NORTHERN AND CENTRAL bRITISHCOLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER "top cabs .00 Phone TAXI TAXI ...CPS .Jtd- - C.MM 537 Tobacco Store d. Rupt DAY and NIGHT SERVICE Published at Canada's iMost Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt VOL. XXXV, No. 174. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS AT Rt anue Shinwell, Mem- Um tU av ccal pn in Britain must be i . . Is tint up ir inanity " idovm j I ' f vTHTlSS V.I II I IVJ IT L-IIVjO inflC A Stales Prosecutor r Death Senlf nte ring and the Kcst BERO n Justice HOD- . . J3 demanded on behalf . . t ' rotate today m leader., Including i Ooerlng, Joachim von ip and the rest, who tnai on war crimes the international tribunal be convicted to wage aggres- ( He al.3 demanded that :,:ntcr.:ed to death as I murderers. the prooeeutiou'aJ in 1or the Allied na-:ru; Goenng and his lint after eight I tc timony and debate, rtearea that 'Hitler's then ac Ills guilt is u (hf whole dock and n in it ACE MAN UMBS HERE p wappe and pros it the Terrace district pa in Prince RunprL llcspitai taut nleht at I 64 vear He was Paul f h: nao uvnd at the ln- n .nice I91H Hp Minn There are said to pes living in Canada. WEATHER Synopsis I'leni am and rlnnriv 'he ti::.-hern HrirUh 31 'Hi inornlno' are Irom h (0W nressure nt-uit wcaui- centPn iuu niiies west en ""'ai-!t;i.te. Cloudl Fduai! jnreadlni? In iv-enti m nnu-.h ni the 1' tliiiin nleot fv ! Dank nave ripvlnn Jf : ;t oaat of Van (0? ,) iow cioud 1P anu! P5j. pentlctnn 01 Vmicv with 94 Hp ' '(iWi',-ed tpmnprn. "ntlcipatod tomorrow U1 we province. Forecast I Rupert. Diipp,, r-i,.,. f1 Non.h nnnf r..- P'tont rain nr rtrl. anf aiurdav r.i,ri, pt -outhcrly do miles vie.inity of o rb ., --"b to LUlp Chnnrrn t . I,y M Ma.'.:M 'r.n!' r 52 Maximum n llncc Rupert, jic. C1 Tides July 27. ,!,., 1 f 1 l M feet U5 12 feet c TotaU Pctge. anaaian Negotiations Proceeding For Renewed Subsidy On Dry Dock May Have Some Bearing On Future Use of Yard Railway Chief Interviewed in Shadow of Great Warehouse By O. A. HUNTER In the course of a quiet interview with the Daily News in his private car yesterday afternoon im-diately after his arrival in Prince Rupert, R. C. Oh han, C.M.G., president n Directors of the Canadian National Rail--.ussed questions pertaining to railway VL. V. IPiv ' to Prince Ru-, Yh. ., i wie uana- dla.. Ti- ays- Som points y ihi out that were not ' ped In the con- ference held .ater with the ex- ecutlve of the Prince Rupert chamber of Commerce and the Prince Rupert Industrial De- velopment Committee. Among other things, Mr. Vaughan revealed that negotiations were now being conducted with the federal department of public works respecting a possible renewal of the subsidy on the local dry ' dock WHICH IIUU IIWCIHI CAU1ICU. tha-rMult of these negotlatlons mlght have some faring on the future use of the yard. Mr. Vaughan distinguished between 'ship building and ship repair-x-Iore ing functions of the yard which had never been primarily in-uator tended as a shipbuilding plant. He freely accepted for the rall- way company responsibility' for policy in regard to ship opera tlons on this coast. Regarding letting of contract for the proposed new steamer for sen-ice on this coast, Mr. Vaughan stated that tenders had been received and opened but nothing further would be done until his return to Montreal about mid-August. He would make no commitment as to when an announcement of the placing of the contract might be expected or as to when the new ship might be expected to be in service. While the railway management was responsible lor Business management and the government for expansion and develop- 1 UUgllUll UVWtVMI that everything was being done to prpmote Industry for the mutual benefit of Prince Rupert and the railway line. The rail way president expressed par-(Contlnued on Page Six) DOMINION POPULAR VOTE 5,246,130 Record Vote Tolled in Canadian 1 175135; Labor-Progresslve, 111,-Electlon of June 11, 1945, Shows ; 202; Independent Bloc Populaire, Increase of 625,870 Over 1910 14275; Independent C.C.F., 6,-By the cnadin Press 402; Independent Progressive- A record total of 5,246,130 votes Conservative, 5,746; Independent was cast in the Dominion elec-1 Conservative, 5,349; Trades tion held June 11, 1945, it is Union, 4,679; Farmer-Labor. 3.-shown in the report of Jules; 620; Democrat, 2,603; Socialist- Lib. P.E.1 30,696 N.S 141,911 N. B 100,939 Quebec .... 