NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BR1T18H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Local Titles TAXI TAXI 537 Saturday. February 2, 1940 1:57 19.5 feet High 13:35 21.9 feet DAY and NIGHT SERVICE 7:37 7.4 feet Low 20:08 ' 2.1 feet Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port Bill and Ken Nesbitt -.y, No. 27. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1946 PRICE FIVE CKNTS uss wins rnrt I 111 W IUI I i I LMLM I ILLI'ILMI . . . I lilt llitiv yiUMiiwiitt i iii.i t figure out a plan to settle tano ana wucocc iuuuv vuiu l - I U I nil A0 1 t n'n An tnv H Uir lVI.ll.iai iUVLllliltLiH c hccm rnnwn imiiu win,. cLiiueiiis ni University here believe r u av . ui uii iui vulu n n.i vi' rs n;i c r i lti r li. n 1 1 u i. plane which Joined the v brJevrd to be that or the rSnakn Island five miles out nil inn nriTPn i im qui nnruiri DONESIAN IMcSHIP ndf-r I'nitril Nations M . I1f L H ' r: nt Great Britain at nr1, mvernmcnt and the un i'iTtiiaoneTlliTrft'publ. Thursday that he believes ,rir.tccshlp "when nrcs- difi-. '.uHles are settled." v(ut niiu villi ii embassador to-the Unit- J IWIVVVI it a press conference in re-tp to questions on the Indo-!an situation. He made it a personal observation, de- n.i ( was a question tor the OTPrr i ivinp. I ui ii ii in l: i ri i ITISH VRSSF.I. AI.TFAV ft, T rt All Ik I114LAS 1J1IJ against living conditions irn IHn , r 1 the crew of the IMtlsh , Muuviivom ii v iciun ked their dunnage and walk- as she loaded cargo. A p?man for the sailors, mcm-of the British National w oi Seamen, said "sure we we re going to Jail, but it DC Worth it." Thf rrnnrf. - v "-I'""" ... , . . HP tf it Ii r r 1 UlG rrow'c fi,tnrtn..a . - uibi.-ia nitt; LISH POLICE MURDERS ON DON- The Polish cPPiiritv m l),H I .1 . - nam 10 nave oecn lm- u liumoer nr rppnnt rt,ers in which nrnmlnrnt politicians were the vie- -.- surges come from the lc" States secretary of state. no r "into, mp said t inf hp w I T'knd A a 1 nc Polish government "m io as.surc free i I orl T t " " ivumania 1 nc Bucharest 0 said todav thm T.io,,t ni - -''uoievHsn. thp l?nlon Itln. . me Allied eontrnl 1 ct. . .woiuu in Rnma n M Th '-ainated.The radio sadd l"e Russian jmi,5.j. declared thnt. tn Will be held n,v, nr kin,; inat NMwaslcvltah ,by u ''fasclst remnante ..Uvt' In Romania" whn n. tu,;TJEC lew detaiis Charoe British SuDDort Greek 'White Terror' Vishinsky Tells Security Council British Serving Undemocratic Elements BEVIN HITS MOSCOW PROPAGANDA LONDON (CP) Foreign Secretary Ucvin told the United Nations Security Council today that "Moscow and Communist propaganda" is endangering world peace. He added that this is the "real danger." Bcvin made' his" statement in blasting back at Russian charges' that Britain is imperilling world security by maintaining troops which the Soviet delegate said supported fascists and pro-monarchist elements in CJrccce. The British Foreign Secretary demanded a straight "yes or no" verdict from the council on the charge of Soviet dciegaic Vishinsky. Vishinsky told the Council that the Soviet "insists on quick and unconditional surrender of British troops from G recce." LONDON (CP) Russia charged before the United Nations Security Council today that "white terror" vexists in Greece, and that British troops there served to 'support the anti-democratic elements in that country. Opening the Council's consideration of Russia's demand for action on the Greeks situation, Vicc-Commlssar Vlsh-1 , InstoflPSJacClhcJiorrpw pcr?i Rh PRflRI FfvW .. Detratcd In Greece bv the white WIW I IVVWi.!,! I terror are known to everyone. It Is not necessary to prove them here." The Russian case already has! been set forth briefly In a letter j to the Council charging that British forces in war-wrecked Greece were threatening "the maintenance of peace and security" through interference in Greek internal affairs. British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevln, who said that he welcomed a probe of the Russian charges because he was "so tired of hearing them," today 'was preparing a reply to the Russian charges. The British government also was counting on Greek government support to develop a line of British troops in Greece because the , Athens government wants them there. i Vishinsky said that today I "fascist elements" had broken up a workers' meeting outside Athens today. I i 15 OFFICERS WALK FROM BRITISH SHIP NEW YORK Oi Fifteen British naval officers walked off II.M.S. Fifcncss, a Royal Naval vessel here on Wednesday, charging that the quarters assigned to them were "unfit for human beings." The officers, one a lieutenant and 14 sublieutenants, were scheduled to make their last trip and be( mustered out of the