n Li i8 II 1 f 1 I1 : & i ! The Daily News . . . Dally Edition: Rash! Friday, January 19, 1945 fi Published everv aftpmonn fnt Sun Iday by Prince Rupert Dally News a .im lTaWI I lllM AXAmtA Darau, Daau British Columbia O. A. HUNTER, Managing Editor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ';By City Carrier, per week r Per Olonth ,t Per - Year By Mall, per month , -Per Yeas nan commission to study the ad visabillty of public-ownership of the British Columbia Electric Railway, it was revealed at a MEMBER ABC. SltC 1700 .40 It OU I Mr. Churchill Reassures Us . . . Wi Their grim and pungent forthright- fciiess is wiiaL nume ajiiujciuii uiiei-ji-iances so consistently intriguing. Tfte f I British Prime Minister's two-hour ad- I dress to Parliament yesterday was no I ' exception. There is never anything vague about a Churchill speech. He i never minces matters, never compro mises. He is bluntly frank. To his friends and admirers and even his op ponents are often his greatest admirershis talks are ever delightful. When Churchill is optimistic, it is always so reassuring for we know that the Prime Minister never thinks wishfully nor does he shrink from facing the facts. Mr. Churchill was in his usual challenging mood yesterday. He again plainly informed the House that, if they did not like his policies which would not be changed by his government of which he was head, the members could vote him out. He does no pussyfooting to remain in office, we have long since found. As long as Churchill is Premier, there is going to be British intervention in the political affairs of liberated countries if they are unwilling or incapable of governing themselves democratically. British policy will be unconditional surrender of Germany and Japan as long as Mr. Churchill is head nii'i of the government. It was interesting to hear Chur-f chill's blessing of the great Eussian I offensive on the eastern front as part Not Much Interest In Buying B.C.E.R. VANCOUVER, Jan. 19 W The municipality of North Vancouver Is in favor of setting up a three-1 PAGE TWO of the plan to concert all power to bring Germany to her knees at the earliest possible moment. The statement of the British Premier that the credit for stopping von Runstedt's offensive in Belgium was due the Americans should dispel any feelings that might have been developing between United States and Great Britain over that campaign. j There was something satisfying about hearing Churchill tell Italy and Spain that Britain could get along verv nicely without them as friends. Of coursei they would never have been anything better than fair weather friends anyway. It was a great speech. It cleared a lot of things up. And we all feel better as a result of what was said by the old British war horse. Post-War Problems . . . Problems of tremendous and previously undreamed of proportions await Canada in the postwar period, ABSENCE OF WITNESS BRINGS ADJOURNMENT Adjournment of the third ses sion of the preliminary man was unable to see who was in the truck as it passed him. He had left Miss Matzick in the truck when he went back into a cabin a few minutes before, he said. The truck was moving away when he returned to the street. ATTENTION FUR SHIPPERS MINK, MARTEN, (BABY) FISHERS, WEASELS, LYNX, SQUIRRELS are In strong demand. We have been instructed by our manufacturing customers to meet competition and secure the above articles, as they have to have them to fill their immediate orders, "FURS HAS BEEN OUR BUSINESS . . . FURS IS OUR BUSINESS NOW!" "YOU MUST EITHER KNOW FURS . . . OR KNOW YOUR FUR HOUSES" We are outright CASH BUYERS and our markets are the best obtainable. WE WANT YOUR FURS and will pay you for prompt shipment. TOP MARKET PRICES The good market which we have will be reflected In the cheques you will receive. "DO BUSINESS THE TRAPPERS' FURS WAY" So determine now and ship your furs with confidence to TRAPPERS' FURS where the promise Is always performed. TRAPPERS' FURS 303A WEST