ii nnri rum iiiiti i riuiriiuir I UrctNLnr J W Ml IINnlNr 1 v ivicuonaicl of Ottawa, j ; appointment as a dl-oi the Royal Bank of , . . . v v. mi. , '-J 1; Vicp-nrpslHnnt nf Wclropoiitan Life Company in charire of business; first vicc-'ac.it of the Canadian Life "jnnce Officers Association director of the Cana-? Chmber of Commerce. 5 'tie First World Wnr , "cd a: a captain In the ta Stales Marines and the last was was a '"W Of fnnoH' f"iance Committee. JWW ARE OMING HOME l!,e l:(irm.l:i.. . :. 'l manes 0,a,"nal Area ZWISC1IENA1IAN, Ocr-i'hout ceremony, the U V !r, .. !lv oi me Canadian ,,..0Vcr 1Ui operational com- ln OprmfiM., i Lowlail(l Division 'Bo :icoJ!'' tne Canadlan,unlt ' 'Sremi?16 exclusively on VbalmalnlnP troops of all Old Sol Iteanis Nine Hours Lonsfr This Year Than Last Somebody finally did something about the weather and. as a result, Prince Rupert received a greater dividend of sunshine during the first four months of 1946 than it did in the same period last year. Old Sol kissed the rooftops for nine hours more, to be reasonably exact. While people hi the more southerly, and less fortunate parts of the coast dripped along under the deluge, Prince Rupert people strode bravely forward under the stimulation of 72.6 hours of 'bright sunshine which glinted down during 23 days last month. Total hours of bright sunshine so far this year arc 1C9.7, as I compared with 160.8 hours for the same period In 1915. However, let us not destroy the old slicker, for this year's rainfall has also been .greater. Rainfall totalling 6.56 inches in April brought the year's total fo far to 39.3 Inches, which does not compare quite so well with the 1945 total of 34.4 Inches for the same period. Average temperature during April was 42 degrees, the same as April 1945, and 3.5 degrees warmed (than March of this year. Maximum during the month was 32 degrees and the minimum was 31 degrees. Barometric pressures showed a high of 30.36 on April 4 and a low of 29.46 Inches on April 10. Maxi mum wind velocity recorded was from the southeast at 33 miles an hour on April 21. THE WEATHER Synopsis Continuing warm weather and clear skies are expected over the southern part of British Columbia. Temperatures above normal arc expected In the southern Interior section of the province. Forecast Variable high cloudiness over the Charlottes today, clearing tonight. North coast clear today and Friday. Light easterly winds north coast throughout period. Northeast winds 15 miles per hour over Sharlottes. Minimum tonight, 40 ; marlmum Friday, 60. WELCOMING DESTROYER Busy Week Ahead for Local Cadet Corps To no organization in the city is the forthcoming visit of H.M C.S. Crescent of more Interest than to the Navy League of Canada, the only body In Prince Rupert directly connected with the Naval services. At the regular montlyT.me,cilrig,Ql.t,bev,.P,i:tpc,. Rupert branch of .the Navy League on Tuesday evening S. P. Wootlsldc, president. Mrs. J. R. Elfert, president of the Women's Auxlllaiy to the Navy League, and E. T. Applewhalte, secretary of the Navy League, were named the official welcoming party. Also In connection with the visit of Canada's newest destroy-er.arrangements have been mad-3 for the local Captain Cook Corps of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets to be shown over the ship on Friday morning by Invitation of the officer commanding. This is not the first connection the local corps has had with the ship for. on Its emergency visit last Sunday, a docking party from the corps was on hand at the request of the ship to provide the shore party for the docking. The cadets will parade to the ship on Friday morning and already a long list of questions has "been prepared by the cadets. Even during Ihc brief visit on Sunday observant eyes had noted new and strange equipment and the cadets will want to know the why's and wherefore's of these gadgets. Dlsappoinlcmcnt and surprise were expressed at the change made in connection with the basketball game arrunged for the team from ILM.CS. Crescent and a local team. Originally It was planned that a team from the cadets should meet the visitors. This seemed to be the logical, fixture but other pfans have left the cadets out. Busy weeks lie ahead of the cadets. There are "walkie-talkie" sets to be obtained for ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore communication. New bugles are being added to the band. The annual Inspection will be coming off. There is the summer camp. Whalers and cutters are being scraped and painted and soon the boys will b.e afloat. Shooting continues under the expert tuition of T. M, J. Fortune. A dance will be held on Friday, 'May 10. by the cadets and the annual ta? day has been set for June 8. A recruiting drive Is also under way and at the same time n membership drive will be carried out. This will give