I -iAlvt. J A NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER TAXI i LIBRARY lie 7.1 n Phone 8b stana : ..4.1 Third Ati A A A. Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXVI, No. 120. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS 5 Balkan Aid Bill Siqned By T ruman mi I in ' l it 1 1 in Aiii.tj UAwv buakii ix tA utaiuv oiidib. aiiutha 15 those In the recently blazing Ontario gold nr :r manauca 10 siruscie ud laaaers ukb tnis r ncd the tenth and eighth levels In No. 4 i :i across connecting drifts to No. 3 shaft.. One JIaJ 4 1 n ....... J U .. M. J .. 1 L..-.. uilu uii mi; way anu wit: uian-ia urUKKcu Ills LYMEN SETTLING THEMSELVES !?:r:J Its doors ; T.ne small :n w i wjii r:in 11. p.r nri n rff vpgn oer i r.aae comior- ! Ki ie .' nnprvlsnrs -" .i for the new !c i 3 at 75, Is . r -j af 50, was ic-.: kit :hen fin- "- j L7 a pic ana rrrrtf r HFRF mill iUJ iICIl, litil Monday mrnt of 205 Lie United T '- er John W. i ut the i. a this mrUiern cruise T in io foot shin 1 a Liyrt until Mull. i numbers In - It, VI, !''"' sa of Seattle. 'J'cr.nr id of Lieut. i v l) return to r ic vinrr hero on ;" wr crew prob-11115 Psr in the Klns- '2 paude on Satur- Jmcctaiocal nil-star u,r:lmr , atRoose- uay even nif and tn... . .. the in return to Rea- - .uicauied to make nP north vim., i. -'ng fnnce Rupert. lPJtT. . "liter 2S linn t yr rid,. . wuia . fc3. ".4 and 17.6 and 13.5c, ,JM8'00. 17.5 and 13.6 J ND's OIL H;7k!,niention 011 show a reporter around. . jm UUl-P UNttKi HUMt tiddly men this week are settling them- Princc Ruperts new Pioners Home in 1 '-..L 1 1? 1 ...1 1 1 , a uiiut cuui in tiiuie iuiLU wiiujii tuucuis utdinnv record in favor nf a buildinp- nnd hot fin nrt i enliven fiifla in fVin timmn k ,i..i jjii.uiuii it. I ' . . . t.-iiil. " on an i too busy to taice time out to .t. ..... m luuMiia Tlte kitchen Is "hla'departmenn while Mrs. Montchall takes care of the general housework. "It's a wonderful place," said Mr. Montchall in quick Gallic accents, Interrupting to announce that he is a French-Canadian. "It Is convenient and roomy and has a wonderful harbor view. It Mr. Montchall's only complaint was that the supervisor's living quarters are not on the same floor as the chargesv "This makes It difficult to hear If anything might go wrong with the elderly men at night," he commented. Mr. and Mrs. Montchall have three attractive rooms with" bath in the semi-basement which also contains the kitchen. The main floor has accommo dation for 20 men in three bright, nirv rooms. Tills Includes the sick bay, which will hold three Two of the bedrooms can ac commodate six men and the third is a spacious living room and a large dining room. All rooms have doors of hos pital width so that cots can be wheeled In and out, if needed, and remembering the tragedy of the Dyer Apartments a' year agothere arc plenty of con venient fire exits. occupants aim: N'lXL PMiASKI) Residents of the Home them selves averred, with a show of enthusiasm commensurate with, their advanced years, that the building was a fine one and would make a pleasant home. In one or two cases their enthusiasm was tinctured a bit by the fact that It Is a mile from the city centre. "I like It fine, only it's too far from down town, and I'm getting too old to be much good at walking " one commented. The view from the iiomc in cludes the harbor and tho vil lage of Metlakatla ana at me side of. the building Is Westvlew Park, a pleasant spot to uu a summer day. The concrete portico also gets the afternoon sunlight. Without a doubt, the building Is among the finest for its purpose In the province, and Is a credit to the citizens whose contributions and taxes made It 'in,:. CELANESE IS PAYING WELL 'LOADS OF HAPPY SHRINE VISlhk COMING HERE TOMORROW Prince Rupert will be invaded tomorrow afternoon and, judging by the signs in evidence today, it will be a completely peaceful and happy peneration. In two specially chartered vessels C. P. R.'s popular liner Princess Norah and Union's brand new luxury cruiser Chilcotin nobles of Gizeh Temple, Ancient and Ara- " " 1 bic Order of the Mystic Shrine Net Income Shows lYg Increase as Result Wf Expansion NEW YORK Ntt Income of $0,180,051 was recently reported by the Celane.se Corporation of America for the quarter ended March 31. Announcement was made on May 13. This compared with $3,434,114 during the corresponding quarter of 1940. The interim report Issued by the president, Haiuld Blancke, ?aid the sales showed a 45 per cent increase compared with the rame quarter a year ago, and attributed