs plane made a forced landing yesterday soon after" taking off from Alert Bay for Vancouver. There were 18 loggers on board, another plane being sent to pick them up. Pilot was Capt. Robert Duncan. kii;mi;nti!S killed? PKAGIE Vladimir Klem-enlis, former Czech foreign minister, under arrest for espionage, is reported to have been killed while trying to escape. There is no confirmation. SCHOOLS CLOSED ! NANAI.MO All schools here are closed on account of six inches of snow blinking roads. Schools at several Frascr Valley point arc also closed. To Vancouver (Monday R Marshall, A. Pihera, O. Benson, A. V. Evcreigh, D. Duron, O. W. McAfee, Mr. Karr, R. W. Montgomery. J. Shcrbin, K. A. Taylor, A. C. Tiiiims, A. N. Van Meer, M. Sawka, J. Cain, W. J. Russell, T. Davidson. From Vancouver (Mondayi w. Paumiridi'e, R. Bllton. W Knox, B. J. Causland, H. N. Sem-mens, O. Moscrip, Mr. Ladford, E. R. Carswell, Mr. Abernathy, Mr. and Mrs. Jprmayn, W. W. Davis, Mr. Zoinpa, J. MacKar, K. Copland, O. Peterson, O. Sneddon. J. W. Farquhar. R. J. Sparks, Mr. Lyons. Mr. Nlpon, J. F. Wuarteil. . To Vancouver ( today R. Miiullon, T. Hill, Miss S. Lypehuk, W. Robinson. J. Irvine, Miss Moreau, Miss P. Shrubsall. C. -Cowan, N. J. Krulllski, R. L. Johnson. To Port Hardy (today) B. Low. j Owing to cold weather on the prairies delaying connections at! Jasper, tonight's train, due from me East at iu:ia, is reported vo pany, will combine their forces this afternoon, Mr. Stewart said. Meanwhile the Woods-worth Lake water is not up to the usual flow, while the reserve-Is gone. Referring to the running of taps to prevent them being frozen, the city engineer said that it was difficult to demand consumers close all taps but ne stressed co-operation from the pCOpie by using only minimum Basketball-JetS Beat Ketchikan cd here today. The statute alto ' ah Allied tor- relaxes many other allied con- ward push to take th key d-tro!so'n both internal and ex fence centre of Hongthong ou necessity in their water dc- mand. North Woman Frozen to Death POUCE COUrE A woman. Problem of Freedom Sons VANCOUVER (CP) Bearded StPffan Sorokln, leader of 2500 Sons of Freedom Doukhobors, said last night the provincial government must decide soon on what It intends to do with the religious sect. Otherwise, jie said, "there's nn Lellinir uhat. mill hunrwn11 In I the Kootcnays. He said in an ki f..r. i,inwii i - i of terror for the last 50 years i win; "oio,ii ,..i.. . rf,' 7 1 move to solve the problem Mr. Sorokin and live aides are in Vancouver to confer with a government-appointed consultative committee on Doukho-bors. They will study locations throughout the province for possible new Freedomite settlement on Graham Island of the Queen Charlottes, it was suggested recently. Mr. Sorokin said his followers have reached a "terrible mental state." Korea Resistance Is Growing j t,,c central front today met in-j creasing Red resistance. Els- J. ,,"c"u UI ule umiea males first Marine division, speaiieadir.s; ; the drive, plodded through nc,v i : snow to within 11 miles of the 1 town. Gen. MacArthur reported a i third tfhlnese army of about 90,000 men was moving down from northeast Korea , to reinforce some 3C0.0OO enemy troops ; already ftelieved to be concentrated south of the 38th parallel. Allied ground force commander, Lt. Oen. Matthew B. Rldg-way said, however, enemy coun ter offensives did not appeor j immediately imminent. H. ad- : ded his troops "at the moment" could stop any such puh. Marines we-e punching north ! and northeast and recaptured Hc"nR.song. The enemy met tfliem with heavy artillery, mor tar and machine gun fire, but continued to fall back slowly. North Korean Reds, routed yesterday from Taemi on th-j east-central front, held on bit : terly to rugged ridges near then; snd p,r reconnaissance reported more Reds moving in to bolster ! t.h lines. Johnston Co. Ltd.) TORONTO Aumaque 23 Beattie 63 Bevcourt 49 V2 Bobjo 16'2 Buffalo Canadian .......... 