rnr bill I I 1 II I n II if llfcy can? i M c 3 :rr'ar Nine fheps, u .. uses and rcp:,ncd destroyed -Sr" tv -t in a nnrtfi- M m "Vi.-"n ft IT1TT1' mi by the nprth i j er nv nment saw ifS :f v. in are re trlng local! ir'nvo u "i ronnrted cs7. In Fcshe- t'.iat Moslem :'c" destroyed irs Ration sta-rJ vt.;agcs. No. 2 Taken oi season i.n less than halibut had area No. 2, it ay by Q. W of the In- r. 'he ConunlS' with 10,' '-Kcu in a cor- ' Per. a f last year ' indicated it "i wit. tuKiivr into the Seattle fleet "id .till tlrri un v r- dlioute. the c '-m-aindcr of the ;'?0UVit rrinon llnnpft. i- hi tv.AM nnfii'illu vc Ihan last venr. Pound- r in . r ini hl Arc - "'VivLH JL , ,,w A wage In- "um in tr, on -o J offered Monday lo mbf Jndlistrv ,nrkPr.Q wiumbia when the -uunued negotiations , " aRrcement with the -A.PT. 1 ""Ployers, announced (H?le schcdule. based Mn... "J Vi4 tuah 7m& $8.00Q.nnn " British Colum-ktttbe8t paid in Can- rates are sustained. The Increase will raise the daily rates to the following levels: Public ward, $4.50. Scml-private ward, $5.50. Private ward, $8.00. New-born babies, $1.50. "It is not our intention that the new rates shall be profitable In the commercial sense of the term," Mr. Ham said. "We mere ly hope to be able to partially meet normal operating expenses which have risen sharply. The new rates will be in line with other hospitals in the province." Rising costs made It neces sary for the Hospital Board to raise ward rates by 50 cents a day,,a.year a., , Budcet figures for tne cur- rpnt vear. based on the first four months of operation at the nrrsent rates, show estimated exDendltures of $123,850, and cs timated revenue of $110,850 ;hirh would leave a deficit of $13,000. By Increasing ward charges, the Board hopes to reduce this deficit to a considerably smaller figure. LIBERAL SAYS SASKATCHEWAN IS "OPPRESSED thcrn, Safic., cnarcu m -v." mons Monday that the C.C.F uovcrnmcnt of Saikatcltowan was "oppressing" tne pub lic said that due to wnat wu irappening in Saskatchewan the following freedoms should not b: subject Co a. majority of par liament: freedom oi tne pn education, religion, assembly, and freedom to court hearings, Irccdom from arbitrary detention and oppression by Uie MANAGER FOR TERRACE BANK James Stcvenn Coming; Here Tomorrow l-jn route to Interior Town managership of To a.-sumc the i, now branch of the Royal Bank of Canad.i which is bclrij opened on a full time basis next Tir: Rtbvcnson, from IllUllUl. - m,i,, nfficn In Vancouver, is ar ....,. m thn cltv on the Prince '"n I. r,..,f innmrrnw mornmK 5,ruth. e will btattched fori ettocbeingtothestaBfofthe local branch which lor some time Terrace as a has been operating ch.h,-nnr!l. Mr. Stevenson and Arnold Flaten. thc local mana- rcr, will prcbabiv PIOccto w tomorrow for the weekly race banking session there ffiuridw. Also arriving frwVanc0U,v" will be J- Cook. b,nk premises Vancouver, who from manager V an to Terrace and also Will - snSxt to Prince George built for the building has been Vanli SUGAR EASING UP OTTAWA As the Secretary of Agriculture In the United Slates was slating; that sugar rationing in that country would probably end this year as a result of a bumper crop j in Cuba, it was said here that an increasing of the sugar ration, in Canada was likely this fall. JUBILEE PAID OFF VANCOUVER The Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Vancouver last year showed a profit of $22G.18, It is announced. The celebration paid Eddie C a n to r t and . John Xhailes Thomas over $16006' each to come. here. NAIL CEILlJsG UP OTTAWA The ceiling on nails has been increased by 50c per keg on the wholesale level and 75c on the retail. REDS DANGER TO FRENCH POLICY IN GERMANY BADEN-BADEN CP) Leftist op position in the Rhine Palatinate narrowly missed DiocKing France's program for federaliza tion of Its German occupation zone. Returns from