LINE CED t tt a rnrr ii iiaiiiiiiuu who said they to call on outside Kin 1 . .Hvn ii m 1 HtCIC UUaiiU lt 111 iiw, CIO. United 3 Ul Aiuviica wmaj - picket line at the maiMi (Mill mrn ui T aniut 1 fill n c--- ,n iravf i.rif nam. rsnav inr i.ni rtrisi i if xi. ri ir n noun n nn traln with ,.,1,1-1. 'lto on" ; " ' 'mrses fthrl a "ie largest n.,,m - juiii nni, ra in ... year. Tf. In. andant C5- gathered k ... HALIBUT FISHERMAN LOST AT SEA Oscar Storksen Lost HU Life From Kodlak in Chatham Sound Storm A Seattle halibut fisherman, member of the crew of the American boat Kodlak, lost Ills life In wind-whipped Chatham Sound at 12:30 this morning as the boat passed Lucy Island. heading south from Alaska wat- rs at the close of the Area Thrre halibut reason, Pulled overboard when ha icssed a bucket attached to a rope over the ship's side was Oscar Storksen. According to Capt. Chris BJerkness of the Kodlak, the strong wind and the pull of the bucket In tlie sea combined to drag Storksen over the vessel's side as she passed iwo miles north of Lucy Island. A high wind whipped Chatham PORT QUEEN BOX SCORE Chrlssle Montgomery, Oyro) 56.900 Marjorle Wilson, . '"(Kinsmen)' 557200 Dorothy Peachey, (Junior Chamber) 20.900 LONDON 0 A four-day sale of postage stamps realized 8600 ($34,000). Pack Train Party Turn i TelePrnbh C.re.ah Goal Sound to a violence unusual In midsummer, and In the darkness, there was no chance to save Storksen. He was never seen ffialn. Capt. BJerkness brought the 70-foot Kodlak Into Prince Rupert harbor earJy this morning to report the loss of his shipmate. Storksen was married, but had no children. His wire lives at Seattle. The Kodlak, carrying a full cargo of halibut, left at 1 1 o'clock this morning on ner way to Seattle. Storksen's death at sea brings to four the number of halibut fishermen washed overboard in the Prince Rupert area this season. Three men from the Canadian fleet were lecs oil Rose Spit In June, two from one vessel. set loose by the storms. In ac tive weather dlstrubances over the Gulf of Alaska there Is in creasing rain and strong south erly wtnds along the northern coastal areas. The remainder of the province Is clear and warm. Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coast Clear today northern Vancouver Island, becoming cloudy Thursday afternoon; overcast with Intermittent rain today and Thursday. Queen Charlotte Islands and Prince Rupert district-Southerly winds, 20 m.p.h., becoming southeast 35 m.p.h. tonight and Thursday. Cooler today and Thursday. Mlnimums expected tonight: Port Hardy 48, Massett 52, Prince Rupert 53; maximums Thursday Port Hardy 63, Massett 61, Prince Rupert 65. PORT DAY Thursday, August 22 ATTENTION BOAT OWNERS and SKIPrERS You are re-quested to participate In the Grand rarade of Boats and line up as follows: The Packer carryinc the PORT QUEEN leadlnt the parade will be off F. E. Hunts dock with escort of II.M.C.S. Crescent Motor Boat and the flatshlps of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert lacht Clubs: directly followed four abreast by Ketchikan and Prince Rupert Yacht Club and all other cruisers, packers, seiners, halibut vessels, trollers, gillnctters, etc. BOATS must be lined up by 9:30 a.m., ready to proceed at four knots on sl?nal from starter at 10 a.m. sharp. AFTER PARADE all Skippers are requested to keep clear of the COURSE and all contestants ready at Starters BARGE on schedule time for various events. JUDGES and STARTING BARGE will be located off Armour Salvage Dock. REVISION OF CONSTITUTION Senator McGeer Deplores Drift Toward Bureaucracy and Centralization in Canada OTTAWA ) Advocating constitutional revision, Senator 0. 