10) NIU1U o Stand; ss Hotel, Third Ave. " OPPOSES VTION OF CO SPAIN lUrg liilcc I John 111 M. 11111, l ljcnl, I N il. Passcii- kirtmrnl, fining to . 1 ..; iitnci nient he ' National ; uHment of : iK to be gen-department . bu-incus con-upcrvision 1 (rr.iht mat-unrtrr Peter C. (,11,1c of- til. r l 'tr agent normal con- x;x".ed cxpan-lii northern ,:: . east of I mi become "p l) nosl- l''C u; -.. -hunk takes f passenger "' I .ic will look :' tattcri with ct dljtrlct freight '.ncrly city ticket ! Rnnnrt Is heln!? h illr-ina as travel- ; 'Tit .mrl will hp F C Tnm&ell, ' M ti'tcnl, Van- ISVCCESS 1 The UnU 1 1 csntended yesterday I won of Polish and ".n mi nxurpH to lsr- Spain could lead to ' strife which might ? involve other coun- w war Senator Tom ....... iui ,ti wm. i iv ti u twd States before the lr nfllilleil rnniinllloK Uu Nations assembly, i mai approval would "0 Dfi.itlve resnlU he- ftiK the Spanish people re it or tim wnrin. BOARD IDATES lion papers of four iwarcl caildlfl:il.es were 'nomine 'xllli Pellirn. liter II. n Thnln tM'ii liTCScnt School nnnrrl ' 0 seckintr TP flofl Inn J?' Lai'Kc, proposed by 'tascr and seconded by JU. (Dp 1 ........ i. t.i- 'nc Mar. CV.....1 . J, k n WLlllJUi UUitlUI. hn slonc proposed by "Wiw. seconded by Dr. Doinluulo, Uichard Long.sc I WOlhv - W vviiiura. Heetn i December fi. man scc- 'I H 22.0 feet 4:59 7.0 feet l":50 3.3 feet f 1 9 i Will Ask J.T. Harvey In Act as A i Ititralw in Salary Problem Willi Teachers Prince RuDcrt and District School Board agreed last night !n n!nce h salary dispute with the Teachers' Association before an arbitration board, after a discussion In which Board Chairman Dr. R. G. Large criticized the method in which the salary negotiations had occn nandica by representatives of the teachers. The Board decided to ask J. T. Ilarvcv. local barrister, to rcprc- bo iin.tblc to act, further ap- iminiment be left in the hands of the School Boards salary cumin it lee F.reniinn to the manner In which the teachers' request for arbitration had been brougni ip the :ittrnlloii of the Board was expressed by Dr. Large, who told the meeting that he had assum ed that the Boards offer to pay the B.C. Teachers' Federation salary scale had been acceptable to the teachers. "The Board 'assumed that It lmri met the demands of the teachers, then we read In the n'wspi'prr that the teachers have n.skcd 'for arbitration." he remarked. "I think the teachers' actions have been rcprchcnsioie. They certainly haven't shown consideration for the Board or the taxnavcrs." iviciiimi nf the School Board i., tim i-pppnt. salary ncttoliaUon3 'was outlined by Schools Sccrc-nry Mrs. M. M. Roprr who said that the present annual payroll rnr the 4ttwichcrs employed I $!).n4. -which includes one nlarv increase totalling $u,jio nlrradv this year. The present salary salc. Mrs. i..,. c-.iiri inr ndcs a range oi $1 200 to $2 200 for elementary i. I innxliora niirl iirom 1,9UU nuuuui n.a.vw, ...... . I,n $3,000 for secondary school teachers. The tt.V,. TeachciV I'cdcr-ation scale, which the Hoard efrcrcil to pay mil which lejcctrd by U'C teachers, allowed salaries or from $M0 lit $2,400 for elementary teachers anil fimu 51.B05 to S3.000 for secondary school teachers, Alls. Uopcr said. This scale would boost the annual teachers payroll to In an estimated 1317 school budcel of SI 55,(110. Tiiiri w the teachers for a salary 'schedule of from $1,500 to fr.nn tnr elementary tcuriu'is r:,';, f, i nno to $S200 for secondary teachers, which Is $200 above the n.C. Teachers' Feder ation scale. -would cosi mc iw.uu an additional $8,800 above the Recommendations Of Mine Workers .uitnimi,ii Oi The annual Villi w ,i, j .,n r the Mine. Mill and Smelter Workers' Union resolved ii.i i fntiii-n n!irccmcnw wiui pmnlnvers. the 40-llOlir WCCk with no reduction In take-home pay, and provincial health insurant ri.n.,M l, Ineliiriecl. inc ikuuiii- DUUUIW WV mendatlons were Included In , tne ,rt nt the fourth nnnual convention of the union present cost. The Board's payroll