29 Consul. Smelters 143.00 Con west 2.43 Donalda 59 Eldona 25 East Sullivan 8 80 Giant Yellowknife 7.60 caught In a week-end storm in the Pouce Coupe district afirr views on the matter (Tne tomi pany has been recently giving its active support to the circulation of a petition at Terrace advocating that the road be kept open throughout the winter between Terrace and Prince Rupert In order to facilitate the movement of logs to the new Watson Island mill.) J View was expressed ln the course of discussion at last night's meeting that there was no good reason for the road having been closed during the past winter and that, at least when snow conditions were light ai they had been this winter; efforts be made to keep the road clear. ' 'was, ,t ops with 18 until he was off the, floor with a wrenched knee.. Individual scores: Jets Flaten' 7, Holkestad 10, Olson 5, St Scherk 4, Gill, D. Scherk 26, Marshall 2, Beynon, Spring 19. Total 73. . Rockets Brewer 4, Lewis 4, Manzoni, Christensen 18, Christopher 13, Olson, Fisher 11, Erickson 8, B. ChrlstopheCwl. Total 57. Is Winner, Simondsen were stand-outs for Prince Rupert. Swansbn, Reld and Keye's staf"r red for Petersburg. Scoring: Prince Rupert McChesney, 15; Ratchford, 2; Krlstinanson, 2; Blackaby, 4; Nickerson; Slmonit sen, 6; Letourneau, 6; Morrison; total. 35. Z Petersburg Par. 7; Thynes, 2; Swanson, 11; Reld, 10; Keyes, 7. Total 37. Score at end of first quarter was 8 to 8, at the half, 18-18; I third quarter, 24 to 23 for Rupert. Prince Rupert plays at Wran- gell tonight. Fourth Montreal Bank is Robbed MONTREAL Montreal yesterday had its fourth bank robbery inside of six weeks. A lone gunman escaped with $2,000 from a blanch of the Bank of Montreal. ftndav afternoon, the Iroir has been dry. I iimalrd that two j aJ Inns nl water had iirt 24 hours. There j I of seven feet in IS I tl lower levels of still getting ier a sumiiv but m 4 the taps had gone is frozen in many y suddsn cold snap, undoubtedly some i i to the actual cause i pipes. announced that had already been mist possible fire Sill case of fire, all i )e shut off at short t ic available water funnelled to a par- usher r unusual f'T could be found fitly around the siH'i'ululiun today water from the wing to lower lev- Jnien turned their that direction )ir started losing iy morning about the downtown fire- ' at 3 p m. All ef- 're the level have wl that the break rc this side of the 1 and clilorlnatlon hire -was sllil any- up w noon. coupled with his 'est that anv citl- -ht notice an un- waler reoort it at City Hall ; THAN COMING f using water fast en Bet it down t:"y Engineer Don "on today. at. with the co l people, they McRae mended l)ni,. , 1 i i uiamber of f ;s the spesch thai, ;MU for pdlu.e Ru. I iK Legislature a will write him a f him for same, 'j; at last night's "v su:u n il,. iwrtlculnrly in XV,MlltwM 800(1 Hr" nupert. Jfiation which wn. ,v i"Uon of w .i R 0- Larae. Cleaned whlcyou wnit c Pressing I Repairs J Green 184 ? n(,w Liquor Store household electric bill. A brief cliin$ for a revision ln of rates was Dresented at last .w.. J., ..... ,, iiisuvo opctiai Kity cuunuu meeting by MacLeod and Ray action for the power company. Qouncil will give its decision of approval or otherwise by the month-end after a study by the utilities committee. "This is the first increase the company has asked since the rates were fixed in 1926," said R. M. MacLeod, speaking for N.B.C. Power Company. NEW LOW RATE But a new low block has been instituted in the revised rates proposed, which is to encourage greater use of electrical eliergy, said Mr. MacLeod. Present rales are seven .cents for first 20 kilowatt hours; fio cents for next 20 