RED TOP CABS Phone jflCj Pone C. McINTYRE j KASPER - Stand: Kupert Tobacco Stote (across from Ormes) DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BR1T18H CPLUMBIA'8 NEWSPAPER TAXI TAXI 537 DAY and NIGHT SERVICE Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port Bill and Ken Nesbitt VOL. XXXV, No. 34. PRINCE RUPERT. B.C., SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1946 PRICE FIVE CENTS aivors i Gd?board '-' Wreck O f St earner on O v A 4- I A I HF lIHI VI bras AMSTERDAM -An Amsterdam nays that the three To-Lto army officers who have In under anrcst for more than 111 noiiaiio. arc expeci fionui :t v, :n trial February 18. i Blic hrcT are charged with hiropcrly possessing and cx-jrt.ins automobiles. They were pirhi up before the command- officer of the Canadian re- .irrmcni Dasc ai ixijmeseii day and they were formally I'.andcd for court-martial, rhr :!i . x have already bee" 'lut-n w.h the evidence ilnrt them, LOTTERY DEADLINE YirniKi.i Aiiorney-ucn- dl iniuuiiiu awj'i ma- p m uirr iiiiiiiitf-i rn nri rtrnd the deadline for lot- IC 111 Jtllllll LUIUIIIIJIA. IIU i t rs si i rain ijiio -1 f noav ivinrnincr m irtiii ouc 10 arrive nere 10:4 t miriht from the east br;n delayed because of nr ' zz with the transcon-n'J -prvice at Jasper and -; rlvs at 7 45 Sunday morn- u war. reported today. A ml-sr iw ...ide which covered the iw near nwinusa yeswraay 'Ifired oriLhln sin linnr nfler zry :;nowplow from Prince ptl r nrrivrn net n I fir thn cf lnft nit (ma GYPPED OF nc am uniirc" IXLHIM IIUUJL i in and his wife have had r rlrrfimt.. f n .-1 ... -. .u u m uvdknui iiviui Ultl HULIIT Lli.lL experience may serve as a' :;r oincr coupics. :f Toronto and his ttlfe gave plans of their dream house a $500 advance fee to a .j. . iv ,i-u cuiioiruc lion Twice more the construc- man came to them and each Est further advances of urn the 'dream house" was un hrted, Campbell decided i n a lawyer Now the swln-la serving a three-year Jail ' But the Campbell's say florin' l-.nl.-. u n. -1 - i, v.jj null! ttk wil'u t nrlrt t n Mmh. i ti v.wi kiuuuilfi AIC1UU h;.- job and, In the llt.imn . . . , "'tjr ispcm, uic rcss ir-i savings In hospital bills u their baby became 111. KINfi VFK " h I bf PI III IAir i n IN IIIK JTAWA CP i J , ' says niai i employers arc glvlns rcadv wration in reinstatlnir vet- y Ha fffif iu- - --v Uliu lrQsl QI tnc ians are coinc hnri- - u uiut in many cases 'Overs are exceeding t.ho "ary requirements or the employment. ELOIL FROZEN YORK r late Friday nloht. frnr d b "ttontag hi u-v inc mayor n one to re- ' narbor strike, j? GETTING NADIAN LOAN AWA f n, . id rhi. r. "aua s going iWbt connti-w .ii . -llle K (mini r . LV. . LI - - w. III.- , was nrtiir.... i . -ast ntn.v,r ' """i: in Ol- 1 m ;,..,Dy ine nanc: ;iev DIES SUDDENLY Vlce-Ad-mlral George Clarence Jones, chief of Canadian naval staff ' NEGOTIATIONS ON SALARIES Aniieable Relations Between Teachers and Hoard Itesolutions for Convention The rr5ular monthly meeting of the Prince Rupert and District Teachers' Association heard a report by J. S. Wilson and J. Clarke on salary negotiations with the local school board which were proceeding "satisfactorily and with good will on both sides. It was felt that the board was fully alive to the need of holding good teachers in Prince Rupert and that steps were being taken In that direction. The meeting also heard a reply by Mrs. M. Ropex. school Lismissal of Charge Aqainst Great Britain save mail V A kir a nrr LEFT ESTATE OF $193,000 Will of T. II. Johnson ProbatedMasonic Lodge to Benefit Eventually The late Thomas Holmes John son, former general manager of Canadian Fish & Cold a Storage lbQard6crstarJUoaaxJLcras-ianaQ'an fwKC tsoaatfonielter dealing wlrelffclP-".. question of school building facilities in Frlnce Rupert. Mrs. Roper's letter asked the teachers to prepare a submission on this question and a committee consisting of J. Clarke, R. McLean. E. Mercer. S. Cheescman