yesterday's nit.tnns disclose approximately onnnMn votpd 70 percent of ivncfl plltriible. I . I LIIVUW . nTTAWA. H Walter lucmr. trrpnrh military covcrn- Sas'tat .newan Liberal leader and I mcnt rop3rtcd that the all night member of Parliament ior ,.ount of ballots showed that rai- atinate ratified its proposeu tate constitution by a bare maj ority of 52.8 percent. Two other stales in tne tTcnm zone South Baden and Wuert- tcmibcrg-Hohcnzollcrn adoptea constitutions with big majorities. COLLAPSE OF CHINA NANKING. QiSix. thousand ... i rioting students ciasueu iwy ,ith nollce who barred the way ........ ... , ,, to a meeting In tne nan ui nnnni.c' Political Council. The I tUl" v- rmmcllmcn said that only quick end to the civil war could avert a national conap&c Generalissimo Chiang ivai-j Shck, in his opening address to the council said: "Peace depended entirely on the attitude of the Communist party." The gov- ot hn trusted, still favors solving the problem by political means. NEW PENSION LAW EFFECTIVE OTTAWA. P)-Htalth Minister Paul Martin Informed the House of Commons Monday tnat oia regulations, cJfec-tlve age pensions Mav 15. are expected to "re lax the present restrictions ap plying to applicants ior. pen sions and to otner circumswuwi: under which pensions may be granted." - . Health departmtnt sources said that the new regulations are expected to cost Ottawa another 5500,000 annually Greece Pledges ' Its Co-operation LAKE SUCCESS. IB Greece today was ready tu pledge full co-operation to the United Na tions Interim border commission keening vigil over the troubled Balkans. Two neighbor- ins countries. A'bania and 'Bulgaria, prepared to dispute the authority cl the Investigators. All three countries are on the rpeakers' list as the Security Council was called to act on a RufJan resolution which would sharply curtail the powers of the secondary group. ASKS FEDERAL HIGHWAY PLAN VANiCOUVER, Oj A federal highway plan as an economic Investment lor the Dominion was advocated here by Macdon aid Millard K.C. of Calgary when he addressed the annual meet 1ns of the Alberta-British Col umibia committee of the Boards oi Trade and Chamber of Com merce business could be boosted to a point where it would .equalize the present unfavorable trade balance with llif United States through a national hlshway program, i W. RWop)May..aid. a CfA,. rervice Id the north would be operating daily, starting June 1 to .Sandfpit, Queer. Charlotte L'lands, and startins June 15', to Frince Rupert. F. M. Dockrill oi Telfcwa rep resented the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce at the meetin;. HALIBUT SALES Canadian Cape Race, 15,000, Co-op. Anker A., 19,000, Co-op. Wales Island, 10,000, Co-op. Arctic I, 25,000, 17.6 and 13, Royal. Oldfleld, 23,000, Co-op. Northern Breeze, 33,000, Co-op. Tramp, 28,000. 17.60 and 13, Pacific. Prosperity A., 37,000, Co-op. M. W.. 20,000, Co-op. Ingrid II., 7,500, Co-op. GUstav, 17,500, 17.1 and 13, Cold Storage. Flectring, 14,500, 17.6 and 13 Atlln. Mother III. 23,000, 17 6 and 13, Cold Storage. Vancouver Bralomc , 10.00 B.R. ttm 'i .L. 05 B.R.X (ask) .12 Cariboo Gold : '2.00 Dentonta 17 Grull Wlhksnc .... (ask) .09 Hedlcy Mascot 1.00 Mlnto - 03 Pend Oreille (ask) 2.50 Pioneer ....v, 3.55 Premier Border OlVi Premier Gold 62 Privateer (ask) .38 Reeves McDonald (ask) 1.50 Reno ' -10 Salmon jGold 19 Sheep Creek 108 Taylor Bridge 50 Whitewater '. OH'i Vananda .25 Congress 04 Vi Pacific Eastern 40 Hedley Amalgamated .. .08 V'a Spud Valley (ask) .14 Central Zcballos (ask) .03 Oils A.P. Con .12 Calmont 30 C. & E L90 Foothills 2.20 Home 3.20 Toronto Athona Aumaque 31 CRASH AT WINDSOR WINDOR, Ont. O) A muddy, i plowe field two miles south of here was plowed off today, while officials .searched for clues ex plaining the crash of an American, transport, the wreckage nf which was scattered over a radius of 100 yards with five dead. The plane was enroute to 6eU frldge ; Field, Michigan, , irom Wrieht Field. Dayton, Ohio!; The-Victims were Identified as leut.'