ir NIGHT SERVICE it iinlel. Third Ava issing it , thtr and Two Object of Search S ... ,r.r..nllVPr Island US, '"-" . i cMrch has been the lsianas ()r trace of a 3i .hirh Mr and Mrs . nd two cnuareu Saturday from btevc ..t.ionrt mcv nave cinco thev lett I on Saturday, WAS fj minimum tcm- a m "). flmrecs. i.rtu w i ihA tnprmn . rMt..f Tclonrl HAS CAlntK straight day and ton six deaths In Northwest as a re- Kiow flurries today xmperature and rain nr tomorrow t tirtlni of the cold i wuman who was . .i.i .1.1 t .... a tai oiwui iu uii ana overturned. i four Inches of rcatcit secrecy with which would bring r destruction,, Major- it orvno i r nro Tin nknn i 1. k Kimert flufn rliih nt vesterday on the sub- .i;mni nniAnn iin wn- TOP IhA I'nvpm. in j ... . 11 uay in ns n ans lor ''dcilM nnrl iniTttivQloil e interests o( this city, wopriats that ovcry- fncourasp the recruit o "an m lane irain fVC armv nnrl nnvv Ill II ll Ur. I I Pea: r " IU1I ll'll Ill'IC. 'tall hupc and nray," Dim. I. ... . ... uiai we win another Wnr nml thnl noi oc lacco ic i)o?.3lbillty of "k, we are not vet out n the matter of WC nnK-;!llltllu TVin """illKTi till. W oruimi'itini. i.. .iiii al Hie present time. "cars ncce ::iary to have lorr bclllnrl ,,,if .Inloi.. " :urc the future 'he world rkes rreniir.i or attack that 'I War I it Prince nupcrt. He Wat in ii, ni... ' nmrfi ffnese submarine or ra'tls on .1,1.. -ii.. t.. J Wtro i,v..i..i - '-'I'aicu, lt,,. now Wlhad iransiilrri i,nri shcllns ot Estlvnn hu ' Uoinarln .....i .... wtack"" nin i . Ja the wnr . rc resulted iii 1,1,1 i In serious Cln8donc 5 done tn tnllin Mm fni-ocfc f.-. "Jwnbla and the war "ttendiaristn 1 toe Pacific, rkpt iv,. .... . 'ar tt V war 1 nncl In the former ynoviKcur mbrm.v 1 June JM nanncm GoTemmoot i n i r n:: .i r . i . i a il.. r i m w -w w m m ii ri a n iiiii iiii War Should One Come ft PI 11 1 f : I! C L rf Plan that Prince Rupert's 1 j f i v "i "inrral dpfpiipp of isinst trie possible oi wor d War ill. n Canada, being considered to a large extent invulnerable by reason of distance and natural defences, had adopted the policy of mobilizing and training torcc for service overseas. To a lesser degree this had been the policy in World War II and, as a result, Canada had been able to do much to restore confidence to Britain through presence oi trained trocps there In her hour qf great need and danger. Conditions had now, noworr, completely ihanRCd and there must be a complete new approach to the defence problem. At the present time the only powers that could possibly Continued on Page 2) ' TELEVISION FOR CANADA Possiliilil.v of Transmitters al Montreal and Toronto Considered OTTAWA - A. D. Dunlon, chairman of the oanati.au Broadcasting 'Corporation, sain last night that the Corporation Is considering the possibility of establishing television transmitters. In Montreal and Toronto. Mrs. Watkinson Dies At Quahcum at Quallcum Beach. GOV.-OEN. PLOWS FURROW Moulh puckered in conccntra-tratlon. Oovcrnor-Gcncral Viscount Alexander drives the tractor at the International plowing match at Port Albert, Out. Not contented with declaring the meet officially open, his excellency climbed aboard a tractor and plowed a furrow himself. RESCUERS NEAR CRASH VICTIMS FRANKFURT. Germany ! Search parties high in the French I Alps were today ncaring a United States Army transport plane which crashed on a plateau near a mountain peak. A message said that eight of the eleven on board were stretcher cases. Fears were entertained in view of freezing weather. received in the eily of the death on Sunday at Quallcum Beach, vancuuu-. Island, of Mrs. A. J. Waiwnwn. wife of the- former uomuu ,..,itaKir hprp for many yeais, She was 08 years ot age and passed away after a lcngu y i Hess. Besides her- husband, she is survived by three daughters, or Prince Shcnton Mrs. George Rupert and Mrs. E. Whcldon and t f wpsinver of Victoria. Many friends of the family will regret to hear or Mrs. ninr and will extend OUil O fM.UM--B . ik.u rwmnnthV 10 tnC DC- reaved. The funeral was held REINFORCING LINE WORKERS Extra ,Mrn Brought in From Alberta in Kffort to Restore Telegraphic Service In the' effort to restore at the earliest nosslble moment tele graphic circuit communications Into Prince Rupert which have been out of commission since Sunday night wheV a high northeast' wind Wept 'down the lower Skeena Valley and dropped down in a dozen places between Tyce and Rcmo. Tndav the linemen arc won. ing between Kwlnltsa ana oaivus where the worst of the scries or breaks occurred. They an ticipate that a number or me cables will be re-connected today, enabling commercial messages to get through. During the last lour uay traffic has been