and B. Mlcklcburgh was named to carry out the task. Speakers will be sent to any local organization desiring a Concise outline of the Cameron report. Miss Dorothy O'Neill reported on behalf of the public relations committee. Resolutions to be submitted to the annual meeting of the B.C. Teachers' Federation In Vancouver nt Easter were then considered. Unanimously adopted were resolutions covering the following points: Restoration and Improvement of Dre-war standards of teacher qualifications, in part throuah the creation of a provincial teacher certification board representative of the Department of Edmonton, trustees and teachers. Limitation of classes to a maximum of 30 pupils so that punlls requiring it might receive the prorrr amount of Individual attention. A resolution calling on the B.C. Teachers' Federation to continue Its policy of seeking salary increases for teachers and more money for education in general, including provincial provision for salary levels commensurate with the social Importance of teachers' work. Proposal that jiie Department of Education hereafter announce inspectorial vacancies. Teacher representation on the provincial curriculum revision committer. Amendment of the Teachers' Pension Act .so that men tcach-ersvwho have served 30 years or more be permitted tc retire at the n?e of 60 "and women teachers with like service at 55. The association president. J. S. Wilson, was in the chair and there was a good attendance of members. Following the business meeting refreshments were served. WATT SUCCESSOR! NOT NAMED YET VICTORIA & No successor I has yet been appointed to th" late Norman A. Watt, who died "n y. a,s ;ivcrnment agent at j X, mcc Rupert KEEP GERMANS IF NECESSARY OTTAWA -Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell says he i prepared, ir necessary to recom mend that, some German prisoners of war be kept In the Dominion to heln with next year errrs. Hie minister says he had not yrt derided on the matte because h!s decision must revt on a review of the situation In Anril. Under present plans, the Wnrk'ntr nartie of Gr-wnan prisoners will be the last to leave Canada. This has been arranger' so that work In lumber camps will continue until the .scasor end1! unless civilian help can br found. iuria, it'll, u nei esiaie oi isj, 000, It is revealed as a rcsul: of the probating of the will in Vic toria The widow receives the income from the estate for life. Then the University of British Columbia comes in for an endowment of $25,000 which will be used to provide a bursary to assist in the college education of a son of a member of Tyee Lodge, A.F. & A.M., Prince Rupert, who Is deemed worthy. The Grand Lodge of British Columbia, A.F. & AJU., receives $5000 and Tyee Lodge. A.F. ti A.M.. building fund $5000. The rest of the estate goes to sisters, sisters-in-law, brothers, brothers-in-law and a niece, all In England. The only realty In Prince Rupert was lot 17, block 50, section 8, plan 9i3, which Mr. Johnston directed In his will should revert to the city as of no value. SPEEDING UP GRATUITIES Ian Mackenzie I'rotnivrs Veterans that TJicir Checks Will Be Sent Out Faster VANCOUVER CI" Hon. Ian Mackenzie, minister of veterans affairs, in an interview here yesterday, said speedier payments of initial wa" service uratultv j checks would be made. He said that nearly 3,000 checks were be lng mailed daily and, at this rate, a backlog of applications, which numbered 02,000 on January 2, should be cleared up now. WESTERN UNION STRIKE SETTLED WASHINGTON Supreme Court Justice Aaron Levy has announced the settlement of Ihr onc-month-old strike of Western Union workers In New York City. However, union spokesmen say the agreement Is subject tc ratification by the membership today. Strike of Airmen Is CallecTOff DOWN AMPNEY. Eng. P) Repatriation protest demonstrations by Royal Canadian Air I Force personnel In the United Kingdom ended today when C00 striking