northern and central brutish Columbia's newspaper Weather Forecast Cocal Tides prince Rupert Cloudy with he rain and strong southeast winds, ' Increasing to near gale force Tuesday, November 27, 1045 fast to southeast, In the after High 8:22 18.0 feet noon and decreasing slowly at 20:31 16.1 feet night, Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port Low 1:24 6.9 feet-9.9 i VOL. XXXIV, No. 273. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1945 PRICE FIVE CENTS 14:24 fee I eveiopment Of I hie Kv k "C ft j A 1 na Med Looms iarqe ailwav ComDanvVPUn: Brigadier Robert A. Wyman, CffeR. Industrial Agent, Enthusiastic Aoout Prospects Making Reconnaissance Impressed with the potential importance of the 1 ..nu. 1 ... nnciM wuuumm i i icihliuii i.ri nis T ...... ,w. I t j lr 1-. ..... ich seek new industrial rh to esiaDusn mem, tinea-r i a a itr(..nH - 11.. Canadian National Railways British coiumoia with head- IS ru'rs in vautvuTLi. u uiiv- his tirsi visu 10 rincc ku- today. This morning, in UAH 3 nu.it f . & . .vtijuii:. n IMslLlUIlLll LilllWilVn. Willi 1 him, Brigadier Wyman The lacmues. mis aitcrnoon nc ! 1 1 1. ii it ffl.ll IV. Willi LllXZ LUUllt 11 - III In Prince Rupert Chamber of rl a At v . t 1 m it in i ji mi mi'rrp n nn a view to obtaining their ann rnllsMnrr thplr sun- in to his efforts to more fully 7P thi .Ta.snpr.PHnf Pnnart IULHUI1 L. . Great the i Lilt nil rn iiiiiiprr. i i n v In (Continued on Page 5) r . r Mil 111 Mil u ur rruK aixii STATEMENT S0LVING0L0 CRIME Seventeen years of fear in r?inf ni t n nnn nM'n uy me pangs oi nis 'Hiiciai ponce ai lerrace i, laia. and confess to par- !)atlnn In t Vi I rnn Vtot. miip- ana rcDbery or Mike Pllaw-ncar Saskatoon on the very " aaie in 1928. Gauthier's fesslon lias since led to the to uiWU V I V 4larhVa b Goulet and now the y oi me killing and Gau- a 'o uaunica career since tne 1B" -wi-u. uauiuiLi uiivi M OKA 1 11. . I iv iiuw 111 U1U JJIUVH1- ; Jail at Prince Albert await-trlal on a charge of mur-having been taken from Columbia to Saskatche- 1 by the Royal Canadian mtcd PoIIpp. "" a uuiui'ssion lO UDI. Brunton and Constable W. Richmond of Terrace, bv an enough coincidence, came ars to the day after the Oration of the long un- " "'owi oi me Killing, up we time of the revelation, Police authorities of Sask-hean had had nothing but u'a trail. The only clue which 'ever had was that Pllawski wen seen shortlv hpfom he s slln in the comnanv of owttnge men," His body "nS been found alongside a 1Way tracks, it had been at "nought that he had been e" by a train although an J 'later showed that his n had been the result of z struck several times over Wad With a Kl.lt Inctril. '' Further than that lnvcstl-or, unevfr got until Gau-1 breaking down at 11:30 ",c morning of October 9 w the nnllpo nffloora at. ,'c.e 'ed to what appears to Kiii-lutloa of thc m'stcry- 'S 1 cmmiltH I' tsworn statement to the Terrace Gauthier told nw, "eeting at tinitu siraii.. , faU 01 1928 a man DM ea Albert (Slippery) Goulet. Jb Olltclrlo ' T.. ummed around the coun- U H?!iO 1m ,1. - ii i Moj. g lIle smau lown Wilson, n fo... "Katoon, where they were . - niV Ull L. IV III If. I.lliat k I "i101 thcy ecountered nasnerl what ap i V w w 1 IT t . , . . . ..a i 11 onnortunitips INFORMATION REQUIRED United States Wants to Know What Russians Are Doing In Iran WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (P United States is reported to have sent a message to Moscow asking for Information on the operations of the Soviet troopi northern Iran. Washington s said to have asked the Russian? whether they denied the Iranian government at Teheran, the right to send reinforcements' t' their troops in the revolt area Azerbaijan Province. United States would witndraw all Allied forces from Iran. Meantime, according to informed Moscow sources, Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotov and Iranian ambassador have conferred fully on the situation the Russian-occupied northern Iranian province. m II nraiiinxn ii-niix and anguish which caused rn n nnn n n iiAr-n i 'mnw conscience ana ever ap- on me niornine; oi ucto- peared to be a considerable amount of money. The next day the three of them were In Saskatoon and there thcy "arranged" go a short distance along thc railway track outside of Saskatoon to catch a freight train for logging camp. An 'Iron bar was obtained from thc railway yards at Saskatoon and It was with this a weapon about 20 Inches long that "Slippery," ac cording to Gauthier's statement, slugged Pilawskl over the head. Pilawskl fell down and Goulet took the money out ,of his pocket. Saying that "dead men tell no tales," Gauthier's statement continued! Goulet handed him iGauthier) the iron bar and told him to hit him. This Gauthier, according to his own statement, did. "I don't know how many times," he said: He was . I Continued on Page 2) TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy of S. D. Johnston) . Vancouver Bralorne 18.