NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Brett ALL VOTERS - -PLEASE Pattullo NOTE. .1 foe (1) ALL voters must vote at Moose Hall no Mickleburgh j X ballot boxes at East End Hall. (2) For transportation or Information phone 150 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port , , LPP Headquarters, Stone Block). VOTE VOL. XXXIV, No. 246. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS wnux iu Avuiu LAST-MINUTE GLUT. lit IIJK"""' w rhnniTPnrnpr i III k. W W ' W . i.. Provincial Election ,ntot lo Culminate nn" uiau --- Bvnprt.rrl tn 2n to ine .nnr , rinr n nrn- t :uibivn i.i mnmhfr from a. slate 01 jie wvciiciv f t . campaigns "i ' . r-rmcr rrpmipr w in Is uiiiy. t ' ' niU'i ..... U PPf le WUam II Brett, manager the Prince Rupert Flsher- ai Co-operative, making nis i Lu fn AlitMal nfflrp nut. ; the civic sphere- aloMTOgre live rany can- i. 9l.vpnr.nlrt Tt r n r. p .i..v..nVi alftmnnlnrv cr-Virinl .k.. nH vptrriin of thf fpd- . . .AHt.plnJ no TOD there will be 19 regular ;irf stations, two absentee n stations and one Dolllrw in fnr aptvo prv!rp opr. i n-t : riffi n-.... 31. R'.'LUlUUI WllllLi Ul ULC i tr.. ill.- ti wa annouueeu. utui&e mc .lr (tlnn litt Tuna u.Vinn in ine r4oc.se nan ana' one :he East End Hall, all voting the provincial election will :Nr? hcurs will be from, 8 . to 8 p.m, ! the t'vo absentee polllne Isns. one will be (or voters J aic irKiciCU III II11S COIl- .mi. wv v niiu ate uiiuuiu bu present at the polHns. dtvi- i.l.ll.L 11,... i.i , ast their vote. Mrs. S. A. oacit is deputy reluming of- t for this polling station. p sf?nnn snvnroo cttit nn or voters who are registered er electoral districts. Mrs. 1- S. Blackabv Is deputy re- officer In charge. RFFvMA I - l I .n. A ML If ill s im n miiw UHLL 1 boat owners bandied to- fler yesterday afternoon in iort to refloat three small hich sank at or near r berths at the east-end '"men's floats during a fierce 'Tuesday morning. The three were the Prnsnorltv a ..v.!. . . . - UIIC. anrt T Kro -nu- r it "Ull apparrntlv damnoeri hv U1MI7 flftrt 11 r I i r -o a,Qiuisi, liib iinaus. saiiK her moorlnir hprtV, In ohnnf ltcl Of Water at hlcli tlrfp It it. . ... " -- uae ieu yesterday wn, a dozen fishermen "WJ to firair lh. K 4n u snnrn .i. ... ... , -.v o.i sue would Do left 'ana drv at lnw P nU . -...r iwo, tnc Kaschic "asperity a riihpr hrnv. f r were cut loose and sank A pjq 1 , "-..v ULUILN III III.III'I "ws down to the dlf- noormg floats on the Won early Tuesday mom-w attend tn thn cf.. - Kept their cngins run- " light In ordpr tn rnn. r ?oats shula mooring stress of wind and ajj """ '"any lines to . " me Pain snhcM.J " "oais at kpi n. ... ojlnflh"P.c.P?re.ga: 'cd tn iu wnicn nan. ri"U?e nbLSllcltcred spot ".) A. lce ?V' VOTERS 00 TO POLLS HERE iClORROW Active service personnel are entitled to vote providing they were residents of British Columbia for the six-month period Immediately preceding the date on which they Joined the services. This applies to male or-female service-personnel, whether ,or ndt they were previously registered as voters. Assisting Returning Officer' A. Bruce Brown is City Cl?rk H. D. "lhaln, who Is acting as supervising deputy returriing officer, and the .following deputies: Mrs. QUOTA! RESULTS Nova Scotia Election ANGUS MacDONALD AND HIS LIBERAL GOVERNMENT SCORE GREAT VICTORY Take 28 Out of Thirty Seats C.C.F. Reduced From 3 to 2 Conservatives, Wiped Out HALIFAX, Oct. 24 (CP)-Scorino: a victory of proportion rarely equalled in political history of Canada, Premier Angus MacDonald's Liberal government was returned to power in the general pro- ,'n!nl lit?i lfnctnvdinr iritli n lilfTrrnv mu inflfv than ever. Of the thirty the government won twenty-eight and the C.C.F. two. Conservative representation was wiped out, Progressive - Conservative leader L. W. Fraser and C.C.F. leader. Donald MacDonald both suffered personal defeat. In the last House there were 23 Liberals, four Conservatives, and three C.C.F. WAR ASSETS OFFICE WILL OPEN IN CITY An office of the Wac, Assets, ..Corporation Is to be establish-, ed in Prince Rupert to arrange for disposal of government-owned war equipment and property. Heading the new office will be Squadron Leader I. N. McKlnnon and Charles G, Watson, of Vancouver, who arrived this morning on the Princess Louise from Vancouver. The office is expected to fill an often-expressed need for the establishment of an agency to dispose locally of the millions of dollars worth of war equipment in this area. Previously, disposal to the public of war goods was handled through Vancouver, which put prospective