PENDER VANCOUVER, B.C. When he returned to Sixth St. in a friend's caj shortly afte,r 11:30 the truck was parked in I it ; usual place in front of his and gone tq -his cabin. He did iMiss Matzick and T. W. Wllber- meeting of mayors and reeves of slaughter hearing of Ruth Mat- l sche id Jiad gone In the truck to i ' ... muiucipuiiues cuncernea. iiorui zick allced driver of the truck i vvuotrscnems caenn at oeacn ". Vancouver is the only munici- ii pauiy so jar io snow an m- i terest In the proposed purchase ! II.. . .. CUJIlJJiill. WAR TRAIN BROKEN UP TRANSCONA, Man., Jan. 19 0 I An armored train wa3 built at the Canadian National Railway shops at Transcona, Manitoba, in the early part of the war. The train consisted of an armored was used for a long period in i British Columbia. Lajt year, when the menace of ! a Japanese invasion disappeared, the train was broken up and its rolling stock returned to normal service. o'clock Miss Matzick had been impatient to leave. Miss Matzick had had a drink early in the evening and another latr at Wil-berscheld's cabin, Steele declared. Sgt. O. L. Hall of the city police told of taking the Alaska department truck to the police station at 4 a.m. on December 14. He also identified clothing exhibited as belonging to Ross. iThe hearing was adjourned after efforts to locate Pvt. L. D." Featherolf who was recalled to the stand by W. C. Fulton, had failed. Testimony given By Pvt. said. 1757 who had 57 children, all liv ing. MAYBE IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS? uppoinira Administrator oi tne estate of Alfred Thomas Abbott, deceased, and all parties having claims uKuinst tne saia rotate are nereny required to furnish tame, properly verified, to me on or before the 20th day of February. A.D. 1045, and all parties Indebted to the said Estate urc required to pay the amount of their Indebtedness to me forthwith. DATED at Prince Rupert. B.C this 15th day of Jantinry. A D. 104S. OEOROE II, HALLETT Official Administrator Atlln, B.C. THE DAILY NEWS m . f kinds for modernlzlne and ex I ht. KfWal Kan If ft nana Ipanding: already established Annual Meeting Morris . Wilson, President, says continued Canadian development depends on world-wide system of trading: based on international monetary and exchange stability. Urges Canada be one of first to approve principles of Brettort Woods Sydney G. Dobson, Vice-Piesident and General .Manager, reports total assets at all-time peak with year's increase greatest in history of bank; southern branches in unique position to facilitate Latin-American, trade. and the question of what to do in the W me to w Gre ejtoort rnnsldpr- ev- f to ,he of the other countries of the creasing domestic and forelen ' .ryTnf lL hank', demobilization ULinouiuzauuii in of the iiic Armed 41 Forces 1 Empire j f ririrt than we import from them. On hade in order to maintain em- . J ..ne would ',?niLs be ".hi 'the ami imiiuuuus wurnurs 111 uncn 1.1 mu- the other hand, our imports from 1 ' vmrnt o- home International cy ,uc,f MU"j, ."7 fifMPnr tn tpmnpr vicinnc nf n nnstwnr ! the United States are usually in 1 herame disrupted, with J" members Lff-!".-', of ;,. , 1 iex s of our exports to mat "verv country seUn? to force Its Utopia. It is doubtful if all the brave plans for postwar "full employment" and "social security" advocated today are accompanied by a full realization of what must be done if these plans are to materialize. Many of the philosophies presented by ardent reformers are the antithesis of sound principles of democracy and good government, and they fail to take into account that government planning and control is not an end in itself, but should seek 0 provide conditions which will encourage enterprise and not thwart it. All that any government can do will leave vast areas of effort and opportunity that will challenge to the utmost the courage, ingenuity, and powers of cooperation of which Canada is possessed. pire. were readily exchangeable for US. dollars with which to oay for what we purchased in the United States. 