605,832 Ont 745,571 Man 111,863 Sask 123,344 Alta 67,662 B.C 117,737 Yukon .... P.C. C.C.F. S.C. Ind. 30,025 114,214 77,225 109,755 2,685 51,892 14,999 33,450 756,762, 260,502 80.303 101,892 70,830 167W 58,077 128,529 125.945 819 584 .045,555 1,426,569 816,259 214,275 291,527 119,983 331.902 38.99 27,19 15.56 4.08 5.50 .2.29 6.33 Castonguay, chief electoral of-1 fleer. The vote compares with 4,620,260 in 1940 and 4,406,854 in 1935. The Liberal party polled 2,-045,555 votes. Progressive - Conservative 1,426,569, C.C.F. 816,259, Social Credit 214,275, Independent 291,527, and Independent Liberal 110,983. Following is the popular vote by provinces: Detail of the vote listed under "Others" follows: Bloc Populaire, I ami chairman of the ft r h r niw i Tnfi ocYILlt. llJl KL, TO BE RESUMED AT HIGH SCHOOL Senior matriculation classes, suspended a few years ago at Booth Memorial High School, will be resumed this year, School Board Secretary Mr, M. M. Roper said today. Decl slon to resume the classes was made at a special committee meeting Thursday afternoon. Principal W. W. C. O'Neill has indicated Ills willingness to begin the classes, for which an enrolment of elsht Is assured, Mrs. Roper said. "We are hoping for more.and would be glad to have more than eight students," Mrs. Roper said. HAS FAITH IN JET AIRPLANE Flight Lieut. MIL McKejuie Not Shaken by Experience In Northern Ontario OTTAWA WFlight Lieutenant William McKenzle. recovering from the effects of isolation, starvation and exposure following a crash landing in Northern Ontario four weeks ago, is making such progress toward recovery that he may be able to leave Rockcliffe Hospital Dy the end of the week. He was 23 days without food. Damaged oxygen equipment and exhausted gasoline supply forced the crash landing, McKenzle told reporters when he was brought here last night. He had come out of the wilds earlier at Blind River. , McKenzle said he still had ... . , . 1 t 11 1 ,.H1 m uie Ul J"-""" plane. OPTICAL SIMILARITY All monkeys and human beings have eyes with round pupils. Ind. Others Lib. 488 2,162 2,300 0,423 63,310 271,756 119,136 210,930 3,906 3,061 45,165 10,322 2,451 15,984 11,449 847 3,183 57,077 113,821 14,136 9,167 7,348 39,715 687 Na tional Working Labor, 1,182; Labor, 1,113; Llo- j..lnancp D3U2ias Abbott prom-eral - Labor, 345: Independent lsrrl consideration i n the snasrr-.s- Labor, 241; Farmer, 70 Totals do not include rejected ballots which were: P.E.I., 401; N.S., 2.287; N.B., 2.387; Que., 19.-422; Ont., 16,839; Man., 4,979; Sask., 2.653; Alta., 5,090; B.C.. 4,961; Yukon, 44. ANCIENT MESSENGERS Man's use of the homing pl3-con gaves back to before the Christian era. RE5TOHB CANADIAN DOLLAR TO THAT OF U.S. - Billlon-dollar plunge to keep Its economy stable was taken by Canada when the dollar was restored to par with that of U.S. Nora McQlynn shmv.i how the two balance. SutletihA STIMULUS AGGRESSIVE HAMILTON The local yres Lldtnt .V.UiSteU-WoMtr' Union"' t6dayMhreatened that striking workers may- invade Hie Steel Co. of Canada plant if workers inside the plant attempt to cross the picket line. BEGINNING OF END O ITAWA Donald Gordon, chairman of the Prices and Trade Board, said that an Increase f 10c per hour in the wages of sleel workers might mark the beginning of the end of Canada's price control program. WHEAT SIIirriNG VANCOUVER The port of Vancouver is looking forwad to a big wheat shipping season. Shipments are expected to 'arrive about the end of September. It is anticipated that a considerable portion of the wheat shipments to Great Britain will go through Van-ccuver. DISASTER IN JAPAN TOKYO Eleven persons have been killed and 150 injured, 0 seriously, in a railway collision in Japan. ASSAULT-KILLING CALGARY The body of six-year-old Downie Goss of Calgary was taken rrom ,the Bow River laic ycslcrday, 'battered and badly beaten. Police say lie luul been criminally assaulted and murdered. The buy had been missing for 21 hours. TAX OFFICE FOR RUPERT . Local Member would Have One Opened Here for Benefit Of Fishermen OTTAWA II. O. Archibald. M.P. for Skecim, asked yesterday that a taxation office be opened In Prince Rupert ;o help fishermen meeting their taxation nrnhlcms. Actlll' Minister of tion. BRAZIL'S BORDERS Every South American country except Chile and Ecuador touches Brazil's borders. STRANGE SUPERSTITION Among some primitive peoples, It. was the custom to bury sick people to cure them. PALESTINE ARRESTS JERUSALEM Widespread a u bits nre.being. made in Pal-, estine by British soldiers and Palestine police following the bombing of the King David Hotel in which the death list has risen to 71 with 39 miss ing. LABOR WINS AGAIN LONDON Douglas Jay, Labor candidate, retained the North Battersea seat for the government in the House of Commons at the by-election yesterday. The majority was 7,000. PREMIER ARRIVES LIVERPOOL Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King, on arrival Friday enroute to the Patis peace conference, told