( tit;-, this win- lfinncil last me Mclvor, ihc Canadian ii in Vancouver ih:- oollcy of the much as pes Ita exportable. I markets through Ha oor'i l.bnirut) he aid tw:,b Vancouver lew Westminster. juice Rupert, de ability of the pvc the uraln, tUKNKNT statement con tinent made by Itional Railways IVaughan to Dally 10. A. Hunter lit iwcck that "mib i)U of grain might llicre this winter raid In his in- vcr that the parsed through Iwould depend en c Board of Grain i. Mr Vaughan ex- pplnlon that the I (Tain would keep 't grain handltmc at full calls Iatlng 1,250,000 bush- llcvator has been last fall, when )k almost a mll- It wheat to the it. Today, it stands Fly empty. PU MILLIONS p. Grain for p')d- starved people into the Port oi bm the prairies. jWismcr to Meet 1 TJl rnmniiBtinn with Canadian on the hieh spns h United Kingdom Predict n feific jictorla, New Wcst- posslbly Prince CABINET BACK 'recce .The former mnt hns w,, ;t 0 Office frrrm n,t,lv. Pnthete-asceiMloa on Saturday. WtJlnet fn,i p'nment. I f. .. u ' ,"JU"ie me l.u urpvirtt.-l- VANCOUVER, Oi Attorney General Gordon Wlsmcr will be asked to lay before the Vancouver police commission any Information about gambling In Vancouver that he has In his possession. "The decision was taken at a closed meeting of the police com mission Wednesday. In Victoria. Wlsmer said that he would accept the invltatlpn to present any Information he has on gambling In Vancouver. PROTECTION FOR FREED NAZIS NUERNBERG". W - German leader Anton Pfclffeo said to-dav that. United States occupa- linn mil horlt es have graniea the three men acquitted by the International: Tribunal permis slon to leave the VS. zone pro tcctcd from arrest by German dc-Naziflcatlon courts. The three are financier HJal leave the zone. THE WEATHER Synopsis A weather system about 300 ni Hps west of the Queen Char int.fps will slvc rain over the North Coast today and over the northern nortnem F portion n. oi vancuuvei - Awaiting Word of Steel Controller to Resume Operations SYDNEY. N.S. 0) Striking steel workers of Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie and at the plant here have accepted proposals of a 13-cent per hour Increase to end a 12-week-old strike. The men are expected to r -turn In a few days. United Steel vomers' Union officials said they now await word from the steel controller as to when they will return to work. Union officials asked the con troller. P. B. Kilboorn, to desig nate officials with whom thej would deal In ending the walk out. There Is still no official word as to the terms pf the settlement. It Is Indicated that a 13- cent an hour increase has been approved with other points in the dispute to be settled by ar bitration. IT ; Pan'fir Bases SAN FRANCISCO Permanent United States Navy Installations ,m ho maintained in Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Hawaiian Is lands and the Marlannas. uuam will be maintained as an Hone Fade For.. Averting Strike j V T F Of Switt WorKers WINNIPEG 0A strike of the Swift Canadian Company employees in Canada appeared Imminent today as a meeting between representatives of the union with Mr. juswcu " nirhards. counciliator, adjourn- mar Schacht, diplomat- Franz cd untn this afternoon. t- n(ri f rnifiiTH nil i.i i -.