-.Wllliam. C. Rellly, Lieut. Raymond L. Berke, Lieut. Milton r niinnineham. Set. Pearl H. Zcmptcr, and Sgt. John II. Ken nedy. BRAZIL HAS ' SUN ECLIPSE BOCiAIUVA, Brazil, C A total etVuse of the sun occurred here today In clear weather which promised success for the preparations of a Urge group of scientists gathered on American V-rtnurUt He said , , Canada s tourist wooded au lo wltness the nhencinenon. The eclipse began about 3:22 ajn., became total at 3:34 arid remained 'n totality ior three minutes and 48 seconds, continuing in partiality until 11 a m. The ellipse was not visible in the?rfbV:hern hemlspricte: - CANADA "LEAST Beattlo ft Vancouver. Rhys m. Sale, vice-president of the Ford Motor Co. of Canada, told 500 members and visitors at a Board nf Trade banquet here that Canada was "perhaps the least self-sufficient country ln the world." He said Canada must expand her markets and find new ones, and conduct extensive research for export possibilities. The main sessions of the intn Foreign Trade Conference of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce will open hpi? tomorrow with a distinguished list of speakers to discuss-.subjects such as foreign loans, tariffs and Pacific and Atlantic prospects. F. M. Dockrill cf Tclkwa is rep resenting the Awclated Boards of Trade of Central British Col umbia and the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce. : : TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesv S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd. 67 Bevcourt .72 Bobjo 15'2 Buffalo Canadian 15Vi Consolidated Smelters .. 79.50 Cohwest 90 Donalda 69 Eldona .33 Elder 70 Giant Yellowknlfe 5.50 God's Lake 80 Hardrock 35 Harrlcana 09 Hcva Gold -30 Hosco - 37 Jacknlfe 07 Vi Jollet Quebec .34 Lake Roan 20 Lapaska 22 Little Long Lac 1.50 Lynx i 16 Madsen Red Lake 2.90 McKenzle Red Lake 54 MacLeod Cockshutt 1.40 Moneta 46 Vi Negus 1.85 Noranda 42.75 Osisko Lake 1.40 ' Pickle Crow 2.35 Regcourt - 39 San Antonio 3.60 Senator Rouyn 32 Sherrltt Gordon 2.75. Steep Rock 1.99 Sturgeon River 17 from4vanco,uver, having flown west from New York. Organization of the great pro-ect. said Mr. Schneider, has now reacnea tne poini wuere preliminary planning and dc signing of plant have to be fitted to the site and said Mr. Schneider: "It is for that pur pose that we are now here. '"Believe me," he, added, "we . . L are as anxious as you are w expedite the Job and get the plant ln operation, uur pian is to have that operation under way within two years. "We are here to pick the ex act site on Watson Island where trie'pfanl'wlll gorThe' selectlorl will have been made before we leave here on Thursday night. Letting of contracts and break Ing of ground will be carried out at the earliest possible date, "As you may readily under stand In a project of this magni tude there are a hundred and one Droblems. engineering and otherwise, to be attended to but a great deal of the preliminary designing has been done and our present visit to the site will enable us to finalize our arrangements so that an early start may be made." Meeting with representatives of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce soon after his ar rival yesterday afternoon, Mr. Schneider and his officials dis cussed various aspects of the huge industrial enterprise. "We are glad to have been able to come here," he said. "After looking at various possible lo cations for a plant site" we de cided utjon Port Edward as being ideally suited to our needs Our company has been suc cessful ln Its operations else where and we look forward to equal success at Port Edward." Confirming thai the local plant would be one of 250-ton capacity -with probability of this being expanded to 400 tons, Mr Schneider