Hurls Boston i Win Over Cards rk Brings in Three Runs With Homer in First Inning IXt Mr) ' " JLcVC i vi i loo liuijvu a. t M U ...4. !,, Cf Ty: Po,1J third YYOnU oeneo game. first three runs came on a tremendr u T?nr1v Ynrk with t.wn mon riVr ne run uj first inning. leads two games id of 34,500, which i thrilled to une Ferriss in hoia- Kat bay uniy m , stan Muslal un- tripie that mi 111 on one bounce Sal League chain- threaten. Tnere tnd Ferriss struck to end the game. ffNTS foiled the "Dyer ping a bunt single i In the third inn- had been walked first Inning. 000 000-O 6 1 ooo 01x-4 a u llckson, WUKs iii) Ferris and Wag- r use or Crash -Difficulty In ar or the United Iause crash near here Emitted today by l were killed and a k 42 survivors were he plane plunged here after circling lallia? at the time ceiling was 400 Iz c was on the San hicago route. UDY OF ARDS FOR ! PWFDfW U LI1LIIV I BESS, NY W PoM tee of United Na-"Ericrgy' ssdiy unanimously' TjSmnili' I Canadian sponsored institute a detailed ijUsrus necessary f-t use of atomic sceful purposes. hing plan prvsent-1 A.G.L. McNaugh-i a complete check slate of production DCS Up. Wartime t n es i o oe Moved 6'dred of Prince RVartime houses fold as a group Rciirom the city, ti to relieve the K shortage in ities, elsewhere p Canada. of 42 of the houses piggott Avenue, the leriook Street, Her- Iiierman Place, and Plghlh Avenue East notice to trans-wartime Ivcn houses, the learned unofficially l VOKI on the Eitormatlon not available here, nderstood that the 'Pying the hlchpr Rushbrook Heights .Eighth Avenue are sale and be removed y. "! not affect the pok Street. It Is untenants living in ted by the sale are "red to that and Rushbrook Heights "'nn 1941 and 1942 'dock workers dur-7 of the war boom. ilas' year, scores of n vacated as t' Tides ' October 10, 1946 :' :40 21.2 13:l 21.8 it. ,D ao 3.9 ft. 19:14 3.3 ft. HOUSING WILL REMAIN SHORT OTTAWA, Canada's hous ing construction target of 60,000 units In 1946-47 Is within range but will fall short of the urgent need, It was disclosed Tuesday In a Federal Reconstruction De partment survey of housing, manpower and material The survey Includes an esti mate of an Immediate delivery deficit 0f 180,000,000 units In the spring of 1047. Not "Smokey" So Off to Jail To Cool Off OTTAWA If you arc not "Smokey" Smith, V.C. here of New Westminster, and are not a lieutenant In the Governor Gcn- crals Foot Guards, dont sayi you are or wear an officer's tunic. Arthur Finnegan, who has spent the last three weeks with the Guards, will spend the next four months in Jail. All because he borrowed a hero's name after picking up the officer's tunic "by mistake" In Hull four days ago. Finnegan was picked up by police,' who noticed a Victoria Cross ribbon among the bank of decorations on the tunic he was wearing. He told police he was "Smokey" Smith of New Westminister. A telephone call revealed the V.C. hero was still at the coast. An Ottawa magistrate Tuesday was not amused by Finnegan's story. B.C. Man Kills His Daughter; Turns ' Gun On Himself CALGARY XD Frank Starr, 39, of Cowlchan Lake, B.C., killed himself by shooting and his 5-ycar-old daughter yesterday on the outskirts of the city. Starr, separated from his wife, had failed to effect a THE WEATHER Synopsis The leading edge of an out break of cool air moved south over the Interior of British Co lumbia and Alberta during the night accompanied by gusty wind and occasional showers. Some snow and Isolated thun derstorms were reported In the mountains near the International boundary durlne the night. Cooler weather and vari able cloundiness are expected today over most of the province In the flow of air from the northwest. Thursday clear skies are looked for over the Interior of "the province but cloudiness over the northern coast is ex pected to spread slowly south eastward durin? the night. Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Char lottes and North Coast Mostly cloudy today, becoming overcast tonight and Thursday. Light winds. Little change In temperature. Minimum temperatures to night Port Hardy, 46; Massett, 42; Prince Rupert, 44. Maximum temperatures Thursday Port Hardv. 55; Massett. 