0. McGeer of Vancouver said yesterday that Canada had been viNCIAL M. 3ARY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'a NEWSPAPER TO" yvw " TAXI TAXI 537 I . Bit"' ti.TWTYRE . : ifcur--- n-rt T0b0 ... Store DAY and NIQHT SERVICE Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest"- Bill and Ken Ncsbitt VOL. XXXV, No. 198; PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS ..ill RMHU hi EKLIN . The fi visit of Canada to ucrn started last mgn. w in from Paris ior nf Germany me dude Adolt luucm . n-i.hcrhanccllory 'confei with United ul council chiefs on - norllll Ihtt VIM AJ n " Lilt - . ,n ipavp today u a .titer- . lineman f.n"T- Ulh " enty-one otner ai- STEAMER ADVANCE (-ft or trips on i. , .. title ipctr sr. 3 taic .. jv fsres wlrh be- We M"S'C laic UV" Rupert and Van- . u... ..,111 h $3.95 t:.x, Htstofit )n of Interest In Dardanelles by U.S. WASHINGTON, D.C. (CP) - In an historic claim to direct interest in Black Sea affairs, the United States today expressed opposition to Russian demands for a share in military control of the Dardanelles. An American note to Russia was drafted after consultation with Great Britain sent relations between the United States and countries within the Soviet orbit to a postwar low. The Dardanelles note expressed firm opinion that Turkey should continue to be primarily responsible for defence of the Straits: O ' V- Included W. D. Smith, M. L. A., Atlin, I at Destination Last Nipht 8-Week Trip ...v., uin wilt; lute ul ti i;uv.n tiuiu j i. i . . .... 'uuiiiK v. u. jsinitn, ai.ua. ior mnn, wnicn ast nifrM nit folu at v,vuvuiuvUl( Kit J O i IU1 IbC JltlitVVi : aim part of its' Journey, the expedl- u prr nr . I - n --..- ail UIICIUU drove (ts 64 head of' - cuiL;e uan Hancn nn puny, George Ball, Stlklne ' niiLiiiiiH ii a tin included two Vic-teachers. Miss J. Ilrf ttl.... . . - .....) u l anerson, lne trip as tourists T tlin.iM . . uuivi vacanon, i icgisiaiive in tunsuiucncy. .iviiilpn iTau rt. .... . . a highwav rnntn ""f"i vdbLiirs.'! nr uiuinoia, Mr, knowii Prince " a"d ts an cnrHnmr ": Rlv" Plant of t.l.P r n - - ' . w. I nrth and Joined the water uazoiton a short' ."'c, closing of the, session more than rson arc cxnprtrH tn " wjuise on Sat- for packing over the historic northern trails and for big game hunting parties which an nually come from all parts of the continent to the Ball ranch on the Stlklne River. The party planned to make the trip In six weeks, arriving about August 14. Cause of the delay Is not known. 'The two lady members of the party travelled as tourists, hoping for a bit of adventure, which they probably found. Two private aircraft from Tclecraph Creek searched for the nack train Monday and Tuesday, but, according to re port, were unable to locate It. Native packers in the pack train. Interior Indians, were Jack Pete, Nelson Tuok, Fran els aleason, J. Oleason, James Dlackwater and David Black TWO ALASKA YACHTS DUE HERE TODAY ' Two vessels of the Ketchikan Yacht Club, the Oallivanter and Sudan, carrying a dozen members of the Alaskan city's 'ffht CJub,, ;arj,txpecte(l-to ari've In the city this after-' noon to represent Ketchikan at Port Day here tomorrow. The boats originally had been Vxpected to arrive beford noon but, since they did not arrive at that time, it Is believed their passage was slowed by bad weather. Information of the departure of the two boats was received by Dr. R. Q. Large, president of the Prince Rupert Yacht Club by wireless this morning, but the names o! those making the Journey were not given. THE WEATHER Synopsis Thunderstorms crashed along the rocky mountains, during the night forcing ajcrafts to the 20,00'b-foot level between Cran- brook and Lethbrldge In order to escape the severe turbulance adrift constitutionally by Oreat Britain and was drifting without anchor toward bureaucracy and centralization. Senator McGeer charged that bureaucracy was providing bad advice In such matters as Inflation and centralization was stalling vital problems such as Dominion-provincial relations. H2 hoped that revision would bring about the right of Canada to amend her own constitution without reference to British Parliament. TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd Vancouver Bralorne 12.00. B. R. Consolidated 13 B. R. X lOV'a Cariboo Quartz 3.20 Denlonia , .42 Grull. Wihksnc .132 Hedicy Mascot ! 