kw. hours and two cents for balance Proposed new rates for resid ential use are on a demand of (two kilowatts, eight cents for .first 20; two cnts for next 60; 'and once cent tor balance used, If a range is installed a de-uiand of throe kw. will be set. Flat rates will be eliminated ! with exception of strert and 1 float lighting. lint water heat- ers will be placed on the meter basis, hut if thermostats -are used, said Mr. MacLeod, rates will be similar to present rate or $.l.liO per 1000 watt unit. Commercial energy users will be billed according to the number of hours used at .eight cents for first 50 kw. hours; two cents for next 50 kw. hours, and one cent for balance used, all dependent on demand kw. ratins;. Power consumers, said Mr. MacLeod, hardly would be affected, except, that smaller users would probably get off cheaper. The brief presented showed the total deficit of the company incurred to date as $923.- 150.06. Claim is made to increased government taxation of $18,-390 per year, compared to 1932 taxation of $5240. "Although yearly gross earnings have been greater in the past ten years, costs of operation, maintenance and taxes combined have risen 360 per cent . . . prior to 1939," the brief read. i CHEAPER HERE Giving a comparison of earnings with that of the B.C. Power Commission, the brief claims an average cost to Prince Rupert residents of 2.71 cents per kilowatt hour as compared to BCPC charges of 3.6 cents; an average cost to city commercial customers of 2.69 cents per kw. hour compared to BCPC's 3.6 cents; and average cost to power customers of 1.23 cents, with a total average cost per kw. of 1.95 cents, compared to 3.0 cents charged by the PowerCommls-sion. On elimination of flat rates, as proposed, the company is prepared to supply thermostatic controls for water heaters at cost, Installing them without additional charges. Any normal connection cost of wiring change-over from flat rate to meter would also be borne by the company. Little difference would appear Four Officers Sentenced j KELOWNA Four' Kelowna' R.C.M.P. officers have been sen-! tenced in connection with a $25 , theft of goods from a store. One ; officer received 15 days in jail and was fined $150. Two were, fined $125 each and one was; fined $100. The officers are aU1 suspended from the force. -I 'Easy Victory for Prince iv" Ruper in International Basketball . , , -z f.,- , , KETCHIKAN, Alaska (Special) Prince Rupert Jets last night rocketed all over Ketchikan's Rockets in a winning streak of 73-57. Playing in the Kayhi gym, Don Scherk again was ill rare form as he potted 28 points for the Jets, who were remarkable to watch as they passed, pivoted and shot. For Ketchikan, B. Christensen Bo-Me-Hi Loses- Petersburg Nip and Tuck Contest All the Way Favors Alaskans PETERSBURG1 Prince Rupert again lost by a 2-point margin when they were nipped by Petersburg High In a close hard-fought game last night. In what seemed more football than basketball owing to loose refereeing, the Petersburgers won 37-35. Neither team played good ball and again lack of height was the deciding factor. Rupert's shooting was off throughout the game. The Canadians converted one of seven free throws. Petersburg made five out of 21. Krlstmanson, McChesney and Cold Closes One School The heaung plant at drafty old King Edward School fought a losing battle with the cold north wind this morning and classes were dismissed before noon when lt became too cold for comfort. Other schools are functioning normally. oc nours iaie wnicn wouia,".y """". i bring lt In at 8:15 tomorrow. mor""'K- I ; British Columbia 13.22 pounds. The Weather!" getting off a bus, was found dcai Monday. She had been frozen to death. The woman wa3 Mrs. A. Weisn.er, returning home lightly clad from an Edmonton hospital. Still Trying For Agenda PARIS