PROVl CIAL L 1RR RY L ftimrhT I irCT rr T k ir rv a ws tW u hi i.i rrrM-i n iiyikiN i a w irv prPL ir L I I wC I EU IX i t" I IK I lflf I I I 1 A V V II 1 VUltr'fll.lf ffVil If U U I V I If m 1 IVI I I l l IVI I 1 I LS kl la ll I f ftUI L.IVI HWI I J ITTU U A I J IUJ-UA-T-AIL Y LJJLLJ UVJA lln AMI V.iLJvLM I fc " ; NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER rAYI 4 ,,233 'wary, It ETAXI TAXI5 'one 3j.47 555 rhonc 537 r DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Z ...i.i Third Ave.I Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt VOL. XXXVI, No. 83. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY. APRIL 10, 1947 ' PRICE FIVE CENTS LfcAAAAAAAAAAAJJLAAAAAAAA - . L . i -4 . Vfit-O nnttf nrlnfrfnrr tltnlf. ti.n.f In An. i.. - . . - f inn rt I'nnflUnn XVilto Tnumr o ra Kd, L.l 111-- b vl WJrJV uvivii ti.bv. iunu, uik j ; 7.: or ths.ir equipment as they boarded a plane i WuSb'Ji;. 36, and hLs young socialite wife, Bar- t; w. 1 id oiners, pian io ai.acK mc aangcrous i McKl. ulicst peak In North America. Specially :if ice tlic ;t (he study of cosmic-rays is being taken : expeiit (or a mountain top study of the rays, i smad' crvious expeditions through Prince Rupert. Persons Killed as Truck writ- the Ca; : ndcr U:.r 'can tit Andi ae Ti 4: E tdrnmi- ers nm vrr in Penticton Centre kin rnrori nprsniK ivprn kii rn in .1 siirrL.ir.il - ietti; f -uVk and a1 Canadian: Pacific nattttlty i. '.. r.ic dead arc Fred Wolfe of Penticton, 1fR9th.sc . :d Chester Isaacs of Penticton. icl di.v by Wolfe, was allegedly travelling At a I .jr-J tiown the main street and crashed head-he nt- ot the train. The tragedy occurred al- 0 cr :up 11 Hie town. t;;'.t.: wi re passengers on the trucK. to arr- nvc stealing. -lief CONDEMNED roore Srivirl l!in 1'iiHciI Nations' "i II N.K.IJ.A. 1 York r con. :1 tod;.y tlml f''H ; i the Unitp;! ;i an Inter - ".i;h as ":ikfl care of :ae v face mm-rd in t:::mril iw "fl: ujlnrl. icuurrpil t hi e L : R th ay. On '7 coudincss andJ trover ie south. 1 father dlslur. Ru cca.u from m ind nor h n..!ccon, dc- v h 15 ?y tonight. v u,.' Little . """PeraturB t ..... ' Massptt IN SUICIDE Man Ami Woman ' 'ai 1 Torturers Take Own Lives BERLIN OV Tlic British army announced Wednesday. that two prliijners. Carmen Maria Mory, cTlrappearcd. . High Low- Local Titles Friday, April 11, 1917 Deadlock Is Greater Now Chasm of Disagreement Between Russians and Western Powers At Moscow Widens .MOSCOW (CP) Absolute deadlock gripped the foreign ministers' council today on Anglo-American proposals to revise Poland's western frontier in favor of Germany. In- would extend to the whole German boundary question. General view among western powers is that failure to agree on Germany's eastern border will serve to stymie settlement of any boundary line. The situation merely adds up to one more basic split in the widening chasm of disagreement between the Russians and the western powers. IS FINED FOR ! TAX EVASION Vancouver Plumber lias Nine Killed In Colliery trns to Pay $2500 lor Alleged Covering Up VANCOUVER OFrank Mor.-gan, president of the San-O-Hcat Ca. Vancouver plumbers, was fined $2500 in police court here Wednesday when he was found guilty on five charges of making false returns to the income tax department. H. T4 Herbert, special department investigator, said that returns covering the. 1842-45 period concealed over $20 JbOO" through false .statements In regard to purchases and business Another Disaster In Pennsylvania, This Time In Anthracite Mine EXETER, Pennsylvania ' Nine men were killed anil nine others Injured today In on -anthracite coal mine explosion 350 feet underground. The police chief said that the pxnloslon which rocked the 4C, and Dr. Fcrcy Trlete, under I workings soon aiier uic mm went on the job was causea oy for torturing i::-mt.i tf death , lanO kllllnz female inmates of Ravcnsbruck conccmraiion cmp, had taren their own lives. f Vu I rm rt Irn1im I ll O rt'mundcd . r-.,v,ru 1 deter i . ........ j kij ran aid Kuttons ' an lrad. Or imyko's 'r ,:ram, t.tkc no reposal t .id ap- J1UII - -.lau u;et) reach w Uniten states, FATHER n which ";ht v,3. and catl The doctor poisoned hlrcseli Tuesday. Five Hhduaand wemen were gaajed at the ca;nip, and three .thousand ethers were killed or There was no comment from the company. settlemWTn 'PHONE STRIKE wakhiv'otON. D.C. 0 Re newal ot glvcrand-takc nego- rnmnnnv accented a proposal of 4:29 18.6 feet $8 per week wage increase. 