purchasers In this district at a disadvantage. OTTAWA DETECTIVE SHOT OTTAWA Three men are under arrest on attempted murder charges following the shooting of a city detective this morning who is in a serious condition with bullet wound in the heart. " Sectors of Prince Rupert, Skccna anl Omineca Ridings VOTE C.C.F- SOLID SCE RUPERT HILL BRETT, Fisherman OMiv ""FRANK FL0YI) rmcr ;U'NKCA-TEI) ROWLAND. Logger 31 '''nose Hall t erviccs vnlinfr ii ni.,. hii FURTHER informa- T,HH.Q. 150 Irene Muncey, Mrs. Gertrude Good, Mrs. Muriel Thompson, Mrs. Nada Cruickihank, Mrs. Mildred Field, Mrs. Mavis Fulton, Mr. Rupert Fulton, Mrs. Pearl Hunter. Mrs. Rose McRac, Mrs. Dolores Gcrrard, Mrs. Elsie Creed, Mrs. Phyllis Pullen, Mr. Esther G. Wardalc, Mrs. Georg Dlbb, Mrs. Violet Scherk, Mrs. Gwendolyn Thain, Mrs. Bern'.ce Walker. Mrs. Allen Walker. Mrs. Ruth Hauscr, Mrs. G. R. S. Blackaby, Mrs. M. Klelback, Mrs Kathleen Farrow $100,000 118,550 seats in the Legislature, JAP PROBLEM IS FEDERAL C.C.F. Candidate Says They Arc Coming Back Anyway Archibald Would Have No Trivate Fishing The i Jap problem, W. H. Brett, C.C.F. candidate for Prince Rupert, said in his campaign meeting Monday night, was out of the provincial sphere and . no matter what government was elected they would come back to the coast 'because it was a part of the federal government's declared policy. He scoffed at what he termed Mr. Nlcksrson's concern for the co -operative movement. " A few years ago fishermen were getting 37 cents a pound for their halibut livers. When they organized and sold them co-operatively, they got 69 cents a pound in spite of their Inexperience. The lack of exploita tion which the fishermen now enjoy was achieved In spite of the government and In spite of Mr. Nlckerson." Mr. Brett said that he had not directed his campaign particularly to the fishermen becausp he believed that, "after workin? for the fishermen lor 20 years, they know where I stand." C.C.F. Will End Private Fishing Harry Archibald declared that he found it a pleasure to be back In Prince Rupert. "Pattullo says that if the C.C.F. geta in It will bring the .Taps back Into the private fishing industry," declared Archibald. "I say that If the C.C.F. ccts in there will not be any pri vate fishing industry In the province. "Hon. E. T. Kcnney has criticized me for leaving Ottawa during the balancing of the bud- pet," he said,. "but I am not so much Interested In Balancing the budget as 'I am in balancing the diet of the people." Temperature Maximum Minimum 52 39 "I shall place the needs of 1'rincc Rupert above partisan considerations." liruce Mickleburgh. LOCAL TIDES Thursday, October 25, 1945 High 4:09 19.6 feet 15:55 21.0 feet Low 9:59 7.3 feet 22:48 3.1 feet HEAR PUBLC MEETING PATTULLO an( McGEER Booth Memorial High School TONIGHT at 8 P.M. EVERYBODY WELCOME Chairman: Lt.-Commandcr Jack McKac miet AVERTING STRIKE WINNIPEG' Negotiations started today in an effort to avoid a general strike ot about 12,000 production workers In nineteen meat packing plants across Canada that would ""practical! paralyie'ttcria-; lion's beef industry. Air. Justice S. E. Richards presided over the meeting between the packing companies and union representatives. YUGOSLAVS' CALLED OUT LONDON A newspaper in Budapest, Hungary, reports that all officers and men of the Yugoslav Army, have been recalled to duty without explanation. The II u n g a r l a n newspaper says it received its 1 story from a Belgrade radio broadcast. STALIN NAMES SUCCESSOR LONDON The Berne radio has reported that Generalissimo Stalin has chosen his successor. The broadcast said Marshal Georgi Zhukov has been selected to succeed Stalin if anything should happen to the Soviet leader. Stalin has been variously reported :dead' and seriously ill. ItAOAK ON C.I'.K. SHU'S VICTORIA Capl. O. J. Williams, manager of C. P. R. Steamship Service, announced yesterday that all company vessels arc to be equipped with radar. The first ship to be so Equipped will be the Princess Elaine on the Vancouver-Na- naimo run where the main navigational difficulty is Vancouver's persistent fog. JASPER REOPENING OTTAWA It. C. Vaughau, president of Canadian National Railways, announces that Jasper Park, Minaki and Pictou Lodges will reopen next season after having been closed, during the war. Arch Bet ha Victory loan ahead OTTAWA Maintaining its record pace, Canada's Ninth Victory Loan reached a total of J $162,660,850 for the first two days of the drive for a minimum of $1,500,000,000. The figure to dateA IT M.OeO.001) ahead of contributions at the same' point in