tED TOP CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NipWPAPR honc 'JHI one TAXI TAXI .urn- .OJtrl k AAA .vn SKASPER - C. McINTYRE t mil urn 537 land: Rupert Tobacco Store across from urmes; DAY and NIGHT SERVICE wrrm nrmtff in AY AND NKilH BCJiVitr. Published at Canada's M ost Strategic Pacific Port Bill and Ken Ncsbitt VOL. XXXV, No. 39. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 eratic ou th ern British r b ia an d ;k-0) w ler Snowmobiles Take Off Jfhurchill in 43-BeIow Lr for Edmonton iCIIILL O -The 47-mcn I force of Exercise Musk- Canadian Army's re- expedition Into Canada's est Territories, iook. u ire today In some of the 'weather of the winter fcnperaiure was oeiuw It first leg oi a 3100-mile lich will end at Edmon- 5. (visibility yesterday lxad 4-hour postponement. ktors huddled In the ln- m with a fivc-mlle-pcr- bid blowing as the boom km announced the start Ixpcdition, the most am- bf Its kind yet attempted America. orce travels In s.nowmo- Icven leaving here with lh to be picked up at lake- -and each vehicle sleds laden with sup- E ORDER ORMITY (rrnre Being Held in la Soon to Interpret UcuUlions lWA- An effort Is being Ottawa ti bring about interpretation of new iiers, The chairman of iionai War Labor Board, be M. B. Archibald, pays rrabers ct both the Na- lud Rcsiona: War Labor SwJl meet In the federal in February 26 to dlscuw cts of the nTentTelanai' wage controls. adians To ve Europe rtly Now I and Air Force to Be With Dispatch j Erann litirope lWA Prime Minlstr-v jackcnzlc King announc- ' that the Canadian oc-1 force of 25.0C0 men will irawn from Germany I April, Air Minister Colin 1 iad previously announc-' Mmarawal of 10,000 inert j i occupational air force i iart June 30. avy did not partlciDate! k"uiun ouiy. fnnouncemcnt said that! pent shlpplnc situation t that all Irnnnc I I - 11UTV in should be back in Can- September or October." PS to the Air Forr-ft val- tnc statement of ttm bllnlstcr said "neirntln- proceeding which may earlier withdrawal be- c possible." ICK TROOPS IE BRIEFLY 3N' A sitdown strike li'veral hours was staged r-jr oy some members of Bmand Lloht Tnf,. Pon of the Canadian Occupation lnnerm,nv ijnen went back on duty oy Aiajor Chris Yokes. nmiim immander. en asked for better ra- ( Ulelr renatrlnti ot knowi, :n London y of the Highland Light Rc5lmcnt. or nau o. 'crp Involved, hut it i. that the strikers did lude a"y commissioned PI or non-commlssloncd Vokes rc'ardin . Itrinh "wuiis ana tK to work. At. nii i . jbS1?rdly and others itw10".w"e able to JAP SHOWS HOW THREE DOOLITTLE FLIERS WERE MURDERED IN SHANGHAI--Japanese Warrant Officer Mayama, who witnessed the execution or three Doolittle fliers who partic;- i patcd in the first bombing of Tokyo, demoi otrates to the manner in which the American air- ( men were made to kneel before their cxc;:ut.loner: in Shanghai. Their arms were bound to crosses and the men were blindfolded. A bjack spot was painted between the eyes as a target for the firing squad. Sulk tin A ELIZABETH SAILS SOUTHAMPTON The liner Quern Elizabeth sailed for New York today with 10,000 troops and airmen from every Canadian military district. Also ou board were the Canadian Sec- fretarjr of State, ..lion. ..Paul Martin, returning from the U.N.O. conference, and Sir Arthur Harris, who was chief of the British Bomber Command, now going to the United States to receive a decoration from General Eisenhower before proceeding to his home in Rhodesia. NORTH DAKOTA BLIZZARD CYRUS This and four other communities in North Dakota have been isolated for two weeks through Great Northern trains having failed to run on account of heavy snow following blimrds. Airplanes are relied on for supplies and radio is the only means of communication. MAY SETTLE STRIKE DETROIT There arc hopes of the General .Motors strike disnutc being settled soon. Representatives of the com- .... nany and union met today. Presidents both of the company and union attended. INSURANCE ENDED OTTAWA Finance Minister J. L. Ilsley announced today that Dominion war risk insurance scheme, undertaken during the war when there was danger of damage from enemy action, will be terminated next Sunday. He said policies of such insurance now in force will expire Sunday and no action will be taken to extend them. FRASER RIVER SALMON VANCOUVER The International Sockcyc Salmon Coin-mission, meeting here next week, may decide to divide Fraser River salmon equally between Canada and United States. Up to now Canadian fishermen have been getting 10 to IS percent more than American. BRITAIN ACCUSED LONDON Lcmanon today accused Britain and Frame of "grave attacks" on the sovereignty" of the Levantine states and demanded "immediate and simultaneous evacuation of alt foreign troops from Lebanon-ese soil." Soviet Russia is backing Syria ana Lebanon. Local Tides Saturday, February Id, 1940 High 1:50 20.7 feet 13:44 22.2 feet Low 7:42 5.7 feet 20:07 15 feet SICK NAZIS HOME LKTHBRIDGE One hundred and fifty sick German