17:40 15.6 feet' The company rejected the or- 11:16 6.0 feet lginal $12 proposal as "un- 23:08 10.0 feet realistic" SutletiHA MUST STOP RUSSIA WASHINGTON. D.C Senator Tom Connally (Democrat-Texas) told thc United tales Senate today that Russian expansion must be stopped shoil of (ircccc and Turkey because the Soviets arc aiminR at "world domlnalim." Tlic Texas senator, lop Democratic member of the forcisn relations committee, said that Russia wants to "control the dcsliny of Europe." KINK CHRISTIAN TIKi:i COPKNIIAKKN An official bulletin issued today said that tlic condition of Kl"S Chris-Han, who suffered a severe iicart. attack Sunday, "is still marked by fatigue but his sticngth Is fairly Rood." CANADIANS IN WKKCK RATON, New Mexico Thiec Canadians were among sixteen passengers who received hospital treatment following derailment of the Santa Fc Railroad's "Super Chief" train last Iligllt Mrs Tliey arc identified as 1 iniiiisnn and IMrs. J. . Toronto and Mrs. M. J. Robertson of Montreal. MINKS AUK SAI'KR WASIIINKTON-Secrctary of tlic Interior J. A. Krug said today that the mines of United States were safer today than at any time in the history of the industry. He charged the unions with neglect and lack In connection of co-operation with the observance of safety regulations. Tornado in Deep South Brings Death To 109 Persons; Four Towns Hard Hit Uganda and Crescent Arrive for Iwo-Day Visit iliis Morning Pnnro Iiiinmf. ;nul tlio nnvv n'flum(rof wnrm :inrl mutual words of greeting this morning when the cruiser H. M. C. S. Uganda and destroyer H. M. C. S. Crescent moved into tne Harbor and dropped their lines over wharf bollards to pay their third visit to this port in less than a year. Aboard the two vessels were 1,000 sailors and officer trainees from, H.M.C.S. Royal Roads, all cherishing the certainty that Prince Rupert's reputation for hospitality would be sustained during their present visit. On the bridge of the' Uganda was Capt. K. F. Adams, who commanded the vessel during her two previous visits here. The Uganda moored at the .i.n' iMoniinno strike Ocean Dock. Crescent Is com- liuiiuna uli "'v ..wr . . - coincided today with tho reach- manded by Lieut. - Commander In" of settlement of basis In s. O'Brien, who took his vessel Washington between long - line ; to the Canadian National wharf, workers and the company. On the faces of both officers Chicago employees of mc ucn and men mere lingered iraccs I l.nnlnnl I'll n ..iVtlnVl cruise down the west coast as far south as the Canal Zone. The. vessels returned from that cruise less than a moiith ago. 'Both ships will head down the California coast agaiiwhcn they leave Frincc Rupert, slopping only one day at Esqulmalt to take on fuel. on her nrcscnt trip, while Crcs cent has a complement of 160, 40 of which are cadets. Prince Rupert Corps of Sea Cadets did a right manful job as a short party while the two vessels tied up. Two Uofccn cadets, under command of Lieut. Eric Jones, Reserve Division staff of ficer, caught the heavy lines and made the mooring lines fast in navy fashion. Capt. Adams , and Llcut.-Com-mandcr O'Brien paid a formal cannon Maydr Nora Arnold at the city hall later this morning. Mayor Arnold returned the call to the Uganda this arternoon, OPKN TO TUHLIC TWO AFTERNOONS Capt spcctlon between 3 o'clock and 5 o'clock this afternoon and Friday afternoon, fhcj .Canadian Legion and Civic ' Centre are co-operating in a sports program that provides actitles during the time the ships arc in port. At Roosevelt Park this afternoon, soccer teams from tho two ships battled It out prior to Friday afternoon's soccer classic when a composite team from the vessels will meet a local all-star team to compete present vi uuiiiiiig nup.tu. pun Yv.iH... for jor the me iiuusuu Hanson Cup, iup, at at they absorbed during their latest! in possession of Uganda At the Civic Centre tonight. a double-header basketball game will rind Syd Woods'ide's Sou Cadet team competing with a Royal Roads cadet team, and Neil Ross's Senior "B" aggregation meeting a Uganda team. Friday afternoon, the Hanson Cup soccer Joust will take place Uganda is carrying 800 jnen and Friday night there will be 1 i 1 1 . t . . . i X 1 I.. a boxinn match at mo civic Centre in which some bouts will be between the navy and Prince Rupert, and others navy-versus navy, Games rooms, showers, lounge reading rooms of the Civic Centre and gymnasium facilities of the naval drill hall arc avail-ale for casual use by the visitors while the ships are'ln port. On Friday night an Invitation dance Is being held by the ships' officers in the navy drill hall. The two vessels will leave to return south early Saturday morning, Chicago is the United States' lareest