RED TOP CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRA 311 COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Phone j49 Phne TAXI TAXI -J" j KASPEU C. McINTYRB 537 Stand Kupcrt Tobacco Stoic across Irom Ormes) DAY and NIGHT SERVICE DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port Bill and Ken Nesbitt VOL. XXXV No. 74. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.,. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS "3fc . 3 USSI A PULLS OUT UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL , a. i. i VIET OFFICIAL ES LIEUT. REDIN .. .. f i p. 1 a 1 vester- Lieut Nicolall Rcdin. awaiting preliminary r on an i (piunasv ....... t,v. . ci i n.n ofii;:;ai sovici vuiwuruiu-VavMov flew to Portland - ff IVin rlfi Ri ?m and a;uni- prnnar'ii? j wave mic um- . . . 1... J W..L 1....) .1.. ni ... ihr nrrl n stiln ai - .j, . . i t l. U U LMJ1. nn im: i w-iirnir i t tiici imimv l III 11111 IlllUlfll ' J NTI CITY The UN$RA i tt at Atlantic ! ''sptrd a weeping pro t, u i i in? the wor'l ! ,r. which rcorcs-n m irbcr nations, n-t ' d miming wherry it m : . st;:i subject t . . . i. .. T T a.. U na.:in ! s vote. little cd in the final Minimum Wage iTiRn Minister ugLabo- v ) Did tlc-jiv ' ' ' ;hal. 'tfgcUve tc 'eval control of the wTe regulations In C ..umbla, I .1 I I n. i til NiiAMMMJ 1 I "HI I in I I I.I I 111 1 nlrral Court Today ' KtCd If' e iv" Membc- or fid under the Act. tcday wa-: 'iiil and ordrrcd His $10,000 bail if. -! irtl Tin Montrcal-.nuiittcd fsr trial :r, af the Court wi III II. -tCIii-i :illv;f1 .Inil.n)i Prliin 1 ' i' at today's :itw before Judge Rene hcid for th? ,4 Oi ''ivlnz Rose onnnT- 10 make vnlnntorv tnlr '" our defence for i C'-hen snlrl ' n m . ii theindict-undn (h.-huus u char?-ere flu, ii red. The dates be- ' l hui. .. . . . ... c-mmit nd indictable of-Ws 'tried to June 3, ;itl S- mbc c, 1945. The of 2' :f ;ons with whom u charted with imiinr mil j ' 1 CUPM 1 o nfrsnio( dded (r the indictment. h" llaht tn niVilv In WUrt K.nir'o T,-U . ' i wni;' l onrti Mini 1 fr.r , , T. j "t v shs he may ap- -r; 'CiV tflnl accused of com- "S information to the H.UL Union and with consplr- w"i Dr ro j , I -- J HIUILlUUl llllll arcn nnni i nm. ---,v V V I I . 1 ' -V Ml 1M A C Went . had bcen ,ts vlcc- of Am Autoiobllc Work-,. ""ii'rica hei-P voctn la.., uiLt'r n nu.rpr 1110 VnU . ana 41 no .. . "'C rpml, ... .... .. in inn 1tn. I . - J V1 riir.r. ni. l0 shake Ref uses SECRET RUSS-NAZI TREATY IS NUERNBERG, Joachim von Rlbbentrop's farmer pcrsnn-a! secretary attempted to testify before the International military tilbunal today that she had seen the original of a secret treaty allegedly signed by Russia and Genmny in 1033 for the partition of Poland and the Baltic States but a quick objection by the Soviet pro'c. .iter interrupted her. The former secretary, Ma-2aret Blanlc. had lwcly had ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DIES 'BHjJjB MpPMWMaMW Cnpy right Uj Korth HON.rR. L, MAITLAND, K.C.. articipate TESTIFIED than four months as". The tribunal recessed Immediately to discuss the matter In private. Withdrawal Asreement China and Russia Complete Plans for I'variialion Hut Not I'or Honly Payment CHNGKIXO -China has nc- l -rpted Russian plans to leave J Manchuria by April 1, This was ; announced yesterday by China'' vice-minister of foreimi nffalrs. Meanwhile, unconfirmed dis patches state that- the RusJanf have promised t'o withdraw from Manchuria's capital, Changchun, as soon as government troops arrive. The Chinese foreign affairs official then declared that China has not received any assurances that )Vie Ru.slans will pay for any Industrial equipment taken