BtvP TABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER I w T TAXI TAXI )EBC.MCINTYRE 41 Hi Wlf III 537 Tobacco Store Rupert DAY and NIGHT SERVICE OrmeJ) ross from IfJD niun1 7? Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port 'Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt VOL. XXXV, No. ,'192. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS PNG ORDERS hed As Moslems lest Against Imtnt (& Fifteen per illed and an esu- Ire injured In dis- ng me day" today wnen hie louoweis the British plan f . governing India. the Bengal pro- ess committee waj to and several shops In India's Mosiem day was observed k stoppage of work 1 WINNERS FLIGHT Lrr trans-Canada PeUy Officer and Paige who arrived .aim the Manson frarded to the first drive from Halifax ten enjoyed a new yesterday when wn in the aircraft !ice n a day-long trip d ceturn. grand experience we will remember ; Mrs Paige com- Ithe first plane ride which she and her fe uue-t- of Queen fline- and the Civic ta committee. The to Paige had flown Rhtng to damage his the trip, he agreed. (very minute of It," Idded her husband. teajlv was som- !u) and the weather nee Rupert shortly k ve sterday morn- tpned at Anyox 1 Bn northbound, Mr. ! e had sejeral hours frhlle the Skeena rhnrt freight hop3 pn Gold mine and Rio n the immedl- pt which interested which they took pc was a struezlc let several men to (nto a Norseman Itiiport to a pros- on he Unak River. p"b the flying t Khutzmateen In- T Norton Youngs 9k out that morn- pes trip. As chalr-Bvii Centre Carnival Ir Youngs had ar ising trip for Mr, ?e i Mrs paige are aav quietly today, HOST CANNERY New Fight In Peace Conference SulletinA SNOW ON PRAIRIES CALGARY An unusual quirk of the weather brought snow to Calgary and Edmonton early today. It was mixed with rain and snow melted. There was one Inch of snow on the Alaska Highway at Fort Nelson. Moie snow is predicted for today. JEWS IN UNITED STATES WASHINGTON President Truman was today announced to be considering a plan for the admission of more Jews to the United States from Europe. PLAN IS BURIED LONDON The British plan for the partition of Palestine is dead and buried, it was evident today. MISSION BOAT BLAST NORTH SYDNEY, N.S Two members of the crew of the mission boat Nellie A. Truett were badly injured when the vessel blew up today and had a narrow escape from sinking. DESTROYING FOOD SEATTLE The Seattle Post-Intelligencer complained today at large quantities of food being destroyed near here by the government. Vast quantities of canned fruit and vegetables, the paper said, had been destroyed Including 100-pound sacks of sugar. Ceiling is Abandoned VICTORIA IB The British Columbia regional labor board today abandoned the ten-cent an hour ceiling on wage increases and all applications of own devices Thlr boosts will now be dealt with leing given a check- on nelr individual merits, La-hau) at Lindsay's bor Minister Geo.ge Pearson an- 1 Chrysler dlstrlb-', nounced today, Local Tides Saturday, August 17, 1946 WINNIPPEO Cool weather with fairly general rains during the past week has stopped the crops from further deterioration. The rains for the most part have been too late to aid the early sown grain but should Laid to somo extent In filling the later sown wheat and coarse Rrains. larvcstlng should be general over most of the pralrlc provinces by the middle of next week. Some local hall damage has been reported and sawfly damage appears quite extensive in southern Saskatchewan. OUTSTANDING REPORT LONDON The Yorkshire Post today devoted two front page columns to the Canadian report on espionage, referring to it as one of the most Important documents of our time. "Every pei&on should read how would at first seemed innucent study groups led to important espionage organizations." PRINCE GE0R6E WANTING POWER VICTORIA O) The city of were Negotiations Are Suspended OTTAWA 0; Negotiations aimed at a settlement of the month-old steel strike have collapsed. L. W. Brocklngton, mediator of the dispute, has commended an Immediate resump tion of work with ten-cent an i hour wage Increase and arbltra-! tion of further demands by the I Union. This is not accepted by , the Union whose representatives j left Ottawa Thursday night saying that no purpose was to be served by further discussions at i present. Previously the Union had announced that It was pre-! pared to accept a 15i-cent per hour increase with arbitration of 'portage 1 otner issues. Prince George is seeking more electrical power and a delega- rxrx..ef.rT PllfolllT (IF Ar tion. including Mayor Nicholson. 