prisoncis.of war will leave here : by hospital train for Halifax i where they will embark for home. . BANGKOK. FIRE ' BANGKOK Bangkok had a two million dollar fire today The Famous Silver Market was among the buildings destroyed. Thousands weic rendered homeless. EGYPT CABINET QUITS CAIRO IVimc Minister Ne-krosi and his cniue coalition cabinet resigned today. Sources close to the government predicted that Nokrosi would be asked to form a new cabinet which would include only members of his own party and members of the liberal Constitution paity which has a strong group in opposition ranks. It is expected that the Wafdist party will be omitted from the government. INDONESIA CLOSED LONDON The United Nations Organization security council has thrust aside a second Russian-backed complaint against British tioops in foreign lands. The eleven- member group refused to send a Five Power investigating committee to look into the Java situation. After that, the council president Australia's Norman Makin declared the matter closed. CANADA HELPING LONDON Paul .Martin told U.N.O. Thursday that Canada was greatly concerned over the wcrld food crisis. The Dominion would continue, as it had in been doing, to ship one million bushels of wheal daily to needy countries. The exportable stuck of Canada on February 1 stood at 110,000,000 bushels. FORMULA FOR WAGE-PRICES , President Truman's Economic Plan Brings .Mixed Reaction in Stairs WASHINGTON resident Truman's Wage-Price policy Is bringing a mixed re-action from Congressmen. Some of the lawmakers arc saying they see the threat of inflation In the new pollcy.nvhlle others say that any such trend can bo controlled. Briefly the policy provides that pay increases in general must be approved by the government if the Increases lead to higher prices. Any compensating price increases will be allowed tmme diately after the pay boost. GREENWICH IS NOT ANXIOUS Resolution Against Being Made World Capital To Be Put to Vote NEW YORK -The residential town of Greenwich, Connecti- cut, seems to be taking the U.N.O, world capital announcement completely In stride Greenwich -' has been buzzing with controversies ever since it found out that part of its area was Included in the recommended site. A referendum will be held on March 2 on a resolution protesting against the establishment of the U.N.O. capital in or adjacent to Greenwich. COAST FISHERIES TO-BE REDRAFTED VANCOUVER. Qi - Complete -eorganlfatlon of ihc federal Fisheries Department staffs on both coasts and the strengthening of patrols and o::ier services is riow under way. Fisheries Minister II. F. G. Bridges an-nounccd here Wednesday. He said that fisheries protection and services on the Paclfte coast were being brought back to pre-war strength, and Improved by the use of more efficient vessels. Airplanes are to be added to the patrol service, he said. Further intensive study of the whole salmon situation along Uhe B. C. coast Is being under taken In view of the reduction in catches in the last two years. pittsburgh -girl, yukon survivor, herewntinuingInterrIjptedtrip The wreck of the steamer Yukon on which she was a- passenger interrupted but did not alter the travel route of Miss Irene Leposky of Pittsburgh, Pa., who escaped from the storm-torn vessel 12 hours' after it went aground in Johnstone Bay on Feb ruary ii, Miss Lcposky, who was1 on her way from Anchorage where she worked in the government weather station since last May, Is In the city today enroute home via the Canadian National line just as she planned although more than n week late. "I always wanted to see northwest Canada and I don't know why the wreck of the Yukon should change my plans," snid this tall, blonde girl who Ion j everything but the clothes she was wearing when the ill-starred ship broke up. She ls leaving on tonight's train for Chicago on her way to Pittsburgh. Recounts Story of Grim Shipwreck Miss Leposky told a Dally News reporter that when she was Was hington Junior Chamber Scores Canadian National Ry. Dilapidated Railway Station Is Criticized Many Other Complaints Registered The "dilapidated" condition of the second-storey aiting room in Prince Rupert's C.N.R. station was iplored in a resolution presented to the Junior 'hamber of Commerce at its monthly meeting last -:i,'f u.. t at i i i i i i f uixim uv u. m. reiseninai anu ine cnamuer adopted the resolution's recommendation that the railway nnnxtrlirt n nlpncnnt rrmn - I .. f loo - waiting room for the con enieilee of travellers. A committee consisting of Mr. Felserithal, Chamber president Clifford Ham and R. G. Birch were appointed to interview railway divisional superintendent C. A. Bcrncr with .regard to coiutructing a' better waiting loom! MrJFclsenthal told the meet ing that the present waiting i oom is "dilapidated and inconvenient" and said that, in view of the anticipated boom in tour ist traffic, it is important thai; iravellers should bo greeted by more pleasant surroundings if the city is to share the full