- union it I I ii till aam von rapcii une uw y - . Hans FrUschc. nations had become deadlocked nr.iti.. ..u ll frtn uas til he I ih minKtlnn nl UlllOn .nun- granted "safe conduct" but 'must Hy and that all union members r . . ,j i.. "pulled ...,iwi nut. out nn on strike sirme vould be wrauiiv". .... .i Another official saiu tne ma. workers would be called out at noon today. More Butter Now Inventory Shows Ottawa There Is an in " ' ' ' . v slock ot buller in Tt inrl tnntrrm.. liUJllLl V ' OlVJCO v Ul dOC i ' . . .. expected for the U.ern in- Canada. A recent tcr or toaay wun cicai'o tiiu- Mtm-..1.1,1 with 42 000, compared Isl- .itp vrr Vancouver pounds, fa: ' . .. ..i.,i, .toov Lnn nnuiui. n month a!?o. uow- and and nortnem .u uuw . ; ,!,, nd less pnnilltlnn arc cxpectca toaay Cvcr. mis i o,.r with cloudy skies for Friday. Forecast rrinrp niiuert. Oueen Char lotles.and North, Coast-Over ratt. with Intermittent rain to trinlcht and Frl : rt' winrt wpstpilv 15 miles, per hour this1 mornlns. soutncriy w miles per hour this aiternoon. becoming westerly n miirs Frlrlav. Little change In temperature Friday. Port Irdy region ciear toaay, overcast with Intermittent rain than on hand al the same time last year WILL EXTEND P.G.E. ON TO PEACE RIVER .,AXTrnttvjr.n Premier John Hart in Vancouver Wednesday ,. it.. solution to the tniitrVit nvprrast with showers . n, ..r .ho n,c. Eovermnent Friday; winds light today, south- ,.ecovcling its heavy Investment east 15 miles per hour ionium.. Jn hc P Q,E. Railway was hj iiirVif vrirtnv. Minimum tempera- ,i. iinP into the Peace "r -v-w- . . i n. t ivi ----- iiirpa tnn uht-Port liarQV, io .J r, .1 ! . , Jlr io to i von: Mnimiim t.rmucraturcs Friday ,.nj that. t.hp. railway must be ........... ..... 4 . . II11.IL.U ' . Port Hardy. 54; Massett, 54. extended into the Peace River Prince. Rupert, 54. Normandy Sold For $161,000 NEW YORK The once-proud ocean liner Normandy, $60,000,000, has been sold for salvage: to the highest of five bidders who offered $161,000. This price nmmmM tn 3.86 DCr ton. The former queen of the Atlantic was gutted by fire and capsized in New York harbor in 1942 after it had been refitted as a troop transport.. During the salvage operations new techniques In marine salvage were devised. oi hp tola, mv The Premier, said tnai u wuum i nn nnnnnn tn extend the .ii... o for at nawson Creeic It would have to dc cxromvu -,!, it nrnfltable. the pre- i 1 1 n i . L- v J- - mler said. However, he asserted, merely extend it 80 miles from Us present .terminus at Qucyicl to Prince oeorge on mc vu.... line would not be economically sound. . . Plans for extension into me n nor rn-ii lie as nu l UilWC .v.iv. - farm lands will awatt comple tion of two surveys, one is to. locate favorable railway grades north and the other is on natural resources of the county. SAULT STE. MARIE, Out. Basic steel strikers have voted 7.160 to 789 to accept recom mendations of negotiating com mittee, of the union and the envernment steel controller for settlement of the wages-hours strike which began July 15. Statute For Free Trieste Is Approved U.S. Rebuffed in Attempt To Reduce Hungarian Reparations parts O) The peace conier- pnpp rnmmission adopted today, over solid opposition of a Slavic bloc, broad principles ot a west' em-backed statute for free ter rilory of Trieste. Actual details of the statute remain to be filled in". VOTi: DOWN 7-5 PARIS ff The United States was rebuffed 7 to 5 by a peace conference commission today In nn Atlpmot to slash $100,000,000 from Hungarian reparations to Rutsia and two other Slav countries after the Soviet delegate llprt the proposal as "an I unfriendly act." Wlllard Thorn, U.S. jeprpsen-fitrvffieeTenlca the: amendment in an attempt to save Hungary's economy from rniinns'p. itp also souaht to cut $100,000,000 from reparations to be paid by Finland. A French source said the lour- ... .J. iti nnnior forelan ministers win meet tonight for a co-orainatea nssnult on remaining issues in the peace treaties with the Axis satellites. CHANNEL ISLANDS TO RECEIVE A NEW CONSTITUTION Hy NORMAN, CRIBBENS Cunadlan Tress emit ivnter ST, HELIER, Jersey, Channel Islands (CP) .The constitution KIiie John gave the Channel Islands 700 years ago may soon hp rliansed. Four members of the Imperial Privy Council Home Secretary nhnter Ede. Conservative