routed through the Digby Island wireless station, which has been working at capacity. However, it will be several days before permanent repairs can be effected, the Dally News was Informed. CIVIL WAR IS ALL OUT AGAIN Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek Orders His Generals Back Into Action NANKING It appears that the Chinese civil war Is about to be resumed on full scale; Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek has ordered all his generals back into the field. The next major objective of the Nationalist forct-j will probably be the city of Ycman which is being used by the Communists as their capi tal. AUTO TIRES ARE SCARCE lew That Arrived During Last Few Days Insignificant Compared with Requirements W'.th three hundred or more tires estimated to be required by Prince Rupert's motor vehicle owners, a mere half dozen or so whhh .trickled into local dealers durint Ihe last week nave oone little to relieve the situation and local service stations have still to follow the practice of doling out the rubber to the most utter ly needv custiners. One dealer yesterday afternoon estimated that there were not half a dozen rach of passenger and commercial vehicle tires in the city including a few that arrived dur- tlip list few davs. "And there-mav not be any more be fore February," he grimly added. Coal Famine In Cranbrook Town CRM4BR00K The East Koot cnay. where one of British Col umbia's coal industries is cen tred, is, facing a coal famine because snow Is so deep that coal pinnnt ho delivered ' from the! mines. Such is the case 'here. Three feet depth of snow .S tween Terrace and Kwlnltsa. j hldlnB "P deliveries Canadian National Tclcgraplis line rcualr crews have been re inforced by extra men from Al berta who arrived on the scene today. Work of restoring communications had been actting along nicely until Tuesday evening when another gale descended on the territory and the situa tion became even worse than it was before. "It was the worst windstorm that ever hit the area," com mented C. A. Bemer, divisional superintendent ot Canadian National Railways, after surveying the fall ot trees as he came in from -the Interior Tuesday night. There were as many as 15 trees down at one point. This caused but one of the numerous breaks in the line. It is honed to restore tele graphic service at least on a tern-' porary basis by the cnu oi inc week. Connection Made 'loday Wire communications between rrincc Rupert and the rest of Canada were resumed tenuously at 11 o'clock tills morning when linemen succeeded in connecting a train despatchers' tele-nlione between Prince Rupert and Terrace. With linemen laoortng to re connect the wires which were hrnken In almost a dozen places - . i along the Skeena River In one I of the worst communications j breaks in recent years, C.N. Telegraphs officials were hope ful that transmission or commercial messages might be resumed Hits afternoon. Halted, ' too, were long distance telephone and radio relay lines carried on C.N. tclc- .... ...... t.tw.'l a rorics or nign wmu. iM-nnh nolcs as trees, toppled by FOOD l'OH ALASKA EDMONTON Kggs, pouitry, fresh fruits and meat from Canada arc now on the way to Alaska, over (thc Alaska Highway following the lifting of export permit restrictions by the Department of Trade and Commerce. They arc going from here to Dawson Creek by rail and llichcc by truck to Alaska. LIBRAhY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRTOSII COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 3 - - - w TAXI fc TAXI TAXI ,235 Phone 537 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXV, No. 272. PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS Imove to initiate new shipping SERVICE FROM II EKE Al'i'uuvuu k EVERYWHERE PETERSBURG (Special to Daily News) The honeymoon is over and Alaska, tired of an exploited marriage with Seattle interests, is shopping around for a divorce with grounds for such action as follows: a i i m nri 1. A price amcrenuai oi per cnt on Alaskan purchases f mm Seattle wholesale houses, local merchants claiming that Seattle wholesale prices to Al askans are higher than retail prlves advertised In Seattle newspapers. 2. The current shipping tie- up which has seriouily damaged the economy of the territory has impressed Alaska with the neea of an alternate shipping link. 3. An expected freight rates boost when the War Shipping Administration turns coastal vessels back to the operators on January 2. Rates will probably be doubled. Petersburg, like all iin southeastern Alaska, Is solidly backing tne unggi Steamship Co. In initiating a Large service between prince Rupert and the territory. th . la fust, flntxnuncemeni ironi Rriff&mstatM-'that hlsicotnpany because of an electric bulb short age. 