IRovikciaI m m Lancia!. lill ,. III III Kcspon- siiurrins out '"" rules AW O -Rudolpn I loess, cx-colonei musi pay Ufc for mon tnan iour lives enufied out at (Auschwitz- cxicrmi- i Ul Ml IU.r(t-niKl-U -11411 His Nazi commandant He was scniciiicu w i .lnhi hii .. ninn-.tiulirn t,,r,, No date was set ,UUt - execution va$ accused or supcr- - , iff nilllTI ,11. LI1C l.lllil I J niuinN LVMIWM CANADA 11- lft MiiiLl.i. txt f f : !.. e (old the House of . i ...in i. to receive" a delega- . . discuss terms under if Kliiul miplil rnlrr in we chcorn by sc- 'Jl Ul I"J LU ULUW.1 111 diu: Inderal union aria AnliAf rlntfkfra- :ran umnar Discussions y a urn ;n uominion. 3 hs;i been govern- 1 inan f hf nn i nliiHA of the island's fln- e National Convention 1 lasi j-ai to rccom- be decided by a national F MAC i ii i ED rni i:ivu r... . i nnirniu ii;... . Commons continued 1 :1 the fecond rcadinz of 1 Mil yC itcrday with c House adjourned for CP?? II n I I.I . - "..i,.i iiuni ii. me iior the continuance "7 controls torou-ht In 'c ar, the continuation hich is stm consld- sary w considerable dlffcr-on the necessity :sln of controls. Pro-ConscrvaLivo mKmh... lacKeUof Stnn. JCD and D.ivM p,,ii "'"ugnt t hev : worn t . Hfi-A . . " " - " u quickly enough, ncau, Indcnenlont ';n"cnlure- Quebec, being removed too e weather 'ft Clonrt., .1 . "u'"cs in iho Illfn 'w""vus oi n tin. . tiiii V4 1 IP tell l - i0 " fear or be- In all con ,aACaS ,ast Cly ay scatter i ""ay 45 r upernj. ' asseU 42- ALBERT EYOLFSON NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S UtVlWU1 TAXI fVTTTTTTTTTTTrTtTTTyn TAXI TAXI: 235 IMifilll'T 537 service nioht AT and rnV Awn wtnrrr avuvii'v n,p,es, Hotel, Third Ave.? Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port-"Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Ncsbitt VOL. XXXVI, No. 78. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY APRIL 3, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS it of Reparations " " ' - Seems : , Far . Removed IlkMIIJkll 1 I AMI LOCAL SEA CADETS Selected By Local Board to Compete For Place With Cadet Group Going to England Probably the happiest boy in Prince Rupert today is Leading Cadet Albert Eyolfson of "Captain Cook" Corps' of Sea Cadets who may be one of two British Columbia Sea Cadets to spend two months in England this summer. Albert, 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. H. 10. Eyolfson,. MG7 Sixth Avenue East, was chosen last night by a board oil" judges to represent the local corps before a Vancouver examining board which will select two British Columbia cadets for the Canadian delegation of 24 which will spend July and August in England. The local board, which consisted of Harbormaster Capt. J. R. Elfert; Llcut.-Com. Ormc Stuart, officer commanding H.M. C.S. Chatham reserve division; and Lieut. .Eric Jones, R.C.N., Chatham executive officer, announced their choice of Leading Cadet Eyolfson at the conclusion of the weekly parade of the Sea Cadet Corps last night. "He was certainly an excited lad," said Llcut.-Com. Alex Mitchell, Sea Cadet commanding officer, who had previously submitted the names of Albert and four other cadets as candidates for the honor. Albert, whose nickname Is "Abbie," will sail Saturday iiIrIh on the Camosuu for Vancouver where he will appear before the provincial examining board.' So that Albert will appear with the utmost smartness, the local &:a Cadet corns Is presenting him with a -complete Sea Cadet , unU form. This Is also a reward for winning the competition. Cost of Albert's trip to Vancouver is being borne by the local branch of the Navy League of Canada, sponsors of the Sea Cadet organization. Albert, who was born In Prince Rupert, Is five feet, ten aid a half Inches tall and In perfect physical Condition. This latter was a factor in his selection since candidates must measure up to rigid navy physical standards. Other factors In the competition were the cadets' record If attendance at parades, detriment and character, general knowledge and spedlflc knowledge of Sea Cadet Instruction. "Abbie" Is a former Dally News route boy. NAVY HARD TACK DAYS ARE GONE ESCJU1MALT "CP) - The Navy said yesterday that the days of hard tack and water had gone and that a new gastronomic era is afloat. It Is related to modern organization and the train-Ins of men for supply branch. Cooks-come under twelve weeks' schooling In their craft at 1I.M. C.S. Nadcn before being drafted to sea. NO PAPDR FRIDAY Tomorrow, being Good Friday and a public holiday, the Daily News will not be published. The next regular edition will bo or. Saturday afternoon. The paper will also