cost on that bails would be $105,642 annually. In presenting the 1947 budget of $155,640. which the Board ap- oroved. Mrs. Roper said that the government grant portion was estimated at sw.sh, or sugnuy more than 31 per cent of the tnlal estimate. . "That Is considerably toclow the 55 oer cent, which we under stood wo would cct from the sove'rnment under the Cameron Report," she commented. Percentage ot the budget to foe rcauisltlone.d from ,the rural IriVih- hohl district "Will rcaulre a mill rate of 17.5 in thote districts, Mrs. Roycr re vealed. CAMOSUN TO CARRY MAIL Will Brine It From Vancouver Friday Afternoons and Take it Saturday Night Effective with this week's yoy-nrrlvimr tomorrow after noon and leaving Saturday night, the new Union steamer Camosun win start carrv ng mall wtween prtnee Ttunert and Vancouver as well as Ocean Falls, according to advice received by Postmaster J. R. Morlson. nivins n week-end mail ser w ihet.wren here and Vancou ver the nrder will be anprcciaicw hv inenl busincrs people. Only this week the Prince Rupert rinmiier nf Commerce iiau uc ririrri tn renucst that a man noi-wiiiT rnntrnct 'be frrantcd the Camosun as soon as possible VICTORIA FISH DOCK . VICTORIA Three tenders have been received by the Department of l'ubllc .Works for a ntw rkhrrnicn's dock at Vic toria, the lowest being lor $!).r,000. CO-OPERATION FROM CANADA Railways Only Accepting Essential Commodities for United States MONTREAL Q Effective at 12:01 a.ni. Friday (midnight tonight) Canadian railways will not accept for rail shipment to points In the United States any commodities except thfEC pcr-mltcd undei the United States Interstate Commerce . jCommls-.inn'K Mnhanro on exnress and freight. Insofar as movement of commodities In Canada are con- ppruf.fi them nro no restriction; Railway shipments in United States have new teen restricted to such essential commodities as fnnH livestock and medical sup- inTes owing to the coal strike situation. HARMONY ON ARMS CUTTING lake SUCCESS 0 United Nations efforts to set up world wide arms limitation macninery started off with a note of harmony today when a sub-com mittee agreed unanimously to accept the United States plan n n hnslx of discussion. Russia has agreed that any Inspection and control agencies to eniorce the arms-reduction program must be free of the veto. aklancMsv Free Again OAKIJVND i Tllf? city of niHinH nnrl A FT., leaders to- v ia ik wttw ririv i-rhched aereemcnt to end the General strike which lias KtV.insrled commerce In the area east of the bay cities lor wo days. ntv Manazer John nassier flnnnnn eed that a return-to- work order had been issued at 11 o'clock. A union statement confirmed an agreement based on condi tions that the police pot be used for breaking 'plcKct lines ana that city officials remain neutral In dispute. The strike had tied up irans-nnrtatlon lor a million people and resulted in short supplies of food -and other necessities. BRIDE SHIP HEADS WEST LIVERPOOL 'Wi The bride ship Empire Brent sailed for Halifax early last night in its sernnrt ntteni, nt itn leave the Mersey with 900 wives and children of Canadian servicemen. Two weeks aeo the 10.000-ton ship rammed a analler boat In a fog and had to return Jor rc pahs. ooooooaooooooipoopiopoioaooiiooipoisi5oooaooiooijcifto TOD ATS STOCKS : :; nn.i..nKif CJ n TrV,ncfnn P.n T.fH ppwPoPPWPP0PPPPPP0P,W,,5,t Vancouver Bralornc B. R. Con -9 B.R.X ,'2 Cariboo Dcntonla d mil Wlhksnc M Hcdlcy Mascot ' Mlnto -0? Pcnd Oreille 2.0a Pioneer Premier Border -J"? rrcmlcr - Privateer Reeves McDonald ... ... i-j" Reno Salmon Gold -i? Sheep Creek l-' Taylor Bridge Whitewater -Vai Vananda 2". 1 Congress ' Pacific Eastern '. Hcdley Amalgamated.. .'0,,2 Spud Valley , -20 Central Zeballos -08 Vz Oils A. P. Con 1" Calmont C. & E. Foothills i'X Home 2-40 Toronto Aumuquc Beattlc 1-05 Bobjo Buffalo Canadian .1' Cons. Smelters 87.00 Eldona 55 Elder 1-20 Giant Ycllowknlfc 5.80 Hard rock 50 Juckknlfc ' OS's Joilct Quebec .'8 Little Long Lac 1-80 Madscn Red Lake :. 