this, in purt, to expansion in volume of production arising frcm past expenditure by the company for new plant facilities In the United States. The latest new enterprise of he company Is a $15,000,000 cellulose pulp plant near Prince Rupert In Britlsfli Columbia. ARE TRYING TO SAVE CHANGCHUN NANKING CB Chiang Kal-Shek's headquarters rushed a sizeable force of warplanes to Manchuria today as communistic troops tightened their encirclement of Changchun, the embattled Manchurlan capital. Unconfirmed reports from Mukden said two Nationalist armies certainly Is a relief to get outare on the way to Manchurlan oi tnose DarracKs puuaings on Dunsmuh Street." battlefronts as reinforcements. Heavy fighting is reported around the Changchun air fields. Local Tides Friday, May 23, 1947 High 2:48 22.1 feet 15:55 18.9 feet Low 9:31 1.1 feet . 2 :31 7.4 feet FORMERLY HERE, TRO-MOTEDW. S. Hewson, who started railroading 34 years ago in British coiumraia up timekeeper with an extra gang on Vancouver Island construction between Parksville and Courtcnay, has been appointed superintendent of transportation, Canadian. National Railways, B.C. district, with headquarters in Vancouver. Mr. Hewson, well known in the west, has gained experience through various positions in B.C. and on the Prairies. He ccmc.s to his new post from Kamlcops where he has been chief dispatcher of the C.N.R. since April, 1944. He filled the position of chief dispatcher In Prince Rupert and Slmthers between 1042-44 when those points were deluged with wartime railway traffic. are coming from Vancouver! where they assembled from various parts of the province to join in the pilgrimage. The party, close to 300 strong, will arrive in their ships at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and, with the initial event the presentation of a gol den key to Illustrious Potentate Richard Nelson by Mayor Nora Arnold as a token of freedom of the city, a program embodying colorful and spectacular ceremony will commence and continue for the entire length of the two-day visit which ends at midnight Saturday with the sailing on return to .Vancouver. Elaborate preparations for the visitation have been made by the Prince Rupert Shrine Club. The culminating event will be the initiation of . thirty-two novices Saturday evening but, in the meantime, there will be parades, band sncerts and a round of social events for men and ladies both. In addition to the main body of visitors arriving from Vancouver on the two steamers to morrow, there will also be Shriners from Alaska and coastal and interior points. Some of these have already arrived In the city. The Glz'eh Temple band and patrol will lend tune, color and vivacityt to all the proceedings. The Shriners -will enter completely into the Victoria Day holiday festivity on Saturday when the band and patrol will Join in the parade and sports program of the local Kinsmen Club marking the May Queen crowning proceedings. Principal events in which the public will be interested arc listed for convenience as follows: Friday 1 p.m, arrival; 1:30 p.m., Inaugural parade through city streets; 9 p.m., concert by Shrine Band and drill by patrol. Court House grounds; 9:30 p.m., ceremonial band and entertainment, Civic Centre. Saturday 1 pjn., parade with Kinsmen from Civic Centre to Roosevelt Park grounds; 2:30 p.m., Band and patrol at May Queen celebration; 7 p.m., band concert, Court House grounds. The Civic Centre and Old Landmark have been taken over for the two days for exclusive use of the Shrine. The downtown business section, bedecked In the Shrine colors of yellow, green and red, Is taking on a gala appearance, much In terest having been shown In the matter of window dressing. There will be a special Shrine edition of the Dally News as part of a 14-page paper that is being turned out tomorrow. Baseball Scores National Philadelphia 1, Chicago 2. Brooklyn 4, St. Louis 3. American Detroit 0, New York 5. St. Louis 3, Washington 7. Chicago 2, Philadelphia 5. One postponed. ARGENTINA AND CANADA OTTAWA Canada will meet 1917 requirements in edible oils by trading with Argentina 18,-000 metric tons of sorely needed oil .for similar additional tonnage in 'newsprint. This was disclosed in the House of Commons Wednesday by the Minister of Finance, Mr. BRIGHTEST BIRD Crows are considered the most intelligent of birds. BULLETINS MURRAY BANS STRIKES ATLANTIC CITY President Phillip Murray Wednesday issued an order to three thousand locals of the United Steel Workers of the C.I.O., forbidding strikes for the next two years. MARITIME