ground crew men at Down Ampney transport squadron followed; the example of 1200 personnel at Odlham who called off a similar strike yesterday. The men at both air fields were told yesterday that their pay and allowances would be citf- off. their gratuities probably lost and their repatriation delayed If they continued the strike after February' H- The Down Ampney sitdown started to weaken as the motor transfer division, comprising 100 men, returned to work. The men who struck Thursday in protest against the Canadian government's repatriation program met later In the day and decided to follow the Odlham example Disposition Of Ukraine Charge Due United Nations Security Council Is Settling A wither 'Crisis LONDON (CP) Tlie United Nations securLy council was expected to-'ay to dismiss charges of V Soviet Ukraine o'lint Croat TVt:i;n i "onncction with the presence of British troops in Indonesia. The security council yesterday Inter ruptcd debate on the Indonesian dispute to study the statement, it interested nations Including Dutch declaration that "very i liberal" settlement of Indonesian independence aspirations was hoped for shortly. The council 1 was to meet today to try to arrive at a solution satisfactory to the Soviet Ukraine which charged that the British troops In Indonesia were endangering world peace. TO AVKKT FAM1NK LONDON The Biff Five nations are taking drastic action to prevent a famine in wheal. A resolution will come before the United Nations Assembly Tuesday. Europe needs 17,000,-000 bushels of wheal but only 12,000,000 bushels are available. SPAIN BLACK-BALLFD LONDON" The Assembly of the United Nations Organization today "black-balled" the Franco government of Spain which meanstliat Spain will not be admitted to UNO as Icng as the Franco regime remains. Meantime, Franco has said that it is "necessary" he remain in power. CANADA AND MEXICO MEXICO CITY A $10,000,-000 annual trade agreement between Canada and Mexico was signed jestcrray. Minister of Trade and Commerce McKiunon and Ambassador II. L. Kcenleysidc signed for Canada. FAST PATROL BOATS VANCOUVER Major J. A. Motherwell, Chief Supervisor of Fisheries, said that two fast, 65-foot R.C.A.F. boats, the Nicola and the Atlin have been acquired by the federal Fisheries Department for enforcement of regulations on the B.C. Coast. LONDON FOR UNO CAPITAL Ixypliavi Delegate Proposes It As Temporary Headquarters LONDON 0) The Egyptian delegate to the UNO conference suggested today to the headquarters committee that London Instead of New York be selected as the temporary capital of the United Nations Organization. The suggestion was made as an amendment to the report of the interim site committee, and it was said to be common sense to keep the headquarters in the British capital where all the organization's documents now rest and where there would be Utile added expense. The delegate said that this would not necessarily reverse the decision to have the permanent seat in the United States, but would give four or five months to reconsider the whole question. The Assembly, on casting vote of the chairman after a 19-all tie, decided against deferring decision of a permanent headquarters until fall. ; t ' BRITONS EN ROUTE TO JAPAN FOR WAR C IMES TRIAL- En route to Japan to partlci pate in the trials of major Japanese war criminals these five British representatives are shown in New York during a break in the lung journey Left to right are David Scott Fox, Maurice Reed. Christmas Humphreys. A. S. C'-.nyns-Carr. K.C., leader of the delegation, and u. S. Davis. STALIN'S DIX'LA RATI ON .MOSCOW Speaking on the eve of the general Russian election, Joseph Stalin said today that future wars can be avoided if there is a fair distribution r,f raw materials and export markets. FLOODS IN ENGLAND LONDON Two persons at least are dead in the worst floods in 40 years in central England and Wales. Ninety-mile gales are sweeping the English