1 MlUVUI J I Ul discussed a plan here this week, having In mind a hydro-electric development at He Pierre. The delegation told the British Columbia Power Commission that there was no authority to un dertake engineering services ex cept its own projected develop- ments. The city, however, may power. END YOUR WORRIES Worry thrives on concealment of Its cause. It usually happens that when the cause Is discussed i frankly with some trusted person, the load of worry grows much lighter, if It does not disappear altogether. TERRACE RENEWS NEGOTIATION FOR NEW SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL TERRACE Receipt of advice here this week that the military buildings in the big camp which was established by the Canadian Army here during the war had been turned over to Crown Assets allocation committee set the school board and Terrace Hospital Association into action again with a view to ? finalizing negotiations for the acquisition of buildings and sites for local school and hos pital purposes, The school board already has application in for two "H" huts which it is planned to' use on the present site, special arrange ments for which have been granted by the original owner, Oeorge Little, to house additional divisions for which there is not room in the present school buildings east of the town Immediately on the word being received of the buildings being The board will act as though declared surplus, the hospital no pressure had been brought : association advised Col. C. A. to bear on It to maintain the! Scott, provincial commissioner ten-cent level. I of the Canadian Red Cross, of As a result, it Is expected 'the situation. Former brigade union groups in British Colum-Ibla will drop plans for a gen- Ik'rof Port Simpson eral strike. E?iiine Since Tues- tl Pacific y well known, a native, who was the Canadian Flsh- i) ;h collector from fs tannery at North k ilnS and believed 'he Skeena Slough 'ueday night Pro-tables Simons and IKdward, a.-slsted hv have been Eeceased. ld even dragging ave so far hpn t his cabin at the P's boat at 11:45 on -lucsuon but failed (boat of the missing man lin Miner Bay Hos- AN FOR PERMITS P -Chairman w v pe British Colum- pmmjssion said to-rw plan of trif.nH liquor permit pur- ve io be dev,spd uonal realsfrni 'is are rm.n.j High Low 3:56 16:29 10:10 22:44 19.9 feet 19.9 feet 4.2 feet 5.4 feet COOL WEATHER HELPING CROPS Harvesting Wilt Soon General On Trairies Be headquarters officers' mess Is being sought as the site for a 10-bed Red Cross outpost hospital here. EARLY DAYS William James McCutcheon, Prrmlncnt Pioneer Business Man, Dead in Seventy-Fifth Year Promlnent pioneer local bus! nr man. William James Mc make application for a block ofjCutcneoni mercnant pharmacist for 38 years, passed away quietly in his sleep at his home, 945 Third Avenue West, at 8 o'clock this morning. For the past year he had been in gradually declln- Ing'health and his condition became such a couple of weeks ago that he was removed to Prince Rupert General Hospital. Then he was taken back to his home where he finally expired. Born in Cornwall, Ontario, Mr. McCutcheon would have been 75 yean of age had he lived until December 14 next. He learned the profession af pharmacy In On tarlo and then came west, being located in Montana for a time as well as other places. Finally, he came to Prince Rupert In 19D3, established himself In busi ness and had been here ever since. His first stand was on Second Avenue In the old Empress Theatre building. Later he moved to the corner of Second Avenue and Sixth Street and then to Third Avenue and Sixth Street. At one time he had two stores, the other having been In the present Stone building on Third Avenge at Fifth Street. In the early days Mr. McCutcheon was active In civic and political affairs. His passing will be regretted by many old friends who will extend sympathy to the bereaved. In addition to his .widow,, .Mr. McCutcheon Is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Jack (Violet) Comer. There is a borther, Joseph McCutcheoiv In Cornwall, and a sister, Mrs, Lula (Joseph) LaRose. The funeral will take place Monday afternoon from Gren-vllle Court Chapel of B.C. 