NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRTTISUjCQLUMBIAa. TAXI i I ft 'TTTTTTTTTTTFfTfTTTTTTTr. c 235 I'honei 01 M AXI 537 TAXIl 4 AND NIGHT BfcHViur. Stand: DAY AND NIOHT SERVICE ' iinlrl. Third Ave. Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Bill and Ken Nesbitt VOL. XXXVI, No. 3fr PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS reat ER'S ING Towers Speaks of fiscal Relations "h" yv uranam r . I I, T r. 11 V -ave warning today .i Mnnnt n n n t. i II 1 1 o to sell on credit markets while she is . nl.l.. II - n nf(l-l 111 f lin t .-I t ..I 3 UIVU UJV Vl"Ml and standard of greatly depended on ;ouid grant trade jtill meet her Am-i hulances because : 1 1 1 1 - . ...1.1. fl M..LLf..l llttll.ll IL" tald that Canada's foreign countries h:.h remained un- : end of 1940. I. mm' mm. mm k A( NCE PAY IjMrOKAKY KW AMIANCKMtiNT PKOVINCH UKIA ((.n ri iiiiiKiiiiiuiv i-it announced iomt .1 m:!..i r i ..i Mt . ill lie included try y&jt UOWD. thief meilh -I lJ t.l- f . i-..m SEEK G CAR - a x " car from a private Seventh Street was ' ! city tjolico this " - 1741 Villi WH Pfr. iwpncior. and owner tnmgc naa l y breaking a lock - wau noi ocen wis afternoon, 1 ULL HOLIDAY - "iilS KKlav nri. ""ions askine that ... - iuii uav Britain Is wer Quki Extended i TTin A rL r rrr tor uiwxixsi uuej wouia oena ML if mi L m m - mi. Die li. o. um lo iji. NEW YORK O) - Herbert II. Lehman, former governor of New York and first director-general of flic" United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, urged President Truman today that "this country dispatch Immediately to England as many shiploads of coal as possible." Lehman said: "While I am bitterly dlsappoined at the situation of the British government towards Palestine, I cannot permit this to blind me to the urgent needs and suffering of the men, women and children of Great Britain." Extend Controls For Single Year OTTAWA (0) Hon. J. L. Ils-Icy, minister of justice, told the House of Commons yesterday that the life of wartime controls which the government seeks to have extended by legislation, will be approximately one year. VANCOUVER RAIN VANCOUVLR Vancouver lias had 2.19 inches pi rain in two days and 1'4 inches In the last 21 hours. Basements and loads arc flooded. m . t m m m. m. mm m. rTOIUNb UrrtL'-- NG $5 MORE -------- i MKASlJKlv PENDING HKTWKKN AND DOMINION JMve dollar monthly bonus i-ri-ifi ivii iii .innniiru i iihs v vesteii av bv rreinier r I rm,n a l 1 fill . in lM!ini:irv c necKS. ills j brings the monthly allowance i up lo wnn me province pay-I in,: $10.2."! and Ihc Dominion $13.73. Premier Hart said that the bonus w ju'J be given lor a tcm-jwrary priiod pending revision i ir eld a-TC pension arranC-iienls by the federal government. These arrangements will be ar- rived at. he Kild, during a new Dtfinlnlon-pruvlncial conference to be held when a sufficient ' number Of provinces sign taxa-l lion agreements. Such a con ference, Mr. Hart said, had been 'assured to him by Prime Minister Mackenzie Kins. Social security and a public Investment program would be among the "subjects lo bc'dlacusscd. SEEK RENTAL OF' ELEVATOR Victoria Takes iStrps to Oel . Idle (Sraln House In Operation VICTORIA The suggestion Mint. rni nr two individual? who arc connected with grain firms here should be secured by the city council to negotiate with large prairie concerns for the purpose of liavlng the citys era in rlpvaLor Dill to nrofltablc use, was recommended by Walter S. Miles, vice-president of tlic Victoria Chamber or Commerce, at a meeting of the directors. It was Mf. Miles' opinion that with persons famiyar, with the Industry wofking with the council the elevator could be used to the financial advantage of the cilv. At one time, he "noted the city secured $32,000 annually for rental. This dropped to $12,000 during the depression years. The city was asking $17,000 a year ndw. i i n ? in Mm v i j tiiuaui s Aid RUPERT HITS FIERCE GALE The worst gale that the Canadian National coast liner Prince Rupert has encountered for many years battered the vessel for more than two hours last night as she crossed Millbank Sound and Johnstone ChanncJ, according to her master, Capt. Ernest Caldwell. The Prince Rupert docked here at 10:30 this morning, northbound on her regular weekly sailing. 