PROVINCIAL LIBRARY provincial ii--ri, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Conodo'i Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' VOL, XL, NO. 105 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1951 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 m 1 Daily kl Delivery Phone 81 'L Cy CABS LnlSPATCHED r" aasm IF . : 1 I Finds I American is Slain ation is i m " ' ' - w . ... , , i . 2, m, ipjiHDnnniH i I , t f m - v " Genera! MacArthur Warns That Korea Limit Could Bring Dreadful Results IdtoStop Russian! Blamed for Incident in Vienna VIENNA. Austria ffPAn Am-I Murder Trial In Third Day Crown Witness I'nder Fire Of Defence Counsel For nearly an hour T. W Brown, KC defence counsel for Harold Ryan, charged with the murder of Lorraine Tait, bartered at the Crown's principal witness yesterday afternoon at the Supreme Court assizes while a tense and crowded courtroom hung on every word. HOLM iRcuUi'si Swe- erlcan military policeman was i.Jisi government is ex- Kied today by a burst of fire i: n with a "once only" from tommy-guns wielded by ihich may cause re- two Russian soldiers in the heart i sin Uie cost of living, of Vienna. , .liners' Idea was to al- i Headquarters Identified the WASHINGTON, D.C. (CP) General Doughs MacArthur warned that, unless Red China is beaten , .,nd prices to rise once American as Cpi. Paul Gresens. in surrender by all-out air attacks, the Korean con- : poK lliom- But the The shooting occurred while .... , . . . fences 01 i'iifi" i aw uickiu aim anuuicr American .v "'"j cajjiuuc iiitu a uni u wuuu wcti. nc voiu it western re- cuiporai were meir rou- Mowing nuKing 0 , ... . ,, . . , t has made the "peg-1 tine round in the international Senate committee that the course being followed by ..jssiblc. . a' the Truman administration may be inviting another The Russians, apparently, fled , , , , , to the soviet sector. war rather than avoiding it. . He strongly urged the use of i in inc government s , was to end the two- ! wm freeze with the if the opposition par-,nrc' some pressure i air iKiwer, a naval blockade of l ne trial is in Its third djy today. Special Constable John While was on the stand. He had given evidence before Crown Prosecutor Gilbert Hogg, Identifying many articles taken by him from Ryan's boat, the Westerly, which were introduced by the Crown as exhibits of evidence. A cardboard case containing Would Hit Manchuria IF USED AS HASE AGAINST UN , unions federation, mil negotiations be-different unions and federations for new wages agreement for The unions, which had VI v- m the China coast and use of Chinese Nationalist troops. Calling the Korean war a dreadful conflict, General Mac-Arthur lined up directly against President Truman's policy of trying to confine the war lo Korea. "I believe," MacArthur said, "the chances of a terrible conflict you so rightfully dread and all the rest of us dread with you six quart jars and a small vial were identified, by the witness, as containing parts of the body TOKYO (CP) Allied airmen will get the green p "wane 'freeze, drow Kit to bomb Manchurian bases if the Chinese Reds easonabiy Rood bar- throw the weight of their aii1 force against United ihfir under members, t i l tr o( strike where necea- Nations ground troops in Korea. Fourteen United Nations coun- would be more probable if we ! practise appeasement in one I area." - I :p increases so far ! tries fighting in Korea are re-- average about 15 per ! ported to be in agreement vary from 19 Dcr cent I the need to hit back hard if oi tajrraine rait, taken in a postmortem of the body by Dr. L. M. Greene, at which Consi,. White was present. Parts of the body included the right and left lung, and several pieces of skin tissue. The vial contained a sample of blood of the victim. Const. White identified a soft-drink bottle (fulli on which lie said appeared stains, and on which he had seen strands of hair when he first took the bottle in his custody. Now titers were no hairs on the bottle. Big Fire in Vancouver It was a bare-knuckle attack on the administration all the way and the general said thousands of Americans will be killed each month unless Red China is strangled by air and sea power. me tnincse ny out, 01 meir Manchurian -sanctuary in force. Extent cf the strikes would depend on whether United Nations Instructions are general or specific. mployr-cs to eight per 'rkers