'Serious Unemployment' would Result If Vessel Built Here Fear that a "serious unemploy- "But I have learned that Mr. ment situation" might result If Vaughan was recently In Prince Canadian National Railways Rupert and that he met the to build a new coastwise cnamoer or commerce to wnom vessel at their shipyard here was he explained the situation thor- expressed by federal Transport Minister Lionel Chevrler In a letter to Mayor Daggett today. In reply to a letter sent by Mayor Daggett on July 20, in which His Worship urged that the new coastwise passenger liner contemplated by the railway company be built at the company yard at Prince Rupert, Mr. Chevrler said that he1 could foresee a distressed economic situation In Prince Rupert following completion of such a project. Hon. Mr. Chevrler stated that he had delayed replying to the mayor's letter in the hope that he could get an opportunity to talk to R. C. Vaughan, Canadian National Railways, president. Tills he had been unable to do. ouihly," the cabinet minister's letter said. "I am Informed that he pointed out to them," the letter continued, "that building a new vessel at Prince Rupert would mean employing 700 to 800 men and that, when the boat would be finished, It vould create a serious unemployment situation, I am further informed that the president made clear the situation to yourself and that you understood the situation." Intention of Canadian National Railways, the Transport Minister concluded, is to use their facilities at Prince Rupert In future for ship repairs and TiNY BABE IS LIVING GANGES W A tiny one-pound eleven and a half mmu vhv iglrl Is, apparently, winning a fight for life in an Incubator at hospital here. The child was born prematurely to Mrs. Henry Smathers of North Pender Island. .The weight was one pound fourteen-and-a-half ounces at birth Sunday and the child was only able to open her eyes on Thursday. She is being- fed with an eye-dropper. Two Bv-Election Dates Are Set OTTAWA CB Writs have been Issued for federal by-elections in the .federal by-elections of la Prairie riding In Manitoba and Toronto - Oark-dale.. Voting In both constitu encies will take place October 21. Portage vacancy is caused by the death of Harry Leader, Liberal, and Toronto-Oarkdale by resignation of Dr. H. A. Bruce, Progressive-Conservative. HOLY LAND IS MAGNET FOR YOUNG JEWS THAXTED, Essex, vEng, bi Their castle in Spain is a farm in Palestine and they are doing more than dream about it Forty young Jews, the oldest of whom Ls 27-year old S. J. Ellern, have set about realizing their ambition the hard way, and are teaching themselves farming. Thcteen-aged enthusiasts have taken over a 380-acre farm, of which' 254 acre3 are devoted to cropj.Thelr - stock includes '60 cows and 60 head of voung cattle. They live collectively. Proceeds from the farm go Into a pool, from which they draw the few shillings required monthly for pocket money. Hlghlrght of the year Is the allocation of $16 Jor holiday expenses. The rest of the money is devoted either to the farm itself or toward getting immigrants to Palestine, including members of their own community, which ls one of five similar communities sponsored, by the "Bachad" PU-YI FEARED FOR HIS LIFE Nothing But Threah Caused Pu-Yi to Take Puppet Throne of Manchuria TOKYO . Henry Pu-Yi today defended his acceptance of the puppet throne of Manchuria by attacking Allied Inaction in the face of Japanese conquest. Testifying at the Japanese war leaders' trial, Pu-Yi said "at that.l time (1932-33) democratic nations were not trying to resist Japanese militarists. I alone, as an individual, would hardly be able to resist them." Pu-Yi said he accepted the throne through fear of his life. TIRED CYCLIST SWAPS "HORSES" DURBAN, South Africa tPi Billy Saaiman, who has completed 40,000 miles of travel in Africa on a bicycle, arrived in Durban from his . home in Springs, Transvaal on a motorcycle. He says riding a bicycle makes him tired. He started touring; seriously in 1936 when he rode through Natal, Zululand and the Transvaal. In 1937 he toured Southwest Africa and the Cape Province. In 1939 he rode from Capetown' to Uganda, where, he says, "the war' caught up with me." In Mombasa he was mistaken for a suspicious person and was locked up In Fort Jesus for 45 days. On his release he Joined the East African