54 prince Rupert, 53. HERE TODAY m HON. ALPHONSE FOURNIER, federal Minister of Public Works, who arrived In the city today from Vancouver on a west coast tour. This afternoon Mr. Fournler was taken on the Public Works department vessel Katharine B. on a tour of the harbor from the Westview fishermen's floats to the Dry Dock In company with Mayor H. M. Daggett and Col. Keith Dlxoh, local Public Works officer, in order to enable him to see, firsthand, the. public works project on the local waterfront. Hon. Mr. Fournler, who Is accompanied by Mrs. Fournler and hli secretary, R. Fortier, will leave on tonight's train on his way back to Ottawa. Salmon Pack Million Cases Coast canned salmon pack so far this season has reached 1,-102,022 cases, according to the latest bulletin issued by the Director of Western Fisheries, Vancouver. This year's pack is 64,-385 cases less than last year, although about 90,000 cases greater than In 1944. The pack originating In District No. 2 of which Prince Rupert Is the centre, Is 530,174 cases, more than half the total coast pack. Of this, the Naas and Skeena river areas provided 244,575 cases. Total coast pack by varieties Is as follows: sockeye, 533,673; springs 7,738; steclhead 3,878; bluebacks 2,914, coho 81,900; pinks 115,771;. chums 313,056. Worker Kills Man, Commits Suicide WINNIPEG 0 Jerome A. Morrison, 33, bludgeoned Const Bore, 66, fellow-worker to death and then climbed to the top of a 175-foot Incinerator chimney where he placed a noose about his neck and leaped into tlic chimney, hanging himself. In reporting the murder-sui cide, police said Borg's body was found at .the base of the chimney. They said the possible mo-Itive for the murder was Borg's attempt to halt a previous suicide attempt by Morrison. LOCAL MAN SUCCUMBS Harold Christiansen, 45-ycar-old longshoreman, died in the Prince Rupert General Hospital shortly before noon today. He had been a resident of the city for the last three-and-a-half years. He Is survived by his wife at 318 Seventh avenue cast. CLOSED ALL WEDNESDAY VICTORIA Barbershops in Victoria and Vancouver have been brought under regulations makln? it compulsory to close all day Wednesdays. MERCHANT'S INSIGNIA Merchants In the 16th century used to be identified by the rings they wore on their lr.dcx lingers. Assails Trieste Treaty PARIS (CP) Foreign Minister Molotov of Russia assailed the Italian peace treaty draft plan for the future free state of Trieste as "undemocratic" and a means of keeping a strategic Adriatic area under British - American control. He said Trieste would be a semi-enemy supervised terri tory under the control of Anglo American forces. Molotov claimed the presence of British and American forces In Trieste was responsible for present trouble. He called for the setting of a definite date for their withdrawal. It is reported here that thi3 demand had been rejected by the two nations. Curfew In Palestine Terrorists Spreading1 Land Alines on Main Roads JERUSALEM (CP) British military authorities clamped a strict house curfew on Jeru salem suburbs and on two Jewish border settlements today after a mine explosion killed two soldiers and wounded an officer and two other occupants of an army truck. A possible attempt on the lives of Sir Alan Cunningham, BrlUsh High Commissioner for Palestine,""' and other, officials', was seen In the discovery of five unexploded mines on the road to government houses. An unsuccessful attempt was made by terrorists to blow up a troop train near Tel Aviv. A search by British soldiers uncovered caches of 84 land mines and arms. RUSSIA HAS EYE ON ISLANDS OFF FORMOSA COAST WASHINGTON O) The Russian plan to stake a claim to the highly - Important Ryukyu phalli of islands between Japan and Formosa among them In-lawa was frankly anticipated in American diplomatic quarters. It ws indicated the United States will oppose the expected ' move on the grounds the islands ii iransierrea irum ; japuiea-- ownershlp at all they should go to China. Final Phase of Treaty Writing PARIS 0) The Peace Conference entered its final phase of treaty writing today -with the adoption of a preamble to the Italian settlement. FATCH OF RED The