&U B. R. Con. .19 B. R. X 20 Cariboo Quartz 2.75 Dcntonla -25 Grull Wlhksne 21 Hcdley Mascot 1.45 Mlnto 07 li Pend Oreille - 3.05 Pioneer 6.65 Premier Border (ask) 09 Premier Oold 2.20 Privateer 67 Reno 9 Salmon Gold 16 Sheep Creek 1.65 Taylor Bridge 92 Whitewater 03 "4 Vanada 50 12 Congress Pacific Eastern 08 Hcdley Amalgamated 07 Taylor Windfall 06 Oils A, P. Con. , 20 ' 42 Calmont C. & E 2.05 Foothills 140 Home 405 Toronto Beattle 132 Buffalo Canadian 42 V" :f1B ari I Wl IllVfll VI I i v . : While complete details of the actual numbers and names of the warships in Canada's peace-time navy have not been announced, It has been made clear that a solid core of cruisers, aircraft carriers and modern destroyers will be maintained. To supplement these swift, up-to-the-minute vessels, other smaller warships, notably frigates and Algerlnes, will be held in reserve. The frigate, with Its great range, adequate speed and seaworthiness, Is particularly useful for ocean escort duty, while the Algerine is a dual purpose ship, adaptable to coastal work or rriinesweeping. Upper Left Canada has In commission two six-Inch gun cruisers; swift, well armed ships, capable" of handling a'ny'merehantTalder likely to appear oifthe- oceans of thc word, of giving heavy punishment to shore installations and, what is of immediate Importance, providing "big ship" training for naval personnel. Pictured Ls Canada's first cruiser, H.M.C.S. Uganda. Lower Left The aircraft carrier is essentially a naval device for Increasing thc range and speed at which the battle can be carried to the enemy. The Royal Canadian Navy ls to have two light Fleet class carriers,, carrying TROOPSHIP AT HALIFAX Empress cf Scotland Due Tomonow With 1122 Servicemen MONTREAL, Nov. 20 When thc Empress of Scotland docks at Halifax on Tucstlay night, she will bring home 4122 Canadian servicemen. To bring them to their homes across the Dominion nine special trains will be needed. They will all leave Halifax over Canadian National Railways lines. Five of the troopers will be Canadian Na' tlon trains. There arc 42 soldiers for Moncton. 20 for Quebec, 606 for Montreal, 36 for Ottawa, 27 for Kingston, 1235 for Toronto, 100 for London, 551 for Oshawa, 73 for Winnipeg, 283 for Swiff Current, Sask., 82 for Reglna, 398 for Calgary, and 104 for Vancouver. Halifax will welcome 52. There arc 467 airmen who will go to Lachlne before going to their homes across the country. The Scotland will also bring 41 members of the Royal Canadian Navy, two Red Cross and three South African nurses, 93 mer chant navy personnel, 17 British Army personnel, 63 ministry of war transport staff and 15 other civilians. All of these passengers will travel on regular C.N.R. trains. ' The troop trains operated by thc C.N.R. will bring the soldiers to Oshawa, Quebec, Kingston, London, Moncton, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Reglna and Swift Current, and two of the three trains bringing Toronto army personnel and one of two to Montreal. SPITTING COBRAS i'Spltting cobras" arc able to eject venom Into the eyes of an approaching enemy. If such venom ls not removed immediately It causes temporary or even permanent blindness. CURRENCY UNIT Honduras official monetary unit l'. the lemtlra TYPICAL SHIPS OF CANADA'S POST-WAR Normal School In Northern British Columbia Is Advised , Cameron Report on Educational Costs Released Would Relieve Municipalities Lower Minimum Salaries Urged VICTORIA, Nov. 26 The Cameron report on educational costs, made public today, recommended that a normal school be established in Northern British Columbia. VICTORIA, Nov. 26 share of educational costs ers minlmum salaries should be cut and larger school districts should be established, It Is recommended In the Cameron report on education which was released today. Premier John Hart had Indicated his coalition government would put into effect the' recommendations made In the Report by Prof. Maxwell A. Cameron of the University of British Columbia, who held public Inquiries throughout the province last winter and last spring. Dr. Cameron, professor in the faculty of education at the Unl verslty Q BrlUsh Columblat ,sug. gested that educational facilities throughout the province be equalized by the province Increasing from 82 to, 55 per cent Its share of the cost and that land owners pay. a uniform rale of five mills for education in all municipalities. The report also suggests that the government pay half of the cost of all new school buildings and of all "special services," such as transportation, which "t"n "'"X4 7 . v , . . niK Pert on thc other . to get the u have the of object placing i,tnv,.., . j j schooling within reach of puplta.aJSJi? geographically Isolated Regarding teachers' minimum salaries, Dr. Cameron recommends the present $1100, $1400 and $1500 scales for. elementary. Junior and senior schools be respectively reduced to $1,000, $1200 and $1300. Recommending larger school districts, Dr. Cameron suggested that thc province be divided Into 74 areas and said that careful 'consideration should be given to the proposal that community t aircraft manned by Canadian naval pilots, gunners and observers. Upper Right The Canadian navy is retaining Its newest destroyers and adding to their number. The destroyer has great speed and cruising range and carries a variety of deadly weapons depth charges, torpedoes, anti-aircraft armament, etc. not usually gathered together in one ship. The picture ls of the Tribal class destroyer 1I.M.C.S. Mlcmac, first Canadian-built destroyer. Ccrre Right The frigate was a comparative newcomer to the Canadian fleet and embodied eyer proven idea for anti-U-boat warfare. Approaching the destroyer in size, the frigate, has th? necessary endurance for hfifl-oceahv&cort'.ari of ILM.C.S. Orkney. Lower Right The Algerine dual-purpose escort-mlnsweeper was the largest warship which could pass through the locks of the St. Lawrence canal system and large numbers of this type of vessel were built In Great Lakes shipyards for thc British and Canadian navies. Their moderate draft makes them useful for coastal patrol, coastal escort duties, or minesweeplng. H.M.C.S. Sault Ste. Marie Is shown here. (CP) The government's should be increased, teach- school districts should cease to exist as such. The present system of school districts should be reorganized without seeking local approval. ROAD OPEN THIS WEEK A provincial department of public works crew led by Jeff Lambly of Terrace was expect ing today to clear up a big slide near Amstfury which has been blocking the Skeena River Highway since November 2 and then plough throw a foot or so of snow to Shames River where the bridge was damaged by flood water and requires repairs. Just what In the way of road damage awaits repairs between Shame3 and Kwlnltsa is not definitely ascertained " but on It will depend on how long It will take the crews working from Terrace race restored. This may be within the coming week, it ls hoped. Meantime, the road was to be reopened today from the east Into Terrace following over three weeks of blockade with slides and -washouts between Hazelton and Usk. Temperature Maximum 'Minimum Ralnfal) 13 inche.. NAVY NEWLY BACK FROM JAPAN Former United Stales Army Officer is Revisiting Prince Rupert Recently returned from the occupation of. Japan where he served with the 377th Port Company with which he was stationed in Prince Rupert for two years, Warrant' Officer George Glay Is revisiting here for the day. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George A Glay, formerly of Prince Rupert and now of Kamloops, Warrant Officer Glay, who has Just been d'snharged from the American Army, arrived on last night's train from Kamloons and will be returning there this evening Hl future plans have not yet been decided on but he expects to take up residence In th United States. Warrant Officer Glay left San Francisco in March 1945 for the Far East after having been in Prince Rupert from September 1942 to September 1944. He was In Dutch New Guinea from March to June 1945 and from there went to Cebu In the Philip-Dines where he spent from June 18 to August 8. He landed at Yokohama SeDtember 5 after the surrender of Japan and lived In the Mitsubitsu shloyards there. He left the Orient last month and returned to San Francisco on a Liberty ship. Bein.7; with thc Transportation corps, Glay says he saw no action. After the surrender the Japanese were very co-operative, he commented, PALESTINE SITUATION JERUSALEM British airborne trcops have surrounded three Jewish settlements in Palestine after what was described as a party of armed Jews attacked two coastguard stations and wounded 11 po lice. The British also have ordered a 5:30 p.m. curfew along a largc'section of the Palestine coast. SOURCE OF MAHOGANY Honduras Is noted as a valu j able source of mahogany D rowne Lost Lives As Bus Went Off Road Into Lake Near Wenatchee, Washington WENATCHEE, Wash., Nov. 26 Between fifteen and twenty children and the driver were drowned in a lake at First Creek near here this morning when a school bus skidded after striking a rock on the highway and plunged over an embankment into the lake-Seven children and one aduit escaped through a win Bulletins BIG VICTORIA GALE VICTORIA Victoria and lower Vancouver Island was lashed