R. A, nutler. Liberal Lord Samuel ana Labor Lord Amnion are here to iiimiirp Into uroDosed reforms of ihc constitution, the Judicial system and the procedure of the States, the Jersey and auern sp narllaments. It was the States wnicn sug-irnstpd the changes; but aside from an active Communist ele ment there is no particular m-tprpst In the project among Channel Islanders, busy trying tp restore the islands' prosper lt.v after German occupation. "Some people are always try w t.n make the lslancis mo:e like England," said one elderly fisherman. "I'm against cm We've grown up In our own way nnrt (hp more we diner irom England, the more appeal we'll ha vp fnr visitors." The main recommendation put lorward in Jersey relates to the position of the Rectors and Jurats. It is proposed to abolish the 12 Rectors' right to sit in the States by virtue of their office. Instead there would be 10 aaai- tional deputies. SENATOR GREEN STILL CRITICAL VICTORIA W Condition of Rpnator R. F. Green, 84. who Tuesday, was ,n,ffrrf a -trnkp reported by physicians to be sun critical today. They said he had a fairly restful night. DEATH PARTS "IKE AND HIS MOM - General Dwleht D. FJscnhower. U.S. chief of staff, and his mother, Mrs. Ida . 8. Elsenhower are shown in the above photo made shortly after Sc general returned from Europe. Mrs. Eisenhower died at her home in Abilene, Kan- In her 85th year. . ; CARDINALS WIN PRE-SERIES BALL PLAYOFFS OVER BUMS BY SCORE 8-4 Stave Off Ninth Inning Brooklyn Rally For Right 'to Meet Red Sox in World Scries BROOKLYN (CP)-St. Louis clinched the Na- ri World Series berth op- ;l tii xyA cv tnrlnv hv stavintr oft a nintn inning Brooklyn rally and defeating the Dodgers rf f n 4 while making a clean sweep of baseball s first- CIVIC CENTRE MEMBERSHIP GOING AHEAD More than 1,000 Civic Centre membership cards have been given to canvassers during me fire thrpp riavs of the Civl: Centre membership drive which , Tiweitav' director Don UCB"" "vuu-j , iWiuq rri said todav. A Vt w Mr tvirward anticipates mai v thp hPfflrinins of next week 1 vx rards will be In the hands of canvassers from several supporting organizations. "The drive is going . veiy -.. so far, and as we get organized more completely H win improve p: said. "Public response l.U.W, . to the membership drive iu been quite strong, and I feel certain that it will gel sirens" as we get more canvassers oui. RETS GOOD SUPPORT Kn farthe Kinsmen, Gyro and Rotary clubs have taken tickets Military Training For Youth During Peace Important RAN FRANCISCO. ff War Roerptarv Patterson told the American Legion that universal military training for l8-year olds Is essential to keep us a resnccted nowor in peace. Respectable strength "win give pause tov any power overseas." No Improvement For Cordell Hull BETHSEDA, Maryland Cordell Hull, former U.S. secretary of state, who'suffered a stroke Monday, rjassed a very por night In hospital here and his condition continues to be critical medical authorities advise. .piH.-ui.irf'r5ijs,.. Rrooklvn scored a run In the first Inning. Gala.ii singled, Walker walked, and Stevens singled, scoring Galan. Rt i.niiis came back In their half of the first. Dusak trippled and scored on Furillo's sacrmce fly. Klutz singled and scored on Dickson's triple. Tn t.hP fifth. Musial douwea for the Cards. Kurowskl walked. Slaughter trippled. scoring mus- inl mid KurOWSlU. UUSaK SUi&ieu scoring Slaughter. Behrman re placed Hatten on the mouna. t tho cpvpnth St. Louis broke out again. Kurowskl walked and Rlaiishter walKen. whuwsm scored on Marlon's bunt. Tn thp plehth St. Louis gar nered two more runs. Schoend- ist singled. Moore doubled, mu-sioi walked. Kurowskl -singled, scoring Schoendist and Moore. Slaughter walked, but Marion frvMitiHpd nut. gllU.IVtVM w nrnnkivn's biz