COMMISSION OTTAWA A Maiitimc Commission, long sought by some of Canada's shipping trade circles, will be created. A bill will W introduced this session, Premier King disclosed in the Commons on Wednesday. iThe Prime Minister gave no details. INCREASE IN TRADE LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. British and American sources have predicted an1 increase of reciprocal trade. BIG MARINE FIRE EASTPORT, Me. Over a third' of Eastport's major in dustry was wiped out Wednesday night in a spectacular fire with a loss unofficially estimated at close to a million dollars. Two of the city's six sardine factoiies and a pearl essence plant were among over a scoj-e of wooden waterfront buildrngs razed. BRITISH LABOR FIGHT LONDON Labor Party leaders, girdling for a showdown with the leftist icbel bloc, declared today that the aim of the British - American under standing is to prevent war. The Labor Government ruling party's leadership said "it does not propose to take sides in the line-up for the next world war." FROMINENT VISITOR Outstanding among many prominent visitors In Prince Rupert this week Is C. Gcrdon Cock-shutt, president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and one of Canada's leading manufacturers, who Is coming by Queen Charlotte Airlines plane tomonow afternoon from Vancouver to meet the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce. He is being accompanied, by D. M. Morrell of Montreal, secretary d the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, and the party also Includes Mrs. Cockshutt; Mrs. Pease, daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. CcckshutV and W. J. Borrle, immediate past president of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Principal event In connection with Mr. Cock-shutt's visit will be a dinner of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce tomorrow evening' in the Commodore Cafe, members of the Junior jKuml)cc, f , Commerce also having been invited. Mr. Cockshutt and party will return to Vancouver by plane Saturday MERCY FLIGHT AND RADIOPHONIC CONSULTATION KEEP MAN ALIVE Gordon Geator, rugged 30-year-old logger, lies in Prince Rupert General Hospital today hovering between life and death, owing his survival thus far to a mercy aircraft flight, radiophonic medical consultation and the local blood plasma bank following an accident fri a logging camp at Beatty Anchorage, Cumshewa Inlet, Queen Char-1 Geator was immediately rushed lotte Islands. He sustained a severely shattered pelvis and serious Internal Injuries ..when a log rolled upon him while at work In the woods. Following receipt of advice of the accident and the serious ness or ucators condition, a Norseman monoplane of Queen Charlotte Airlines, piloted by Capt. W McLcod. was dispatched from Vancouver at 3:20 yes terday afternoon, picking the unfortunate young man up at Beatty Anchorage, together with Don Pollock, first aid attendant and bringing him on in to Prince Rupert. Dr. W. S. Kergln and ambulance were on hand at Seal Cove air base when the plane arrived, at 9:40 last night and to hospital. Prior to Geator being picked up by the plane at Beatty An chorage, there had been radio phonic consultations over his case between Dr. Kergin and Dr. Don Lim, the camp physician at Beatty Anchorage. During the night operations were performed here and blood transfusion administered from the locally-established plasma bank. OTTAWA Bona Atsenault Liberal-Bonaventure)' told the House of Commons Wedncst day that the whole question of "Dominion-provincial relations should be put to the people in a general election." LUXURY AND SAFETY NEW AIRCRAFT FEATURE This is the newest aircraft produced by Grumman. It is called the Mallard, and Is the first amphibian to have passed the latest, most stringent civil aerbnautlcs administration test to qualify for a "scheduled air carrier operations" rating. Luxury and safety are the Mallard's outstanding features. The plane can carry from-eight to ten passengers, and also has wheels for landing on land, its top speed is over 200 miles per hour, and has a range of over 1,000 miles. Its useful load as a transport is 3,280 pounds. Historic Foreign Policy Is Now Set Into Action KANSAS CITY (CP)-President Truman, in a hotel room here, today signed the $400,000,000 Greek-Turkish Aid Bill, setting in force the historic foreign policy of bolstering weak countries against outside aggression and in support to the United Nations. President Truman called it "an important step in COMPENSATION BEING SOUGHT VANCOUVER