'2 EDTOP CABS one j. RASPER C. MclNTYRE siaixl: Kupert Tobacco Store (across from Ormes) DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE i democracy oui is tvM-.iuaiij unuemocrauc. ' -te believe can set planned economy without surrender of essential redoms which lend dignity to life," he said. Mr. Attlce was confident that the Labor Paity conference I fil June would reject Communist application for affiliation. h ieqiiqence If Captain rime i lixecl for Loss of famrr Yukon in Alaskan liters lATTLE A U S. (,'oastguard , t: d has ruld thai enre have been : t C3ptaln Chrli r.: icr of the liner ,vHi u -w. has been sus-'j l t lit months. t , wrn; aground in v :s B: ' jn Alaska in Feb-1 E iives were lost i ; C':' of rescue shins 1,1 ::i i rale and saved I p ;engers. ; of negligence i - in the captain-- t ' :und equipment ,;: ship's position, patent log to i dc'. mining the cor' ; .... .1 i.sid negligently r 'he n 1 at a greater 1 :cd .an wa.s safe unite ,-. :unitances. I TO TRAIN ?EEK NURSES PNDON Under U.N.R.R.A. 'i y.; Britain is to assist In rrc'.sraUon and development Krslr.3 services In Greece 'here an at present only rd nur.;cs. As soon as an be completed " ti ::r 50 Greek girls will d". Urned Kingdom for training In rural 19 '' nl'nll 1, tn liwtllllln n ' ' v :p m Greece In duo ' A number of English sarp to be sent as lnstruc-3 the proHred new school : iu be opened in Sal- ION MEN 11 TESTIFY rle Hoard at Trial of NlIINOTON Tw(i Kruii.ui. P'a nwai 10m 20 American I "I Or' Itlimln.r T,cl.l..l an or aid In presenting u !v'dc.. :f ai tho r.r 1 Dfaja Mihallovlch. Tlv wnsii n?ion TlPV .1.... -. llV,,..n. '"" lUl" VUP'- . -' uuring me wa nil i. lw Dy MlhaUovich, the I i.rnonirm .v.... ,... IT;-,,, " "" u.oriyjiii "raasnaw ana Ir-nii, ' n Rekl Thnv nr oic rur an appeal to the Cana-"tpartnif-nt 0f Exlrrnm EDITION DELAYED In,.. I ,.H, iin......... ri nelson fJediti ' 7 7 T ' Tllc Muskox Cp . '"""ng toward the Htk Hat'0U at Fort Nelson. In J" on the Ainstn t)re'"Ptditlonwasschedul- th v.wst report places Io (0m.aavance eleifients of - ucaunaiion. IJLY cultlvated ALFALFA by ' the J:. .entnrles before the I 1 ALASKA ROAD TROOPS TO GET 'PAY, BOOST I OTTAWA O-Canadian soi- dicrs on the 1,500 miles of Alaska Highway which the ! Canadian government has taken over will have to pay 75 cents for a haircut and 60 cents for a bottle of beer, so the army Is going to help them with a big pay boost. Unmarried men and married men without their wives will receive extra pay of $1,200 1 year. Married men witty fam ilies will get an extra $1,500. . The extra pay Is the same for j all ranks. j CLUE TO THEFT j OFDUCE'SBODY i ROME- There Is a report that i police have found a clue to the theft of Mussolini's body from a Milan potter's field. Another re port says that the bodies of Mus- isollni's mistress and tro famous I Fascists were also removed from j Ihelrgmvc. ! nglish -Speak "MMUNISTS ARE UNDEMOCRATIC, SSERTS PRIME MINISTER ATTLEE NrAVCASTI.K, 1:115. (CD Prime .'Minister Clement Attlec, wins the entry of organized Communists into Labor Party, l dared today that the "Communist parly gives lip service r . .. .1-11.. ., .. ..... . NORTHERN AND CENTRAL-BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER TAXI TAXI PL 11 w. mml 537 DAY and NIGHT SERVICE v. vo - . . .t v Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Kupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt V l-fy PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY. APRIL 27, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS - - " v Spirits Ration In British Columbia Is Being Doubled VICTORIA (CP) British Columbia in Mav will double the amount of spirits purchasable and will return beer parlors to pre-war schedule of operation hours. The monthly ration of iye, Scotch, rum or brandy in May will be two 2G-ounce bottles with the single'limitation that only one of these may be Scotch. Beer parlors will be able to sell all the bottled beer they want to those wishing to take It out to drink. Veterans' clubs will be icr-mltted to operate the'same hours as beer parlors as will also be private clubs. Gin continues ration-free. The ration or bottled malt beverages at the liquor stores, In llou of spirits remains unchanged at eight dozen pints. Ale and wine allowances arc Also unchanged. SURPRISE SEARCH FOR DIPLOMATS Shunlchl Kaze, Jap minister to Switzerland, is the first of a group of top Jap European diplomats to leave the L.S.T. at Uraga on arrival aboard the repatriation ship Tsukushl Maru. The 326 repatriates were surprised by a search for cash and securities which they brought Into the country with them. Eighth Army officials had reports carrying valuables that might be worth were that the diplomats $5 000 000 Kaze will be remembered as the bearer of Japanese surrender notes to the Allies. At left, Lleut.