during the night by a GO-mile gale. A warehouse was .Smashed with 4 $1200 damage. The' Vancouver-boat was delayed haljfon" hour and passengers h'ad an extremely rough passage. FORI) CLOSING DOWN DETROIT As a result of the General Motors strike tie-up which is hampering supply of parts, Ford Motor Co. announced today that it was closing down its big River Rouge plant and subsidiary plants tomorrow night. Forty thousand men are involved. DEFENCE OF NAZIS NUERNBERG Defendants at the war criminals trial will produce witnesses in the endeavor to show that they opposed Hitler's doctrine and plans but were helpless; jo Aoj anything about it. It was intimated that Dr. Schacht would endeavor to piove that he tried to overthrow Hitler in 1938 and on another occasion was in an assassination plot against liim. The prosecution indicated today that German leaders were responsible as a result o: & conference In April 1910 for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. FIVE PEOPLE CLING TO CAPSIZED LIFEBOAT FOR 2 HOURS IN HARBOR THREE 31EN AND TWO BOYS RESCUED BY 70-YEAR-OLD COUPLE LEFT IN GAS BOAT Five people, two of them young boys, narrywjy escaped tragedy late Sunday afternoon when, almofl at the point of exhaustion, they were rescued frorft the cold waters of Prince Rupert harbor after clutchV ing the sides of a capsized rowboat for more than two hours while other members of the party a 70-year- uia coupije inea iranucany 10 start trie engine of a gas boat to make the .rescue off the. mouth of McNicholl Creek. Rescued after their rowboat overturned while they were re luming 10 me gasooat Audrey W. from a crab catching expedi tion to McNicholl Creek were Gil Mason and his 10 -year-old son Derrick, Robert Langllle, Cpl. George tfaker, overseas veteran, and Donny Jordan, age 11. The accident occurred at 5 p.m. Sunday. Handicapped by , gumboots, slickers and heavy clothing, the five clung to the capsized row- boat while 72-year-old Fred Joyce remained on the Audrey W. with Mrs. Joyce and tried to start thc gasboat engine. In experienced with marine engines, Mr. Joyce was unable to get the Andrey W. moving until two hours after the rowboat had overturned. He was guided to the drifting rowboat with its exhausted vie tlms by their cries In the- dark ness. All admitted that they would not have been able to hang on much longer. The rowboat capsized when a sudden squall raised high waves. Thc two boys disappeared when the boat upset. Mr. Langllle and Cpl. Baker dived Into the dark water repeatedly before they were able to find the two boys and bring them to the surface. d dow, the adult, a woman, push- ing the children through before she made her own getaway. The children ranged from grade to high school age. One family lost three children. The driver of the bus also lost his life. The vehicle had not been located up to noon but police were grappling for it. Send $788 to Windsor Strikers A contribution of $788 was scn by the local Ford strike committee at the week-end to Windsor to assist the striking automobile workers at the Fort plant there, R. H. Adcock, committee secretary, said Sunday. The money -was collected in a house-to-house drive coupled with union members' pledges .to give one day's pay to the strike fund. . Mr. Adcdck said that moretn dividual contributions arc ex pected and -will be sent to Windsor. The drive will continue-all this week., In addition to 'Individual contributions, labor unions In Pririca Rupfrt: haves scnfethelrriwaj tions directly to Windsor. It is estimated that about $1,100 has been sent from this city. Res-, ponse met by the canvassers has been good, Mr. Adcock said. LIGHTNING'S POWER Every lightning flash or electric spark is' an atom -splitter, knocking electrons out of the atoms, of air through which It passes. " " TT-V The rough water made It almost impossible to hang onto thecap-slzed boat. . - Mrs. Joyce assisted the five onto the Andrey W. whiter Mr. Joyce held It steady agafhsf the waves. After returning to the' Prince Rupert Yacht Club floats; Dr.-C. H. Hanklnson was called. The five, cramped with exhaustion and exposure, must remain" in bed for several days to recover from their experience. , FISHERMAN DIES HERE Fisherman and miner In the Prince Rupert district for the last 35 years, Martini Louis Davles passed away In the Prince Rupert General Hospital o'rf Saturday. He was,75 years old. Born In Wales, deceased ws unmarried. He had no relaUves in Prince Rupert. Funeral service will be held at Grenvlllc Court Chapel of the B. C. Undertakers on Wednesday afternoon. SOCIALISTS WIN VIENNA The early unofficial returns of the first free election held in Austria in 15 years shows a heavy Socialist party vote in Vienna. Eelection results will be announced