in the mines of 'den. workers are finding used wages will not S'kxIs. Indeed, as fast ugp agreements are the state price control VANCOUVER 0 A three- He told the senators that there is no end in sight to blood-letting because the government has no policy or plan. Other exhibits Const. White had taken from the boat in fe nding out, announce- 2her prices. MacArthur declared that the cluded a pair of men's brown Announcement To be Made ('EST Chinese Reds could be beaten alarm fire which sent up acrid smoke from burning rubber early today swept through an automobile warehouse ; containing sixty-one brand new cars for a damage toll of $200,000. The fire, of undetermined origin, ate through the McLeod-Rae Motors warehouse and, for a time threatened to spread to the crowded False- Creek industrial area. oxioras, a leather Jacket, a maroon sweater and a dark green leather purse a lady's purse, which the witness said he-found under some clothing. Jt had stains inside and out. Const. White said he had fir.t. carefully examined the boat Westerly in Prince Rupert harbor on December 28. The next "8faM"lJ' IHIl IIIIIW WIWlllM I j III rHmilftM-Hir MlMlf'ffllUHl w irnrtiwfl WJiM it win iftMHr"Mll,l OTTAWA Hon. Brooke ClaX-ton, minister of national defense, will speak from Ottawa tonight between 6 and 6:15 PDT. It is expected the minister will announce formation of a new Army force for service in Europe. some unions are that the cost of living "isen by ltj per cent in iS. ime time, the proper-arc complaining the? a raw deal. The profs association has ln-press for rent in-Sina from .eight to 17 If granted, these will cost of living index 1 points. into surrender by all-out air attacks, naval blockade and use of Chinese Nationalist troops. He aid he did not believe these moves would draw Russia into the fight, that "you have to take a certain degree of risk in these things one way or another." MacArthur told the senators "the worst thing we can do in Korea is to go on indecisively sacrificing these men with no definite end in sight." FAMOUS FIVE The Dionne Quintuplets createi a multi-miilion-dollar tourist business for North Bay, Ont., when they were born near nearby Callander 16 years ago. Thousands of visitors drawn by the Famous Five still return to the district for vacations. Although the girls no longer make public appearances, crowds still visit their birthplace and their present home, about 12 miles fsom North Bay, in the hope of seeing them. Left to right are: Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne. Copyright King Features Syndicate, Inc. (CP PHOTO Today's Stocks (I'lHirtcNy H. II. l.ihllHtfin n. Mri.) H nsicpri' "What are vou BO- RIDWAY CONFIDENT VANCOUVER American Standard Statement Of Accused .26 oay, with Special Constable Herbert Black, he had taken the articles of exhibit. ,v, '"Who was with you when you removed the items from the boat?" Mr. Brown asked beginning his cross-examination. ' Const. White said on Deceui-bor 28 he boarded the Westerly with Corporal Wales and Con.it,. Black. On December 29, Const. Black and himself were on. the boat "nearly all day." CONTENTS OF PURSE Ing to do? Once more, I repeat : What Is the policy in Korea?" MacArthur said that President Truman had "jeapordlzed" America's security by firing him from his Far Eastern commands. He conceded that the President riiiplple of "fair shares ! government is impos-, axes on commercial ' new tax, like the tn- "once only" tax, the I ys. But there are II Is complaining "rs of the difficulty of! ends meet, Indus- j ; nrw restrictions on 'wprlsc. Yet, statistics 1 Bralome - - 5.80 BR X 32 Cariboo Quartz 105 Congress 07 Hcdley Mascot 7 Indian Mines 28Vi Pioneer 190 I had the right to oust him but Harold Kyan Told Indian Agent He Did Not Know Lorraine Tait Was Dead United Nations Nov Dominant in Korea TOKYO (CP) Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgway returned today from the Korean front confident that Chinese armies will "continue to pay the bloody price Holy Land Cease Fire Israelis and Syrians Quit Fighting After Heavy Firing ISRAELI-SYRIAN FRONTEIER (CP) Israel and Syria agreed today with an armistice commission of the United Nations on a "complete and sincere cease fire" to end heavy frontier fighting which has been going on for tne last few days. , Shortly before this morning's adjournment of the murder trial of Harold