every parent an opportunity to join the league that is doing so much for the boys. An opportunity will also be given all others Interested In the welfare of the youth of the city to Join the Navy League. At the last meeting authority was granted the commanding officer of the local corps to enrol To Entertan Newspapermen To make arrangement for reception of a party of Pacific Northwest newspaper circulation managers who will visit Prince Rupert May 20, making tht round trip north on the steamer Princess Adelaide, a committee appointed by the mayor and consisting of J. II. Black, O. A. Hunter, R. E. Montador, Ralph Browne and David Scott met yesterday" afternoon. Entertaliiment i Xea tujcTfoB. Uie.se "Visitors jnW include a personally conducted motor tour of the city and some of Its points of scenic and Industrial interest and a dinner. Fallowing the visit here, the party, consisting of about 30 members, will be similarly entertained at Ocean Falls by the Pacific Mills Co. Local fides Friday, May 3, 1940 High 2:14 23.3 fect 15:01 20.7 feet Low 8:45 0.5 fect 20:49 5.5 feet LONDON, IP--A perambulator shortage has developed In Bri tain a.s manufacturers change from wartime austerity models to new designs. four more girls In the Wrcnncttc division. The conduct, progress, and value of the girls already in the corps have been most gratifying and the experiment has been entirely successful. Present at the meeting were S. P. Woodsidc, president, J. S. Wilson, vice-president, Mrs. J. R. Elfert, president, Women's Auxiliary, Mrs. Holtby, T. M. J. Fortune, Douglas Wood, Orme Stewart, Lieut. Cmdr. Alex Mitchell, and T. Applewhalte, secretary. 1AU v RED TOP CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH rtsk COLUMBIA 15 NEWSPAPER 1 i Phone jjfljj Phone TAXI TAXI - C. McINTYRE RASPER j, 537 Stand Kupert Tobacco Store (across from Ormes) AND NICWT SERVICE DAY and NIOIIT SERVICE BAY j 4 l,c'' at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt V V XV, No. 103. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS 9, J&k ate Of cawa Conference Is In Balance iBi cm forc:tr dUtrict last month jd 9.618,516 board feet, tn Hip monthly retaort . ,-; cv,pn :ior T P? Mnt.VlP- 1 vv. w . I ;t couth's production stoic. ' s.tucuuu Doara ieei tl.si On- 14,567,507 taken, VT3 nnidiiRtlon so far , l 23,861,058 board fect caprra with 31,717316 for an; p: lod In 1945. . ...",. n - t-irnrlnM.lnn tvnff 'tin followine var- i,., ts:.rd feet: Spruce, 6,- ..!, 1 tlO DC',' hol 1,044.505; Jackplne, ,401,702; e.-.if :u: types, 3,749. Ifiiiid piling production to-1 155,367 lineal feet, as com- , v 10.C18 In April, 1945. I t.td piling cut so far vc-t 1397.201 reet wniie i j t 27 abe i;t tics cut last month 1 '.622 bringing the four- f . t ' j to 44,542. Cordwood :xd; ':e datrlct In April was HP I :ial Contact v ;d feelings. of .idlntT between i '.a. .is uuu wacuers it tc brought about If there J c ;..tai:t was suggest- jl i..T.an ur k. u. Lirgc nsiet.sg of the school d .:t nlshf School Inspec-E. E H,"ndman and .other . lira along the lines of i i v,a; felt something t ts i.iit.ated hj the fall. Customs ReceiDts $17,988 in April Customs receipts at the port of Prince Rupert during April total-, i led $17,988.42, slightly more than 1 half of the receipts of $32,124 for 1 the same month last year. Cus- t toms receipts for the four month , period to the end of April this ! year are $82,491, as. compared wun jizo,92g for the same period In 1945. Customs collections In March this year were 516,043. APRIL BUILDING TOTALS $38,( Held down by lack of building materials which may be relieved romcwhat this month by the sale of a number of War Assets buildings, the construction picture in Prince Rupert In April had a faintly rosier aspect with building permits totalling $33,130 being Issued by the City Engineer's department. Largest item on the list was a permit Issued to Fraser and Payne for construction of a business block on Third Avenue to a value of $27,000. A permit for T. W. Wllford authorizing construction of a $3500 electrical shop In the Cow Bay district, and a $3,000 permit Issued to Edward LIpsett Ltd. for repairs and addition were the other major permits granted. Balance of the 25 permits Issued In April were for repairs and minor construction ranging In value from $50 to $500. The April permit issue brought to $89,822 the value of - construc-UoiwutlKrlied fr.the-first foui months of this year, compared with $23,120 for the same period last year. TWO KILLED, 58 INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK - View of the spectacular railroad wreck In which the eastbound Western Pacific's crack Fxposition flyer hurled off the tracks and smashed several nearby houses to kindling on outskirts of Pilot, Nevada, Two persons were killed and 58 Injured, at least 28 seriously, when the locomotive and ten of