colony of British Guiana is the only British colony on the South American continent, iJHI BljfHi 1 1 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER . V Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" " VOL. XXXV, No. 237 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 nlMH:' GREECE WELCOMES RETURN OF KING jn. vthls exclusive photo. Palace " the'king's portraitnrp "the- marble .. The resolution was presented by G. A. Hunter, Prince Rupert delegate, and won the fullest support from delegates from Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Peacs River. EAST TOO STRONG Reg. Rose, executive secretary of the Vancouver Board of Trade, backed the resolution. However, a solid front of Canadian delegates, outnumbering the westerners, opposed inclusion of the resolu tion in the business of the con vention. The resolution urged that a careful study of Trince Rupert's port facilities be made by the federal Department of Trade and Commerce with a view to employing them to their fullest capacity to relieve the congestion at other ports which is retarding the flow of Canadian food and other essential products to Europe's devastated countries. . Nevertheless, the Prince Rup crt Chamber of Commerce reso i lution, despite its rebuff at the 1 hands of the easterners, did not fall entirely on barren ground. Ross Clarkson of Montreal, later suggested that a resolution for the utilization of Canadian ports generally be submitted to the Chamber of Commerce executive for further con slderation. H. G. Bessant of Sexsmith, Alberta, Peace River delegate, announced that he is taking the Prince Rupert resolution back to the Peace River country, and promised that it will be taken up with a view to conveying it directly to the Minister of Trade and Commerce. Klna George the Hellenes is back In Athens and the palace stall is of busy furnishing the royal palace for his use. Tne palace, overlooking Constitution Square, in Athens, is a modern; simple, buildine. devoid of ,bo;h historical or artistic interest. The interior, however,, is, Deing arranged in iuuub aiy.-, as auumi staircase to a reception room. Eastern Delegates Rebuff Brief Urging Use of Prince Rupert Port WINNIPEG British Columbia and Alberta members of the resolution committee of the annual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of Canada were outweighed by eastern Canada members Tues- dav n trht when the committee threw out a resolution fnllfist use of the Dort facilities at Prince -"O o . Rupert, TAXI 'No Better than Fascism' 537 Is Cry of 25,000 Italian TAXI DAY and NIGHT SERVICE Bill and Ken Nesbitt Rioters Battling Police THREE KILLED AND SCORES HURT IN LABOR TROUBLE ROME (CP) Demonstrating workmen, home less war veterans and refugees fought police arul troops for three hours today before the Viminale. Palace, seat of Italy's government, and at least tnree persons were killed and scores were injured. Thousands of workmen from the public works l IIERFORD, Eng., (CP) British military government said today that 16 German war criminals, including command-, ant members of the staff of the Neucengamme concentration camp, have been hanged. The announcement said 40,-000 of the 90,000 persons who passed through the camp near Hamburg had died, 3,000 from unnatural causes. i U. S. Merchandise Acutely Short NEW YORK 0 A sharply-etched "picture" ''shortag'ey W meat, soap .sugar, toilet tissue and other key living items, worse in many instances than during the war days was dls closed today In ;a survey of 50 United States cities. Forty cities reported little meat and an acute shortage of sugar. Reports were received of minor disturbances in a dash to capture scarce items in some areas. In Columbus, Ohio, some housewives were reported to be bribing a butcher with gifts. STATEHOOD FOR ALASKA VOTE LIKELY TO CARRY 2 TO 1 JUNEAU, Alaska (CP) The capital city of Juneau endorsed a proposal for statehood for Alaska by a 7 to 6 margin in yesterday's election, while scattered returns from other sections indicated the proposal woulcl carry by almost a 2 to 1 margin. First return gave Congressional delegate ,Bob Bartlett a lead over his Reputation opponent, Aimer