'War-time experience, how own "devices for liquidation of British balances, throueh inter est-free loans, mutual aid. and the reoatriation of Canadian securities. We were also forced to restrict purchases and travel in the United Slates, in order to reduce" the demand for VS. dollars. thereby making it easier for us to nav for essential imnorts. If the world should be divided into exclusive trading preas after the war. as is frequently suie?ted of which one might be based on sterling and another on the VS. dollar. Canada would be in a peculiarly diadvantaseous position since she properly belongs in neither eroun. Our member- shin in the British Common- ffice and he had taken the keysH wealth of Nations, and the co incidence that our upit of cur- rency i-" named "donar" as in the nnHc damaep tn the not not nnv any damage to tne notice itTnjted p.j,, eTeate an anoma- I iruck. ne said. jions situation and obscure our Steele testified that he and I true oofition in the pyes of many. which killed George H. Ross on Place about 9:30 and that at 11 December 13 was granted by Magistrate W. D. Vance Wednes-day afternoon when a witness recalled to the stand failed to appear. The hearing was resumed at 10:30 this morning. Testimony cf two witnesses WednesJay afternoon brought to 15 the number of witnesses heard sine the hearing began Monday. Anthony C. Steele, civilian manager of the Alaska department here testified in court tha". he had "assumed" that it was Miss Matzick who had driver! 'locomotive equipped with a dies-1 away in his truck at Beach Place i el engine unit and four cars. It 'but, because of the darkness, he Because m these ractors. and our own selfish interests, we are compelled to prefer a world-wide syen) of 'railing. There Is no a'trui-m abnt it. CANNOT STAND ALONE "If international trade on the broadest scale is not fully restored, what can Canada do In eign markets? There are certain envious measures, notably maintenance and improvement of th? tiiialltv of our exnorts, vl?orous .'alemnnshio. and the n:rent-mce of imnor'.s frsm countries to which we exoort. un to the limit either of th?lf caracUy to sell to us. or of our ability to absorb their nroducts. These aie b3Slc rrlncioles which Canada can and should adact. whatever the est of the world may do. "What other altpmpdves will be rii.mally available, to us? In Featherolf on Tuesday contam- rur SS ta.thVilltv ed discrepancies which should be straightened out, Mr. Fulton of the foreign markets to pav for our products. Since many of our malor export ccmmcdlties are produced on a sole out of oculd not support. Secondly, Canada might provide credits to countries desiring to import goods on a basis similar to the credits which have been es'.ab-l'shed during the war. but with the hr-oe of ultimate repayment. Finally, we could subsidize exports. "Furthermore, as I slated a year ago, I lieljeve it would .be sound policy for Canada.not only In extend liberal lonc-.tcrm'cred-its to countries who are 'actual or potential buyers of Canadian products,' but in isperial cases to nake milripiit rifts of foods, raw material, finished Roods and machinery to assist and hasten the rehabilitation of such countries. "Thus far wc could co, Independently of the policies of other powers. But a moment of consideration vill shew how slight our hones of success would be without international co-operation," Mr. Wilson reviewed the func tion of Rold as an international currency prior to and after the last war but pointed out that the "sold standard" was never entirely automatic in Its operation. "The system couW never have been maintained, he said, "without the unrivalled sunremacy of the City of London In the foreign exchange and international Investment markets, the de.tree of Hauldltv It maintained, the great roreian loans it iioatecr. tne win-inenejs of Great Britain to ac cent Imports of eoods and ser viceq for payment on