Having heard what has been done for Prince Rupert, Vancouver aldermen believe the Dominion government should give the city compensation for damage done to city streets by military vehicles during the war. .Aid. Jack Price told city council it should make, representations to Ottawa for compensation, especially in view of the fact that Prince Rupert has been reimbursed. Aid. Charles Jonei agreed, but stated that the matter would be discussed at tihe forthcoming convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities. He said some other municipalities had suffer ed much more than Vancouver. He opposed a suggestion that support of the Conference of Canadian Mayors should be sought. TODAY'S STOCKS Bralorne 10.00 B. R. Con. 05 B. R. X. , 10 Cariboo Gold 2.00. ... Dentonla 17 Grull Wihksne .07 Hedley Mascot 1.02 Minto . 03 Pend Oreille 2.15 Pioneer 3.60 Premier Border .0434 Premier Gold .57 Privateer 36 Reeves McDonald (ask) 1.50 Reno 10 .Salmon Gold 20 Sheep Creek 1.03 Taylor Bridge .- .50 Whitewater" i 01 Vananda .30 Congress .04V- Pacific Eastern .40 Hedley Amalg - .08 Spud Valley .13 vencrai eoaiios ..iuv2 Oils A. P. Con 14 Calmont , 33 C. St E 1.92 Foothills . 2.70 Home 3.15 Toronto Athona - v -13 Aumaque M Beattle .75 Bevcourt .. .77 Bob jo 15 Buffalo Can. .17 Con. Smelters 79.00 Congest 91 Donalda u .75 Eldona .37 Elder .74 Giant Yellowknlfj 5.75 God's Lake - 87 Hardrock '. .38 Harricana " .09 Heva Gbld 35 Hosco 40 Jacknife fth07 Joliet Quebec "WAl Lake Rowan W -30 Lapaska .28 Little Long Lac 1.65 Lynx .16. Madsen Red Lake 3.00 McKenzle Red Lake 59 MacLeod Cockshutt 1.50 Moneta - .46 Negus i-. i-95 Noranda 43.00 OsUko Lake 1.43 Pickle Crow r.. 2.59 Regcourt 45 San Antonio 3.50 Senator Rouyn .40 Sherritt Gordon 29 Steep Rock 1-92 Sturgeon River .17 Support to the United Nations. President Truman called it "an important step in the building of peace and said it offered proof that the United States will make a vigorous effort to help create conditions of peace. "Our aid," said the President, "is evidence not only that we pledge our support to the United Nations, but that we act to support it." U.S. BUSINESS GROUP TO VISIT PRINCE RUPERT Prince Rupert will be host at the end of May to a group of members of the St. Paul, Minnesota, Association of Commerce, who will arrive here either on May 29 or May 31 to Join the Briggs Steamship Co. vessel Southeastern which is due to dock here on June 1 on her maiden voyage in the Princ Ru?. pert-Alaska service. (Courtesy 8. D. Johnston Co. Ltd.) l According ta..George H. 8tan- I bridge, local agehV for . tfieomr Vancouver " " Wtrie" g?6uTor tPauI ' ness men will sail on the South eastern to the Alaska ports with Phillip G. Briggs, owner of the company, who will also board the ship here. The St. Paul group will prob ably arrive by train either on May 29 or 31. according to a letter received by Mr. Stan-bridge from Fred Sperling, sec retary of the wholesale depart ment of the midwest city's Asso ciation of Commerce. The num ber of men in the group is not yet known. Mr. Briggs and the Southeast ern are now at Seattle and the ship will sail directly to Ketchi kan on the initial voyage. Considerable cargo for the vessel has been stored here for some time The St. Paul men are representatives of business firms which will supply products from midwest sources for the Alaska market. These products will be shipped by rail to Prince Rupert and loaded on the Southeastern for delivery to the southeastern Alaska cities. The active Alaska committee of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce will extend cour tesies on behalf of that body. THE WEATHER Synopsis British Columbia remains un der the influence of an area of high pressure this morning. Resulting clear skies and above normal temperatures are expected to continue over most of the province today and Friday. Forecast Prince Ruperi, Queen Char-lotteslottes and North Coast-Cloudy, occasionally overcast in vicinity of Dixon Entrance today and Friday. Elsewhere clear. Fog catches vicinity Queen Charlotte Sound. Winds light. Little change in temperature. Lows tonight- Port Hardy 44, Massctt 40, Prince Rupert 43. Highs Friday Porb Hardy 60, Massett 54. Prince Rupert 53. Here for a couple of days .with his fish packer Amarylis, which is under charter to the co-operative, Capt. Paul Armour,, formerly prominently identified with the towboat business in Prince Rupert, is receiving a hearty welcome from many old friends. The Amarylis arrived Tuesday night from Vancouver and will be returning south on Friday.