2.09 MacLeod Cockshutt, ..- 1.72 Moncta 57 Omcgn 17 Pickle Crow 2.75 San Antonio 3-80 Senator Rouyn 52 Shcrrltt Gordon 2.02 Steep Rock 2.15 Sturgeon River - 22 T.viiv i, I iO. . . NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITiaH'COLUMBlA'S NEWSPAPER TAXI TAXI 235 llinil( 537 Lapaska 35Vi God's Lake Negus Aubellc ll Hcva Gold t. 66 Harrlcana -2 McKenzle Red Lake -80 Donalda 152 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port-"P,rince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXV, No. 284. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS ke Situation Still T FIRE DESTROY HOME AND FAMILY OF SEVEN -Aftermath of tlic" fire (CATCHES 1ES . a uia nume ui cpuraim nay iviaaoc, um., ana claimed trie lives or nis wne ana ti '.an be seen above Neighbors inspect all that remains of the six-room frame t: ti: id arc Mrs Ephralm Ray. 30; Douglas, 13; Dorecn, 10; AJlan, nine; Ella, five; :- ui:d one-year-old Emerson. I I cKsnanK jointed SCHOOL BOARD TO ARBITRATE WAGES Miners Bitter Over Penalty Imposed on Them and Chief Judge Calls Crisis "Monstrous" Thing Lewis Accused Prosecution of Lying J JTUUMAN SPEAKING SUNDAY WASHINGTON, D.C. (CP) President Truman has decided to make a broadcast speech at 6 (Pacific Standard Time) Sunday evening in which he will appeal to soft coal miners Ui return toKvork. Meanwhile, Senator Joseph P. McCarthy renewed an earlier proposal that the draft law be used to draft John L. Lewis and his miners into the, armed services. PITTSBURG (CP) Bitterly indignant American1 Federation of Labor United Mine Workers today indicated that the government-levied fine of ?3,5UU,UUU would do little toward ending the 15-day-old coal strike which is slowly paralyzing American economic life. Union leaders across the country fiercely de RiillpfirK STRIKE HARDSHIP WASHINGTON The con tinuing: coal miners' strike threatens the nation with, un precedented hardship and sui-lering. With ban placed on use of coal for all unessential purposes, theatres and sshools may toon be generally ciuacu. ni.-Ani.nrK OVER INDIA l.nnnNWith netotlations k. i ....... Hindus and Moslems tot xfX xitlni upbftseir-50Yr eminent deadlocked, presenv Biitish control of tflat country appears likely to continue st-isMiri STATION Washington A magnetic !andielsmographic earthquake alarm station is expected to be in operation near Fairbanks, Alaska, by the end of next year. It will also provide facilities for the aiding of air traffic. BIDOULT FAILS TODAY PARIS Georges Bidaull, leader of the People's Party, failed to get a majority irom the National Assembly today to become rrenuer of irancr. Socialists and Communists combined against him. PEARL IN OYSTER VICTORIA Mrs. J. A. B. Crawford found a double pearl In an oyster which was served her in a Victoria restaurant. , VESSEL GIVEN, UP HALIFAX Hope of th minesweeper Middle sex, which went on locks near this port, has been given ui a.wi trotspK which were stand- in hv the vessel have been called In. She is breaking up lu heavy seas. mav nr. I.KSS BUTTER OTTAWA There is posi- hiiilv of the butter ration in ('-'.aria helnr further cut after n. kw Year as there is not enough bulter, m tne country to support the. present ration. TO STAND TRIAL VANCOUVER Marvin Mack, llnr. has brcn re leased from mental hospital .mil lm heen declared III 10 stand trial for the attempted murder of Olive Negrich, a waitress., GREECE CHARGES HER NEIGHBORS Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria Alleged to Be Inciting Internal Strife tiAKrc RtircKSS P Greece .hnrmvl InHnv tll.lt. tllC "Whole VIIUI.VV. w , . guerilla moyement v." UIIIV.V nru nmivirl. from eoilllLrlCS adJaCCllt to Greece's northern boundaries and particularly from xugo- ijiuviu. , , , In a lengthy document mca with the United Nations security council; the Greek government, nisn linked Albania and Bulgaria directly with the fron tier disorders. nounced tne lines, caning wiem an attempt to.destroy the Unl-inH Mine Workers Union and a plot by the Democratic