J. Peterson. World Air Police Force Considered WASHINGTON A fleet of B-29 rlanes may be sent around the world by the United States Army in the next few weeks, a spokesman for the secretary of air office said. The department wishes to ascertain whether it is possible to equip and maintain an air force capable of carrying out assignments to any point in the world. Final approval for the project Is uncertain as it is feared Russia might make propaganda capital of any such flight. BRITAIN TO TAKE CANADA'S BEEF OTTAWA Britain and Canada have signed a new beef contract providing for the purchase by Britain of a minimum of 120,000,000 pounds of Canadian bee"T in 1947 and a maxi mum of 120,000,000 pounds in 1948, the department of agri culture disclosed today. CABINS FLOOD AS VESSEL GROUNDS STEWART Creeping through a dense fog, the mail boat Cat alyst .plying between Hyder and Ketchikan, wentaground on the mud flats at the mouth of the her staterooms) on the rising tide, but suffering no other damage before she was pulled free. The Catalyst, lay on the mud bank for more than 12 hours, in spite of repeated efforts of the crew to get her afloat. She finally was floated by the utility boat Rose Mary, owned by Gold Drop Mines, which put a line aboard the grounded vessel and pulled her from the clinging mud. The Catalyst.'operates a mail run between KetehiVan and Hyder. She is owned by McKay Transportation Co. of Ketchikan. . -,.r mtn -Kin r umPTJ AS TUTS TR THE TIF.AT. THING There is a Ken tiiiti l T tp. nf th Warner Bros', studio. Burbank. Calif., as a car pushes through the massed Dlcket line after seven major studios went on strike. Some 500 pickets were rtattoned at Warners, scene of the bloody rioting, during a similar strike in 1945. Some 123 police were also massed at the scene. Several arrests were made. T depatrment, due to be discharge u ic M ed Saturday, headed a throng Who Operated Prison Camps of demonstrators estimated to number between 20,000 arid 30,000.. BREAK INTO PALACE Hundreds broke Into the pal ace of government and caused damage to the furniture and spattered ink on the walls.. This is no better than Fas cism," was their try of prbtest over the workmen's pending " discharge. ' n Authorities met the demon strators outside the palace .with tanks, armored cars and guns. Then it -was that the large crowd attacked police and troops with club3. Demonstrators claimed eight persons had been killed In the clash.- v - CONTINUE HUNT FOR H. JACOBSEN LOST ON FRIDAY- .Searchers from two boats'' are continuing today to scour the terrain of Porcher Peninsula in the hope of finding Hans Jacob sen, 73-year-old local man missing since last Friday while on a deer hunt on the west side of Porcher Island. The boat, Atlas, Capt. Ole Kll-dal, with Aitred Petersen, Murdoch McKenzle and Marthi Guh- derson aboard left Tuesday to start the search for the aged man who was Gunderson's part ner on the hunt. A third man of the four-man hunting party which left Prince Rupert last Tuesday, Einer Christiansen, remained in Kll-katla Inlet with his boat, Irvine R, in hope that Jacobsen might get to the shore which he left Friday morning as he started the hunt. The provincial police launch P.M.L. 15 also took part in the search today, which so far has been unsuccessful. MAY HAVE COLLAPSED U . " Jacobsen Is said to have suffered 'heart trouble, and It is believed that he may have-collapsed from the exertion of walking in the rough bushland. He was sought by his three Salmon River recently, flooding partners for three days before Gunderson was able to bring word here of his disappearance. A storm on Saturday and Sun day made a voyage to Prince Rupert impossible for Gunder son's small boat Gopher. Tuesday afternoon a Queen Charlotte Airlines seaplane piloted by Ken McQualg. made! a two-hour search of the arel but saw no sign of the missing man. SCHOOL FOR DISABLED NEW DELHI W Established in 1917, Queen Mary Technical School for disabled Indian soldiers at Klrkee now has taught nearly 3,000 Indian servicemen a useful trade. Courses at the school vary from six months to two years and each man Is free to select a trade. V: ' t V'fl ' If l3 I. 4 J. . Mb ml 4 .7 1