the last loan drive, National War Finance Committee reported today. British Columbia and Yukon is breaking all records with sales up to i(oon yesterday of $9,722,00 or 13.7 percent of quota. QUEEN REVIEWS W.D.'s LONDON The Queen reviewed 500 members of the Women's Division of the Royal Canadian Air Force at Buckingham Palace yesterday. INCOME TAX CUT LONDON Two million British wage earners in the lower bracket's were relieved entirely of income tax under the new budget. The rate for all other's is cut from 10 to 9 shillings in the pound. Excess profits tax is cut from 100 to 50 percent. FIERCE BRITISH STORM LONDON The fiercest storm in years is lashing the south coast of England for the second day.- There arc 100-inile gales, huge tides, torren tial rains and mountainous seas. Mines arc being hurled against the shore. At Hastings tides flooded stores and houses. ROTATION LEAVE AGAIN OTTAWA Rotation leave Is to be resumed for the Canadian Army. For repatriation 139 points and a good service record will be required. HOLLYWOOD FILM STRIKE HOLLYWOOD The Hollywood film workers strike continues although there arc reports of a possible early settlement. Hundreds of picketcrs have been arrested. Traitor Expiates rayal o SOME CAPS RECOVERED Most of Detonators Turned In But Number Still Unaccounted For Tension which has been hang ing over the city since the dis appearance two weeks ago of 2C0 electric blasting caps from a Royal Canadian Engineers' warehouse In Westview was part ly relieved yesterday afternoon with the voluntary return by Ju veniles of 142 of the dangerous articles. Following the disappearance of the blasting caps, city police received reports that they were In the hands of youngsters who intended to throw them Into bonfires as part of their Hallowe'en celebration at the end of the month. Warnings of the extreme danger of such action was given by police and members of the Kinsmen's Club who have taken a lead In organizing Hallowe'en actlviti&s. This resulted In the young boys returning 142 of the caps yesterday. However, there still Is 58 of them unaccounted for, and .Sgt. O. L. Hall this morning reiter ated his warning that they arc very dangerous and could cause severe injurfes to anyone hand ling them carelessly. He asks that in public Interest, anyone knowing the whereabouts of the remaining blasting caps Inform - ' ' the; poiicr. WELCOME HUT HAS SERVED 35 RETURNING VETERANS Displaying bright 'colors' arid & warm jsplrlt of hospitality, the Welcome Hut, operated by the Women's' Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion on the C.N.R. wharf here, has been the lntlal stopping place of more than 35 returning servicemen since It opened a little more than a month ago. ' The warm "Glad to See You Back" n6te expressed In .friendly Recommendations On Forests to Be Put Into Operatipn VICTORIA, Oct. 24 tt Premier John Hart, In an eleptlon campaign speech, said that the government plans to Implement recommendations of the Sloan commission which investigated . the province's lorest Industry. He did not enlarge on the announcement. NEWSPAPERMAN DIES LONDON Walter Gunn, vice-president and advertising manager of London Free Press, is dead. lie was active in Northern B.C. settlement before the war. THINKS REDS HAVE BOMB VANCOUVER Dr. Gordon Schrum, head of the department of physics at University of British Columbia, believes that Russia may have already developed the atomic bomb. Brett says: Ownership and small business will slay. Coldwell says: Profits and Ownership must go. Irvine says: C.C.F. docs not believe in rights of private property. C.C.F. booklet says: They will replace private by social ownership. DOES BRETT OR THE HEADS OF THE C.C.F. MAKE THE POLICY? NOTE: C.C.F. makes no distinction between big and little ownership. Co-op's profit from the labor of its .employees, therefore according to the above come under the control of the S.tate. f Norway i i QUISLING EXECUTED OSLO, Oct. 24 Vidkun Quisling, who betrayed his native land of Norway to become a Nazi puppet, is dead. He was executed by a firing squad before dawn today after final appeals for a stay had been denied. The greatest of secrecy surrounded the execution ot Norway's arch traitor who dealt with the enemy his King and couritryrhen defied throughout ' the war. A Foreign Affairs office spokesman said that Quisling I was awakened in his cell and rushed quickly before a filing squad of ten 'Norwegian military ! police. Unofficial reports circulating in Oslo gave first intimation that the convicted Norwegian traitor had been cx- ecuted. However, high