Ryan, Frank An-field, Indian superintendent, said that Ryan told him three days after the death of Lorraine Tait he did not know Lorraine was dead. When Mr. Anflcld asked ,WlPie are buying more " Wail trade turnover '8 steadily. m? way, the reports ! wmuanles recently ow higher profits all 'n's exporters are llril'l? business as Urn- they have been paying" as long as they stay in Korea, he protested he was forced summarily to turn over his Job to General Matthew Ridgway" who was 350 miles away on the Korean front." The general defended his right to speak out publicly and said he did not believe in "gag rule." He said that the Joint chiefs of staff had approved of his plan last fall to split the United Nations forces In the drive toward the Manchurian border. He had done his best to follow out orders even If he may not have agreed with them. un a two-aay trip to tne ngnt- lng area, the United Nations and ore prices soar i Ryan- wno was ln Jal'. 11 ne .Hon-nsirtiecn i wanted to share in the funeral First Halibut For Exchange ''TO belipve Suiorln., I., Supreme commender saw a front dominated by Allied planes and freely roaming United Nations tanks. Ridgway shares with his front line troops their "complete confidence, complete self-assurance Change of Road Administration cApeuses uyan iookcq ai nun. '"Why, is she gone? Ryun said to me. "'Didn't you know?' I asked him. " 'No,' he said." " 'weed to tighten her it other western coun-mament Is causing a raw materials which 'Iff and Atlantic Pact TheWeather Mr. Anflcld told the court Defence counsel showed witness a purse. Witness said fie hud first opened the purse on December 29. He had examined the contents, but "not too thoroughly." He had removed nothing from the purse, he said, and hud turned it over to the court in the same condition as ' he found it. , i Mr. Brown asked witness to, open the purse and show any I money that was inside. After searching, Const. White said: "There is no money hi 'the purse." Mr. Brown asked witness to look for a change purse, which was located on closer investigation. "There is five cents- in the purse." There were several paid bills statements of account which Mr. Brown then read out to the court. They were receipted bills for groceries and articles of clothing: 1. ' A sweater, $8.76. 2. Four pairs of sox, $6.18. 3. Groceries, $4.95. 4. Kitchenware and clothing, $25.09. Nothing else was to be found inside the purse representing any money or money's worth except the five-cent piece and two bus tickeU, witness agreed. SEARCHED BOAT one. .Premier Border 29 Privateer H Reeves McDonald 4.15 Reno 3 Va Sheep Creek 1-55 Bilbak Premier 47 Vananda 20 Salmon Gold 3Va Spud Valley 08 Silver Standard 2.39 Western Uranium 195 Oils-Anglo Canadian ... 610 A P Con 45 Atlantic 3.05 Calmont 120 C & E 13.00 Central Leduc 2.40 Home Oil i 15.50 Mercury 1 Okalta 2.75 Princess 1-59 Royal Canadian M0V4 Royallte 13 00 TORONTO . Athima - -''Vi Aumaque f -23 Beattie 5 Bevcourt 3 Buffalo Canadian 22Va Consol. Smelters 148.00 Conwest 3.10 Don aid a -58 Eldona 22 East Sullivan 8.35 Olant Yellowknife 6.35 Ood's Lake 38V2 Hardrock 14V4 Ryan became "violently agitat ed" then and broke into tears. in their ability to handle anything that's thrown at them." The Reds today threw artil- lery, motor and high velocity I shells from self-propelled guns j at tank columns fanning out i from Seoul. ; ;;ercuquitlam, Capt. Synopsis ! Khniuers covered a laree Dart ,w' arr'ved in "05 alternoon frnm OTTAWA Tho House nf a waypoints and Commons voted 59 to 39 last night eveniiiB fr.r cn,,ti, I rui iuu bill U Bbiaiglll, UAJF u heavy United Nations tank force raided Uijongbu, 11 miles north First halibut of the season was sold this morning on the Prince Rupert Fish Exchange. Five Canadian vessels disposed of 54,500 pounds and received from 13c to 18.5c. Arrivals were: Relief, 18.000 pounds. Bacon Fisheries, 18.5c, 17.2c and 15c. Embla, 14,000 pounds, Atlin Fisheries, 18.5c. k7c and 15.2c. Rupert, 2,500 pounds, Atlin, 18c, 16c and 13c. Larry H., 20.000. and Cape Spear, 12,000, Co-operative. 