disclosed that It would give employment to several hun dred persons a total of some 1000 ln plant and bush operations. The plant here would be different than other pulp mills on tnis coast, ine owners uc all paper pulp plants whereas this will (Specialize ln high quality chemical cellulose to be used In the manufacture of yarns and fabrics. While highly purified cellulose would be the first prod MONTHS Celanese Corporation Head and Engineers Fitting Plans To Site Anxious to Get Project Under Way-Power Plant to Be Built at Port Edward rnnstniptinn of the $15,000,000 mill of the Port tfrlwarrl Cellulose Co. on Watson Island, Port Ed- uct made at this milt, It might be that later on processing would be extended further along the way to the finished manu factured articles. The Impact of the project locally will be felt Immediately construction starts," Mr. Schnei der said, "for this construction will give employment to many hundreds." Stability and permanence of the undertaking were alluded to by Mr. Schneider In discussion Ample supply of timber ln perpetuity was assured under the new sustained yield policy of the provincial government of Brit lsh Columbia. Timber limits of fhp rnmnanv were referred to RESENT JEWISH to the plant and in the Skeena, lodged. APPEAL METHODS LONDON, CO TKe latest; rep resentations made by Lord In- ward, nearby Prince Rupert is expected to be under Lapei, British ambassador to way within the next two montns, announces yeurge Washington, to the state De-Schneider of New York, vice-president and director Lartment regarding the appear Of the Uelanese Uorporation 01 America. zi:i;jm- anC6 ln American rewspapers en panied by engineers and consul- appeals for funds to assist illegal tants, Mr. Schneider arrived in by Mr Schneider as being those ,TewiSh Immigrants into Pales- the.'City yesterday auernoon.in trie coastal regions adjacent tlne are the most urgent- yei Kltsumkalum and Naas River to-watersheds a foreign office spokesman of the Interior. . .. ,d that Lord Inver- Dlscusslng ihe utilization of LhaDel was instructed to protest various species of timber, Mr. strongly against un advertlse- Schneider stated that hemlock, ment written by the playwright, predomlnent In this district, wras rien Hecht, on behalf ot the considered ideal timber for the American Leagur fpr a Free rai- cellulose product. However, the cstlne. The advertisement reads company would find uses for all "every time you olow up a tm-specles of timber coming out of tish arsenal or wreck a British Its limits. Cruising of timber jail, or send a Briusn train, any stands was already under way, high or rob a British oanK, or. let he saii. go with guns and Domos at ri- ,. , tish, betrayers ana mvaaers -vi. A further disclosure was wnmp1nni, Jews of Am. made by Mr. Schneider that it was the intention of the company to. Instal is, own .6Q00. h.p. steam electric plant at" Port Edward to supplement such power as may be available from the Northern B.C. Power Co. Whether this would be a coal or oil burning: plant was something that had yet to be settled upon. Bark and other waste material from the mill would also be burned. One reason that the Celanese Corporation had come to Prlsce Ruroert. Mr. Schneider said, was because it had been pointed out Continues on Page 2) day. Forecast Prince Rupert. Queen Char i.it.t.P and Ncrthtrn Coast ritiudv todav and toolght. Wide ly scattered rain showers Wednesday. Wednesday, becoming clear by noon. Winds light to rt v Northwesterly (15 m.p.h) WwtnMdav. Little change In temperature. Lows tonight-Port Hardy 47. Massett 45, Prince Rupert 46. Highs Wednesday- Port Hardy 54, Massett 57, Prince Rupert 60. juui r- - . erica make a little, holiday in their hearts." 