benefit of .tourist traffic. "First Impressions are import ant, and the first impressions of i stranger arriving In Prince Rupert are anything but pleas ant, lie asserted The motion was received enthusiastically by the membership which was In a mood to makes specific requests of the railway company after receiving scant satisfaction from the -cpllcs to a general brief sent by the Junior Chamber to rall-"voy and government officials. Many ,Sugcled -Matters Arc Up The brief, which "follows a series of protests that have been made throushout the country at Ihe lack of policy commensurate with national requirements," urged: 1 Thar the C.N.R. take steps USING TANKS AND TROOPS CALCUTTA W British troops and light tanks arc being used to quell rioting Hindus and Moslems. It Is estimated that 45 persons have been killed and 400 Injured In two days of fighting between police and surging mobs of . Indians. The British have put the city under martial law. Several American soldiers were Injured in Incidents. The Hindu's and Moslems were demonstrating against the conviction of an officer in the Japanese-sponsored Indian National Army, awakened by the alarm at 3 a m on February 3 she had no idea that It was anything serious and that, with the other passengers, she thought the vessel probably would be floated of! with the high tide. "Instead." we were taken off in lifeboats late that afternoon," she recalled. Miss Lcposky lost all her be- longings except the clothes she was wearing and considered her self lucky that she had taken time to put on extra clothes wjicn the alarm came. "Many of thc women and children were dressed only In night clothes and they suffered with the cold," she said. "I had gone to sleep In my dry (Continued on Page 5) Fee whereby it may become favorably engaged at the earlics; moment in a transpacific ser vice. 2. That the C.N.R. Interest itself in the establishment of i free port on the Pacific Coast. 3. That facilities of the C.N. R. be used solely and fully as thpir true advantages dictat? and not as decreed 6y any pressure group or prejudicial Influence. 4. That where disadvantages at present minimize the complete use of the facuit'.cs of the C.N.R., the railway should actively pursue a policy o overcome them. 5. That action be taken I whereby the C.N.R. mrght tak'i advantage of the unpreccdent- ! cd tourist traffic that has accu- i mulatcd for the Pacific Coast. emphasizing the triangle tour j Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Jasper. 1 Although the brief stated that "cxcu.sc.4arc, xa jalid.jearqr. sufficient action at his time," the replies to the seven copies sent to government and railway officials, including Prime Minister Mackenzie King and C.N.R. j President R. C. Vaughan brought forth no positive remarks in Its behalf. The meeting was held in the Boston Cafe with President Clifford Ham as chairman. There were about 35 members and guesCs present. Albert Mah Was Pilot He and Kam Lee Arc in Montreal Hospital After Crash MONTREAL H Capt. Albert Mali, aged 25, native of Prince Rupert and veteran commercial pilot, who achieved prominence during the war on the Burma route, is resting comfoitably in Royal Victoria Hospital here following injuries sustained when his plane crashed near Terrebonne, 30 miles north or Montreal, on Wednesday. Bis only passenger, Kam Lee, also of Prince Rupert and recently discharged from the Royal Canadian Air Force, suffered lesser injuries. Mah is suffering from compound fracture of the leg and shock. An operation was performed yesterday at Royal Victoria Hospital. The crash occurred when the pair were flying a twiiv-motored plane, property of the War Assets Corporation, from North Bay to Three Rivers. Albert Mah left here recently for the East after having spent several weeks visiting in Prince Rupert. CREAMERY HAS FIRE Seventy-five Thousand Dollar Blaze at Vancouver Island Town Last Night DUNCAN 0' Fire or unknown origin caused an estimated $75,-000 damage to the Cowichan Creamery late last night. The flames for a time threatened thu main business section of this Vancouver Island city before being brought under control I Earth New Minister To Argentina LONDON King George has approved the appointment of a new unusn amDassactor to Argentina. The Buenos Aires post goes to Sir Reginal Leeper, who has been the British diplomatic-representative in Greece since the liberation. Sir Reginald sue ceeds Sir David Kelly, who vlll become ambassador to Turkey. GERMANS ARE ALL SMILES Hundreds of Them Marched On Maurctania for Trip to Britain HALIFAX Hundreds or German rlsoners of war have been marched aboard the big liner Maurctania. The prisoners were all smiles as they were moved from six special train from western Canada onto the 35.000-ton trooper. Hundreds of civilian and military police patrolled the area which was barred to civilians outside of a few newsmen and photographers. Searchlights swept the area all the time" the movement was In progress. FISHERIES WORK HIGHLY USEFUL "Intensely practical" problems dealt with by the govern ment fisheries blolonlcal service on the Pacific coast were out-: Olympia, the state capital, Into llnedito,the Junior. Chamber of . the'vtreet Jwlow, .toppled the Commerce by Dr. John L. Hart p'r,cX Wall qf a"pseklng p'lant of the Nanaimo fisheries labora-1 and burst a 150,000-gallon water tory at the monthly meeting of tank ,n Seattle. There were the organization last night. i quarter-Inch cracks In Olympia "Some people have the lm- j buildings, presslon that we wander around 1 The ,(make ls believed to have concerned with abstruse prob-lhad lts centre somewhere in lems that Interest only a few ! 