from Manchuria as war booty. Lunan Trial i Now On List Anojlirr ljjHonacf iisttcct Kr Uvivrd OTTAWA- Anothrr cspionajrf iiir.tvpt will appear in court to- i niui "ow when seven chnrse i fnc? j Cuptnin fiordon Luiian. whaTinv) ii a; tn an Ottawa court, tiils wilt b; the first of ,it least rcven licl'vldusl spy IrlaU., ; ? One anile of the spy-probe h.s -riven rise to speculation that Quebec's anti-Ccmmunlst padlock law may be revived. Two men charged with nt tempting to impede Justice by circulating pamphlets were arraigned in a Montreal court yesterday. The pamphlets in question were In litiort. of Labor-Progressive Fred Rose, who has been arrtst- d on charges laid under the Official Secrets Act. assortment of pale-faced - faced, undcrwear-trarbnd "iatKrc,f rd- Qyros larScly worc bascba11 sults- The Kinsmen, supported by a chccr section and a moscot, went through antics clearly designed to beguile their opponents into thinking the game was not a gamo but a minstrel show .that they could sit back and relax Dut the Gyros were much too crafty. They won. Kinsmen Past President Carter mascotted his team to defeat In a Quakerish hat and well plllowcd( knee-lcngth shorts. The speed. If not the violence of the game, was subdued by tho terrific amount of holding, which befel anyone unfortunate enough to find the ball In his hands, Sometimes a player would hold another apparently Just on the (Continued on Paae 4) I Britr. Robert A. Wyman, C.B.E.. VANCOUyEJl (CP) - Hon. RoyalthinRton j SSiSw Maitland, K.C., Attorney-General Ol Iiritisn-tolum- j with headquarters In Vancouver, bia and Leader of the Progressive- Cnnservativp ! who is visiting the city on or-nartv in the province, died this morning in hospital : "1 business, was speaker to-I . V, f ., u.,,.f ,i: day at the regular weekly lun- heart di-1 here from influenza coninhcated by a coi chcyon of the rlncc RupcJt Ro. tion. He had been (piite ill for a couple of weeks but tary club, hopes had been entertained forf - ' " ' his recovery. His passing, l therefore, a shock to his many friends throughout the province and the Dominion. Mr. Maitland had been Attorney-General since December 1941 when he Joined with Premier John Hart in forming the coaiu i tion government or urmsn Columbia. He entered public life in 1924 when he unsuccessfully contested a Vancouver seat in the Legislature. He was first elected In 1928 and was reflected In 1937, 1941 and 1915. He had served as minister without port folio in the Tolmle government, Born In Ingcrsoll, Ontario,, January 9, 1889, Mr. Maitland was 57 years of age. He came west with his family as a boy and was educated In Vancouvci He Is survived by his widow, one son and two daughters. One son lost his life overseas while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Slayer of Beauty Queen Is Sought MONTREAL Montreal detectives are investigating the death of a former beauty queen, Marie Aurore Tessier. The homicide squad is looking for a man who. it is believed, met the 47-year old model the night before she was found strangled in her downtown apartment To IP time to a-srrt that such a tr. aty had been shird by von Hibbcn-trop and Fur-inn Minister M ilo-tov of Russian, vhm the Soviet prosecutor vu. on his feet, objecting. The pspatcutni said that the matted ju irrelevant and Ui. wltneSi'was nut competent to testify ci.nccniinst the alleged treaty thus pasimt one of the itnit drlrntc problems to be niTxcnt'drt i'i the tiibinwl .sin?" the war ft imr.s trial opened more RULES ARE CASUALTIES, GYROS ARE VICTORS IN GYRO-KIN HOOP GAME In a basketball "game" in which the rule-book was the only casualty, a crack Gvros blanketed the