party to destroy John u lcwis, mmc workers' nresiaeni. Lewis was fined Jiu.uuu-personally-when found guilty of contempt of court, along wltn the union, for calling out the miners In defiance of a restrain- rt order. ' . William Blizzard, cnairman ot itmw. district 17. west Vir ginia, declared that the ranK- FOR RELIEF OF ALASKA SEATTLE J Waterfront em-nVivers nf Washington and Al- nka steamshin orjerators. after nearly a full days' meeting, formulated a new plan for the mnvement of relief cargoes to strike-bound Alaska. They an nounced that reiiei cargoes would begin to move "as soon as concurrence of the various unions can be obtained. Council to Meet On Sewer Bylaw A special meeting of City Coun cil has been called lor r naay night to consider recommenda tions of the civic nnance com mittee in regard to tenders lor local improvement bonds and to consider a local Improvement sewers debenture byiaw in con-neetion with the recently con structed sewers on Fourth Av enue East and Ninth Avenue. BOXING DAY IS PUBLIC HOLIDAY VICTORIA ProclamaUon declaring Boxing Day, December 26, a public holiday is containec. in a nrovmciai oraer-in-cuuuuu Issued on Wednesday. Retail stores in Vancouver and victoria will close Christmas ana Boxing Day and New Year's. Day .-ana January 2. . DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Bill and Ken Nesbitt the country, w"J?t!i market opera- going woe ,prw ----v food racketCers are ludgc said tnai. personauy , r- Anr iiutu a IrPTTlPndOUS - miclt Illicit Uade trade. hove ordered Lewis to prison but the government had advised against wv... The Judge then issueq an injunction against Lewis and the .,ir,n in renlaee the restraining order which Lewis was adjudged guilty of disregarding. This tniunctlon raised the possibility or further heavy puntsnmcni. n me him "uv called off swiftly. Lewis' lawyers filed an appeal after defence counsel had term a Mm sentence "cruel ana un cnni mm shment ana L.ewis that the government were "lying." CANADA FEELS lawyers COAL STRIKE Thousands cf Automobile And Railway Workers Arc Facing Unemployment itnsnB. Ont. O Thou sands of automobile and railway workers here face unemployment and far from a festive Christmas as a result of the United States ireigm emuaisu stemming 'from the coal strike. In Detroit It U estimated that Michigan -will have 500,000 idle workers wltnm iu aays. THE WEATHER moist air is giving continual showery weather througnoui ine province. Skies will e ciear i most areas tonight but cloudy ..tin will he eenernl aealll to- nniHpf temticratures will result from clearing skics tonight. Forecast Trln.n Tlimprt. Olleen Char iot ten nnrl North CoastCloudy with rain showers today. Over cast with Intermittent rain ri- Aav Whirl Kontherlv (101 today inereaslnir ,to southeasterly lU' Friday. Little change In temper ature. Minlmums Port itaray 19- .XTncsett. 2' PrinCB RUPert 32 Maxlmums-jPort Hardy, 40; Masse tt, 39; Prince Rupert, J uuuib - middle classes and tne poor get no break at all. worst, over-all food situation it tr, riormanv. under four-power occupation and control. Several times during the iasi year mctc were food crises., particularly in u Dritich mrip tuhleh. took all LI 1U .. the ineenultv of the control r..,v.r.rit.iec to overcome a,,ctria also under similar con trol, seems to be next worst. In uth nnnntries there is wlde- UUVII spread undernourishment. There , v. a c not reached anv high pro v w nortlon. This winter is again a testing time. n . 1 1 r. . on.. I r i , m , i i i r . contributor. VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION Robbery of Lumber Yard Armed Bandits Forcibly Hold Up Proprietor and Ilis Shipper In Vancouver VANCOUVER 05 Two armed bandits, masked with white handkerchiefs, held up the of fice of the Klngsway Lumoer uo. and escaped in the manager's car with cash, cheques and jew elry worth 54,710. The robbery caused a general police alarm over the lower mainland. The proprietor of the lumber yard, Herbert C. Ransden, said the bandits forced him and his shipper, Peter H. Telfer, to, lis on the floor wdth the warning!