railroad centre and is Adams announced this 1 served by 22 trunk railroads. HEAVY DAMAGE IN ONTARIO FLOODS . Worst' jof Threat Around Chatham .Has Now Passed CHATHAM, Ont., Oi The flood threat here has passed Its maximum with comparatively little damage but fanners and residents of analler commuril- moVning that the two ships t:es between here and Lake St. would be open for public in- Clalr 18 mllcs to the west, have . . . .t 1 t r 11 1 j. 1 1 1 -i worked frantically to build dykes along the Tnamcs River course. Overall damafc is estimated at more than $1,000,000. Thous ands of acres ct farm lands were inundated lor long stretches along the course of the river. Property lesses were also caused by other streams breaking thel: banks In wide areas of the POLICEMAN RUNS AMOK Twciily.fivc Tear Old Naval Veteran .Cbnstablc Terrorizes Vancouver Citizens VANCOUVER. 0Ji 25-vrar old naval' veteran city .police constable was booked for investigation last nlsht after report edly running amok, command eering an aumtfTlc. . and threatening citizens on downtown streets with a revolver. He was finally subdued by five fellow officers and taken to the police station after his wild career culminated at the corner cf Pender and Hornby Streets. LILLIENTHAL IS CONFIRMED WASHINGTON, D.C David Lllllanthal was finally confirm ed by the United States Senate late vesterdav as chairman of lun TTnlfar) Ctotnc Afntwl TTnprfTV 1 itllM Kfvv.v, ...v.i.iv. C Commission. HMCS CRESCENT HMCS UGANDA THE NAVY HERE HMCS. Uganda, cruiser, and HMCS. CrescenC, destroyer, In Prince-Rupert for two-day visit with cadet officers from HMCS. Royal Roads on training cruUs. The two warships arrived thlr morning and will remain unt'l Saturday. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy D. Johnston Co. Ltd.) Vancouver Bralornc 11-75 B.R. Con 06 B.R.X - 12 Cariboo Gold 2.75 Hcdlev Mascot : 1.18 Minto 0334 Pend Oreille 2.90 Pioneer 3.90 Premier Border -0434 Premier Gold .72 & Privateer -41 Reeves McDonald L50 Reno 11 Salmon Gold .. 22 Sheep Creek 1-25 Taylor Bridge 65 Whitewater -02 Vananda 37 Congress 05 Pacific Eastern 60 Hedley Amalgamated .. .10 Spud Valley .17 Central Zeballos 02 Oils A.P. Con 12 Vs Calmont -29 C. &E 2.10 Foothills .- 2.60 Home -- 3.25 Toronto Athona - 26 Aumaque - -5Vi Beattic -..... -91 Bevcourt 1.1 Bobjo 21 Buffalo Canadian -24 Consolidated Smelters .. 85.50 Conwest 1-1 5 Donalda LI Eldona '-55 Elder 1-1 Giant Yellowknlfe 6.85 God's Lake L2 Hardrock 41 Harrlcana I2V2 Heva Gold 67 llosco - 50 Jacknlfe 1 Joliet Quebec 57 Lake Rowan il Lapaska . Little Long Lac Lynx OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS GET BRUNT CANADIAN, Texas (CP) One town of 5,42G persons was 10 targe extent levelled bv a sudden tornado which brought death to at least 109 per- a 1 - -. l 1 t- 1. sons ana aesirucuon iast nigm to-south central United States. .321 2.01 .25 Madsen Red Lake 3.50 McKenzie Red Lake .71 MacLeod Cockshutt 1.90 Moneta 2.32 Negus - Noranda 8-75 Oslsko Lake - I-35 Pickle Crow 285 Regcourt -57 San Antonio .15 Senator Rouyn 2 Sherrltt Gordon 4-20 Steep Rock 2.10 Sturgeon River -2 TcleDhone and telegraph, lines being blown down made It difficult to obtain early estimates of what appeared to have been a heavy toll. The devastating wind concen trated on the panhandle ot Texas and northwestern, Okla homa. It ripped through rive counties and played VpF51 havoc in four towns, in acuuon 10 the dead, at least" another thousand persons were believed injured In the wake of the sudden blast of wind. Hardest hit community was Woodward. Oklahoma, where seventy-two persons ar. known to be dead.; About ont-thlrd of the town was irauenea, Dy uuj tornado. , . Twenty persons, wp cUpiated, acad at Glazier, a" village 'of 2t)0 population In Texas, and another twenty persons died at Higglns, where at least 150 were Injured. Rubble blocked all Uafflc and only ambulances were permitted to travel. The American Red Cross rush ed doctors, nurses, blood, plasma ' - F 1 ' - UbllltUillU - ' t rjp.,11 wihirsnr naiA beddine and food to the scene, The tornado iirsi nt yviuic Deer. Texas, injuring three per sons, blowing a house from it3 foundations, wrecking a garage and derailine twenty-one cars of a moving freight train. The tornado was sighted at Pampa and Miami, as it moved northeastward aiong ine pam Fe Railroad line. Tt skirted Canadian and struck at Glazier with full fury. After striking Higglns It moved into Oklahoma, missing Shattycfc and hitting Woodward auA Gage- Ontario Minimum Wage Is Raised TORONTO. 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