I r..C1 1 RED TOP CABS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITIS H COLUMBIA'S NF.WRPAPJTR I TAXI TAXI U7U 537 linoruiv - " 1 - - - . .. (across froif-Onnes) DAY and, NIGHT SERVICE urn utniiT nipotrtnip Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port-"Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt vim, aaav, no. im. . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.. FRIDAYf JULY 12, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS HUH AHA EPARATI0N5 Tli is Dominion J Jllf-liw HAUh Will r SO'SEi.CIAL noxmiiAL 1$ Prortnclal Goveir.TiJlJ GOVT LIDRAH? June SX-4 When Hotel Guests Are Poisoned larntinv Pt Pfl ir lit --rf -- u. (P) Canada's share w toil ui ucunaii includes thnje ships and I 1 1 i.l 11 IAI. " " ' - ... n I vi will fnvrtlvp nd small industrial i.m.. JUllwl rrnaratlon making allocation of : from western .zones , to 18 Allied conn- lian' Russia and PJ-. i i 1 1 ji ' .nartu m we emu- MAN PEACE DEFERRED our Detidc to Consider it Iclal Mretinir in Tall ?' The Big Four for- . r u.. in cuinereiiti-, iib- ! a: ar as they con on an i n the deposition of lar.::m of a treaty with to until fall after the lor die general assembly J nited Nations or?anlza- . i -ii ...ui ..... it u iyvv vv..(J attitude In regard to Basin lsnow the stumb- . i i r-i ! . i". inn rv. 'inii.sif,ii ill problems Jor the time .... .x.. I : .n rtiiHIs-! nf Austrian . . 1 . --1 . - I iui- mr uiiuitcia iiKiccu i wrtal committee to pi iblem of how much c r.t prnauruon to leave roir and how much iw il' put. m uik uriuii "" whl 'h will pa .. cue JitinlitmJ W - UI .(All Id - vovii iiiiiciii, ui ii 1:1:11- tv and d"c!ared tlwt WNCC IS 'ENING )UVER, W O, Lti2h publisher of the Van- trii pr vince. announc- Blip paper would resume 1 within a few davs lullv unionized shop of F not members of TIHUrinal TVrrtfT.anVilnl 'JI"'Vl'i'.ii " aid that negotiations 1 l wnose local has F'tke since Junrf 5. had tw Province mechanical ,nl to be manned. It members of the local Nauonal Printers Sill an Tntjtrnntlnnal - Union statement I Ir 'ince was preparing 1 -in open shou. ruins iCIcnt occurred out-p' f 'vince orflec early I'lf whefi I.T.U. pickets 'I four men who wre about to enter the p was a brief scuffle I 'our men disappeared -treet, Picket lines at fnce have been doubled. NOT LIKE RATE PACTS a w r John Dracien( Conservative leader, "Itlcized the federal f n,'s proposal to cstab- n atlons with tho I an individual basis. He a oolicy would lead to ' di iunitv rfin felt tlmh h onv. had failed to take effec- "ifuction f ed the lack of taxation " ws provided in the Sulleths KEC.KCTS CO.TTKOLLER HAMILTON II. G. Hilton, president of the Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., said St was to be 'regretted" that the Dominion government "considered It necessary" to appoint a rfliitroller for the company's Hamilton works and promised ro-operation with the government to assure a continuation of steel and coke production. HltSSM AND ATOMICS NEW YORK Russia has demanded that problems concerning international control of atomic' eliergy be left up to Hie United Nations Security Council rather than to a separate United Nations authority for world atomic control. MOLOTOV OBSTRUCTIVE I'AKIS Foreign Commissar iMolotov of Russia, at the Rig Four conference today, refuted to discuss (he question of Austria unless ,some agreement ua$ readied regarding the disposition of half a million "pro-Nazis" in western Austria. Mrlotov asked also for time to study the Saar question. CATHOLIC PARADE VICTORIA The Victoria city council has called a conference of all non-Catholic ministers nf the city on whether or not the Roman Catholic Church Miould be allowed to held a Holy Sacrament proces- fjonon theltjfeets. The t'anafllinvPiotestant lotion is protesting. TO OPEN GAMES VANCOUVER The Governor General, Viscount Alexander, will open the Caledonian Games here tomorrow, HUGHES IS WORSE LOS ANGELES Howard Hughes, millionaire maker of planes, has taken a