'Trince Rupert has been our life line," declared a city spokesman. "We really- would have been in bad ihape if it had not been for Prince Rupert. When conditions were most serious our small boats picked up large quantities of essential supplies." i.aek of knowledge of Prince Rupert, Its facilities and econ-advantages it employing the ereat northwest rcute across 4v.o nnntinpnt. u pvidpnt throueh- illl. lAllllv.t. - - out this section of Alaska. Most citizens know of it only as a gooo. Idea. It seems Imperative to this correspondent that" Prince Ru BRITISH AMBASSADOR'S "HOST" IS MAN WHO WORKS ON FARM-Rogcr Newburn, centre, 21-vcar-old lowaffcrmcrls pictured with his brother, Ed, left, as he caught up on h ? woi k a te playing host to sir Archibald John Clark-Kerr. Lord of Invcrchapc Great Brttolns am-bassaclor to the United States., Lord Invcrcha pel. shown in photo .at dav visit "Best handyman we've -ever had around the fatm in a long while, sain tne few-burns tour met Roger on a visit to Washington last summer during a student citizenship SeBrlttoCa.Md engaged him In a friendly -argument on the virtues or Iowa Accepting Roger's' invitation to "come out to our farm and see for yourself . Sir ' Aremoaia mama super-secret visit there. "God has been good to this country," was his statement after see-ins for himself." LEFTISTS ARE DRIVEN BACK Invaders Hurled Back From Greece Into Yugoslavia, Athens Says ATHENS Leftist raiders whom the government say came from across the Yugoslav fron tier, have been driven back after serious fighting, the government stated In a, communique today CANADA TO HAVE BUILDING BOOM OTTAWA Canada will have the ble.eest building boom In its history" in 1947. Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of reconstruction pre dieted. In an address last night. REORGANIZING CANCER FIGHT pert set up seme program to edu- ( leader in Work From ciln t rie tprritotv not CinlV about I v ... IIr tn Rrvive , V. . - . . I ItUlWUUI Prince RuDert but 'lsff -ot its nranrh in Prince Uuoert. hinterland jsucJUWv jnt, o5l-. -,. .-. . .. w,..lt4 and Bulkley, River valleys. ThV; Forthe purpose . of mlvjhr a is prepared to set up buying ma.ority oI residents here have branch of the Canadian Cancer agencies In St. Paul and Chicago never J heard . of . these these tw0 two pro pro. j society in Prince Rupert, Mrs. S, as well as arranging car pool leadings. A representative of the St. Paul and Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce will soon tour Al aska tq boost the advantages oi buying in the Midwest. This city of Petersburg has been hard hit by the strike. Its merchants have surfered a total loss estimated to be $300,000. All commodities arc in short supply. Fresh produce is at a premium, nnlldinn U at a standstill. iCity streets have been darkened ductlve areas. A Wrangell dairyman, Ivor Nore, who is purchasing hay from a Smlthers concern, thought the interior village was some mining town on the coast and was surprised to learn that steamers did not call there. There is a tremencous potential market in Alaska for the rcsouccs of Northern British Columbia but Alaskans must be told a few facts about their next door neighbor. MILLION-DOLLAR ORE BODY AT SMITHERS Dulhic Mill to be Reopened Within Forty-five Days New ore bodies of an estimated value of $1,000,000 have been In dicated bjTdiamond drilling op erations this vear at Dutliic Mines,. Ltd., near Smlthers, and the management plans to have the orb mill in operation within the next 45 days. The 'ore bodies indicated by the drill tests are in addition to the hiah-sradc ore which has again been made accessible through the rehabilitation ot former working faces. The mine management estimates that half of the value of the new ore can be recovered as profit. Plannlnz the start of mining operations, which, barring mat erial shortages, would begin within the next 45 days, the company also expects to expand its development work to the nearby Canary and Hummingbird claim where test holes havo eiven reason for optimism, Electrical nower of 750 h.p. , will be developed by full use of the mine's steam-electrical plant within the next few weeks. More than 500 tons. of coal have been stock-piled at the mine to Insure a continuous supply of power THE WEATHER COLD IN INTERIOR Prince George The cold weather continues here. Fifteen below was recorded here last night and 20 bejow at Quesnel. Prince Rupert Continued fair, not much change in tem peraturc. A. Conrad of Vancouver is spena lng a week In the-city' and at a luncheon of key representatives to bp held next Monday is plan ning to get