01ymPIc Peninsula about 75 other biologists," Dr. Hart said. I miles 5011111 ot thc capital. "This is not true. Our work is j At Kcnt- Washington, a statue having practical value to the'of st- Joseph toppled over onto various fisheries on the csast." the root r a Catholic boys Major work Is being carried ' school, out on th$ salmon fishery, ! The disturbance was not wlth-through three "Investigations," out its humorous Incidents. A one on the Cowichan River on Vancouver Island, one on the Skecna River, and a general salmon Investigation which docs not include cither of those mentioned above or the Fraser River fishery which is under an International commission. Purpose of the biological work Ls to determine the "ideal Intensity of the fishery which will yield the greatest productivity. This involves tagghtg and supervision of spawning grounds," Dr. Hart said. The Skeena River, which ls the province's second most important salmon fishing river, has shown signs of decreasing productivity in recent years, and this must be checked, he declared. Investigations of the herring fishery are also being carried out. These lead to proposals for new methods of exploiting the herring, and the investigation has been so well organized and carried out that It has won in ternational recognition. "Continuous" Rain, Gales For Tonight The weatherman palnfs a very gloomy picture for tonight and Saturday with southeasterly gales for this evening, accompanied by continuous rain. According to the forecast "con-tlhuouf" rain will begin tonight, becoming intermittent Saturday afternoon accompanied by southeast gales during the night. Here Is the forecast: Partly cloudy, becoming overcast In the late- afternoon with continuous rain tonight becoming Intermittent Saturday af ternoon. Modcw.e southeast winds, becoming stron? south cast this evening reaching gale force during the night and decreasing to moderate to fresh Saturday afternoon. Tempera tures forecast for today showed a maximum of 39 and a mini mum of 36 degrees. Tremor IS FELT IN VANCOUVER, ELSEWHERE - Centre of Disturbance Near Olympia Some Serious, Some Funny Incidents VANCOUVEh An earthquake was felt with some severity: In several area or the United States Pacific northwest and-lh British Columbia on Thursday night. The shock was described as the largest local earthquake ever picked up by the seismograph at the University of Washington. The sway was feftnat Seattle, Olympia, Tacoma, Vancouver and at the Puget Sound navy yard in Bremerton. There have been no Indications of any serious damage or injuries. The earthquake, variously! described from "light" to "severe," shook the coast all the way from southern British Columbia to northern Oregon. Residents who felt the tremor in Vancouver and Victoria' reported that walls rattled and dishes were upset but there "we're no reports of any serious damage in British Columbia. Lions Gate Bridge swayed but there was no traffic on it. The earthquake, felt about 7:18 pJn., was apparently stronger In Washington State than In British Columbia. It sheared the i cornice from a hotel roof at i man naa been suffering from hiccoughs all day. The tremor stopped them. A boy was repairing a roof when the 'quake shook him off onto the back of a horse standing below. The horse ran away and, a block off, bucked him Into a creek. He was all wet but, otherwise, uninjured. BRITISH TROOPS ARE INDIGNANT Over German Prisoners Arriving From Britain Willi Rationed Goods MUENSTER, Germany Following protests by British troops in Germany, a secret court of Inquiry has opened In Muenster into the arrival of 300 German prisoners of war from Britain, loaded with rationed goods. The Germans arrived with suits, underclothes, shoes, silk stockings and children's clothing. They said they had bought them openly In British shops wth coupons supplied by the Board of Trade. U.N.O. Has Adjourned Will. Meet Next in New York, September 3 Question of Capital Settled LONDON The United Nations assembly will hold Its ' second session in New V6rk beginning September 3. Just be Tore winding up its first session Thursday night in London, the assembly voted to set up temporary U.N.O. headquarters in New York Cltf. The assembly also agreed upon the Westchester and Fairfield area of New York and Connecticut as permanent world peace capital.