Channel and the southeast coast of England. IIOMMA TRIAL ENDED MANILA Trial of Lieut. General. Uomma, charged with responsibility for the "Death March cf Bataan," ended today and the decision oT the military tribunal is likely to be niad known on Monday. The trial lasted for five weeks. The erstwhile conqueror f Manila, Bataan and Corrcgi-dor was in tears as the prosecution demanded a hanging verdict. Chief defence counsel said that, should llomma's life be taken, the world would lose a man devoted le peace. CHURCHILL AND TRUMAN MIAMI Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain will fly from here to Washington to keep an appointment with President Truman at 8:20 ttmorrow evening. BACK FROM AUSTRALIA OTTAWA Three hundred Canadian repatriates from Australia members of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals, arc due back early in March. DEPORTATION DECISION' OTTAWA Decision of (lie Supreme Court oT Canada on the Japanese deportation iiuestlon has been further deferred until February 18. DESTRUCTION IN RUSSIA NUI RXBEIUi A Russian general at the war crimes trial said the Germans had destroyed 1700 Russian towns and "O.OOO villages, doing $135.-000,000,000 damage in 1911 alcne in Russia. Weather Torccast Prtnre Rupert,: Partly cloudy and cool with snow showers, becoming cloudy at night. Fresh northwest winds, becoming moderate southwesterly after- NEEDS FOOD OFTEN A mole, unfed for 12 hours, will starve tn death AIR FORCE CUTTING DOWN ON THIS COAST KEEPING VATCH ON ARCTIC Choppy Waters and Jileak Shores Being Searched For Missing Persons KETCHIKAN (CP) The United States Army sent salvage crews aboard he grounded, deserted half a vessel that was" once ir j cl rw l QieuiUSJUJ) Co.'s liner Yukon as they attempted to recover valuable mall and cargc Small craft, at the same ana DieaK snores or Jonnstone, Eay for ten persons still mlssingj iotai survivors arc ociiniteiy cs tablished at 485. One body hifi nppn n spnvprpn mil nnr inoi-iri i iiea. ine eleven mciuaea six scldiers, three civilians and two members of the crew. GRECO-JACK FIGHT DRAW NEW YORK The welterweight boxing bout last night between hard-hitting Johnny Greco of Montreal and Beau Jack of Atlanta, Georgia, ended ;in a draw. The two fighters bat tled for ten rounds before a crowd of more than 18,000 in New York's Madison Square Garden. The gate, was $148,152. the largest brought in by a bout not in the heavyweight category. Greco's slanting rights and lefts landprl harripr than Iho rnl- YANjCOUYJiR i2X Marshal .tL L IHtUlt, AvJiqJ ored fighter's counter-blows but it ri lair inn T rs o- 7 rrn irnmn ir- .1 nvpr over enmnijinr command " w" J"" " "" arrived yesterday from Ottawa to take of Western Air Command, said in an interview that the number of Royal Canadian Air Force stations under his command would depend on whether North America "must keep watch on the Arctic." This, he ' " -f'added, "will depend upon our re APPEAL COURT GRANTS TWO TAX REDUCTIONS lations with any country which ! could conceivably attack us over the Arctic." He did not elabor- iate. Sea Island and Patricia Bay i will be the principal peacetime bases of the Royal Canadian Air Force on this coast, Plant said Iwith Abbotsford and Tofino as Considering 13 claims on i subsidiary bases. Other bases Thursday, civic court ol revision established during wartime ni whip on Greco's face matched the points that the Montreal fighter built up with his hard blows. FOOD CRISIS IS ALARMING LONDON P Britons read in the newspapers warnings that more food restrictions are likely and, meanwhile, the cabinet la grappling with the problem of dealing with the existing food crisis. The government finds lt- connrmea me present assess- be disposed of , some to be taken ! self bombarded with protests mrnts against ten pieces of nm- fnr pWIIjh nnnvwus fKrai I over the nlreadv announced cuts properly, reduction of which was sought by the owners or tenants. The