newspapermen that he believes world 'conditions are improving as a result of greater determination among all peoples to arrange a permanent peace. NAGATO MAY SINK ABOARD U.S.S. MOUNT McKINLEY. The Japanese battleship Nagato is listing so badly that it is believed she may be added to the list of vessels sunk as a result of the underwater atomic bomb explosion. G. B. SHAW 90 LONDON George Bernard Shaw celebrated his ninetieth birthday today by reading, writing and doing some walking. A year ago he abandoned work on a play. Former Local Boys Uganda Officers Officers or the Canadian cruiser Uganda, now visiting poit, Include three former well known local boys who are receiving a hearty welcome from old friends. One is-Lieut. Commander Howard Oulnn, whose father was an official of the local dry dock years ago. Another h Lieut. Stewart Moore, son of Frank Moore, for rnany years field agent here for Canadian National Railways and new located In Vancouver. Hn is torpedo officer on the Uganda. Warrant Officer Tat Palmer, son of Mrs. P. I. Palmer, Fourth Avenue East, is a communications officer on Uganda. James Abbott McNeill Whistler, painter, was expelled from West Point at the age of 20. Slaying In Underworld Sensational Montreal Killing Surrender and Confession To Newspaperman MONTREAL 05 LouLs Berco-wltz, alias Joe Miller, aged 38, surrendered himself to a representative of the Montreal Herald shoitly after ;ne slaying of a gambling operator, Harry Davis. Thursday night and, in a signed statement, admitted firing shots that took Davis's life, the Herald said today in a copyright story. Bercowitz claimed telf-de-fence. The Herald said that Bercowitz gave himself up to Sean Edwin, Herald columnist, after making a telephone appoint- I menu, ine paper saia: ne claimed he drew Jiis own gun 1 when Davis reached for his gun in his waistband after threatening him." The newspaper said later that I j Bercowitz "visited Davi3 in his I btanley Street bookie to trace down underworld rumors that he was marked for death, was threatened, grappled with him for a gun, drew his own weapon, heard shots and found himself standing 0ver the prostrate, dying Davis with a gun In each hand." VISITING HOURS FOR NAVAL SHIPS Visiting hours aboard H.M.CS. Uganda and Crescent will be from 2 o'clock to 5:30 Saturday and Sundayafternoon3,'-iit-.wa9 announced today by the cap tains of the two vessels. REDISTRIBUTION MEASURE PASSED LONDON Royal assent was given today to the mil authorizing the amendment of Canada's British North America Act to permit of redistribution. The House of Commons passed the bill after eight minutes of discussion in which Anthony Eden and Beverley Baxter both spoke. Baxter expressed the opinion that it should not be necessary for Canada to refer such a matter to the British Parliament for approval. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bsvin said that steps would be taken to give Canada full control over her constitution. Baseball Scores National League St. Louis 2-1, New York 1-6. Pittsburgh 2-21 Philadelphia 1-9. Chicago 1, Brooklyn 2. Cincinnati 1, Boston 0. American League Philadelphia 8, Cleveland 9. Boston 1, Chicago 3. Washington 8, Detroit 3. NEW O.P.A. IS SIGNED Preiident Signs Measure Which, Among Other Things, Restores Rent Control WASHINGTON, D.C. O) President Truman signed the new Price Control Act today bur gave notice to Congress that, if it proved inadequate, he would call a special session to strengthen It. First action of the O.P-A. was to proclaim restoration of June 30 rent celllng3 and' prohibit further evictions. AN ANCIENT METAL Tin, one of the earliest metah discovered, is mentioned in several books of the Bible. IPSWICH, Eng. 0-Up to $10 a week Is being earned by women plcktng peas in East Ang-11a. Farmers who paid 12 cents a sack before the war now pay $1.50. For District Vaughan Feels Prince Rupert People Wrong In Feeling Otherwise Free and Frank Talk Over Dry Dock, Railway and Steamer Service, Industrial Development and Other Matters "Prince Rupert people are quite wrong if they think that the Canadian National is not keenly and sympathetically interested in the development of this part of the country," R. C. Vaughan, president and chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian National Railways, told a meeting of the executive SUBJECTS OF DISCUSSION At Conference Here With President of Canadian National Summarized, the subjects placed before R. C. Vaughan, president of Canadian National Railways, by W. M. Watts on behalf of the Prince Rupert Cham ber of Commerce and Industrial Development Committee were: DRY DOCK Request for definite statement of policy as to future operation of