-Gcn. Robert L. Eichclberger, commander of the Eighth Army, watches the diplomat leave the L.S.T He was there "to see that these people are treated courteously " ng Natiohs Are Unconquerable jSome Clocks 'Are Changing ' HrilKli Columbia Will he Having Mixed Times This j .Summer Prince Kupert Slays Standard I Daylight saving returns to the j Dominion this week-end with the i majority of Canadian cities ad vancing their clocks one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, prince Rupert .slayj on standard time. Vancouver, Victoria and ;0 thpr British Columbia cities will go' on fast time. Olhcr municipalities and districts are either undecided yet or havp elected t0 remain on standard time. Others on summer time will be New WeMmlnslcr. Richmond. CoqulUam N c I o n, Bumaby. Powell River, Port Albemi and Esquimau. The only transportation system goin-r on daylight saving time is Union Steamships Ltd. and all vessels of this line vHl sail accordingly. DERBY WINS CUP FINAL LONDON P' Derby County triumphed today in the football association cup final with an overtime victory of 4 to 1 over Charlotte Athletic. The King, Queen and Princess Elj-zobeth witnessed the game ai; tended by '93,000. Spanish Troops Leaves Cancelled MADRID Unofficial reports said yesterday that all leaves of Spanish troops in the Madrid military region have been cancelled and' the soldiers have been ordered to report to their barracks by Monday. Spaniards have alleged tUcrc is Communist-Inspired activity on the closed Spanish-French border. World Lacking Commonsense And Virtue, Former Premier Winston Churchill States , Agencies of Destruction Present Menace Lack of United Effort Towards, Betterment Aberdeen, Scotland Minister Winston Churchi underlying unities make the unconquerable in a work Churchill said the world is i! in the hands' of men "agencies of destruction far beyond any development of their t - , commonsense and virtue." "In many countries where even united efforts would fall far short of what Is needed party strife and faction is tormented or machine-mad and skeleton fanatics rave at each other about their rival Idealogles." 1. Bulletins BUTCHER SHOPS CLOSING VICTORIA Meat-eaters here are in for a lean time next week. With only fraction beef shipments, if any, expected, many Victoria batchers are preparing to close for thre days next week and some may close sooner. A few closed for an hour or two yesterday to cope with rush orders. HOSPITAL MEMORIAL , TAPLOW The Canadian Red Cross - Lw,'pitalaf j,1iuileiv United Kingdom,' becomes crown property Monday as a memorial to Canadians killed during the war. The presenta tion will be made by Viscount accepted by Aneurin Bevln, minister of health. JEWELRY GONE TOO VANCOUVER Four white jade necklaces worth thousands of dollars may have been on the person of French millionaire Henri Bar when he vanished overboard from a Vancouver-bound ship in mid-Pacific this week. The vessel came from Hong Kong. The Jade necklaces were not aboard Ihc ship, detectives say, having searched the vessel completely yesterday and today. INDIA FOOD SITUATION BANGALORE Herbert Hoover, concluding food investigations in Europe and Asia; warned today that, unless the outside world rushes supplies to the stricken peoples of India, tens of thousands will be in jeoparly of life. He said that It is impossible to hazard a guess as to what the death tolls might be, but said that some 23,000.000 are involved in food 1 difficulties throughout India. NEW TEACHERS' HEAD VANCOUVER C. J. Oates of Vancouver was elected president of the British Columbia Teachers' Federation, succeed-ill G. B. Gillies of Victoria. Two Killed On Railway Freight Train Collides