service on their arrival in Britain. A rlW M. nlL-ftrl nff Vt A cVl I II I WIIIIVI.WI Ull bill, " ' 1" I they were taken to the seamn's' mission and th Flfcness sailed without them. The officers said that the rooms assigned to them were under the ship's propcllors. making sleep Impossible, bunks j were without rails and unsafe for sleeping in heavy seas, and i the latrine was In the middle oi the- floor. Weather Forecast Prince Rupert Moderate westerly winds becoming fresh to strong north-westerly tonight. Cloudy and cold with showers of rain and snow during the day. HARDY INSECT Cockroaches have survived since the .age of the dinosaurs. BEING FACED United .Nations Security Council Is Facing Creek Question Today LONDON--One of the biggest problems on the international front was faced today by the United Nations security council. It consists of Russia's charges of British Interference in the affairs of Greece. This issue will come before the council at 3 p.m. London time. British officials express confidence that the situation will be worked out. LEAVE FOR TROOPS NEW DELHI O1 Indian troops in occupied territories in South East Asia will be permitted to take 61 days' leave in India .once in two years under the leave schemes detailed in a special Indian Army order under Issue, The leave period for Gurkha and ' Assamese troops is ai days. QUEBEC COMMAND G.O.C. Major Gen. E. J. Rcnaud, CD., C.B.E., General Officer Commanding Military District No. 4, with headquarters In Montreal. Gen. Rcnaud will have Brig. E. A. Blais, C.B.E., M.C., as D.O.C. M.D. 5 at Quebec City and Brig. W. J. Home. M.C., at M.D. No. 4. (Canadian Army Photo) 'NEW DEAL' FOR EDUCATION IS SEEN Former Minister of Education ' Sees Benefits in Cameron ! . Recommendation j A summary of the prospects : contained In the Cameron edu- ; I catlonal report, compilation of j j which was authorized while II j I O. T. Perry was Minister of Edu j j cation, was given to the weekly j ! luncheon meeting of the Prince j ' Rupert Rotary Club Thursday by Mr. "Perry who foresaw in the proposed implementation of ihc rpnnrt' n npw rlrnl fnr Inviinvrrs ' and educators In British Columbia. Defining the purpose of cduca-1 tion us "not simply to tram our youlh to be effective workers but human beings of good character as wjfll," tltc former Minister of Education saw- the recommendations of the Cameron report as an avenue toward that end as well as an instrument of financial reform of the present schools set-up. Of high Importance among the recommendations, Mr. Perry said, was the one which suggested reduction of vhe number of school districts in the province from GOO to 100 by consolidation of the present small units Into larger administrative areas. An earlier experience of the department In consolidating the school districts around Nanaimo . was-' "a stou n d 1 fig ly"' s u eccss ful, Mr. Perry said. ! "I know nf nnthln? better to help equalize the opportunities for education between rural and urban students than the consolidated district," he declared. Consolidation in the northern areas, he added, would be an effective a,?ent for getting improved roads, because children could not travel to school without roads. "It has been my lifelong ambition to equalize the opportunities for education n the province so that rural children will have equal opportunities for education with city children," he declared. Illustrating the nope of the proposed consolidated Prince Rupert school district is the fact that it is expected to embrace. Prince Rupert city, Dig-by I Island, Port Essinston, Inverness, Port Edward, Port ! Simpson, (Max ton Cannery, ! Copper City, Lewis Island, (Continued on. Page 6) ! Reorganized Canadian Army Commanders PRAIRIE COMMAND G.O.C. Brig. II. O. N, Browhfield, C.B.E., M.C.. formerly in command of "C" Reinforcement Group at Aldershot, England, has been appointed General Officer Commanding Prairie Command, with Winnipeg headquarters. Brigadiers J. A. II. Trudcau, C.B.E.. and R. O. G. Morton will be District Officers Commanding M.D. 12 at Regina and M.D. 10 at Winnipeg. (Canadian Army Photo) FAMILIES OVERSEAS jCanadian Army Looks Into ! risibility of AHewIng Soldiers Kin In Travel OTTAWA - A dcrcncc depart ment spokesman says the Cana an Army may look Into the matter of allowing servicemen's milies to join them overseas The spokesman wa.s commenting on a Washington announcement earlier in the day. That announcement said that the famil- Sci of American officers and cer tain non-commissioned officers will be able to Join their husbands overseas. Bull erins FACE STItIKE PROBLEM WASHINGTON Washington officialdom, from the president down, is devoting full lime to the U.S. strike situation. President