1 -r --sys-c-- ASK GASOLINE PRICE BOOST VICTORIA, 0) Petroleum Board Chairman W. A. Carroth- ers said Monday that five major oil companies ln the province nave applied to the board for price Increases irom one-ana-a-half to three cefits a gallon on gasoline. Namea of the companies were not released. Car-rothers said that the requests will be Investigated. SIXTY PER CENT OF FISH LANDED HERE DELIVERED TO CO OPERATIVE UoiiVmf fichPiTTiPn Inndincr their catches at Prince Pimorf ill rPPt.lv from the trrounds between May 5 and Mav 19 have delivered 60 per cent of their cargoes to the' Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-operative, a survey of fish landings here reveals, ine omer y per wui was sold on the exchange to the eignt private com- .panles here. . i - j since tne season upeneu i empies pciicu To Untouchables BOMBAY, Vh The government of Bombay has passed a bill entitling Harijans (Untouchables) to enter and periprm worship in all temples throughout the province. The new bill provides' lo: the Dreventlon of any discrim ination against Harijans and provides for severe penalties usralnst obstructionists. THE WEATHER Synopsis A weak outbreak of cool moist air was moving .southeastward over British Columbia this morning accompanied bs cloudy to overcast skies and local rains. Fog patches, ase reported over the southern coistal waters ana viil persist ln this section. Con- lnued cloudiness is expect . . 1 ..HV. nvpr most reeions louay clearing conditions on Wednes May 1, 145 boats have lanaea halibut here, 84 delivering to the Co-op and 61 to the fishing com panies. Total landings have been 3,133,000 pounds, of which 1,879,- 500 were delivered to the Co-op and 1,253,500 pounds sold oyer the exchange. During the first several days that the vessels began delivering, the large majority oi the catches were handled by the Co-op. Up to May 19, 57.9 per cent of the vessels arriving here had de livered to the Co-op. With the Seattle fleet still tied up on account of a strike and bad weather hampering tne iisn- ermen, deliveries have been relatively slow here during the last week, enabling the Co-op .to handle all deliveries. Some Is being frozen, some shipped fresh by rail and a portion shipped by packer to Vancouver ana new Westminster. On the exchange, prices opened at 18.5 cents, dropping later by as much as two cents, but have since returned to the 18-cent level. High Low Local Tides Wednesday, May 21, 1947 1:24 14:13 7:59 19:57 22.4 ieet 19.7 feet 0.8 feet At), feet i D NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISC0LUfIBIA,8 NEWSPAPER Yt, f in. phoned in .3 TAXI Diue 4 7.iD Phone 8ht . tTTl niua m r i Cabs : tm ..t lliv Hotel, iniru nve.i Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port-"Princc Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXVI. No. 118. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, MAY 20. 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS IMF !w ma R' fflH 1 SUM .... v M itrrt IS members me rnarcn a" r i tnbriace. Bishop B. D. Janz, Menr.anlte church ,aldale who Is now pitlv torn by BishQP Janz some eft Lcthbriage oy t- v plarr to Soutn. serve a: spiritual I. n f n fli rt I . lHLlU.iL 1U , arc being settled a Pnrj'.'uay. wen- 1 1 ' State are finarv- .MnWiHnn scheme. JiUlU-"''" zmavbeaway until .5 vli- " "- It tin v rlft- t ; European rc-u ' Mcs of beef tiered through- - annnPCAr) (if !iiDDcd via New mi iUft wnrr 3 3 vuiuuwai jr CONSTRUCTION TSK'NG IN Hospital lo Boost Rales 50. cents Daily at End of May RISING OPERATING COSTS MAKE MOVE NECESSARY An increase of 50 cents a day in all ward rates at the Prince Rupert General Hospital will go into effect on June 1, Alderman Clifford G. Hamr Hos pital Hoard chairman, announced this morning. The boost is the second within a year. Decision to raise the rates Was made by the Board after a survey of costs and xzv- cnues for the first four months! ' i indicated a $13,000 deficit forrlDII I rTIIIP 1047 operation If the present! Kill r I J OF PULP TWO MILL 5'1 ii t