be published on Easter Monday as usual. TO REPRESENT AT VANCOUVER Large Single Fish Train, Forty Cars One of the heaviest, If not (he heaviest, of. all iish trains ever to to? dispatched from Prince Rupert left on Monday for Eastern Canada and the United States. It contained no less than "40 freight refrigerator cars laden with frozen fish, much of which had come from Alafka including some of the cargo cf the bi? refrigerator ship Lucldor which was in over the week-end. In all, the train had upwards of one million pounds cf fish. Pre-Marital Blood Tests Are Deferred , VICTORIA P--An Opposition bill to make pre-tnarital blood tests compulsory in British Columbia was.lmmcdlatcly defeated after Hon. George Pearson, minister of health, said that present equipment was Inadequate to carry out the tests. NOVA SCOTIA IN DISAGREEMENT OTTAWA (CI') Nova Scotia emerged Wednesday as the third Canadian province which lias been unable to come to a financial agreement wlUi the Dominion government, Premier Angus .Macdonald making (lie atctncnl at Halifax that Finance Minister Abbott's latest answer to Nova S'rotia proposals indicated the Dominion's position remained the .same as "it had been for some time." Kinsmen Taggers Out On Saturday Kinsmen Club taggers convened by C. R. Boxall, assisted by Kenneth Pugslcy, will take ,lo the streets Saturday to raise funds Tor the annual canip. Tag-gera will Include Alfred, Henry and William Blackaby, CWrdon Flnlayson, Mclvlu Moore, George Flewln, Bruce Forward Dorothy Taylor, DcnnU Elklns, Duanc Haugan, Margaret Olscn, Geor-glna Mitchell, Annette Wlndlc. Shirley Hainan and Ralph Martin. . Archie Thompson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Thompson, Graham Avenue, has been for some itime with the leuat department iof the B.C. Electric, Vancouver, hp is a war veteran, and durlns his term of service overseas saw a good deal of Europe In connection with his duties at military court cases. NEW JET FIGHTER SOON READY The U.S. navy a new Jet fighter, the FCU Pirate, which Is undergoing an extensive test program at Muroc Dry Lake, Calif., will soon be ready for demonstration work, The new shipboard fighter lfa a speed of more than 500 miles an hour and Is powered by a single 24-C Westlnghousc Jet unit. Lcqislaturc rorogues Session linds With Passage of New Labor Kill Last-Minute (Enfranchisement Amendment V 1 0 T O R I A (CP) Wear legislators rose from their desks :U 5:20 this morning ' with the way cleared for pro-logation which occurred at 11 o'clock today. Thirteen bllLs were adopted at the final sitting. The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, providing for government supervision of secret strike votes and penalties for illegal strikes ami lock-outs, was adopted. Adequate knowledge of either I'nglish or French will be a condition of enfranchisement under a last-minute amend- -menl to the Provincial Elec- ' lions Act. The final act of business of the session was adoption of a resolution asking the University of British Columbia to reconsider Us position on the establishment of a medical school. The lloaid of Governors had decided that such a M-hool could not be established this year. A bill was adopted giving farmers with degrees Sn agriculture professional status as agrologisls. A bill giving foresters professional standing got a rough two-hour ride before receiving final reading. Objection was taken to H by C.C.F. and some coalition members who objected to"iiitroductionT)f-ilir-4 measure one day bcfoic prorogation. A $1000 salary Increase for County Court judges passed third reading but C.C.F. members objected, holding it was ultra vires of the Legislature. .They plan to fake it up with the federal minister of justice. Resolution on application by road contractors for increase in contract prices on jobs under way on the Hart Highway and the Hope-Princeton road was adopted. A referee, who will be a judge of the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal, will sit as an arbitrator to determine if higher rates arc due the contractors. The firms arc asking for an increase of $3,073,619 on actual contract prices. C.C.F. WANT JAP VOTE New British Columbia Flections Acl (lets Second Reading VICTORIA f Second reading of the new British Columbia El cctions Act, providing for the extension of the franchise to East Indians and Chinese, followed opposition charges of racial discrimination. Under the Act the only Japanese eligible to vote arc citizens who served i with the armed forces, The C.C.F. attacked the government for not giving the -vote to Japanese. It was a disgrace that the vole was not given