loans and test nut by no mean least, the knowledge and exnerlence of the great London banks and Jinan cial houses, NATIONS FORSAKE RULES In the escond place, all coun tries observed the code of peon omlc ethics Eet up by the gold norts. Quantitative Quotas and bulk nurrhases. and similar measures, were utilized bv nil countries In greater or less de- i eree Well over a third of total vona traae wa conaucipfl or a ever has shotvTi the difficulties ! basis of crude barter. With the which arise whsn this multilat- cnllaose of the wlri snndnrd. eral adjustment of trade bal-' there disanoearcd the only oner-ances breaks down. As a result of ' 9tive .n'Stem for the co- ordlna-the control rf sterling made nec-! t'on of national economic poll-fsarv by the war. Canada has ! '"i"' 'n it' henr soverHn been forced to depend upon her i countries, acting inderppdntlv md without regard for the ex ternnl renrrni1ons f tli'r policies inev'ablv drifted toward international economic chaos." Uron this rhaos. said Mr. Wil-on. had now bpn suoerimnosed he r' diseiu'Iibrlnm of a second World War Th ?rpt 'm-"ortin" conn. tries including Great B'ltiin and those of Eur-ooe hfd suffered devastation rtestm"tlon of their IndiKrM machlnorv and .particularly Great Britain, loss of overns markets. 0pr nuntrle notb- ithose r.f North. Amerli. had found th"ir industries and atl- "llllfrp grrn1t PYrnnH1 "Tn 'or'T to malnta'n eriwioyment" "aid. Mr. Wilson. "Vt will be neces--icv for these yuntrles and vir- t'cubrlv for Canada tn export to an extent ere-iter han was ""tressarvever hefor? 1939." BUETTON WOODS Mr. Wilson dea'.t at lensrh with the Bretton Woods Conference fast July when the experts of forty-four countries sought to evolve a svstem of International control of foreign exchange and Investment with a view to providing exchange stability. 'He readily admitted that the Bret- dependently to preserve her for- ton Woods program was no pan- acea for post-var problems but he pointed out that practical businessmen were largely in , asreemert with the Bretton i Woods exnerts. Meeting at Rye, 1 N"Y last. Noveimbcr- busin-" smPn from fiftv-'TVo nuntries. Includ-! Inz Canadi. repcmmended a t MulMlateral Trade Convention i for all countries to orovlde for tne prosress'ye lowering or trade 1 barriers: the elimination of ouotas and imoort emrgoes: the abandonment of discrimina tory trade nractlces: he abm-' donment or national sales and production monopolies. "It apnears to me." said Mr. Wilson, "that the next sten In preparation for the general re sumption of foreign trade after It is expected that the hearing , aU prroorticn to our own con- the war must be discussions and will conclude today. STRANGER THAN FICTION The Empress Catherine receiv sumption, the subsequent unem ployment r-t men and resources, the aerlcultural depression, and the social problems which would arlre. would build up a load that nd a Russian peasant woman in , Cur economy and comtitution TkfGlNPILLS-th"Mlifictionnr money baik" kidney rcmcdr. GIN 1'ILLS help to toothe. tod tone up jour kidneys aiding l htm in removing impurititt earning athe and pains- .giuuroeu rc. Regvlor alia, 40PIIU BAJuJLjO a to puis IN THE SUPREME COURT OP BRITISH COLUMBIA IN PROBATE IN THE MATTER OP THE "ADMINISTRATION ACT" and IN THE MATTER OP THE ESTATE OP ALFRED THOMAS ABBOTT, DECEASED. INTESTATE TAKE NOTICE that by Order of Ills Honor, W. E. Fisher, made on the 4th day of January. A.D. 1945. I was agreements between jovemment. on commercial policy. If some standard of commercial policy is not established prior to the resumption of general trading, we may see the continuance of the predatory practices oi the prewar era. "Canadian economic development, in the future as in the nost. denend? unon the maintenance and development of International trade. Monetary stability is one of the nreroaulltos of International trade. For Canada. therefore, monetary stability Is of paramount Importance- If we acknowledge these