the 16 cars were derailed. PARKS BOARD IS, IN SESSION Plans fcr Year Discussed at Mretins Last NichlTo Itrport (o Council "Matters pertaining to finance, Jurifdiction and activities were tilsciissed last night at a meeting Htnc parks board with Presided c. P. Balagno in the chair 1aB4vD.abijNafirecitaryi Direction of parks and playgroundsgenerally will be under the" parks boarc iiie civic public works department will assume responsibility for general maintenance and improvements of grounds and already considerable work along this line has been achieved this year. The Prince Rupert Gyro Club will maintain its equipment while Rup-Rcc will undertake supervised playground activities. A full report on parks board rins will be presented to the city council at Its next meeting. 9 FIRE CALLS DURING APRIL Calculated fire loss in Prince Rupert last month was $4,632, including $4,537 resulting from the destruction of the Dyer Block on April 11, the greatest or the nine fires recorded during the month. Loss entailed in the destruction of a cabin belonging to William Lysak on Park Avenue has not been determined. Total number of fire calls turned In to the city fire department so far this year is 27 and fire loss for the period is set at $4,632. Fire loss total for the same period last year was $27,000. There, were 26 fires dur- Bulletins ULTIMATUM TO BRITAIN LONDON line "next thing to an ultimatum" is 'said to have been delivered to Great Britain by the Arabs of Palestine in their piotest at the proposal to send 100,000 more Jfvs to Palestine. The Arab' are preparing all means of defence to resume the national struggle, it is said. KING TO LONDON LONDON It was announced today that Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada would leave Ottawa May 12 and arrive in London May 18 for the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference. RUSSIANS STIFI liN PARIS The Russian attitude at the Big Four foreign ministers' conference is said to have stiffened. No concrete decisions are expected before Friday. PLOTTED AGAINST ADOLF NUERNBERG At the international war crimes tribunal today, Dr. Hjalmer Scliact said lie had been the leader of an anti-Nazi group which aimed to overthrow Adolf Hitler. "However, Britain and France at the Munich conference in 1938 "handed Hitler on a silver platter more concessions than he had ever expected to get" and thereby dealt a blow to anti-Nazis in Germany. KAIL STRIKE LIKELY CHICAGO Representatives encc with railway manage ment representatives. The head of the union delegation said the railways had offered nothing more than the 16c an hour increase pioposed by the Truman fact finding commission, which had already been rejected. May 18 is the dale scheduled for the strike to start. TRIRL ProSTPONT.D AMSTERDAM Trial before a Canadian Army couit-mar-tial here of Brig. J. F. A. Lister of Quebec and Victoria has been postponed from May 3 until May 7, it was made known today. Lieut. Col. Bruce .McDonald, who will act as prosecutor, will arrive here tomorrow. MAY DAY IN MOSCOW MOSCOW The May Day demonstration in Moscow was the biggest jet. Two million people saw the military and industrial might of the Soviet Union paraded. The previous record crowd had been 1,250,-000 before the war. LONDON XPj Marylcbonc and Southwark county courts, closed in 1943 as .i wnrt.lmr mrnsnrp. ing the first four months of 1945. re-opened "April 1. 1 11 ' VISITING PORT H.M.C.S. Crescent, crack new Canadian destroyer, which arrived in port at 2 o'clock this afternoon for a visit which will extend until Saturday. She tied up first at the oil dock, later moving to the C.N.R-. Jetty. With 103 of ship's personnel and 53 Royal Roads cadets on board, the Crescent is the first official naval postwar visitor to the port. She is on a coastal training cruise. Commander P. C. Nixon paid an official call on Mayor H. M. Daggett at the City at 2:30 this afternoon and the mayor is returning the courtesy aboard ship later in the afternoon. Entertainment feature's for the ship's personnel will revolve around the Civic Centre with a dance tonight and a basketball program tomorrow evening. British Columbia Premier Moves for Closed Session Would Be "Calamity" if No Solution Reached Justice Minister Suggests Ottawa Has Gone as Far as It Can OTTAWA (CP) The fate of the Dominion-provincial t conference may be decided behind closed doors as a result of a motion placed before' it today by Premier John Hart of British Columbia. Air, Hart moved that the conference return to camera discussions and attempt to break a stalemate brought about by the Dominion nCDI III IMklf land tnc provinces standing pat KCDUILUinU DOCK AREA Houses Spring Up in Badly Blitzed London Region By NORMAN CRIBBENS Canadian Press Staff Writer CUBITT TOWN. Isle of Dogs. London, Oj Here where German bombs took.disaslrous toll