1.63 M!nto 08 Pend Oreille 3.00 Pioneer - 4.50 Premier Border .'. 08 Premier Gold 1.60 Trivate'er .54 Reeves McDonald 1.30 Reno 12 Salmon Gold , 20 Sheep frcek 1.20 Taylor Bridge 70 Whitewater 03 Vananda M Consres - .12 Pacific Eatcm r, .10 Hcdle,y Amalgamated .,15 "spud vaiif y?:: J..:.irv23: Central Zeballos .10 Toronto Aumariue .71 Seattle .78 Bobjo 17 "Buffalo Canadian .23 Consolidated Smelters....04.50 Eldona 54 Eider 44 Giant Yellowknife ..i 6.60 Hardrock 74 Jacknlfe '. 18 Jolict Quebec ., 68 Little Lon Lac 2.05 Madscn Red Lake 3.15 MacLeod Cockshutt 1.93 Moneta - 55 Omega 25 Pickle Crow 3.10 San Antonio 4.35 Senator Rouyn 72 S:eep Reck 2.65 Sherritt Gordon 2.81 Sturgeon River .28 Lynx ...... 31 Lanaska' 38 God's Lake ........... .71 Negus M 2.31 Aubelle 43 Heva Cadillac 23 Harrlcana .21 McKcnzle Red Lake 90 QUAKE IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- At the left side of the first balcony Is a long crack In the wall of a building. Crowds at Cuidad TruJIllp, Dominican republic, are pointing to Its evidence of the long series ?f tremblors which shook Puerto Rico arid the Dominican republic. Despite the duration of the series of earthquakes a checkup has revealed comparatively small losses In the Caribean area. Mayor Hits 'Unemployment' Letter As 'Lame Excuse' In a letter to Transport Minister Hon. Lionel Chevrier, Mayor H. M. Daggett today denied a state ment, attributed to C.N.K. l'resident it. U. vaughan during his recent visit here, that, if a coastwise passenger vessel were to be built at the Prince Rupert dy dock, it would cause a "serious unemployment situation on its completion. Jl may say that Mr. Vaughan did not make the statement attributed to him In your letter.- such a 'lame' excuse he would have been taken to task immediately. The people of Prince Rupert are highly Indignant over the, policy, or lack of policy of the Canadian National Railways and the government as to the future of the Prince Rupert dry dock." Mr. Chevrier's letter, received by Mayor Daggett on August 16, stated that he had learned that, while Mr. Vaughan was in Prince Rupert, the railway president pointed out to the Chamber of Commerce that building a new vessel'ln Prince Rupert "would mean employing 700 to 800 men and that, when the boat would be finished, it would create a serious unemployment situation Categorizing this as a "lame excuse" which would not have A bee's sting is one thirty- frankly that there was no In-second, of an. inch long. The tentlon of having the Prince two feet is Imagination. pert Dry Dock tender on thr 'Small Craft' In Limelight As City Celebrates Port Day "Small craft, small craft, we cannot do without 'em." These small craft, extolled in verse by Sir Henry Newbolt, will receive recognition of their vital place in Prince Rupert's life tomorrow when the city cele- I l Jl r! L i. ...... wnirStml r,t Pnvt Flair For tomorrow, the harbor will be flecked with the wakes of rmall craft of every variety, bus !ly scuttling about In their assigned roles In the Port Day gala, or dutifully carrying holiday-makers about to watch the day's vents. Rowboats, cruisers, fishing boats, packers, all manner of small vessels that constitute the pleasure and working force of a deep-sea harbor, will have their moment In the limelight, and the winners of competitive events will all have equal honor, whether their decks be of varnished mahogany or of weather-stained fir. After Months Of Preparation This Juncture of" purpose by the amateur sailors of sleek yachts' and cruisers and the professional workmen on sea-stained fishing vessels comes on a day