lnnine was Uie ninth. Galan doubled and scored nn Stevens's triple. Furillo sin gled. ' scoring Stevens. Reese ,q1VpH nrpcheen went m ior for 25 canvassers front each club, st. LqUis. Edwards singled, scor- and the sons oi oiwajr, v.. ers' Association and i.u.u.ii. groups have indicated their in tention to Join tne campaign shortly. Thp Catholic Youth .organi zation has taken 250 tickets for sale throughout that group. Mr. Forward said mat saies of membership tickets over the counter at the Civic Centre, have been satisfying. Since the drive began, over $200 in memberships have been sold at tit' Centre. ing Murillo. Lavagettp walked, filling the bases, but the next batters were retired in oraer. Ratterles: St. Louis, Dickson, Breckeen, Kluttz. 1 Tirnnklvn Hatten. Behrman, Lombardl, Hlgbe, Melton, Taylor, Edwards. SALVATION ARMY CONGRESS OCT. 12 Brigadier Robert Dillingham, commander of the Prince Rupert rfivietnn fnr thp. Salvation Army, and Mrs. Dillingham will attend the 64th Annual Territorial Congress of the Army In Toronto from October 12 to October 16. Salvation Army officers from all centres In Canada and some from Newfoundland and Bermuda will gather, to a total of possibly more than 1,500 to hear their recently - elected world leader, Dencral Albert , Orsborn. With many salvation Army members also in attendance, the conference will be the greatest Salvationist assemblage since be fore the war. Local 7 ides Friday, October 4, 1946 High 8:52 15.1 ft . 0:11 16.3 ft Low 1:57 8.0 ft. NO SURVIVORS IN WORST COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE HOLD JAPS WHO MADE ATOM BOMB ATLANTA, Georgia Atlanta Constitution newspaper said todav that Janan developed and ! successfully tested an atomic j bomb three days before the war I ended and tnat "tne Japanese scientists who developed tne bomb are now in Moscow, prls oners of the Russians. 14:14 11.5, ft The story said the Japanese ricitmvpd machinery, papers and rjartlally - manufactured hnmhs. but the Russians cap tured the scientists, one of whom latpr pspanedi The story was written by David nnpit rprntlv returned irom -"" . . ... Korea, where he is wun me U. S, Army. crfis-P AT STORY TfiK-vn O) American and i(oinrp"npp officers today scoff- liJH..l.t,v. 4- . - . , ed at a report that Japan had made and tested an atomic Domo. one spokesman said the story was "most unlikely." U.S. OPERATES 25 TOLL ROADS WASHINGTON Out of the unnnnn -milps of roads and streets JdUV,vww and tens of - thousands of bridges, the United states u only 25 'automobile toll roads, 240 toll bridges, six pay-as-you-.. nnei and 561 ferries. CUtCl'KUl""' " ruin hpsp statistics, unarieo . j..-i M. Upham, englneer-aireciui Road B ullders LUG viww-. Association, declared recenuy iu.i Amorix-iii motorists in an Vllttl, uvv . ordinary travel year pay a total of $96,000,00 Oln toll iees. i-Upham's figures were supplied by the Public Roads Aflimnisira. Mr. Upham, who was American rfpWate to the international itii.,o (7nnrprpnce in wk,o Switzerland, said that all the toll in thp trnlted States total luauu ii v..- only 346.6 miles and that H.I. mis i.,irtpc thp 160.7 miles of the HltlUUu v.- Pennsylvania Turnpike, which is the country's longest toll road and 45 per cent of our entire toll tnllpase. SHORTEST TOLL ROAD The Wilbur Cross ParKway m Connecticut, 2.15 miles long, Is m, ehnrtpst. nubile toll road, tne llUC CUV' i , , longest private toll road is Heckscher Drive in fiorioa wm. i 1 mttp. and the shortest, the Mt. Agassiz Scenic Road in New Hampshire, is one mile long. The 235.3 miles of public toll roads and 111.3 miles of private toll roads are all intrastate, while the other toll facilities. h-Mcrps fprrles and tunnels, are In many cases International as well as Interstate. "As an indication of the change during the war. there were 271 tnii hrldees. tunnels and roaos in micratlon in 1940," the speaker. said. "Figures for 1944 show 249 of these toll facilities, a reduc tion of 22 accounted for largely as changes from toll to free in thp pnsft'of bridses.