forces as a dispatch rider and saw service in Abyssinia. DEADLY TAIPAN The talpan, an Australian snake, U so poisonous that horses are said to die of Its bite within four minutes. Sharp Words Exchanged Between Vishinsky and New Zealand Delegate PARIS (CP) The Russian delegation tossed the makings of a new fight between western and eastern powers into the peace conference today and the New Zealand delegate, W. J. Jordan, in an outburst, denounced the Russians for "this blasted old rot." "Let's do something," shouted Jordan in exas- 'Dreadful7 Hush On Situation Still Tense in Palestine Eighteen Young Jews Sentenced to Death JERUSALEM 05 The strike-ridden Holy Land faced threat today of a non-co-operation strike by Jews protesting at the deportation of illegal refugees a new factor in the already explosive situation in Palestine. It was announced that the first stage of the non-co-operation program could start Sunday. Meanwhile, the British Army stands by in full alert to meet the possibility of a general revolt of Jews as urged by the Jewish underground organiza tion and the situation through out Palestine was described as a state of dreadful hush." There ls much disappoint ment In Jewish quarters as the report circulated that President Truman of the United States participation In a plan to di vide Palestine, into federal zones ptchteen vouhe Jewish .'men 'weTTsehtericetf to IdealrfHoam and four Jewish women to life Imprisonment for a bomb raid on Haifa railway shops. THE WEATHER Synopsis The surge of cold air -which entered the province from the north has moved southward over the Interior during the pist 24 hours and now covers the en tire province. Partial clearing of skies will bring a marked frost risk to the valleys of the inter ior tonight. A disturbance In the Gulf of Alaska will cause in creasing cloudiness on the north em coast this afternoon and some rain in the vicinity of the Queen Charlottes and northern mainland tonight . Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Char lottes and North Coast Increas ing cloudiness during the day, becoming cloudy this evening and overcast with Intermittent rain during the night. Overcast on Saturday morning becoming cloudy with rain showers in the afternoon. Winds, variable today becoming southerly 15 miles per hour this evening and south easterly 0 tonight. Little change in temperature. Minimum to n'ght at Port Hardy 50, Massett 51, Prince Rupert 50; maximum on Saturday- at Port Hardy 63 Massett 61, Prince Rupert 60. STILL FEELING STRIKE EFFECTS Sawmilllng Industry Has Not Yet Re vered From Recent Industrial Tie-Up TERRACE Terrace ha3 not vet recovered from the recent International Woodworker strike. One of the local mius- Intervalley Lumber & Supply Co (C. L. M. Oiggey) has not yet reopened and, apparently, the management, although logging has been resumed, are not very concerned about resuming. The big LlUle. Haughland & Ker mill has been running the planin? mill but the main mill Is not yet back to full operation. Tills company, however, has its mill at 17-Wile on the way to Klt-sumkalum Lake running again. The Carl Pohle mill In the Kitsumkalum Lake area Is run ning again as arc the Hagen mill at Copper River and Wolfrid Bush mill on Kalum road. Tperatlon at long speeches and delays after listening to argu- ment by Andrei Vishinsky Vishinsky insisted that only countries which had been actually at war with former enemy states should vote in the commissions drafUng recommendations for five peace treaties. He was opposing France having to do with the peace treaties for southeast Axis satellites. The matter was left to future action. Vishinsky, answering Jordan, TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd Vancouver Bralorne - 12.00 B. R. Con 12 B. R. X 10 Cariboo Quartz 3.20 Dentonla 40 AIR MAIL FOR Q.C. ISLANDS During recent discussion in the House of Commons on Post Office Department Supply, H. G. Archibald, M.P. for Skeena. had the following to say: "I should like to bring up a couple of questions at this time. They are not related, but In order to facilitate business I will put them together. This does not call for expenditure, either. "I am In much the sams spot as the member for Comox-Alber-nl, in that I come from an area of th west coast which has poor facilities for the delivery of mall. said he would ienore the "harsh namely Queen