Prince Rupert Dry Dock and Shipyard. If none, reason for attitude that plant should not be leased or sold. iMPnnvKn hail service In view of possibility of the L .railway ...company , obtalrdjiii-idryTaQf substantial portion of local passenger traffic from and to Alaska over the Northern line and in order to take utmost advantage of tourist business available, suggestion that consideration be given, to Initiating dally passenger service and speeding up of schedule between Prince Rupert and Jasper. REFRIGERATOR EQUIP -ment Due to lack of express refrigerator cars, business is being lost to the port and railway company. Suggestion that number of cars be held in reserve here during fresh fish season. HOTEL Attitude of Canadian National Railways towards assisting the community in building modern hotel. One method to underwrite bonds of local company. Advantage in having up-to-date, adequate hotel accommodation. COAL HANDLING FACILITIES Railway company's policy regarding Installation of facilities fir the transfer of coal from rail to barges for shipment to Alaska (including White Pass and Yukon Railway and southern B.C. markets. PURCHASE. OF WAREHOUSE In view of large warehouse facilities constructed by United States government on C.N. property, possibility of the railway company purchasing same. Advantage of having same in promoting trade through this port. SHIPPING CARS Request for more adequate facilities for handling automobiles between Prince Rupert and Vancouver. FISH STRIKE NOT SETTLED While no settlement.of the fish strike has yet been announced, negotiations are continuing An an "encouraging atmosphere" between representatives ot the United Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union and the nine lo cal fish companies affected by the labor dispute which trreat- ens a walk-out on July 29. Con ferences have been continuing i all week. of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce and Prince Rupert Industrial Committee yesterday afternoon. However, the railway president made it clear that the management of the railway was expected to conduct Its business In a business-like way and he could not offer any promises that the company would embaik upon any large speculative projects. However, there would always be willingness to spend a dollar if there appeared to be a reasonable chance of seeing a new dollar in return. The railway, which had made Prime Ru pert in the first place and had operated into the city these many years at los3 of scores of millions of dollars, was doing all In its power to promote industry and business to make this a permanently prosperous line. Mr. Vaughan was heard after local spokesmen, led by W. M. Watts, had expressed dlssatls- faction over the situation at the lCjrjdtrwhaV the ralw-. waytDmpany was -doing to de velop traffic along its Jasper-Prince Rupert line. He was told that the people generally in this part of the country were unhappy about the lack of policy of development and that discontent was increasing. As for the dry dock, Mr. Vaughan reiterated a previous announcement that, it had been found economically unfeasible to undertake new shipbuilding at a plant which had never. been Intended for anything more than a repair yard. If there were any private interests ready to take over the yard on satisfactory terms and operate lfc to better advantage, the company would be ready to consider a proposition. He denied any "dog in the manger" attitude as far as the dry dock property was concerned. Mr. Vaughan ventured to suggest that, if any community hotel project were undertaken here; the railway company might consider also participating financially. Mr. Vaugfian promised that the company would be glad to undertake a survey of potential traffic from Alaska through this port for the railway line. . . . Another suggestion made to Mr. Vaughan was that wooden shipbuilding might be undertaken at the local dry dock. This would be looked into, Mr. Vaughan assured. Mayor II. M. Daggett presided over the conference with Mr. Vaughan which was along infor mal lines. There was a good deal of frank .talk but the session of one hour terminated in a spirit of cordiality with the apparent satisfaction oh the part of all that the free and frank discus sion had resulted in a toetter understanding of points of view on mutual problems. Others who ook part' in the discussion were E. T. Apple-whalte, secretary of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce;, (Continued on Page 2) Fish Sales American ' Trinity, 58,000, 23c, 21.5c; Cold Storage. Canadian Gea Ranger. 62,000. Btraren, 12,000 (black cod); Co-op. Embla, 10,000 (halibut); Coop. ' Atli, 3,000 halibut, 27,000 black cod; Cold Storage.