PRCVIS2IAL LISSA'T, in VICTORIA, C. C. . 1 CAPIAW CROSS 152 V.1 3131 I I I LIBRARY id iiJ lie i w i it . u i it n win 3 Daily V CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLOMBIA'S NEW8PAPER V Deln Delivery Published ot Conoda't Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" L DISPATCHED Phone 81 VOL. XL, No. fiO PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS s Co osis&aiD&e M wmkk Rupert Rides StormWell Turn Tail A ttack On America Sees No Large j LitUe If Any Damage l Reported From ; Week-end Hurricane i Queen Charlotte Island went i through a virtual week-end hur-'ricane between Saturday and 'Sunday night which registered 1 ninety miles per hour at Cape St. James and sixty miles at Dead 'Tree Point but a survey today i indicated little, if any, serious" i riatnae. There were a few fish- II Head North Many Are Vaccinated Value of Immunization Appreciated in Prince Rupert Nearly 200 school children and infants were vaccinated last Defences are Being Built YO (CI') lied resistance appears to have on the east-central front in Korea and the Paris Meet Unsettled Nations forces are advancing at will. The MONTREAL (CP) Defence ; f their operatlons Minister Brooke Claxton said to-! B , ' .. .. . hamnff hnnn nnmnprprf nv the Is also faded sharply before a three- a PARIS (CP)-Big Four deputies aay lnat compeiem munary ex- - - - Allied spearhead along the west-central 5 ill the Allies are advancing along a 70-mile month In Prince Rupert. In his February report. Dr. McC. Black, director of Prince Rupert and District Union Board of Health, said wise indeed was the citizen "who doesn't consider smallpox a forgotten disease." While there had been no cases of smallpox reported in the province since 1939, Mr. Black said "it could again happen sat down today for the second lm" anncipaue a aarga com snaii wumi nu tuciu m and possibly last week of dicker- i scale attack on North America ast accompanied by stiff ing over what their foreign min- i by the only rjossitte aggressor "at ; and r i(J. north wlnds wnlch ister bosses to talk about tlle uteet f world war- 11 ought KrirtPnlv veered to southeast late suddenly veered to soutneasi laie if such talks can be arranged. not believed any enemy would ; t.. h fo- ,. have either shins or aircraft cap- ! Saturday. ; 1 A-p S ! I .. Seoul Is to be to tlie Allies as the jt,ill and head for the I'1!. jialiuns tank columns V " . " .; . .rr.,.:: able of undertaking such a lob I A power line leading from the Clothes Stolen From Residence Northern Plywoous logging camp 1 n , ii . It.- .. , J . .. Tl .. ud an aeenda Ik still c ouded to "8 "K "J'" '"c .,f..i., real Canadian Club in timuaiuu. . 7. .:,, . ..! H,,oo The British delegate, Ernest luncneon aaaress. -1".:". to within five miles here." Present day travel being so rapid, a person exposed to smallpox in a foreign country could easily reach British Co However. Mr. Claxton saia a mown uow onu vllc cuiciBci.jr mi on the west-cen-1 strong radar screen was beinj Plant at the strip was brought Hongchon Is a great Davies, said that steps would be taken to reach an agenda by the week-end. However, a United States built up and heavy defence air staging area and was craft were being prepared. into operation. The regular line was up again today and there is no delay to air traffic as a result of the storm. rod as Chinese gen-. spokesman Philip Jessup said ! j, liters. I Union steamer Chllcotin, Capt. The minister also mentioned the possibility of submarine attack on either coast and sail that strong anti-submarine defences were being built up. i1 ions forces met little as they probed he knew of no such steps. The French said they hoped a foreign ministers' meeting can be held even if current talks lumbia during incubation period of the disease and expose many people to smallpox. This happened recently in Scotland, and in Mexico. But a well vaccinated population is a safe population, said Dr. Black, and it is the oldest, most effective and safest method of immunization known. "If we neglect vaccination iiLial of Hie big Red Harry McLean, had an exceptionally rough crossing between Sandspit and Prince Rupert from pre. drag on for a couple of weeks I more. i 'jiicli.ui and Austra-, p.m. to midnight Sunday. On ire within five miles the run from Cumshewa Inlet to The Russians refuse to say anything. ii on the south, 22 Queen Charlotte Saturday night FLASH cook was thrown across the ot the 38th parallel, j he northern-cost ad- ; 5 : As Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gowan, 327 