to Indians and Japanese, Harold Winch said. Mrs. Tilly Rolston, Progressive-Conservative, Vancouver - Toint Grey, asked' Herbert Gargrave, C.C.F., Mackenzie, if his party favored return of Japanese to the coast but Mr. Gargrave, not being required to by ruling of the Speaker, did sot answer. SANDWICHES AND MUSIC ARE OUT VICTORIA O-A last-minute move bys the Opposition to permit sale of sandwiches and allow music in British Columbia beer parlors was defeated as the Legislature gave third reading to the amended liquor act GOLD BRICKS ARE STOLEN Bui Recovered at Val d'or, Quebec, and Two Men Arrested VAL D'OR, Quebec 0: Gold valued at $24,300 and destined forllhc .Canadian mint at Ottawa was recovered today after being stolen late yesterday from the railway station here and two incn have been placed under ar rest. Tjic gold, in the form of two solid gold bricks totalling 137 pounds, was found in a snow bank two miles from here. Details of the recovery of the gold and the arrest of the men were lacking. PARKS BOARD BUDGETS $3000 Emphasizing enjoyment by the citizens of Prince Rupert's parks and playgrounds, the city parks board last night decided that $2,000 of its $3,000 budget should . be used for maintenance, rc pairs ahti operation' or sport and playground facilities with the balance going toward its projected bcautlficatlon campaign. The budget will be presented to i'.he city finance committee fort Inclusion In the '047 estimates which will soon be handed to council. preparation of the parks for the summer season will Include extension of picnic facilities at MoClymont Park, Increasing the seating capacity for lastfjall SlPJflLPy110 PgJ malntcn-ancS'rf ' chfifrcns sanifSocs't ScHl Cove, Westvlew, Alder and McClymtuit Parks, and erection of f cats in Alder Park. The Board accepted an otTcr by thcNCivic Centre Association to supervise playground activities with trained staff at Seal Cove, Westvicw, Alder and Mc-Clymcnt Parks and to operate the city playground fastball leagues at Gyro Park. The Board requested Uiat the city grader be used on Roosevelt Park baseball field to prepare It for soccer' and-baseball. Present at the meeting, ,whlch was under Uic chairmanship of C. P. Balagno, were Mayor Nora Arnold, W. D. Lamble, Alderman George Ruddcrham, Alderman Robert McKay, Alderman George Casey, Don Forward and P. P. Forman. Local Tides Friday, April 4, 1947 High : 0:3G 20.8 feet 12:50 21.2 feet Low 6:44 4.2 feet 19:00 2.8 feet : ; TODAY'S STOCKS : : Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd. tfbt&fr&M&tm Vancouver Uralornc 11.25 B.R. Con 07 A B.R.X 12' Cariboo Gold 2.70 Denlonla ,.. 25Va Grull Wihksnc .... (ask) .10 ' llcdley Mascot 1.15 Minto 04 Pcnd Oreille 3.00 Pioneer 3.85 Premier Border .05 Premier Gold v. .79 Privateer 46 Reeves McDonald 1.00 Reno .11 Salmon Qold .22 Sheep Creek 1.25 Taylor Bridge 60 Whitewater 02 Vananda 37 Congress 05 Pacific Eastern .. (ask) .G5 Hcdlcy Amalgamated .. .10 Spud Valley (ask) .18 Central Zcballos .02 Oils A.P. Con 13 Calmont .28 C. & E 2.07 Foothills - 2.40 Home 3.35 Toronto Athona 26 Aumaque .53 REMOVAL OF PLANTS NOW IS DIFFERENCE (Jcncral Marshall Is Still Trying to Come to Terms Willi Commissar Molotov i I5EKLIN (CP) General Lucious D. Clay declared on arrival here today from Moscow that "all hope has been given up of reaching a settlement on reparations at this conference. The conference is not proving a failure but neither is it proving a success, said Clay, who is American military governorfor Germany. Meanwhile at Moscow Secretary of State George C. Marshall told the foreign ministers' coun cil tiri.iv that tho United States would be willing to consider I nmited German reparations from current prosecution but only if the Allied powers agreed to leave in Germany the number of plants now ear-marked for capi tal reparations. American delegation members said the proposal represented about Uie extreme limit Marshall was prepared to go to meet Foreign Commissar Molotov of Russia in this issue, Marshall also reaffirmed that "present demands to Increase reparations agreed upon at Pots dam cannot be considered by the United States." He said hUpro- pasat was Dasca on me assumption that the German level of Industry Is to be raised and that plants now car-marked for rep arations export cannot be used to boost the level. TO ARBITRATE PUBLIC WORKS VICTORIA 0j PUbflc Works Minister, E. C. Carson announced in the Legislature that the government will make arrange ments for Uic upward revision of public, works projects to cover rising costs caused by circum stances beyond the control of contractors. He said that he planned to have a Supreme Court Judge sit as arbitrator to determine what a fair price is, and an equitable amount by which contracts may be increased. About $15,000,000 worth of con- tracts are involved in Public Works operations. Beattic 90 Bcvcourt 1.15 Bobjo 24 Buifalo Canadian 25 Consolidated Smelters.. 