premises, our course -of act'on Is clear. We must Implement the measures necessary to secure them. I sincerely hone that Canada will be one ot the first to approve the nrln- ciples of the Bretton Woods agreements, leaving the Govern ment free ,to deal ,vfl matters pf detail in consultation and aereement with the other coun tries concerned." GENERAL MANAGER'S ADDRESS In presenting the Annual Bal ance Sheet Sydney G. Dobson, Vice-President and General Manager, pointed out total as sets were now at the record level of $1,700,251,802. and that the In crease in assets during the year was the createst in -the history oi the bank. The liquid .position was exceedingly strong, he said. Total Liquid Asset representing 81.02 of the banks uaDiiiues to tne Public. Noteworthy was the Increase lit the .number of Deposit Account Customers which now totaled 1,450.000. Profits for the year, after providing for Dom inion uovernment iaxes, amounted to $3321,183., an increase of $385394. Mr. Dobson reported steady development of the bank's foreign business in the Caribbean and South America. "Hie South American countries," he said, "are rjotiential purchasers of large quantities of equipment of all manufacturing facilities, for developing new Industries, and carrying out public works programs. A growing Interest in Canada and Canadian products is evident, and it is hoped thai our manufacturers, exporters, and importers will reciprocate this interest. Our well-placed blanches are in a unique position to offer assistance in the development of trade between Latin America and Canada." f-TKIHUTF. TO STAFF The General Manaeer renortied' that the staff, not including those in the armed services. n w I totalled 8505. "In Canada 7ic: Tho vft-ii imtvirtinco r. Pinn. irtnn n,nrinrnAnni nv.nn. ! are vounir women, comoap'd I ..v .....w. v wu.ia- awuuaiu. uiiuauicwkai vitality . . ..!. ntr i mon ti'V. 1 u , da's future welfare of a healthy ' Un this system took place follow- onl 21 In 1939. While the foreign trade based on interna- ing the last war. said Mr. Wilson. more experienced officers have tional monetary and exchange land the international economic en under great personal pres-stabllity was emphasized by Mor- system, disrupted by the war. re- sure, because of the need to train ris W. Wilson. President of The mained out of balance and the 'and help inexperienced newcom-Royal Bank of Canada, at the disequilibrium became intensl- ers. these ' bank's Annual Meeting. fied. countries ceased to abide by , fu(Lhiye Iw5wd,?2i iiii danada owed her economic de- the rules and no longer sought ; Lnw,afc lS nm velopment from, earliest days, to adjust their domestic policies ffiJ: sairfMr. Wilson, to foreign trade I ? the requirements of the gold A1 f JUouffi revSnIUtl as and the level of pre-war exports standard system and with thr 'ffiifBduMteff would not only have to be main-1 breakdown and abandonment ol , w nr nLVne fn miHtarv tainrd after the wir. but actually j he standard in 1931. each coun- v f a failed 2J86 has been to expanded, possibly to double try set out on Its own course. ; e ,aato1 their pre-war -alue. if .Canada 1 mnead of adjusting domestic:0,'0 m s c.e54 ,,52d Wormallv frle; hPTan to mn"l-,':itp 11 ulp .wa- -v country. Under normal exchange ,' Xports on othens. but to reduce conditions it was relatively I imcorts to a minimum. ComDetl-simole to adjust this situation. ! live exchange denreclation. Our sierling balances, accumu- ihlsher and h'eher tariff' on im- lated throueh exnorts to the Em orv ry,Itlnns of the the staff who were serving in he virions erred services. 