Second Avenue, served refreshments to their guests at midnight Saturday following an evening of bridpe, uninvited guests entered the vestibule of their suite and helped themselves to two overcoats, two grey felt hats and a blue mackinaw coat containing tools. The front door was heard opening but little heed was paid at first. Half an hour later, the disappearance of the clothing was noticed. The police were then notified. There was no trace of the missing clothing up to noon. Winter Curtails Island Logging Extreme cold and snow con galley and had to have a couple lie Allied offensive. of broken ribs taped up at Queen licss Patricias swarm- Charlotte Hospital. Two port u-fi,at Mount Kakkun holes of the ship were stove in during the Hectate Straits cros Hoop Tour Called Off if we forget how close we are to smallpox areas of tho world If we relax our vigilance, then smallpox could again happen here," he emphasized. INTELLIGENT COMMUNITY In his report. Dr. Black paid tribute to "the intelligence of the community" which appreciated the value of the sickness survey. In six months there were sing but were mended. f . v '' ' I Miiiout opposition. J. 111- VANCOUVER HOLD-L'P VANCOUVER Three bandits held up the clerk of Hotel Abbotsford on West Pender Street this afternoon and escaped with $1500. BELLA BELLA TRAGEDY wa wins At Prince Rupert Diby Island meteorological station reported a maximum velocity of 45 miles per hour at 4 p.m. yesterday. Royal Canadian Mounted Police and salvage vessels hurried out Owing to severe weather con BELLA BELLA Two Bella ditions last - week in southern British Columbia causing Illness only wo reiusuis oi m. nomes tUEEN CHARLOTTES? Sons of Freedom Doukhobor leaders natives were drowned when their small boa became . en viiieu. kJi. XJiaca auciocu wm -. . . . among team members, the Cali Games l.ethb idKe Maple dlna the wnrlH h form a Question mark as they coiiler with a provincial govern to Metiasntia-'i'assager- Tigr.s miles to the west, where the crusted with Ice and sank, importance of the data collected in the survey and urged that fornia Mohawks basketball team, which was to have played in Prince Rupert this Wednesday dilions on the Queen Charlotte I onslilp for Canada, I Islands during the past few trolling boat Bayvlew was reported adrift in the gale but on arrival, found the vessel riding steadily at anchor and not re les in the first two weeks have resulted In a curtail public Interest and co-operation of families be maintained at their present high level. Health supervision visits numbered 274 last month; attend-' ance at well-baby clinics was' tlais des Sports here Ik-end. Th.-y defeated ment of logging operations in the Cumshewa Inlet camps, according to word received from the Islands. ment committee on a possible migration of the sect this spring. One possibility mentioned is the Queen Charlotte Islands. Spiritual leader Steffan Sorokin is backed by Anton Kolesnikoff, C E Podnlkoff, Koozman Ostoforoff, George Edvonkimoff and Cecil Tomlin. , (CP PHOTO) Another Modern Business Building for Third Avenue and Thursday, has been forced to abandon its tour and will not be here. Manager Brick Swegle advised Civic Centre Director Don Forward at the week-end that several of his boys were ill and, accordingly, the entire team had been ordered home from 305. Thirty-nine communicable ' and Finland 11-1. whelming victory of 1; n over Norway yes-1 secind start of the However, many of the men are I diseases were reported in Prince staying In camps pending an! Rupert, eight tuberculosis visits quiring assistance. A cable at the Cow Bay fishermen's floats was broken during the height of the gale but was speedily mended by the Armour Salvage Co. with no damage to craft moored at the floats involved Around the city there were minor incidents of broken windows and blown down signs. amelioration of conditions and cur hockey cham- camps will be running again Hltml the thrash- made and 19 venereal disease tests taken. In the schools, 20 visits were made by nurses during which uiid Saturday nisht. 