Charlotte Islands. words of a tempermental dele-1 There Is a boat that goes In gate," adding that "we shall !ery 10 days. The people can- ... . .. I nnt mall nn IHo eama hrtaf. flip never submit to angry wroras. "" ... answers 10 uie jeners wiey re ceive, so that there Ls a Upse c! 20 days between a letter being sent and answered. There Is an aeroplane service In there now, but it is not on a scheduled basi3. As I understand the rule regarding transport of maQ, it must b; done by aeroplanes on schedule, not just on charter work. But to all intents and purposes these aeroplanes are on a tegular Grull Wihksn 13Vt , eiww f .aff.M....ft. Hedley Mascot Minto Pend Oreille- Oi Pioneer 'Premier Border .X-.,-. A. P. Con. Calmont C. & E Foothills , Home 1.60 .G5Val 3.05 4.30 .08 Privateer a.iZ!. .55 Reeves McDonald 1.30 Reno -J.:....! .12 Salmon Gold 18 Sheep Creek 1.25 Taylor Bridge Whitewater Vananda Congress Pacific Eastern Hedley Amalgamated ... Spud Valley Central Zeballos .80 .03 .37 .1134 -.10 .14i2 .18 .10 .12 .25 1.80 1.75 2.85 Toronto Aumaque , .67 Beattle - 78 Bobjo . J6V2 Buffalo Cdn 2J .Con. Smelters ' 94.50 " Eldona .54 Elder - 43 Giant Yellowknire 6.60 Hardrcck 72 Jacknlfe .15 , Jollet Quebec - 67 Little Long Lac 2.05 Madsen Red Lake 3.20 MacLeod Cockshutt 1.85 Moneta 56 Omega - 19 Pickle Crow 3.15 San Antonio 4.35 Senator Rouyn 72 Sherrit Gordon 2.79 Steep Rock 2.63 Sturgeon River .26 Lynx 34 Lapaska 34 God's Lake 70 Negus j. . 2.40 Aubelle .' .. .45 Heva Cadillac .23 Vi Harricana .22 Terrace, Ontario. Not Terrace,' B.C. A story from Appleton, Wisconsin, carried by .the Canadian Press on August 9 and published In Vancouver as well as other newspapers erroneously reported that the Kimberley-Clark Cor porauon naa construction under way on a new chemical pulp mill and townslte at Terrace. British Columbia. The mill nnd townslte are actually being built at Terrace, Ontario, which Is Just outside of Schrleber and not in British Columbia. The curious error came to light who." the government department .onccrncd at Victoria requested a check as to the ac- i curacy of the information. 1 . , . I - . I . would wee iq nave air man now that -aeroDlanes are ealllna regu larly there. I have no doujptfthat it would help the company, which Bu .when- one- Inquires of the department they say that there are certain regulations which air transport authorities demand, that the service be in operation six months, and so on and so forth. We are under an economy of private enterprise where we have "get and go." I should like to see that maxim applied to the Post Office Department. Cannot they brush away the red tape in a special case in an isolated area? Grant ed that you must have a lo of ted tape in highly congested areas where there are transcon tinental lines and other facilities here you have an Isolated area which' should not be subject to the general rule. I hope the department will look Into the mat ter and cut the red tape, so that these planes can pack mall up to these people at Queen Charlotte, Massett and Port Clements. "I should also like to bring, to the attention of the minister the problem of the people of Atlin. I am not going to ask him to spend any money, but this is a :ase of .a few nails. They have a building there, but it is not ade quate for the nurpose. There is very little standing space in the obst office, and they have to tand outside In the winter time while their mail Is being sorted, but there would be plenty of 'pace in the post office if the wickets were moved back. There Is an old Indian office which Is not in use that could be made Into a general waiting room for these people, so that they could tay Inside and be comfortable In the winter weather. Outside, th? Mdewalk slants Into the post office, and there lsa pool of water there; they have to be regular puddle Jumpers to get in, -md if there was Just a shanty oof put over it, it would save 1 good deal of wet feet and so on which is very hare on elderly icople. I hope the minister will live consideration to these two matters." The question of air mall for cjueen Charlotte Islands was "ropo3ed In a resolution from Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce at the recent Associated Boards of Trade of Central Bri tish Columbia convention at Fish Sales Canadian Dolllna II, 75,000, Bootli and Pacific. Viking I, 20,000 black cod, Co-op.