CP) Deputies of four great powers went into their second session today in an attempt to find out whether a conference of foreign ministers on International tensions can be ar t I ranged The four deputies expected to ! .... ... .., fl.. ,,ri ,iQinmni vtprruvhv the West anH is, let tminn on what thev belled dlursed believe should sh, uUI be a"-" In l' tlw major big four parley. Todays session could well tell the story whether a conference 'will be. possible. Karl Gruber, foreign minister for Austria, arrived in Paris, ostensibly to attend the European Marshall Plan committee, but his presence here underscored the western demand that any foreign ministers' conference take up consideration of the long-delayed Austrian Independence treaty. Milder But Still Cool Weather all along the northwest coast lemained frigid overnight, although temperatures were generally four degrees higher. Prince Rupert low was 10.6 re ported by Digby Island weather office. Gale winds last night spent themselves In this area and moved south. Easterly winds of 25 miles per hour prevailed today. i . o lei-up oi tne curieui coiu & ' spell Is seen bv the weatherman. ternal aifairs to the federal re- public. For the first lime Kin hef,m. the war, Germany will be per mitted to set up diplomatic coni- missions ln foreign countries. She will not have ambassador in Washington, London or Paris, since occupying powers still consider their high commissioners in Germany as "a channel of negotiation between the federal (German) and allied governments U.S. and B.C. Fish Eaters OTTAWA (CP)-Nova Scotians eat more fish than anyone el.se in Canada, with British Colum- bians a close second. This was shown yesterday In a government return tabled In vumniuus m repiy w ou-suoi:s It showed per capita consump - llon of aU tVDPS of flsh ln Novn Scotia at 16.68 pounds and in "(Courtesy S. D. VANCOUVER American Standard 31 Bralorn." 7 00 B R X 04 Cariboo Quartz 1.30 Congress 8- Hedley Mascot 62 Indian Mine 20V2 Pend Oreille , 8.00 Pioneer " 3.00 Premier Border 14'2 Privateer .08 Reeves McDonald 4.15 Reno , 05 Sheep Creek , 1.63 Silbak Premier .36 Taku River 6Va Vananda 20 Salmon Gold 3'2 Spud Valley 4'i Silver Standard 2.65 Western Uranium 1.85 Oils-Anglo Canadian 6.35 A P Con 43, Atlantic 3.20 Calmont 1.15 C & E 11.00 Central Leduc 2.70 Home Oil 17.75 Mercury .16 Okalta 2.85 Pacific Pete 8.80 Princess 1.60 Royal Canadian 12 Royalite 14.00 FORECASTS i North Coast Region Widely scattered snow showers over the! Queen Charlottes and near nor-! them Vancouver Island Wednesday. Clear along the northern mainland.' Continuing very cold. Winds northeast (30) In the ex-i posed areas of tire Queen Charlottes and northeast 40 in the' inlets along the mainland. Light ; winds elsewhere. Lows tonight j and highs Wednesday at Port Hardy and Sandspit, 10 and 30;; at Prince Runert 8 and 25. j TIdES Wednesday, March 7. 1951 High 1:14 20.9 feet 13:13 21.9 feet Low 7:11 4.6 feet 19:33 2.0 feet hockey scores National Del roil 3. Toronto 2 God's Lake 43 Hardrock 28 Harricana 16 Heva .13 Hosco 6VS Jacknifc Vi Joliet Quebec .74 Lake Rortan 06 Laoaska 05 Little Long Lac " 80 Madsen Rer( Lake 2 57 McKensie Red Lake 48 McLeod Cockshutt 3.45 Moneta ....'. . .38 Negus i 1.05 Noranda 82.00 Louvicourt a 22 Pickle Crow , 1.78 San Antonio 2.75 Senator Rouyn 25 Sherrlt Gordon 3.65 Steep Rock 9.05 SUver Miller 1.55 Upper Canada 2.01 SPECIAL NOTICE To All Citizens Due to some unknown cause, the city's water supply is very low and the mayor urgently requests all water consumers to keep their consumption to a bare minimum. The reservoir is now empty and the. city's engineer's department is endeavouring to ascertain the cause. NATIVE TOURNAMENT Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Maxh 7, 8, 9 Jackets on sole at Civic Centre Phone 1 07 - 23 1