turn for the wrrse but, despite this, dramatically disclosed to a doctor that propeller trouble caused the trash of the experimental plane in which he waj Injured. The propeller seemed to go into reverse when accelerated, FRED ROSE IS TREATED SAME Labor-Progressive M.I In Prison for Espionage, Wants T0 Go to Pen OTTAWA The treatment of Fred Rose, Labor-Progressive M.P. for Montreal-Cartler, sentenced to six years' Imprisonment for espionage, Is the same as that accorded any other prisoner In the Montreal jail, Hon. Louis St. Laurent, minister of Justice, says. Rose complained that he had been kept In solitary confinement and asked to be moved to penitentiary. I UNION CALLS STEEL STRIKE HAMILTON United Steel Workers of America (CIO) have called a general strike in the Canadian basic steel Industry to start on or before July 16. C. II. Mlllerd, union head, said the strike was called because no satisfactory answer had been received to union demand for minimum wage of $33.60 for 40-hour week. The Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie and Sydney plants are Involved. BRITISH TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN JERUSALEM All British troops have been withdrawn from Jewish settlements In Palestine though It Is announced that the British are ready to take rigorous action If It should again become necessary to do so. INVITEI), THEN NOT LONDON It has been revealed that King Haakon of Norway Invited former Prime Minister Winstcn Churchill of Gieat Rritain to visit Oslo and then canceiied the invitation, Mipposedly for political reasons. INVESTIGATE PRESS LONDON One hundred Piitlsh Labor Members of Parliament have signed a petition calling for an investigation of the British press, particularly in regard to its ownership and financial support. VERDICT .MONDAY IJELCItAbK The verdict in the trial of General Mihalrvic, Yugoslav leader, charged with war guilt, will be given next Monday, C. S. U. HEAD ARRESTED TORONTO Police today took. Into custody Harry Davis, vice-president of the Canadian Seamen's Union, and said they were holding him for Police Chief Fred Davles of Port Col-bornc on a warrant charging him with robbery with violence. It was nearned at Port Colbornc that the arrest was linked with the assault and rrbbery of Alex Morrison, Toronto private detective, at Port Colborne last month. TO VISIT' CANADA OTTAWA Hon. Walter Nash, deputy prime minister, of New 'Zealand, will visit Ottawa for a one day stop-over before flying home to New Zealand. Mr. Nash, who is also New Zealand's finance minister, now Is in Washington after attending the conference of British Commonwealth leaders in London and discussing trade problems with British leaders. RED CROSS TO HAVE HOSPITAL AT TERRACE, IT IS ANNOUNCED The Canadian Red Cross Association plans to establish a 10-bed outpost hospital at Terrace, Col. C. A. Scott, B.C. commissioner for the Canadian Red Cross told the Prince Rupert Rotary Club Thursday afternoon. The organization is at present negotiating with the government to take over the former army brigade headquarters for hospl tal use. ThV move Is part of the Red Cross plan to establish It new outpost hospitals In northern British Columbia centres where such facilities do not now exist, Col. Scoti said, and Is a part of the Society's post war policy which will also concentrate on blood donor clinics. Col. Scott said that the major effort of the whole Canadian Bed Cross will be concentrated on collecting blcod So that "everyone In Canada, rich or poor, can go to hospital and will not be charged for blood transfusions." For this purpose, the society plans to spend $1,000,000 to set up laboratories and travelling clinics. Two of these travelling units will be used In British Columbia. A veteran of the first Grea War, Col. Scott served during the last war as overseas Commissioner for the Canadian Red Cross, with his early headquarters In France, and after 194Q In Kngland. The Canadian Red Cross military