Truman said today that all possible actions are being taken to bring an end to the big stee and ante strikes. DON JUAN ANI SPAIN ', LAUSANNE, Switzerland A iiuwrourcc declared mgiib uiifti inc iirtciiun iu iui; Spanish throne, Don Juan, has decided to "draw nearer" to to Spain. Juan is said to be planning to find out more about the domestic situation in his country. WELCOME D.CO.R.'S NEW WESTMINSTER This city today welcomed home the New .Westminster Regiment, D.C.O.R.'s from overseas service with ceremonies and enthusiastic displays of welcome. INSTRUCTING AIR CADETS WINNIPEG Flying instruc-tloas for air cadets will be handled by Canadian flying clubs instead of the Royal Canadian Air Force. This was disclosed yesterday In Winnipeg by Gll- bert Eaton at the convention of the Royal Canadian Flying Clubs. Eaton said the chief of the air staff now Is studying a syllabus of training. Only top cadets will be taught flying. G.O.C CENTRAL CdMMAND-Major Gen. A. E. Potts, C.B.E., E.D., formerly G.O.C. with headquarters in Toronto. Gen. Potts' District Officers Commanding will be Brig. G. A. McCartcr, C.B.E., M.D. 3, Kingston; Brig. P Earnshaw, D.S.O., M.C., MX). 1, London, and Brig. Churchill Mann, C.B.E., D.S.O., newly appointed D.6.C. of M.D, 2, Toronto. (Canadian Army Photo) Urgcnt Port Requirements LACK OF COAL BUNKERS PREVENTS EXPORT SHIPMENTS THROUGH PORT Because facilities are not available here for the transfer of coal on a commercial scale from railway to shipt a Bulkley Valley coal mining concern may have to forego the opportunity of making a full cargo experimental shipment of 8,000 tons through this port, the special committee of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce on coal 1 qui iters nas occn miormea. um the matter Is not to be dropped there and the committee Is rro- cecaing 10 araw up a memoran- dium on the subject for presen tation to the federal government and railway authorities as well as to a royal commission Dn the Canadian coal industry on the possibilities of rehabilitation of which is now in session In Ottawa. The object is to leave no stone unturned in the effo;t ! to obtain for Prince Rupert coal : bunkering facilities which are; one of the sole remaining needs ! to make this a fully equipped port for ocean going shipping. Encouragement has, been re-; ccived from the railway com pany that for export shipments something might be done in the ! way of getting a substantial reduction on the present domestic freight rate from Telkwa to Prince Rupert which is $2.40 per ton. However, so far, there seems little inclination towards immediate action In the matter of coal bunkers. "A handsome tonnage of coal could be exported through Prince Rupert if the facilities were available here for handling It," the Chamber committee has been informed. . Establishment of coal bunkers at Prince Rupert might well come under the category of a postwar rehabilitation project in the Interests of the coal industry, the railway and this port and district. eh1esIridoJian UNO Trusteeship SINGAPORE Pi -Sir Archibald Clark Kerr said today that he had misunderstood a question at a press conference Thurs day and as a result was quoted ' erroneously as saying that there is a strong possibility that In-' donesla might become a United j Nations trusteeship. The British special envoy to' the Dutch East Indies said in ' a formal statement that due to acoustic conditions in the con- fcrcncc room he did not understand that the questioner was referring , to trusteeship. January Customs Receipts $31,000 Customs receipts at the port of Prince Rupert for January were $31,080.86 according to a release by the Prince Rupert customs office. The ligure is almost $4,000 greater than receipts of $27,823 in January, 1945. Receipts in January, 1944, totalled $38,883. WESTERN COMMAND- Major Gen. F. F Worthington, C.B., M.C., M.M., former General Officer Commanding Pacific Command at Vancouver will be the G.O.C. of the newly established Western Command with headquarters nt Edmonton. Ocn. Worthington will have Brig. E. C. Plow, C.B.E., D.S.O., as D.O.C. of M.D. 11 at Vancouver and Col. T. E Snow as D.O.C. of M.D. 13 at Calgary. (Canadian Army Photor ' f ' W ession At Terrace TERRACE Further solidifying of the Coalition movement, highway matters, radio reception and rural electrification were among matters coming be fore a general meeting of the ten ace coalition Association held on Wednesday evening In the Orange Hall with a good attendance of members. In the absence of the chairman, Harry King, Stuart F. Campbell took the chair. An outstanding result of the meeting was the decision to sponsor and support an organ! zation of the younjer generation in the