85.00" Con west .... 1:22 Donalda M...T..f....... 1.16 Eldona .56 Elder 1.20 Giant Yellownlfe 6.90 God's Lake 1.56 Hardrock 44 Harrlcana 14 Hcva Gold 72 Hosco 52 Jacknlfo 09Vi Jollct Quebec 63 Lake Rowan 22 Lapaska 35 Little Long Lac 2.15 Lynx 33 Madscn Red Lake 3.60 McKenzlc Red Lake 75 MacLeod Cockshutt .... 2.01 Negus 2.30 Noranda 48 Oslsko Lake 1.3.0 Pickle Crow 3.00 Regcou'rt 65 San. Antonio 4.25 Senator Rouyn 40 Shcrritt Gordon 4.10 Steep Rock 2.15 Sturgeon River 25 uurw atrcAuu uuum, three passengers and crew members were killed when this Air-France Dakota, enroute from Nice to Paris, crashed a i , mountainside In the Vercors range southwest oi Grenoble, France. Tlie plane, missing nearly 24 hours; was found almost burled under an avalanche provoked by the disaster. The wrecked plane Is pictured in the snow surrounded by the crag-ged peaks that spelled its doom. Bulletin MERCHANTS FINED OTTAWA Two department store merchants were today . sentenced to six months in jail 'plus $10,000" fines for income tax evasion. In default of the fine, J. IL Vine berg, 65, and his son, S. Vincberg, 34, must serve additional eighteen-month terms. The Vincbergs were convicted of making false excess profits tax returns. The prosecutor said the case was the "largest income tax evasion case ever before the courts of Canada." The amount of lax evaded involved $235,000. DANGER MINES CLOSED WASHINGTON Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug today directed that 518 government-operated soft coal mines in the United States remain closed indefinitely because they arc believed dangerous. Approximately 40,000 miners arc employed at the mines which Krug said arc "believed dangerous from the explosion point of view." The pits will be closed until they are certified as being , reasonably 'safe. "HAMS" DRAFT CONSTITUTION Members of the Prince Rupert Amateur Radio Association met briefly hi, the Civic Centre last night to hear a draft of the organization's new constitution read, then adjourned to their new headquarters at the Army Signals camp .to arrange the building for their occupancy. The latter part of the evening was spent In code practice, with some members brushing up on receiving the International code which Is used In amateur transmission. Members were entertained by a talk by John Roach, who told of difficulties of wireless operation which he experienced -while he was a ship's radio operator In the Orient. President Rcbert Kyte was chairman of the business meeting, and there were about 20 members present. Province Takes Over Coal Mines FREDKRICTON, New Brunswick Tlie government of, New . Brunswick as taken control of the coalxrtlnes In the Mlnto- iChlpman area which have been strike-bound for six weeks and planned to have digging of coal resumed rva.zs in CRASH Twenty RUHR COAL STRIKE ESSEN Germany's giant coal industry came to an almost complete standstill to-day as tBcvlKosf b the' area? 300,000 miners ignored British appeals to remain on the job and walked out in demand for more lood for their urn-ilies. Reports indicated that almost 170 mines were idle and the strike is expected to cause loss of 500,000 tons of coal. FIREWORKS BLAST CLINTON, Mo Explosion and gunpowder - fed fire destroyed a fireworks manufacturing plant yesterday, burning to death eleven and injuring four of 28 employees working in a one-storey frame building. Workers were making toy buzz-bombers at the time of the blast. No Great Increases OTTAWA (CP) The latest lifting of ceiling prices caused swift reaction among the Canadian public. Industry generally was pleased at Finance Minister Abbott's announcement that the lid was off about cne-thlrd of the goods and services which had bean under control. Most producers of affected goods were against price increases in early reaefi" t the order. Summary of their re-spenscs; New Cars No increase (General Motors, Ford, Chrysler). Used Cars Higher prices expected. Candy Price increase in some provinces'. Coal Dealers foresaw raise of perhaps $2.50 per ton. Farm Implements Undecided but against Increases. Refrigerators Decreases unlikely. Clothing and Shoes Increases possible in some lines.. TONIGHT 8 PJkl. SENIOR "B" BASKETBALL FINALS CO-OP vs. MACEY'S Presentation of League Trophies No Charge Collection for Injured Players' Fund. CIVIC CENTRE GYM