1 soon. according; to advice received at Royal Canadian Mounted Police headquarters here. The men were John Starr anil Andrew Peers. B.C. IS SECOND HALIFAX A three-way tie for second place in the Canadian curling championships necessitated a play-off round Saturday night and British Columbia took over the runner-up spot to Nova Scotia over Saskatchewan and Manitoba. TIGHTEN SECURITY WASHINGTON Canada and the United States have been swapping anti-spy experts in a move to tighten security, it was learned today. J. Edgar Hoover, director of FBI, said in an Interview that his agency and the RCMP have perfected a system which will victory was the If Tty-fir-t consecutive European tour. They ' A rhampionships rid- Another modern business building is about to 124 pupils were inspected. Fitly were immunized and 170 vaccination performed by the school I medical officer.' Milder weather since the week-end was welcomed by the Industry on the Islands and rapid disappearance of the snow is now anticipated. The Sandspit air strip, which had been plugged with 15 Inches of snow a week ago, is reported practically clear today. 'it t ot a 29-gamc in exhibition play, make its appearance on Third Avenue in the area just east of the Post Office which is rapidly filling up. The latest builders are Shear-, (,p over from London Gale Ends Cold Snap Crew of Sinking Ship Is Rescued HONOLULU (CP) Thirty-eight passengers were taken bff the stricken freighter Andrea F. Luckenbach today after the 8000-ton vessel ran aground three miles off the Hawaiian island of Kauai. The ship is reported sinking. Gillis Royer Drops Dead First aid and basic rescue further aspects of civil defence were studied by the board of health staff. The health office in Terrace was officially opened February 19. The school medical inspector, a week in that district, reported a large percentage of children had been examined. Health supervision visits totalled 135; .. II U..U.. nli..lnu nllnmlminn ...n.. EATHER downs, grocers, who are completing financial arrangements for a 50x100 single-storey full-basement frame . and concrete structure which will house an up-to-date grocery' . establishment, matching any in the province. The - site Is 50 feet frontage ' Following the week-end gale I with rain squalls came a calm i and, until a few hours after midnight, Prince Rupert was ' practically free of snow but be-I tween three o'clock and day-I break, a considerable snowfall rain has been falling leave saboteurs and espionage agents no place to hide in either country. 'iwinidst during the last' 01 Third Avenue including the 55. Two communicable diseases "i nours with several " porting amounts close lot containing the small build : prevailed. The wind and wet Mrs. H. H. Skldmore, wih Mrs. snow had eased the temperature were reported and five tubercu a a halt inches. The A. J. Teed, is in the city for the and ended the unseasonable cold Plane Crashes 26 are Killed IIONO KONG (CP) A Pacific Overseas Air Lines plane crashed and burned on one of Hon,; Kong's many hills today shortly alter taking off in a heavy foi? for Slam, killing the 26 persons on board. Three American crew membcis and one British passenger, Kenneth Impie, were listed among the victims. The remainder were Asiatic marriage of her son Frank. ' snap. ;ii. Royer, one of Prince Eupert's best known pioneers and a pioneer o the Klondykc (i jld Rush, dropped dead this afternoon in the basement of the Besncr Apts. where he was employed as caretaker. The fire department inliala-tor crew and police attended at once but life was extinct. Gillis Royer was also well known as a prominent member of the Moose Lodge. lar cases visited. In Smithcrs, 86 visits were made; 51 attended baby clinics, including those in Old and New Huxclton. All schools in District No. 64, with exception of Barrett, were ing, at present occupied by Bai-agno Florists and Wrathall's photographic shop, and a vacant lot recently acquired by Sheardowns for the Canadian Legion. Excavation will start early in April. Vancouver Man Killed in War OTTAWA (CP) The Canadian Army issued its fourth casualty list of the Korean war today showing six men killed in action and ten men wounded. TODAY'S STOCKS h;,4 its ettect on the in-strc snow was falling 'ril;ht temperatures were 'yiwut twenty degrees 1 in they had been the ffi :ht.. One of the more cisi's occurred at Prince p Where early morning visited and 97 pupils inspected. (Courtesy 8. D. Johnston Co. I,td.) I With the latest in food hand- irlL.lla l,i(ollo( 191. onri hnhu clinics held in Smithcrs, Telkwa, 8 and servicing equipment Quick and Houston had 169 vlsi- alld appointments, the Premkes ' be designed to handle whit tors. One case of chlckenpox 1,11 f'S were 55 rWrvnqi The latest list brings to seventeen the number of Canadians British Guns J" yesterday morning's' crew members and passengers. I I Te four-engineu Douglas DC-4 case or mumps autraiuuwu oiatc win uv Were I "the largest and most complete and one reported. P'Ttiuri's will continue to.SKymastcr