court reduced assessments against two privately-owned properties and increased the assessment against Waterfront Block One on claim of the city assessor. Deferred for hearing until next Thursday were appeals for reduction in assessments on 15 pieces nt property owned by the Canadian National Railways. Mrmbers of the court were Mayor II. M. Daggett and Aldermen Ham and Johnston. Eight of the ten properties on which the presert assessments were confirmed are provincial i gnvernment-owned land, whose ! buildings arc occupied by indi- I viduaLs or companies which, in ! addition to paying rental to the j government, must also pay the i e.uv taxes on the property. Reductions granted were: Assessment of improvements on lots 18 and 19, block 15, section 5. owned bv II. Letourneau. reduced from $5505 to $5,305. Assessment of $1,050 against lots 42 and 43, block 14, section 5. owned hv David Zllle, reduced to $150 per lot. Confirmed were assessments against: Lot 1 , hlork t. section 5, owned j bv Reg C. Webber, assessed at. $550. j Lot (58. blok 2. section 2. own ed bv Rudolf Lovestad, assessed at $415. Five plrees of walrrf ''nt nron- erty oceuoied by Booth. Rovnl. Wills, nanon and Pacific Fish-, cries, owned by the urovlnelal government. Lot 3. .block 2. section 2. owned by the provincial sovernmenr. and occupied by Constable 'T. Bruc. lots 52 and 53. block 1G. section 1. owned by the provincial TOvcrnment and occupied by T. N. ' You ps. Lot 10. block 21. section 1. government agent's residence. Two other claims were not c-'nsidP'rl by 'he em-rt one on Cove at Prince Rupert is one of It is predicted that the follow- the bases on this coast which is ! i"g announcements will be made being closed out as far as the Royal Canadian Air Force is concerned. Aliford Bay on Queen Charlotte Islands has already Dcen closed i. Hopeful of Strike End Truman Optimistic About Early Termination of Steel Tie-up WASIIINGTOT, D.C. (P President Truman was reported "quite hopeful" today that the end of the steel strike is at hand. The chief executive's optimistic attitude toward the srlution or the United States biggest strike, now in its 20th day, was described by a White House official who said (hat good progress was being made and the United States Steel Corporation and the C.I.O. strelwrrkers arc "not very far apart." ANTI-BRITISH RIOT IN CAIRO CAIRO (f Egyptian students battled the Cairo police today during a demonstration against Britain's attitude toward revision of the British Egyptian treaty. At least 50 students and 30 policemen were injured and approximately 150 students were arrested before quiet was restored. Students surged through the streets shouting "Down With Britain" and "To The Revolt." Police lines were broken and a bus was set afire. Uie grounds that the claimant had no interest In the property, and the other because It was lodged after the prescribed closing ri ito for receiving claims. in the House of Commons nexC week: 1. There can be no assurance that there will not be further cuts. 2. Compulsory no - waste orders are possible if the voluntary food savin? plan does not produce results. YAMASHITA MUST HANG President Truman Turns Down Final Appeal WASHINGTON The Japanese war leader, Lieutenant; General Yamashita, appears doomed to hang. President Truman has turned down Yamashita's plea for clemency from the military court sentence of death for war atrocities. JAPANESE BALLOONS OTTAWA W Ottawa and Washington have stripped away the secrecy concerning the bomb-carrying Japanese balloon. Statements issued In both capitals last night disclose that the Japanese sent off about 9,000 bomb-carrying balloons in the direction of this continent. However, it is believed that only about 900 actually arrived over North America with the majority vanishing Into remote areas of the Pacific. Local Tides Sunday, February 10, 1948 High 7:48 19.4 feet 21::05 16.0 feet Low 1:16 8.6 feet 14:45 .fJ feet