black Kinsmen Globe Trotters by a score 12-6 to win the plastic receptacle symbolic of screwball honors on the Civic Centre gyin floor at last night's official hooi opening season. : - Although, they played only thrcc-mlnute quarters, the gamo lasiea long cnuugn w miuw i-ucn member to blithely smash at I least one rule with grand im-, punity, despite the whistle toot-, Ins of referees Betty Payne and Edna SandaU. ...mm, crt. ihp rVns-vftiiim.,. , 1 sandwiched between two more serious encounters in the first official night of basketball In the Civic Centre gym. Gyros, keen for victory from I the start, appeared ovT the floor first with lacrosse fticks and softballs, with which' they pre sumably Intended to confuse their opponents by making them J think that they ( were playing something else besides basket-1 ball. Both teams succeeded in beromJnn sllehtlv eon 'used In In Discussion Of I SulletihA ADOPT 41-1IOUK WEEK. VICTORIA The province of British Columbia adopts the tt-hour week in legislation Introduced today by Minister of Ijatmr George Pearson. Labor had asked for a 10-hour week. The 60c minimum wage request was turned down. BUTTER PRICE INCREASE OTTAWA The agriculture committee of Pailiamcnt Is considering an increase in (lie price of butter by 4c or Sc a pound. The increase is recommended by the Canadian Federation of Agricuture. UNEMPLOYMENT EASING OTTAWA Minister of Pensions Ian Mackenzie expies-ed the opinion today that the peak of unemployment in Canada had passed. There would be a sharp decrease in the number of unemployed war Vete'rans, he predicted. BEER -WORKERS'' STRIKE MONTREAL Seven hundred Brewery workers of three Na-! Uimal Breweries Ltd. plants in , Montreal have gone on strike in demand for increased wages .and shorter working hours. i BIG TOURIST BOOM 'ICT0UIA?yE.fOi:wtif-bottom, deputy minister f trade and industry, sees a record $50,000,000 tourist season in British Columbia this year, $20,000,000 over the av-erag year. Importance Of City Interest In Hinterland Is Emphasized A highway outlet for the Alaska Highway through 'the Groundhog coal country to Hazelton to link up with the Prince Rupert would Jbe of utmost benefit to Prince Rupert and the central interior generally, declared Rev. (Capt.) J. E. Whittles, pre-war rector of the Anglican Church at Rurns Lake, who spoke before the Prince Rupert Gyro Club yesterday. Capt. Whittles said that the people of the In terior were much Impressed with the agitation which had beeii ! tlmc out to explore it thoroughgoing on among Prince Rupert ly and investigate the possibill-peoplc lately with a view to tics of a great country." bringing about development of Thc importance of a good this port and thc hinterland. M . , ... . ,. . tw L ,ni.ru.i i.i, highway outlet to thc coast was the new spirit of community unity which was being display-, cd here and which was being exemplified in various ways. Capt. Whittles wondered tf It was generally realized that such points as Smlthers and Burns Lake .were in close promlxity to the exact geographical centre of British Columbia. Interesting factual information which Capt. Whittles disposed to his listeners was that there were no less than 100 sawmills, operating today in the area around Burns Lake and towards Tweedsmulr Park. Pit props were selling at S35 a cord and their production was constituting a very lucrative industry at this time. Thc Army padre also spoke of R'boom in the trapping industry with squirrel bringing from $1 to $1.35 whereas they had sold for 15c to 25c in pre-war days. Mink were up to $40 as compared with $8 while marten were bringing $100 and thc always valuable fisher up to $205. "That central Interior country,; asserted Capt. Whittles, "has tremendous possibilities and It seems to mc that Prince Rupert's future depends almost entirely upon Its development. But you must continue to bring pressure to bear to ensure that th6 development will be of such mutual benefit will actually be brought about, "Before you can really boasf. however you mu4 see the conn KILLED IN ELEVATOR VANCOUVEIL-rJohn McWil-liams, 55, was killed this morning in an accident in Woodwards' industrial elevator. FOURTH SMALLPOX DEATH SEATTLE Mrs. Cornelius Hay, 32, passed away today to make the fourth death in the current epidemic of smallpox here. There arc sixteen cases still in isolation. SMOKE EATERS WIN TRAIL Trail Smoke Eaten, defeated New Westminster Koyals 5 to 4 to even up the brst-out-of-five Western Canada senior hockey final at two wins apiece. EDMONTON BEATS VERNON VERNON Edmonton downed Vernon Legionaitres 4 to .1 to win the first game of the best five In the Western Canada intermediate hockey final series. CHAI'LALN INVESTED LONDON At a plivatc Investiture at Buckingham Palace, Major John Weir' Foote. of Port Hope, Ontario, was awarded the Victoria Cross' by the King. The famed.' !"Padre X" of Rojal Hamilton Light Infantry, won the V.C. for gallantry in the Dieppe raid wHen-TVeftjwjto -remain:, be-d nind wun 'wounded soldiers rather than; evacuate. After the investiture he spent twenty minutes with His Majesty in a private apaitment on the i second floor of the Palace. j try for yourselves. Every Prince Rupert businessman should take emphasized by thc spcaktr. Intelligent and mutual interest between city and hinterland could .be best dtveloped thereby. "It would be a shame and a crime," ! he declared, "tf the highway j built during thc war were allow ed to deteriorate to such an extent that it would be impossible to use." THE WEATHER General Synopsis A disturbance 400 miles west of south Vancouver Island and northern Washington Is moving eastward and is expected to reach thc coast during late af ternoon and into southeastern British Columbia early Friday morning. Increasing cloudiness r.nd intcrmittsnt precipitation is expected ahead of this disturbance and-showery conditions after i ts passage. Forecast North Coast and Queen Charlotte Islands-Cloudy with frequent showers becoming continuous rain on Queen Charlottes early afternoon. Minimum temperature 31, surface winds strong southeast 23 to 30 southern end of Charlottes, becoming moderate southwest this evening. Elsewhere moderately south 15 miles per hour. Friday, cloudy with showers, maximum temperature 40. ranian Soviet Plan To Control Oil Fields Is Disclosed Persian Spokesman Reveals No Agreement Made For Withdrawal of Red Forces From His Country NEW YORK (CP) Russia walked out of thu U.N.O. Security Council meeting yesterday. The Russian exit came after it became apparent, the Soviet was mot going to get her own way about the date for discussion of the Iranian question. The United States, backed by seven other votes, wanted to discuss Iran's com-- plaints against Russia immediately. The Soviet delegation, with only the support of Poland, wanted discussion postponed until April 10. j As soon as the Russian dele-I gateAndrei Gromyko realized he was outnumbered, he rose and told the council that, since he could no longer participate in the meeting, he was leaving. Then, amid a hushed 6llcnce. Gromyko and his staff walked out, taking with them a good many people's hopes fpr international peace and harmony. There was no comment from U.N.O. delegates as Gromyko and his staff walked "out. Aiicr a tense moment, the Australian delegate W. R. Hod son