wisely proclaimed by the city authorities as a civic holiday and It Is the result of months of preparation by the Port Day committee of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Whether or not this wisdom and diligence will be respected by the Weatherman, a cosmic personality long suspected by local residents, particularly by sailors, of being flighty, Is sub-(Contlnued on Page 5) constructlon of a new steamer is deeply resented, Inasmuch as representatives had repeatedly been made to both, asking for Hon. Chevrier a statement made to Mr. Vaughan by E. T. Apple- whaite, secretary of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, during the Prince Rupert inter view. "Twenty or twenty-five years ago the people of northern and central British Columbia spoke very highly of the Canadian National Railways and now hardly anyone has a good word to say for the C.N.R." 'I am pleased to note," the Mayor's letter continued, "that at last the people ha,ve been Informed of the future of the Prince Rupert Dry Dock, In that, as stated In your letter, It Is to be used for ship repairs and overhaul. While this announcement has been a long time coming from a responsible in dividual, at least now the people been tolerated by the people ofnf . .prlnce Rupert know where T . ' I they stand." leuer uraay cuiiwnucu. num my contacts with the citizens of Prince Rupert I can safely say that the attitude of the government andor the Canadian National In not stating VISIT HERE IS INFORMAL No Ceremonies Will Mark Arrival of Governor General Late This Afternoon Bringing the Governor General, Viscount Alexander, Lady Margaret and three children from Vancouver, HM.CS. Cres cent Is due In port at 6 o'clock this evening. The vice-regal party will transfer to two special cars In which they will proceed East with the regular train leaving at 8 p.m. The Governor General will be met on arrival by Mayor II. M. Daggett, and Col. S. D. Johnston M.C., V.D. An unofficial welcome to the city will be extended, but no formal ceremomts are planned. It Is understood that the Governor General plans on being back here next year for; an official visit. H.M.C.S. Crescent Is remaining over hre to take part In the Tort Day celebration tomorrow. Fish Sales American Evening Star, 77,000? Storage, 25.80 and 21.50. Bonanza, 42,000, Royal, 25.70 and 2J.50. Mlddleton, 14,000, Pacific, 25.50 and 21.50. Situation With Yugoslavia Is Still Tense United States Displays Its Military Might On Frontier Belgrade Regretful But Not Apologetic GORIZIA (CP) More than ten thousand troops of the crack United States Eighty-Eighth Division in full war gear paraded in the Allied occupation zone yesterday so close to the dividing Morgan Line that YugoSlav forces could witness the impressive display. , The spectacle was staged at a time when Yugoslavia's '4 relatione tirHli fXreaf Drltaln anH United States were plumetlng to a record low with the tense sltu- states transport piane was brought down over Yugoslavia. It was stated, however, In contradiction of a statement of Ambassador Jackson of the' United States, that the weather was clear and not cloudy and that the plane should have known" where it was. Later Yugoslavia admitted a second Incident on Monday ,ln which another United States transport plane was brought down In flames with three of those on board apparency perishing. It was announced yesterday that Marshal Tito himself was an eye-witness of the forcing down of a United States transport plane over Yugoslavia on August 9. He declares that tha plane was not lost as has been contended by the United States. Tito said that Yugoslavia de- price. Following forcing down of two" transport planes over Yugo slav , territory such planes have Mfjyor .DftggeU- tokL the. .federal t,ii7?Tui fVfiTtM- . rlercctitxsnaJuiauilili Transport Minister, "arid I can ... .. tour on future flights from