- "In the general toll picture, fmir states Arlaona, Nevada, mpw mpxIco. and Utah have no toll facilities of any kind, fcisni totoi nplaware. Idaho. In diana. Iowa. Kansas. Minnesota Nebraska, and Wisconsin have. no Intrastate but one or more Interstate service." I 1 I i NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER t 1 iji ii- CABS TAXI TAXI 49 phone 537 TO III! C. MclNTYnE DAT and NIOHT SERVICE L Tobacco Store r,romorm) Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Ncsbitt NI01IT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XXXV. No. 232 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., .... '5fec irlmer Crash i es K ing 39 P ersons VENTION OPENS IN WINDSOR--Shown dis- t. th? Trades ana iruui iuusicm tuuitmi ip percv Bcngough. T.C.L. president, left, chairman of the convention. Delegates from rn Canada arc auenuins "c cuuvvnuuu. (port lere Prince Ru-Be Used i r . p vast j Crop that Prince -initial train be used for Steel Workers Vote To End Wage-Hour Strike CATASTROPHE IN HISTORY Berlin - Bound Plane Struck Hill Only Ten Minutes Out of Stephenville, Newfoundland mit.w VfT?K CP American Overseas Air lines plane with 39 persons aboard three of them infants plunged in flames into the wilderness of ivestern Newfoundland today. There were no Canadians among tne passengtjit,. It carried a crew of eight and 31 passengers. a rescue panj avuvu the wreck,and has wirelessed out the brief message, "No, survivors." Of the passengers six were children and 13 were women. Thp crash was the worst commercial airlines catastro phe in history. The four-engine DC-4 was':&i route from New York to Berlin and crashed ten minutes, atter leaving Stephenville, Newfound land. BURNS FOR HOURS rpkpiip nlanes reported the wreckage was still burning our hours after the crash and it was unlikely that any aboard are still alive. rhts is thp second crash for trans-Atlantic airlines In recent weeks. Air Force Captain Jacques Chermoz said he was' at Dan der, Newfoundland,. 225 miles from the scene of the crasn, when It occurred. He could see the-, glowi.of- the. explosion be- . fore he took on. He laier cir cled the wreck. HIT HILLSIDE "Thp nlane hit the side of a hill high up and was still smok ing," he said. Other reports said It was rain ing in the wreck area. The airliner appeared, to have exploded after the crash and only a tiny fragment o( the ship was visible. Danger of War Is Not Immediate James Byrnes Admits. Conflict of Allied Viewpoints Serious, Howevet PARIS O) State Seoretary James Byrnes said today the "conflict of viewpoints among the Allies" Is serious. However, he echoed a recent statement by Marshal Stalin that there is no Immediate danger of war. Addressing a luncheon meet- ' in? Rvrnes said he hoped Stalin's o . - . statement would put an ena n the unwarranted charges that any nation or group of nanons seeks to encircle me ooviei. Union, or that responsible Sov iet leaders so believe. Month's Reprieve For Four Germans LETHBRIDDE Four Denrian prisoners of war, sentenced .to .. . ,.111I a follrtW- aie ior me minus u prisoner, have been granted a reprieve of one monm. appeal of the sentence wm heard at Calgary. GOVT. HANDLING LABOR AND FARM TROUBLE RAPPED OTTAWA m Canada must establish a domestic peace and progress before she can nop?.."" factor in become an Important the solution of world problems. John Bracken, national Progressive Conservative leader, said In a CBC broadcast Wednesday night. . He criticised the government for Its labor and farm disputes. fife l2. i km "in 1