of life and property a colony of new prefabricated bungalows plain, flat-roofed wooden structures' with white asbestos covering, is rising 0n the rubble of old brick dwellings. This working-class area, close by West India Docks, was almost destroyed during the 1940-41 blitz and thousands, rendered homeless, migrated to ther parts of London In search of shelter. New. through the enterprise of Poplar borough council, seme 300 smau i ammes nave been re.s housed and it Is expected home? for.. J00 more wrfl materialize In o. me rauway Dro.nemoou to- Uhxt.ix months, ...Hi. : i . - v j . and doors are painted to suit In dividual tastes. Flowers grow in many front windows with, here and there, a model ship or a bright china vase. MAY QUEEN CANDIDATES Kinsmen Preparing for Big Victoria Day Celebration May Queen candidates are being chosen from students at the city's school to compete for the royal honors at the Kinsmen Club's May 24 sports day and celebration. Each school will pick one candidate. The club meeting last night TtccejjJLed Ralph Browne for membership and he was appointed to the publicity committee. Robert Moore, chairman of the tag day committee, reported tliat the Kinsmen Boys Camp tag day on Saturday realized $157. SEATTLE YACHT REPAIRED HERE The 55-foot Seattle yacht Gallant Lady, skippered by Edmund J. Lambert, docked here Wednesday after experiencing engine trouble while on a cruise to Alaska. Suffering from a damaged clutch, the vessel is at the Prince Rupert Yacht Club floats today undergoing repairs. It will proceed northward tomorrow, it Is understood. Eight of the Gallant Lady's twelve passengers sailed for Ketchikan last night on the Prince Rupert where they will rejoin the vessel on its cruise. Enrolment at ; School Down I .April enrolment In Prince Ru-1 pert city schools totalled 1145,"; 'according to principals' reports presented to the school board at its monthly mteilng last night, this being a decrease of 40 from March. Departing Industrial population i, or course, the cause of the decrease. Enrolment per school was reported as fol lows: Booth, 468; King Edward, 300; Borden street, 195; Conrad Street, 182. on positions taken during cur rent plenary sessions. No immediate action was taken on Mr. Hart's motion which was sec onded by Premier Jones of Prince Edward Island. It would be a calamity if an understanding could not be reached after nine months of negotiation, declared Mr. Hart, who said Brit ish Columbia was prepared to find a solution to Its objections to Dominion proposals. Premier Jones felt that what was needed was quiet conversation with the press and public not present. Earlier Hon. Louis St. Laurent, minister of justice, who said the conference had not Woken down and he hoped "it would not break down, urged the conference;' to strive to determine Just what rental should be paid the respective provinces in return for their giving up income arid corporation tax fields. He said bargaining on rentals for other minof'lields can be tackled later. He saidPtaiDhatlcally that, if Irs?ta,8ttIfcula ly Teach. of $5,400 each, the bungalows are ! ea by tne tederai government uniform In appearance? but pret- I PayinS tne provinces more than ty window curtains lend variety ! " naa aireaay ouerca 10 pay. the Dominion authorities felt they would be better off without n agreement. He asked Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia to state definitely ths amount they wanted as compensation for giving up corporation ' and income taxes for three years. Quebec and Ontario premiers set no definite figures as they outlined the basis on which compensation should be paid. Mr, Hart then suggested the return to closed meetings. ARE ENDING AGREEMENT Winnipeg Typographic Strike. Has Repercussion in Vancouver Newspaper Offices VANCOUVER, '0V- Vancouver Typographical Union has notified O. Leigh Spencer, publisher of the Daily Province, that it desires to terminate Its agreement with that paper on June . Qn. bcr ing notified of the union's action, the Sun and News-Herald gave the union two months' notice of termination of their contracts. Union officials told Spencer that they arc entirely satisfied with the contract and conditions in Vancouver but were, giving notice of contract termination because of the situation In Winnipeg where typographical workers of the Free Press and Tribune have been on work stoppage lor some months. NEGOTIATIONS TO RESUME VANCOUVER, a,'-egotlatlori3 between management and unloit for a new agreement covering 30,000 lumber workers in British Columbia will resume next Mori- day. The union Tuesday had rejected the management's offer of 12 Vic per hour wage boost conaiuonai upon tne union drop ping Its demands for a 40-hour week and union security EDINBURGH, 0 The annual conference of the Liberal National party will be held here June 27-29.