- "Hurry up before we beat your, brains In." The robbers took $123 In cash from the till, a wallet containing $625 from Ransden's pocket, $1,160 worth of cheques, a $2-V)! diamond ring from the proprietor's finger and a $300 diamond and pearl stickpin from a tie. COUPLE EXECUTED WELLAND, Ont Mr. and Mrs. George Popovlch were, hanged at the Wetland county Jail this morning for the slaying last June of Louis Nato of Thorold, Ontario. It is tne ursi time In 84 years that a married Ontario.. Food Racketeers Remain' Threat In Europe Todayf By ROSS MUNRO Canadian Press Staff Writer STARVATION AVERTED IN EUROPE BUT MILLIONS STILL GO HUNGRY; IT.N. R. R. A. A TREMENDOUS HELP LewIsUea SS ceTS ROME (CP) - Widespread starvation has been win stay away from the mines averted in Europe and tlie food situation generally , until a contract fs. j", o tmnrovPff comnare(l;iith U 3&i&im& l-mvv&i&eiws the Goidsborough denounced the coal stupifying'economic maladjustments ot tne conunent. crisis as a "monstrous thing," rpuere llieicioaofewu ;s as r00d food in Europe, r at a 41 price, . as you . n.. tunt nf whleh If success- people to coio. - ! ' Th ', Britain has seen If iitlnn overthrow their govern ment and set a dictatorship over them. . : . . . v . He said that, if It becomes a n..tinti of the destruction of a union or the preservation of for sevjen years. Yet nunger haunts many In practically every country. In the snail-place, uneven recovery of Europe,, food distribu tion everywhere has ceen nana and the Netherlands looa is plentiful. But even In Brussels, despite the good ration scale, the black maricet luncwons oyeu- a Tiutcher freauently says haa no rationed meat but offers to sell at black market France has had food trouble all.year. This autumn appalling scandals In food ana wine weic disclosed by the government. Big restaurants of Paris, ana many small bistros, serve magni ficent meals wnlie ine oramaiy French, family struggles to make ends meet. CANDIDATES TO ELECTION RALLY Every One Will Have Chance to Talk On Monday Night Prince Rupert's battalion of civic office-seekers will have..an opportunity to present their and snipe at th.ejr platforms piauuiuio ou,i" , V. saivauuii ui ui"j - undoubtedly has been the Unl- opponents enmasse Monday night ted Nations Relief and Rehabill- at a publlc election rally in the tfHlUU flWwv,M" 1 . vvnw u Canada was the third largest n candldates are being Invited to speak. : The rally is being organized jointly by the Prince Rupert uumui Junior ChamDer OI uummcv.v. Tn in Ttalv aiy, Greece, urecLi, tne ic tjamaua, . centre AssoclaUbn . 7 ... faults the most successiui iu- " temational undertaking of the elections Some U.N.R.R.A. food got mw uou as -""T," SSriK ButSTta-i board seats which are vast number of peopie to phusc uc - the food gap between war and ector. PCUCN.R.R.A. is folding up and SEEKING FEED its disappearance will leave a RONUS Countries UKA1IN DUHVJO vacuum in Europe. such as Greece desperately nope the United Nations will rapiaiy take over many of U.NH.R.A.'s essential services. In countries such as Italy and Greece there are great dispari ties, depending on now imu" money the buyer can spenu. Regular banquets can dc 00-talned in restaurants In Rome and Athens lor a gooaiy sum. .t rfuirthntinn Is so faulty, that the majority of people are on the borderline for rations. Switzerland eats remarkably .u . the has all along In her neutral position, and In Belgium OTTAWA 0i Payment of an "adequate" acreage bonus ior land seeded to barley must be made to Western canaaa ian-ers If feed grain production is to be Increased and production of livestock and dairy proau-1 maintained, the Dominion---vlnclal agricultural -nerlV"" agreed Wednesday. Agriculture Minister uaraincr uwts -iu.i u wmiiH tint ibe able to federal govern say -whether the ment would accept vc mendatlons tout he would take them up with the council and try to work out a solution. 1 I