with Three Hand Cars In Tunnel Near Kamloops KAMLOOPS, W Two men were killed and four were Injured' I today when a westbound Cana-1 fllan Pacific freight train col lided with three hand cars carrying a track-laying crew In u tunnel near Cherry Creek, 14 miles west of Kamloops. The dead and Injured were all members of a track-laying crew. The dead are James O. Orr, 55, and J. Bodnar, 55. The Injured are I Bodnar-chuk, J. M. Bodnar, M. Kraus and K. Koslenuk. All are from the Kamloops area. Doctors and nurses were rushed to the scene (CP) Former" Prime I declared today that English-speaking world rife with hatred." Mr. 1 and science has placed ROAD OPEN TO 1 TYEE BY NIGHT Progress Being Made in Clearing Snow from Highway The Prince Rupert Highway may be open again for the 25 miles from Prince Rupert to Tyee by tonight if the rate of snow clearing which has been mada during the week over the Rainbow Summit is maintained today. From Tyee to the big slide, near Kwlnitsa there Is little snow and only minor obstruction.' which should speedily be clearer out. Snow clearing operations are alsi proceeding from the cast am toward Kwlnitsa and good urorre Is reported. The big question to when thp Toad will bfgKwiht&a ,an be citwrca one of. the most modern in the jor ircumventecf. The Depart- j ment of Public Works has prom ised to have the road open by June 1- Yesterday the road had been cleared of snow one mile beyond Bennett, former Canadian J the summit on this end and It prime minister, and will be was eXnected to net through the remaining three miles to Tyee by tonight. In this area thtre s three-and-a-half feet of wet and heavy snow on the road which has not been passable for driving since December. EGYPT LOOKS FOR EVACUATION CAIRO-- The head of Egypt's government has broken his silence on the-present Anglo-Egyp-tlon talks for a revision of the 1936 treaty between Britain and Egypt. The Egyptian Prune Min ister, Ismail Pasha, "said he expects no aurgulng on his -country's demand for evacuation ot British forces. CARIBOO MAN IS FATALLY BURNED Oscar Mailctiat, 100-Mile House, Perishes After Using Gas to Light Fire .ONE-HUNDRED MILE HOUSE, B.C., 0i Oscar Mailcoat, aged 36, died and Mrs. H, Sundmann was badly burned yesterday when fire destroyed the Mall-coats cabin. Mailcoat, a sheepralser, used gasoline to start a fire and tlu explosion which followed set the house afire. Mrs. Sundmann was burned when she dashed Into the flaming building In an effort to rescue Mailcoat. TEACHERS SET WAGE SCHEDULE VANCOUVER, The B.C. Teachers' Fcderatoin passed a resolution asking an average Increase of $300 In annual salaries and adopied a new minimum salary scare, recommending the latter to be used as a minimum basis In agreements with school boards. The new scale calls for a $1,300 minimum In primary schools and an annual wage boost of $100 until $2,400 Is reached. For secondary schools the minimum was set-at $1,600, with an annual wage increase of $100 until $3,000 Is reached, AS RUSSIA WITHDREW FROM COUNCIL Russia angrily quit the security council meeting when it lost its motion to postpone the Iranian dispute and the depleted council quickly heard Iran's charge of strong Soviet aggression. Gromyko, extreme left, rises from his chair after announcing to the council that he was leaving that group. Other Soviet delegates get to their leet, in keeping with the Russian ambassador s gesture. AGREEMENTS ON TAXATION Nothing Very Definite Appears To Have Been Arrived at Yet at Ottawa tMZ::;ZlLM-to efdftlously feacralovcrnmen 'Wl rsir 'Mi "THCTJ" i fir 1 1 1 Lll III SI I I I M aniFfS . Col. Mel lorn for Rupert Work VANCOUVER (C.T) The -Legion of Merit ! Ii:v.. lx'di awarded to Col. John II. Mellom of San I l r;nr5t!f.n fArmnr tVirtri if iF 4lt Irrf 'Wniar t,mayat- ? J - . agreements with some of the icft sun-port oi embarkation. The award was provinces if it cannot do so with j ,nadc for hisC outstanding work at Prince Rupert. an niJ uuvuiiccu uiiuiiitiiuiy iu day while Dominion-provincial authorities prepared for Mon day's open discussion on financial relations. It was suggested that some of the provinces might accept the federal proposals while others refused. Tills might entail a redraft of proposals made at the conference last