ooo,.r that ha ft ho mario majrui u66"i .c-cowru -u v""- rr V pressed regret at the Incident nf Atirviirf Q nrkan n TTnltorl Udlne to Vienna. Further landing privileges for United States planes at Belgrade, capital of Yugoslavia, and Budapest, capital of Hungary, have been denied. , An urgent message sent from United States Secretary of State James Byrnes, In Paris attend ing the peace conference, to President Truman has had to TITO ON SPOT BELGRAD E Ambassador Richard Patterson of the United States today asked Marshal Tito for a personal statement In regard to activities of Yugoslav fighter planes against American transport aircraft. CHINA LOOKS GLOOMY NANKING A gloomy picture is painted today, of the civil war situation in China, indications being that there will be an all-out fight involving armies of three million troops on either side. TREMIER RETURNING PARIS Dissatbfied at progress being made, Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada may leave Paris tomorrow on his return to Canada. Hon. Brook Claxton would remain as head of the Canadian delegation. NAMED COMMISSIONER OTTAWA Mr. Justice S. E. Richards of Winnipeg was today named commissioner in the dispute between the United Packing House Workers' Union and the Canada Packers and P. Burns Co. Ltd. PLAYING INTO Meantime, the Yugoslav gov jUAIJftC (t DEh erhment In an official note, ex- I IHIlUJ Ul IXLlJ Must Be Improvement In .Industrial Relations Howe Is Hopeful OTTAWA W Rt. Hon C D: Howe, minister of reconstruction, held out hope yesterday that Canada's strikes are reaching a point "where they will either solve themselves or be capable of solution." In the House of Commons, Mr. Howe said that reconversion had become almost Impossible during the last few weeks on account of strikes. Arthur Smith, Progressive - Conservative member for Cal gary, warned the House that. unless there was an early improvement In Industrial relar tlons, the minority communist element, described as the "canker of communism", attached to the Labor movement, would gain strength. There was danger of the Communists taking advan-1 sired peace "mil not at any lta. . th, .lln9t,on o unrest. Rev. Dan Mclvor, Liberal mem ber for Port William, subscribed to'the warning of Mr. Smith. r: D.i j rA i rites ncsiuicu x WASHINGTON D.C, The price decontrol board of the United States has ordered a restoration of all meat price controls and also ordered that prices of dairy products and nearly all grains should remain free of control. Office of Price Administration Chairman Paul Porter said that do with YugoSlav-Unlted States I meat prices would be "at of close relations. I to June 30 levels." FIRE AT LADNEU LAD NER Fire, started-by berry pickers, has spread into . peat bogs' east of here, thteat-em'ng a $350,000 peat plant, and valuable peat crop. NAMED TO U.B.C. VANCOUVER Prof. Frederick LeSeur, graduate of University of Toronto, has been appointed head of the new department of architecture at the University of BrltisV.CpU umbia- ,-rp, MITCHELL ACCUSED., : , MIAMI Canadian delegates to the International Typographical Union conventlohLnere charged Canadian Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell with anti-union leanings. Local Tides ! Thursday, August 21,' 1945 High 9:47 18.1 feet 21:39 19.4-feet Low .- 3:20 5,1 feet 15:20 9.2 feet PUBLISHING TOMORROW The Daily tfews will be published as usual On Port Day, Thursday, In order to serve our readers and advertisers. TODAYS EVENTS CIVIC CENTRE CARNIVAL STAGE SHOW 7:00 and ll:p0 DANCE ' 11:30 MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS All sellers of carnival tickets must turn in books to George Rorie, Second Floor, Besner Block, before 10:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 21. All books turned in after that date will have no bearing on candidate standings ior Carnival Queen.. .. ' h v. It' f i f 4