officials i declined to comment. The reports were carried by Reuters News Agency, the British Exchange Telegraph and the Dutch radio. Reuters said the execution had taken place but added that the Oslo chief of police refused to confirm it. Confirmation came later. The death sentence was passed on Quisling October 13 by fhe Oslo Supreme Court which convicted ihim.of trea-j smiles and in the coffee, sand-jiches and cigarettes dispensed free by the Legion ladies hits the right note as far as the returning veterans are concerned, more effectively than brass bands and formal parades could have done. "I was glad of the coffee but It was the thoughtfulness of those ladles in coming down to give' us a practical welcome like that that really Impressed me," one returning veteran confided. "It made me feel that not only my own folks but the town Itself was 3lad to-see me back." ' On the strength of that reaction, also expressed by other veterans, that the Legion WJV. Is continuing its welcome program, confident that it is really worth while. The Welcome Hut opened at the foot of the C.N.R. ramp on September 6 and, since that time, every boat and many train arrivals have found the hut staffed and the eclfee pot ready. An unusual feature of the registry book Is that It was first signed toy Sgt. Frank Comadlna, who was also one of the first Prince Rupert men to go overseas. A member of the old 102nd. Battalion, he was overseas for five years. Another distinguished signature is that of Major (Rev.) R. C. II. Durnford, VS.Q.,, whose name is among the last to ap pear so Jar. About 15 ladles have volun tarily given their time to serve In the hut since It opened. Mrs J. Hanley, president of the W.A. Is In charge of the project, and the first ladles to serve on the day It opened were Mrs. M. Roth well and Mrs. W. Murdock. L.P.P. Meeting Mickleburgh Admits Gov't Bound To Win It Might Have Been Different Had C.C.F. Chosen Course: Of Labor Unity Ruefully admitting that the prospects were definitely' for a return of the coalition at .tomorrow's provincial election In Brlt- Ish Columbia and suggesting. that it might have been differ ent had the C.C.F. chosen for Labor unity rather than disunity, Bruce Mickleburgh, Labor-Progressive candidate for Prince Rupert, closed his cam- Jpalgn with a public meeting In the auditorium of Booth Memorial School last night, ftttkle-burgh expressed satisfaction In predicting that former Premier T. D. Pattullo, would be low man of the three when the votes were counted tomorrow night. T he light, he declared, was really between himself and William Brett, the C.C.F. candidate, who he suggested was not fit to "be a' representative at. Victoria when he had refused to m.eel.li& opponents and discuss Issues on the public platform. Mickleburgh thanked the people of Prince Ruper for their mmmKm to., the C.P.P? appear far "s u p p o r t. "Things are going our way now," he asserted, "and I think wo are well on the way to scortng a major political upset here toy sending to Victoria a man who wllKtalk the real needs and really put up the case for Prince Ru-, pert." The Labor-Progressive candidate briefly reviewed his poltleal career. Brought up in ajdyed-' ; in-the-wool Conservative home at Victoria, he had ajfopte'd what was now the .Labor-Progressive Party as the only party putting up a real struggle against Fascism and vteir. H9 had learned his politics the .hard' wr.j- and that was why he took politics seriously. He was de-termirie.i to do all he could to see that the hard days of the thirties never came back. Discussing some of themmer-dlate Issues facing the pe'opfev.pf Prince Rupert, Mickleburgh -de clared that Prince Ruprrt, so admirably located, should piny a real part In the traffic of the North Pacific. He mentioned operation of the dry dockwheat shipping, steel mill, pubUcly-owned hydro-electric powerdevelopment, fisheries conserva tion and new industries, lie stressed the necessity of a now deal In educational finance whereby the provincial govern ment assumed a much greater share of the cost. All people asked and desired was reason able comfort and security, He advocated free medical, optical and dental treatment for chil- dren so that health and:phy- ( Continued on Page (?) J J ORDERS TO JAP PRESS TOKYO The Japanese press was ordered today to assume a more independent policy or make way for a press that wilt. There must be full reporting of domestic 'and foreign news including the war criminal trials. PATTULLO'S COMMITTEE ROOMS NOW AT 301 THIRD AVENUE Phones 648 and 663 Call for transportation fa 4. :!!