cra-shed five minutes reported dead in Korean casualty lists. A total of forty-six have been wounded and five injured in battle accidents. Today's list included one Brit after taking off for Bangkok. stock of food in the north. W. O. Sherdown and Harry Do Good. Job LONDON British artillery re- Sheardown left on today's plane for Vancouver on business in Jhr & aSMntieri ish Columbian Private Lloyd Wylie of Vancouver, killed in " Hie interior with P"iimB ver lhe coast Intermittent snow f mr will turn to rain "'ions of the southern 1!liiiRh some clearing f "lung the coast today it more dull showery 1 indicated for tomor- action. Nothing New on Sons of Freedom VANCOUVER As far as known, conncction with the new under-' ctntly helped lay down the big-taking. Igest artillery barrage since the second world war, in the fighting Mrs. E. R. Faster, who has south of Seoul. Watching gun-bcrn on a trio to Vancouver, re- ners, an American colonel ex- To Vancouver (today) W.'G. Sheardown, H. R. Sheardown, Miss Joan Rice, Mrs. J. Murphy, Uon since mUitaV """ authorities Butler. Maclntyre. R. G. Guthrie. F. turned to the city on Saturday claimed: "They could drop 'em afternuon's plane. I Precast servect nonce mere cuuiu nut uc c,,j..ii ,inHuu .T w Hockey Scores SUNDAY National Toronto 1. Boston 3. New York 6, Montreal 5. Detroit 7. Chicago 0. Pacific Coast " MKt reuiim nii.nriu annroval nf the suEeestion that . ,. 1. . r, '. ' Beattle -"1 Bevcourt '49 Bobjo H Buffalo Canadian .27 Consol. Smelters 140.00 Con west 2.43 Don aid a 58 Eldona 55 East Sullivan 8.65 Giant Yellowknife 7.30 God's Lake 40 Hardrock 28 Harricana ' 15 Heva -12 Hosco - "Va Jacknife 6Vi Joliet Quebtc -88 Lapaska 05 Little Long Lac -86 Lynx W2 Madsen Red Lake 2.45 McKenzie Red Lake .... .50 McLeod Cockshutt 3.25 Moneta -35 - - Negus 100 Noranda .. 80.00 Louvicourt ..: -.'ii Pickle Crow 1.78 San Antonio 2.60 " .22 ' Senator Rouyn Sherrit Gordon 3.35 Steep Rock 8.85 ' Silver Miller 1.45 Upper Canada 1.93 Golden Manitou 7.00 VANCOUVER American Standard 30 Bralorne 7.00 B R X 05 Cariboo Quartz 1.35 Congress 834 Hedley Mascot 69 Pend Oreille 7 90 Pioneer 2.95 Premier Border 13 Privateer 8Vi Reeves McDonald 4.45 Reno 06 Sheep Creek 1.63 Silbak Premier 35 Taku River 07 Vananda 15 Salmon Gold 3 '4 Spud Valley 4V4 Indian Mines 20 Oils-Anglo Canadian 6.25 A P Con 40 Atlantic 3.20 Calmont 118 C & E ., 11.25 Central Lcduc 2 0 Home Oil 18.00 Mercury 16 Okalta 2.70 Princess 160 Royal Canadian 11 TORONTO Athona 8Vi Aumaque .. .25 ws today and Tuesday. H might be advisable to relocate Qodin w Cameron. s aslonallv mivoii uiith Rons nf Fiwrlom on the Queen. ' '. iu ,ct, a ifc n. , - - - r rum otuiuapi wanuiuajj , uiauiiana. L,lltle . Vyiianuuie isianua. uruuci j Pol Hand 2, New Westminster f . Mr. Jamieson, Mr. Gongas, R. Berryman, Mrs. Berryman, P. Berryman. From Vancouver (Saturday) MIG's Collide, Perish As Reds Lose Air Fight TOKYO (CP) A spectacular explosion of two colliding Russian-made jet planes stole the spotlight of tire Korean war today as ground action slowed behind the retreating Seattle 3, Vancouver 4. B.C. Junior Final Sons has been in Vancouver recently, and there have been conferences. The -Minister of Defence has made no comment on what the military men say. '", h icmperature. Winds I '51 except southeast , wmty of Vancouver Is- tonight and highs XM Porl Hardy 32 and wd Prince Rupert F. Noble ( D. Carlless, T. Sherry, Trail 6, Kcrrtsdale 2. (Trail Lt Kaarda, Gunnar Selvlg, Mrs. O. R. Mistond, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Tustln, Mrs. E. R. Foster. To Masset (today) Mr. Hammond, C. Loajos, H. Gray, M. White. wins best of three series 2-0.) s.vrrirsAY National Chicago 2, Montreal 12. Boston 3, Toronto 5. New York 2, Detroit 3. Pacific Coast TideS RAll r I Tuesday 1951 Communists. The MIG's were trying to make a tight turn while chasing an American Thunder Jot. They could not cut it fine enough and collided and exploded. A flight of four Thunder Jets was attacked by sixteen Red planes. They reported damaging four. MIG's in a ten-minute dog fight that brought the bag of damaged MIG's to seven for the biggest two days of jet fighting over Northwest Korea. jHjoth vs Annunciation Victoria 5, New Westminster 2. 19.5 feet Gunnar Selvlg returned to the S VS Rlini-rt Hntl Tuesday, March 13, High 4:25 17:08 Low 11:03 22:41 Tacoma 5, Seattle 2. Western International Final Trail 8, Kimberley 2. rn'-Uold vs Fashion 16.0 feet city on Saturday afternoon's 6.0 feet plane from a brief trip to Van-8.0 feetcouver. .......