honpital established at Tap-low. England, Is the finest of its kind he has ever seen, Col. Scott said, and Is now being used for the treatment of children with cardiac conditions resulting from the war. "It Is, a permanent memorial from the Canadian people to the children of Britain." he said. The blood donor technique was originated in' Canada bv Dr. Charles Best and Col. Scott's wife, he said, and the organization Is determined to make the service available free to the 10 STEAMER PRINCE HENRY OTTAWA 0 The Prince Henryf one of Canada's ships which participated in the D-Day landings In Normandy, has been sold to the British Ministry of Transport by the War Assets Corporation. The former Canadian National Railways luxury liner was sold as she lies at Falmouth, England, for $500,000 in (Canadian funds. She had been stripped of her armament. (The picture shows the Prince Henry-as she was best known hereme fifteen years ago when she operated through this port In the Alaska tourist servlceTT TIE-UP IN PILCHARDS Not Very Promising Yet for Settlement of Dispute Between Fishermen and Operators VANCOUVER tR Union demands for eight-man crews on some boats and $8 per ton for catches are threatening a tie-up In pilchard operations next week, it was announced by George R, Clark, acting 'chairman of the salmon canners' operating com mittee. Operators' proposals will be considered at a union meet ing Monday. Meanwhile both sides in the I fdur-day-ol3 finTa1 fleet "tie-up appeared pessimistic that an j agreement would be reached oh a new offer by vessel owners. LARGE INTAKE Each; adult inhales. a gallon of air per .minutes and consumes 30 ounces of oxygen dally. Canadian people In a manner similar to which was employed In the military field. During the first world war, Col. Scott said, wounded men who had lain In the field for any period of time became 90 pr cent total casualties but, during the reond World War, due to blood plasma transfusions, 90 per cent of such cases resulted In recoveries. Guests at the meeting, welcomed by President Dr. L. W. Kergln, were Douglas Payne, H. A. Breen, Arnold Flaten and Archie Thompsons CONSTELLATION PLANES DOWNED Unprecedented Step is Taken By United States Government WASHINGTON, D.C. The United States government tooK an unprecedented step yesterday when the civil aeronautical board ordered the grounding of all alrcTart of the type of the Constellation transport plane which crashed near Reading, Pennsylvania, killing live- persons. There will be a strict check on the airworthiness of these ships. The Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, the makers, expressed amazement at the ordeT. A false alarm by an automatic fire alarm In the C.N.R. station brought out the city fire department at 1 oklock this afternoon. Anpverheated room Is believed to have set the alarm off. SOLD FOR $500,000 , MM I Canada Steamships Line- Is On Spot TORONTO The federally-appointed controller of Great Lake shipping, Capt. E. S. Brand told a uress conference that he has ordered an examination of records of Canada Steamships Lines to determine whether the line Is carrying out his orders. The icompany has announced that '.the Investigations will be welcomed. FLAG DESIGN DECIDED ON .1 U PWA.lCJPJThe Parlia mentary flag committee accepted by a vote of 21 to one a sub-committee recommendation that "the national flag of Canada should be a led ensign with Maple Leaf in autumn golden colors In a bordered background of white replacing the coat of arms. in the fly." HENCHMEN OF HITLER GUILTY DAKAU, Germany Seventy-three of Adolf HlUer's SS police were found guilty yesterday of murder and mistreatment of 900 prisoners of war in Dakau concentration camp. Sentence has been deferred. JR. CHAMBER TO SPONSOR PORT QUEEN Prince Rupert Junior Chamber of Commerce plans to enter the Port Day Queen race this year, hoping to repeat Its 1945 victory at the midsummer carnival glamor poll. At a special meeting last night the Chamber named