'This matter." he said, "is foremost in our minds and !s b-ina ien careful stndv. The affairs of customers In many cases will undergo great cnanjes in the transition ce-iod from wnr nrnductlnn to oeactimr needs In this transition we shall be called upon to wav an im-. portant part in assisting financially in helping to brirt nbout this change It m?y be necessary for us to revise to some extent the ex'nr nroctice of mkin loans for short terms only, and in crtain circi'mstan-es 'o consider loans extending over a period of two. three, or five years to m?et chanced conditions. "I am not imo'.vin that we should denait from our policy of nrudent binkin' but becaue of our lare ho)dlnfs of readily negotiable Government securl-!es we my without risk to our llnnlditv. lst dervin b6r-r0n-erS(wlth lmpr trm loans. "Your bapk is frorg fjnan-c'nliv and esffedin-iv w 1 1 nir'nned-r hndr nwt-w' fln-nnrinc -rid w "halt coldr V nr nnfrfoh 'du'v to rlsv our full nnrt in awlstltw bnilo torr-iiv in becoming SAILINGS FOR' VANCOUVER and Way Points Tuesday SS Catala. . Friday Evening SS Cardena Sailings for Queen Charlotte Islands every ten days. Further Information, Tickets and Reservations FRANK J. SKINNER Prince Rupert Agent Third Ave. Phone 508 1 .TW iiii.i'Nirm uiiiiir )i' i 1 1 GEO. JJAWES AUCTION EEEIl and VALUATOR SALES CONDUCTED TO SUIT VuUR CONVENIENCE FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS PACKED AND SHIPPED Estimates Phone for Free Appointment 140 4th Ave.'E. Red 127 THE BULKLEY MARKET Features: CENTRAL INTERIOR Beef : Pork Poultry Product Under Most sanitary Conditions 311 Third Ave. Phone 178 FRIDAY, JANUARY 19. 1945 NOTICE TO LANDLORDS AND TENANTS OF COMMERCIAL ACCOMMODATION Concerning Term Certain Leases Expiring May 1,1945 1. If the lundlord of any commercial accommodation now occupied by .a tenant wiihe to occupy the accommodation himself on May 1, 1945, he should Immediately apply to the Rentals Office of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board for permission to give notice fo vacate to the tenant. Such notice to be effective mutt be given before February 1, 1945. Any notice from the landlord that may have been given prior to January 1. 1 945, refusing to renew the lease 1$ nuU'-crtd void. Any such notice given subsequent to tHat date without the permission of the Rentals Appraiser is likewise null and void. 2. Landlords of tenanted commercial accommodation who, before January 2, 1945, have entered Into a contract to give vacant possession thereof on May 1, 1945, to a third party, should apply for clearance to the Rentals Office of the Wartime Prices and Trade Board. 3. With effct January 2, 1945, no well-behavtd tenant of commercial accommodation can be required lo vacate without permission of a Rentals Arcvr uf the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, or wh.iout a clearance from the Rentals Administrator, which permission or clearance will be granted under the following circumstances: (a) Tin mtv4 4irat Ik ccmm4atUii Iw hit lan ptonal cxcwfMMy Iw pri4 l ml katl a yr (b) TKa loas'lara' diiil tha mniJ for aw paM ar 4moiitian ar majar aNaratiant; (c) tha landlard datWtt tfca accammaattan In araar la cafivart It lna haviiag acta mmaat.w (4) Tha lartdlad hat arlar ta JaMar? J, I94J, antataa1 Inla a bana lid canhact la glva immI aaiMiuan at tha accamaiaa'atian la a third party. RENTALS ADMINISTRATION ---- . ..... .- A. MacKcniic Furniture Folks! Limited "A GOOD PLACE, TO BUY" Store Will Be Closed From January 16 to January 29 Inclusive Will Reopen January 30, 1945 327 Third Avenue I'hone Tfl SEVENTH AVENUE MARKET We carry full lines of FANCY GROCKRIES CHOICE QUALITY FRESH AND CURED MEATS FRESH FJtUITS and VEGETABLES Open dally 9 a.m. to 0 p.m. Wo deliver PHONE 492 Thursday."! to 1 p Courteou;; sW 536 7th Ave I Have you missed the openir' of our MID-WINTER SALE? Don't be disappointed, For your convenience vs b'W maintained a reserve stock. Women's quality shoes $5 Men's Dre.ss Oxford:: and $G values PJ g(J values 299 CUT RATE SHOE STORE (Across from Orme's Drug Store) Saturday, January .20 War Savings Stamp Day .ELIO'S FURNITURE STORE Third Avenue, Prince Rupert POULSEN'S LUNCH Cth AVE. E., BESIDE P.O. STATION '"D" As Oood as the Best Better than the Rest POULSEN'S GROCERY Our stock fresh and complete, prices rifiM Courtesy and Service Pri niivprv Red 441