the reorganization actually under way. Tnat eve-nlnz Mrs. Conrad, who is honor ary rjrovinclal secretary of the Society, will proceed oy train 10 Smlthers and Prince aeorge While here she Is the guest of her dauahter. Mrs. Norman L Hoopcir, Klllas & Christopher ADartments Arising out of the King ueorge V Silver Jubilee Cancer Fund which was Instituted in 1935, the Canadian Cancer Society's prin cipal function, Mrs. Conrad told the Dally News yesterday after noon, is to promote anti-cancer nubllclty and education in ian ada. Now that war Is over, the Society is able to set back into DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Bill and Ken Nesbitt United States Soft Coal Strike On 400,000 Miners Lay Down Tools Make Preparations To Cite Lewii i AiasKa ana rrmtc auch. ilprritnrv Now Rim for Divorce From Seattle Interests Which Have Exploited It For So Long stride" with autonomous provincial and local branches aiding In the national campaign. Revenue Is derived through membership fees. There are now no less than 60.000 members in British Columbia. In the mem bership drive at Prince George In April of this year, no fewer than 800 members were enrolled. Bulletins LAUORITE WINS LONDON Laborites retained the seat in a Parliamentary by -election yesterday.- The Laborite candidate had a majority of 2917 In a field of three. TAX BUILD1HU BLAST JERUSALEM The income tax building here was destroyed by a bomb which was hauled in on a rough wagon by three terrorist Jews, one dress-as an Arab. CARPENTERS RETURN FAIRBANKS Carpenter Hint of General Strike Steel May Close If Anthracite Is Hit NEW YORK The sof coal miners, strike againsj l - - Mi'Li. I. U J tne governmeriuiH watf The walk-out of 400,000 miners in various Darts oi the nation became complete' at midnight in response to the strike call of John L. Lewti, president of the United Mine Workers' of America, who j;ave notice of termination of tha nirrppment with the eoverament. Government officials were work ing today ori papers leading to citation ami" possible arrest ot Lewis on charges, of contempt. He had failed to act on a court order reauirihz'hlm. to recall the notice of termination. He nad not been arrested up to early afternoon today nor had j any statement emanated from him. Intention of the government ; to prosecute any, labor leaders; who encourage he stnice nas also been given. What would happen if Lewis is actually arrested is a matter of conjecture. Already A.F. of L. and CIO. leaders have expressed their sympathy. There might, even be a general strike. The possibility, oi an eariy. spread of the strike to the; an thracite field is seen aitnougn no notice of. terminauon has as yet been given.. . There Is , some "uncertainty as : to whether the strike' Is complete in the "state of Washington owing to communication difficulties in that area because of winter storm conditions. At least some of the Washington miners are out on strike. Lewis is said to have at his disposal a sum of $13,000,000 for miners' relief. Steel company executives state that steel plants will close dovn by the end of the month if coal supplies are shut on, Dy strike. EDMONTON HAS RECORD COLD Lowest Thermometer Reading For November in 50 Years . .v EDMONTON Edmonton Tiad Its coldest November day ln 50 years yesterday when the thermometer dropped to 19 below. On November 20, 1898, thirty below was recorded. Penhold, to-tne north, was the coldestpolnt in Aihprta with 34 below. Calgary had 21 below. West of Lethbjldge there is 40 inches of snow. ; . Two More Are In;, Aldermanic Field Two more aldermanic candi dates were mentioned in today's civic election gossip around, the town. John McLeod, manager oi the North Star Bottling Works nnrl mpmber of a well-known pioneer fjnnlly, Is definitely In the field, It has become known. Another aspirant is expected in the person of Arthur H. Ogllyie of Eighth Avenue East, -wno served here with the Navy ..dur ing the war and is now a civil ian employee of the Navy. Teachers' Strike Closing Schools ST. PAUL, Minn High Schools ' hp have ended their strike. nt fht Mt.v mav close next Mon announcing that contractors iday on account of a teacliei's' had consented to negotlati- a new agreement. Electricians here and at Anchorage are on strike. STRIKE' AT NORANDA NORANDA Threat of strike is hanging oter the Noranda mine, the strike call having been Issued by the union. The union calls for a 16c increase In wages, The company has offered 10c. strike. One thousand teachers are demanding an increase' ln the basic salary ratej iron! $1300-$2800 to $2400-$5000. :t Local Tides Friday, November 22, 1946 f. High 0:35 19.2feet 12:23 2lifeet Low 620 7-?Ject 18:58 3.6 feet