a committee to develop a candidate, and to co-operate with the carnival committee. Chairman of the committee Is Harold Hampton. Other committee members named were Alf Rlvett, Wilfred McLean. Haw-thc ne Graham, I1OUL3 Amadio and Clarence Boxall. Port Day committee chairman Tony Crawley reported that the pchedule for the day's events had been drawn up and revealed that a canvass of local business people for prizes and funds had so far yielded more- than $400. The meeting also heard reports from Alf Rlvett on the regional 'Junior Chamber of Commerce convention at Prince Georie last month and from President Clifford S, Ham, who attended the national convention at Edmonton. Votes of yhank.s to both delegates were extended by the 25 members at the meeting. Local Tides Saturday, July 13, 1946 High 0:23 19.8 feet , 13:31 17.5 feet Low...-. 7:09 3.4 feet 19:04 8.3 feet RABBI IS RELEASED Storm Centre of Controversy In Palestine Is Given Liberty by British JERUSALEM Rabbi J. L. Flsham, 71t acting head of the Jewish Agency executive, was re leased from Latrum detention camp and returned to Jerusa iem today. He had been arrest ed two weeks ago In a British rpunj-up of Jewish leaders. It was announced that he had been released "in view of his age and the condition of his health;" Rabbi Flsham had been the cen-. tro -of conifoversy between Jead-ers of the London office bf the agency who had charged he was 'assaulted by captors and th British government .which had denied the accusation. Officers On Road; Pick Up Taxi Man And Also Natives Acting on the suspicion that considerable quantities of liquor were being supplied to natives working at the Port Edward canneries, Sgt. O. L. Hall and Detective Corporal A. T. Lashmar posted themselves on the highway at the city limits at the week-end and stopped cars carrying passengers from the city to Port Edward. As a result, a charge of keeping liquor for sale has been laid against Pat Mazzei, local taxi driver. Charges of being in possession of liquor, contrary to the Indian Act, have been laid against the following natives: Matilda Mor rison, Julia Alex Long Charlie, Mrs. Evelyn Ross, Sydney Morrison, Fred Benson, Walter John Shaw, Ensley Stewart. Wilfred Wlget, Louisa Wlget, Eddie Russell, Mrs. Albert Stevens. , GOOD RAINS HELP CROPS Average Yield Expected , In All Districts WINNIPEG Good rains" and warm weather throughout the prairie provinces have Improved crop conditions generally and an average crop Is expected in practically all districts, according to the weekly crop report of the Department of Agriculture of the Canadian National Railways. Scattered hall damage is reported at a few points In northern Saskatchewan but the areas affected are not extensive. Generally, the crop Is short strawed but heads are filling satisfactorily. Weather has been quite -warm In the Okanagan with a few Hjht showers. The cherry movement Is now on in full swing and will be about 60 per cent of last year's crap. Other fruits are progressing favorably and an exceptionally heavy movement is expected. Tainted Cream Puffs Caused Guests Illness ATLANTIC CITY (CP) Mass food poisoning created a near panic in Kaufman's Hotel here. Guests collapsed in lobby, hallways and bedrooms of the five-storey hotel and thirteen persons were taken to hospital. At least one hundred others were treated at the scene. None are reported in a serious condition. f TVi An-nA. n4f iW.,4.i II.. -- VANCOUVER PROPAGANDA HITS HIGHWAY Prince Rupert "needs a counter, - propaganda agency to offset the flood of adverse talk which Is floating about In the Vancouver area, accortllng to Provincial Red Cross Commissioner Col. C. A. Scott who was a visitor In the city Thursday. lie told the Rotary Club that "hike-warm" friends of Prince Rupert had advised him against driving here from the southern town with the repeated admonition that, because of road conditions between here and Prince Gtorge, he would "never make it."' "We really had a fine trip," he said. "Your road Is better i than many I have driven over in northern Ontario. You should have one of your travel ag-nles take steps to change th attitude of automobile clu-: in the south." Newsprint Price . Is Raised Again MC-NTEAL TTlontreal paper companies have Increased the price of newsprint by $0.80 per ton. This will be the second advance in recent months in the price of newsprint. TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd Vancouver Bralorne , 13.00 B.R. Con. .15 B.R.X .12 Cariboo Gold 3.00 Dentonia ,.. .43 Grull Wihksne ........ .13 V2 Hedley Mascot 1.45 Mlnto .0534 Pend Oreille 3.00 Pioneer 4.55 Premier Border . .08 Premier Gold 1.58 Privateer ?.L....i .56 Reeves McDonald 1.30 Reno .15 Salmon Gold .17 Sheep Creek 1.18 Taylor Bridge .60 Whitewater '. .03 Vananda 38 Congress 12?2 Pacific Eastern 10 Hedley Amalgamated .. :ll Spud Valley .22 Central Zeballos .10 Oils A.P. Con '., .10 Calmont .30 C. & E .... 1.93 Foothills .. 1.62 Home 3.00 Toronto Aumaque .'. 62 Beattte 1.05 Bobjo 18 Buffalo Canadian 21 Con. Smelters - 96.75 Eldona 51 Elder .:- 61 : Giant Yellowknlfe 6.35 Hardrock 75 Jacknlfe 18 Joliet Quebec 64 Little Long Lac 2.05 Madsen Red Lake 3.30 MacLeod Cockshutt .... 2.02 Moneta 65 Omega 22 Pickle Crow . '2.35 San Antonlq . 4.70 SenaCor Rouyn 65 Sherrltt Gordon 2.74 Steep Rock 3.10 Sturgeon River n.25 Lynx ji. .25 Lapaska ..... .36 God's Lake 732 Negus - 2.35 oning to cream puffs baked at the hotel and served as desert at the evening meal. It was reported that 300 of 400 guests had been stricken but the proprietor said there had been no more than forty, the other having only been panic-stricken. DEADLINE IN STRIKE SET Walk-Out For Wooden Boat Yards Is Scheduled For July 18 VANCOUVER CD William White, president of the Marine Workers and Boilermakers' Industrial Union, announced that July 18 had been set as the strike deadline for wooden boatyards in the Vancouver and New Westminster areas. He said that about 1200 employees will strike on that date if the operators do not make a satisfactory settlement before that time. FOOD IS GOING TO CHINA STILL NEW YORK Florella La-Guaidta, director g?oetaLt United Nations: Relief and R.snabUi-tatlon Administration, made it clear that shipments of UNRRA foodstuffs to China had not been discontinued although shipments of industrial and agricultural equipment had been suspended owing to unsatisfactory dellvr erles by the Chinese themselves. NINE ARE CONDEMNED Jew Killers In Poland to Die-Terrorism Still Continues KIELOE, Poland W A military court has sentenced to death nine of 12 defendants charged with setting off the bloody July 4 pogrom in which 41 Jews were killed. Three others were sentenced to prison'."" Meantime, 22 Jews, attempting to flee a new wave of persecution In Poland, are reported to have been killed on highways and railway Wains between Lodz and Wrocalw (Breslau). They were participating IA the mass flights which followed the Klelce pogrom. . . THE WEATHER Synopsis Skies over British Columbia have been generally cloudy for the past 24 hours with showers general over most of thie province and some thunderstorms In the Interior. In the Rocky Mountain area thunderstorms were general from British Columbia to Mexico. Temperatures were generally lower last night with drops of as much as 13 degrees In the northern Interior over those of Thursday morning. Rising pressures over the southern coastal area will result in clearing skies over those districts today and Saturday but over the mountains of the Interior widely scattered showers with Isolated thunderstorms are expected to continue till this evening. Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coast Variable cloudiness this morning and afternoon, clearing this evening. Cloudy Saturday morning, clearing in afternoom Light winds. Little change in temperature. Minlmums tonight: At Port Hardy. 50; Massett, 48; Prince Rupert, 49. Maximums Saturday: Port Hardy, 64; Massett, 62; Prince Rupert, 63.