'JaTeball- in favor of budgetary increases ln sales and excise taxes after ll'Le island points' is due tn i i Terrare Wants Prince Rupert Rather Than Smithers Control i TERRACE Terrace and District Board of Trade wants the provincial public works administration of this area brought under the direct control of the Prince Rupert rather than the Smithers office. , At its regular monthly meeting Wednesday night, the Board suggested that the interior as far as Cedarvale as well as Prince Rupert and Kitimat be centralized under the Prince Rupert office with an assistant, district engineer at Terrace. three Onnositlon attempts to of Seoul. Tanks and guns added to the daily toll of Red casual- I ' Sunday evening. I bring about their repeal. 10 MacARTHUR lies. i . By United States Eighth Army I estimate, close to 80,000 Red casualties have been incurred I since their now-bogged-down offensive started April 22. P Million For Memoirs of western Washington and Oregon this morning and are spreading north and east. The lower fringe of the province will probably be affected by this activity this afternoon and tomorrow. A few thunderstorms may develop in the western mountains today and in the eastern mountains tomorrow afternoon. The central part of the province will remain practically unaffected by this disturbance and temperatures will continue well above the normal range of 55 to 65 for early May. Cloudy mild weather will continue ' in the north. Forecast North coast region Sunny today.! Variable cloudiness tomorrow. ' Little change ln temperature. Winds northerly, 15 miles per hour. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Port Hardy 38 and 55, Sandspit 40 and 52, Prince Rupert 40 and 55. .!')I(K (l" General Douglas MacArthur, whose salary '""es rninn l a.iof,y. - , i ..rr i Hi i , "J io,ioi u year, ims uecu unci w nis meinnl Softball to Open May 19 offer u.u .u..,' . . . .... ..... , At present there is a dividing line of Jurisdiction in the vicinity of Skeena as between Prince Ru-pret and Smithers. This dividing line would be moved eastward to Cedarvale. Impending departure from the Harrlcana Hv4 Tv n,, ,, " ""HiioBca last nignt. uy major uenvi ai "'iitncv w,....,, , , . , At Port Simpson, upon arrival at "about 3:30 a.m., December 24." Const, White said he had accompanied Col. Wales and NATIONAL Pittsburgh 7. New York 4 10 innings i. Brooklyn 8, Cincinnati 0 Chicago 9, Boston 3 , St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 4 'AMERICAN Heva iui s personal aiu "t'y pi I .nr2 .60 Jollet Quebec fMacA ii Say wno nad mac,e tne ulIer ana " as accepted. Softball season will open in Prince Rupert May 19. Games! will be played Monday, Wednes-! day and Saturday evenings at ' New York 17, St. Louis 3 Washington 7, Chicago 1 service of General Foreman Arthur Kennedy, who is leaving Terrace, actuated the Board in seeking the change in Jurisdiction. Messages have been sent t-i the minister of public works, Hon. E. C. Carson. , j Pick-up and Delivery Service on PRFCiKir: wun c ii a a it The meeting also decided toi Little Long Lac 65 Lynx 13 Madsen Red Lake 2.10 McKenzie Red Lake 46 McLeod Cockshutt 2.45 Moneta 32 Negus 80 Noranda 76.00 Louvicourt 20 Pickle Crow 161 San Antonio - 2.35 Senator Rouyn 18 Sherrlt Gordon 3.80 Steep Rock 8.65 Silver Miller 1.80 Upper Canada 1-50 Golden Manltou 8.15 Const. Anderson aboard the Westerly and had lookad .through it for "five or ten minutes." "Did all of you go into the cabin?" asked Mr. Brown. - ... 'Yes." "Did all of you go into the fo'csle?" "Yes." ' "At the same time?" "Yes." "Did you touch or move anything while you were on the boat?" "No." Mr. Brown wanted to know (Continued on page 6) Gyro Ball Park. Three teams Firemen, Columbia Cellulose and Rupert Radio and Electric are already entered. Final closing dates for entries is May 15. The Association was ln session last night with Don Forward in TIdES Boston 6, Detroit 1. Weslern Inlcrnational Wenatchee 11, Tacoma 4 Salem 6, Victoria 5 Spokane 7, Vancouver 3 Yakima 2, Trt-City 7. PACIFIC COAST Portland 2, Seattle 4 Oakland 0, Hollywood 1 Los Angeles at San Francisco postponed, rain. San Diego at Sacramento postponed, rain, DRY CLEANING j LAUNDRY and HATS ,i(tte Pressing & Repair Saturday, May 5, 1951 renew pressure for the removal of a bluff near the west approach of the Skeena River highway bridge here as well as the strengthening of the approach. President Alex Gillanders was In the chair at Wednesday night's meeting. High 21.1 feet ... 0:39 the chair and will meet again May 15 for election of officers. Showing of World Series pictures! followed last night's meeting. PHONE GREEN 184 Low 13:19 .. 7:07 19:08 19.0 feet 2.7 feet 6.6 feet