Coalition party, helping them o a fuller understanding of the principles of good government and' good citizenship. It was also decided to join with the Smlthers association in a joint get-together parly In the spring at which the Hon. E. T. i Kenney. It is hoped, will be present. Also joining in this function, it is expected, may be some Prince Rupert persons. An important resolution was passed whereby srtong "representations will be made to the provincial government for the installing of a resident road engi neer in Terrace. It was felt that Terrace is decidedly in the cen- me riding ana it wouia resuic in more convenient handling of emersency situations such as prevail this winter. The radio situation was also under discussion and the secretary was instructed to submit to the proper authorities the incon- BEATEN BY THE SEA, KETCHIKAN HOOP SQUADS SEEK VICTORY OVER LOCAL TEAMS IN RUPERT GAMES Laid low almost to a man by a rough, 13-hour sea voyage to Prince Rupert, the Ketchikan Hjgh School and Coast Guard hoop teams today were recuperating from bouts of sea sickness and recovering their determination to walk off .with honors irV their games with Bo-Me-Hi and the local All-Stars' in the Amorlonn irvm tstntnVtt nrl Qof. . . . . , , urday night. The boys 22 of them left Ketchikan at 6 o'clock Thursday mcrnlng in Johnny Mills's hali-butter Alaska and arrived here EASTERN COMMAND Major Gen. II. W. Foster, C.B.E. D.S.O., has been appointed G.O.C. Eastern Command comprising Military Districts 6 and 7. Gen. Foster arrived back in Canada from overseas Jan. 14 where he was president of the court which tried SS Gen. Kurt Meyer. The new G.O.C. of Eastern Command will have Brigadiers J. C. Stewart, C.B.E., D.S.O., and D. R. Agnew, C.B.E. as his District Officer commanding M.D. 6 and 7. (Canadian Army Photo) MFYFP MAY VTAY IN BRITISH PEN LONDON It seems that Nazi General Meyer may not jcrVclbs life sentence ln a Canadian penitentiary after all. It i not definite, but there is talk, in London that he may be confined to a British institution for atrocities against Canadian prisoners of war. It Is understood that Canadian authorities in London have pointed out that Canada lacks a military prison. OCCUPATION OF JAPAN LONDON (0 Plans for British Commonwealth forces to. take part In the occupation of Japan were made public Thursday. Tenm are set forth in an agreement between the United States and Australia, Acting on behalf of the Commonwealth, a force will be drawn from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and India. gruity of the high cost if the license in contrast with ii poor service received in this district. A resolution was framed and will be sent to the proper destination regarding rural electrification. It is as follows: , "That the government proceed wHh Its rural electrif cation scheme as quickly as possible, looking to the future development of large areas of the prov ince. "That a flat rate be establish ed for the whole pf the prpvlnce. That the total cost of con struction be absorbed by the gov ernment and figured Into said rate on a long term, basis." As the main reason for tfic existence of large centres Is to centralize and facilitate the distribution of goods and .services to the country as a whole, such cratlc and fair. Temperature Maximum 38 Minimum 32 Rainfall .62 inches at 11 o'clock after tying up at Foggy Bay on account qf roxigh weather. ' Incidentally, the coastguard .squad, which Is coached by Ensign Vandersen, has an unbroken record of 22 victories behind It this season, and is looking forr ward to the two games here with the AH Stars to really piit a shine on their record. By eyewitness accounts, not only were the students seasick, but seagoing coastguardsmcn as well succumbed to the rough seas, a point which many of them fear will not be forgotten whsn ihcy return to Ketchikan. The lineup includes three cohered boys who are always popular with basketball fans and who bring to mind the exhibition of bail handling and shooting that Amle Harris gave us" early in the war when he played on the Ketchikan All-Stars against the Standard Oilers. Reports had it that! pne .of these boys once played' for tlie Harlem Globetrotters but luckily enough that has been tracked down as an untruth. There is a gentleman along, though, by the name of Tody Thomson who learned his game at Temple U., which is a fairish sea qf learning, and he is reported to be the fastest ball handler in Alaska, and a top scorer besides. . A complete lineup is as follows: N. Turner. C. Mackln. J. Poinen, V. Matullch, D. .Smith, D. Grade, II. Gorman with Ensign Vandersen as handler. Along with the team Is. Harry Ludwigsen, the well known (Continued on Page- 5) t