August. STOCKYARDS ARE EMPTY Receipts at St. Boniface are l.cwcst in Fifty Years WINNIPEG The biggest stockyards in the British Empire presented empty stalls last night. The Union stockyards at St. Boniface outside of Winnipeg had only 25 cattle for trading yesterday. The receipts were the lowest In 50 years. There are said to be two reasons for the lack of cattle - the producer-packer deadlock on prices and the fact that many farmers are busy seeding. DISAPPEARANCE IS BAFFLING VANCOUVER Police are still baffled by the story - like disappearance of the French millionaire banker, 'Henri Bar, who disappeared while enroute from Shanghai to Vancouver. Bar disappeared from the steamship Samwater, which was carrying his rare art and antiques to Vancouver; FIRE TAKES FOUR LIVES SAULT STE. MARIE Four persons, including two chikirer. were burned to :leath today when fire destroyed their home. The dead are Alfred McDonald, returned serviceman, his English Avar bride and their children. THE WEATHER t Prince Rupert Overcast with showers, becoming continuous Providing Famine Relief to India BANGALORE, India Herbert crossing here today when their automobile was 'struck by' a freight train. Marie Cliffc, 23 was injured. BRITONS KILLED IN PALESTINE JERUSALEM iff)--Five British soldiers of the Sixth Airborne division and one British policeman were killed and 13 Brlton3 and Jews were wounded yesterday when an armed group attacked Uie camp of the Royal Engineers In the southern part of Tel Aviv. STEVENSON CANDIDATE rain during night, improving to VANCOUVER m - Leigh F. cloudy with showers by Sunday. fStevenson, former, air vice-mar Minimum temperature, 41 to-1 shal in the Royal Canadian "Air night; maximum, 48 Sunday. Force, was nominated coalition Wind: strong southwest, 20 miles candidate for the by-election In per hour, gradually becomlni southeast gale, 30 miles per hour Vancouver-Point Grey to fill the vacancy created by the death tonight. Strong westerly wind, of Attorney-General R. L. Malt- 20 miles per hour Sunday land, SPANISH PROBE DATE DEFERRED NEW YOl Q The United Hoover has recommended that I Nations Security Council Friday tne distressed .areas or India should look for relief, to Australia, Burma, Iraq and Java as well as Siam. He said a large part of the solution for India's famine crisis must come from the western hemisphere. INVESTIGATE TRAIN WRECK NAPD3R, Illinois Several agencies are investigating the Burlington Railroad crash 'in which 44 persons lost their lives, Among the dead were two chil dren and 14 women. More than 100 others were injured, at least four trltlcally. The engineer of the Exposition Flyer has been charged with manslaughter. He suffered a skull fracture and cuts. KILLED AT CROSSING ECHO BAY, Ont., (f -Alexan der Bell, accd 24. and Mills Bar received a new proposal from Austria that a five man subcommittee be named to .enquire into the Spanish question. Ths"1 council then deferred further consideration of the case until Monday. The volewas delayed on a suggestion of Mexico to permit' time to study the proposal and allow the delegates to get hew Instructions. TRIESTE TO BE ITALIAN If United Stales Plan Adopted Would Internationalize Port Facilities PARIS, P United States Secretary of State James Byrnes to day was reported ready to de mand at the Big Four foreign Ministers' meeting that Trieste be allowed to retain its Italian sovereignty. The United States maintains that Italy shpuld keep Triesta because of the city's predomin antly Italian population but ber, 32, were killed .at a raihrayTftat its port facilities should t internationalized. The United States is reportedly pledged to a policy of clearing foreign troops from eastern Eur ope so that the nations there can concentrate on meeting their own food, fuel and transporta tion problems. BLACK MARKET HERE NOT BAD OTTAWA The Prices Bq'ard announced last night from 'Ottawa that It has ccme to the conclusion that black marketing Is 'not extensive in Cnnnrti: A I statement asserted that Canada I Is as free as any qther country of mack marketing. COMPLETE CHANGE A cockroach gets a complete new skin several times before It matures. Local Tides Sunday, April 23, 1946 High 11:05 19.1 feet 23:36 20.3 feet Low 5:04 6.8 feet 17:20 4.9 feet M i