took up where the meeting nad icit on, and called for a terded-vo mouon 10 near iran srcase The Iranian ambassador, a spokesman for the Premier, made the announcement that ivussia naa proposca wie csiao- llshmcnt of a company, in which ! Russia would have 51 percent! Interest, to assume control or It-an's oil fields. It was also an-! hounccd that Iran knew of uo agreement with Russia for withdrawal of Soviet troops from A ' Iran. -Later the Russians announced they would attend an executive session of the U.N.O. today. A. Soviet spokesman said Miey would attend on the understanding that only matters' of procedure and not the Iranian question will be discussed. , TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co; Ltd. VANCOUVER Bralorne 17.25 B.R. Con ' .-. .21 1, j ' B. R.X r. .16 Cariboo Quartz 3.40 Dcntonia .59 Grull Wihksne 21 Hcdley Mascot 2.65 Mlnto .07V" Pcnd Oreille 3.60 Pioneer 6.60 Premier Border 09 j Premier Gold 2.25 Privateer "8 Reeves McDonald 1.40 Reno '-13 Salmon Gold -24 Sheep Creek 1-52 Taylor Bridge ask ,95 Whitewater -03'2 Vananda -50 Congre? 123 Pacific Eastern f15!i Hedley Amalgamated .14 Spud Valley ..25 Central Zcballos .20 Oils A P. Con 14 Calmont .33 C. & E 2.25 Foothill 1.60 Home 3.3U : TORONTO Aumaquc ' 1.10. Beattie 1.31 Bobjo .22 Buffalo Canadian .30 Consol. Smelters 88.00 Eldona ; 1.04 Elder a 99 Giant Ycllowknltc 755 Hardrock .. .DO ' Jacknlfc 20 Jollet Quebec 159 Little Long Lac 2.80 Madsen Reel Lake 4.25 McLeod Cockshutt 2.P0 Matter APPEAL INDIAN LIQUOR CHARGE An appeal against a police court conviction in which he was fined $300 on a charge of con niving to supply liquor to Indians was begun before Juhge W. E. Fisher In County Court today by Robert Gordon Robinson. Robinson was convicted by Magistrate W. D. Vance in February on the liquor charge arising cut of a party involving two Indian ?lrls. J. T. Harvey is ap pcarlng in behalf of Robinson. Jews Were Condemned ..UERNBJilRQeAncj British pr'osecutloif evidence thrtt Joachim von Ribbcntrop had urged "extermination or concentration camp" for Hungary's half a million Jews In 1943 was brought from a defence witness before the international military war crimes tribunal yesterday. with the declaration that the former German foreign minister 'bindly follpwed Adolf mtler's orders." Thc prosecution presented captured minutes of a conference between Adolf HlUcr and Admiral Horthy, Hungarian rpgent. which quoted Horthy's complaint that hundreds of thousands or Jews had been deprived of all possibility of a livelihood and had become a burden on the state. Thc minutes said that Hitler called these Jews "tuberculosis bacilli" and von Rifibcn-trop was quoted as stating-that they should "either bo:,ejcter-mlnated or taken tp concentration camp." SWEEPSTAKES FOR HOSPITALS-vicTORrA- Tom Uphill, .veteran Labor member for Fcrnle. advocated in the Legislature'es-terday that sweepstakes fqr hospitals be legalized. Crossed Atlantic In Radio Blackout': NEW YORK The first tr'ans- rttlantlc plane to break through an almost complete blackout of radio communications arrived at LaGuardla Field Wednesday. The-, disruption of communications Is caused by the Aurora Borcalls. or northern lights. Airfield officials say unusual radio conditions will continue, a-though they are not expected to " ' 1 "' be so severe. Moneta ' .07 Pickle Crow . . 4.00 Omega 27 San Antonio Mx4.9d Senator Rouyn ..?..fI.03 Shcrrlt Gordon '.."" 6 1 Steep Rock ! 3.40 Sturgeon RWer .. .35 I.ynx .35 Lapaska .45 God's Lake ' , .5$ Negus : .. 2.90 .. 1 I Local Tides, v , Friday. March 29, 1948 . High 10:43 18.4 feet 4, 13:43 18.3 feet Low 4:48 9.3 fee' 1720 5.1 feet 1 - i . i