1 "I can't remember a worse one," the veteran coast skipper said. "The force of the wind rolled the ship on its beam ends and made both the whistle and the siren blow continuously." When the Prince Rupert entered the harbor this morning, her shrill siren uttered only a weird croak, result of its voluntary operation during the night. According to Captain Caldwell, the southerly gale was so fierce that he was almost persuaded to turn back for shelter when he entered the open water of Millbank Sound. . "Then J.dcddedilhaUlUWauld tic Just aiTuggcii"l5''lurn "back as It Would be to continue on, eo I left her oii her course," he said. The ship's radar proved a great help in the storm, which was accompanied by a heavy, driving rain, Bulletins Vancouver Bralornc 13.00 B. It 'Con. 08'2 B. R. X, 12'2 Cariboo Gold 2.05 Dcntonia 27 'z Orult Wlhksnc .I2V2 Hcdlcy Maticot 1.20 Minto 05' Tend Oreille 3.00 Pioneer 4.15 Premier Border ..(ask) XWi Premier Gold 1.26 Privateer 57 Reeves McDonald 1.45 Reno 00 Salmon Oold .30 Sheep Creek 1.50 Taylor Bridge 73 Whitewater 02 Vuiianda ' .41 Congress 07 & PacHlc Eastern .50 Hcdlcy Amalgamated .. .03 Spud Valley 21 Central Zcballos .03 Oils A, P. Con. H Oahnont 32 C. As K 2.11! Foothills '2.55 Home 3.30 Toronto Allwna -32 Auniaquc '.67 Bcattlc -80 Bcvcourt 1.10 Bobjo 22 '2 Buffalo Canadian .32 'a Cons. Smellers 88.00 Conwest 1.22 Donalda 1.47 Kldona ' .78 Elder 1.20 Giant Ycllowknlfe 0.15 God's Lake 1.75 Hardrock - .60 Ilarrlcana 19 Keva Gold : .85'2 J Iosco 48 V's Jackknlfe 12 Juliet Quebec .70 " Lapaska .42 Little Long Lac 2.25 Lynx ' .25 Madsen Red Lake 3.70 McKenzie Red Lake 3.70 McKentfie Red Lake .86 MacLeod Cockshutt 2.10 Returning BODY OF WOMAN FOUND IN FIELD Another Sadist Killing Takes I'lacc in, California j LOS ANGCjiSrW Police sard yesterday (hat Hie body of a semi-nude, brutally beaten woman four.d on a lonely fied had bscn Identified as that of Mrs. . Jean French, 40, of . West Loa Anvles.who was estranged frorn her Kusband, i It had all the aoocarancc of cnothcr "Black Dahlia" case as the police sought the husband, Frank Frcrich.'for questioning. On the bare chest of the body scrawled in lipstick, was an cj-ccnc inscription and the Initials "B. D." Fireworks At Ottawa Storm Arou.scil Over Chinese Immigration with . C. IMeinbcrs in Critical Mood 'J1TAWA, O' - With British. Columbia representatives leading the debate, Opposition and government members called-in the House of Commons yesterday for a full statement on future policy on Chinjge. entering the DnlniwTlieebdtelJoiledluti in the House over the government's bill io repeal the Chinese immigration act. M. J. Coldwell, CO', leader, in a fiery speech last night, labelled the government's bill for repeal of the Act a "cruel hoax" and demanded its withdrawal lest It add another "blot" to Canada's name before the world. He said that he had found "dis crimination" against the Chinese people would still remain on the statute books. Chinese would be able to bring their wives and children to Canada only if they werp Canadian citizens while tills privilege was extended to Europeans resident In Canada who were not citizens. Howard Green, Progressive-Conservative member for Vancouver South, demanded tha! the government withdraw the measure and bring it In as a sep arate bill to be considered later when wartime control bills have been disposed of. He demanded a full .statement on government policy as to Chinese immigration. Thomas Reld; Liberal, New Westminster, supported Green's argument that the House was entitled to a full statement from the government before it was asked tu pass judgment. John Dieifenbaker, Progressive-Conservative, Lake Centre, Saskatchewan, said that, under the United Nations Charter. Canada was pledged not to discriminate against any race and he urged strictadlicrencc to that undertaking. Mr. Orejn termed the bill "underhand" legislation and said that Clijncse immigration had no place in a measure dealing with wartime ordcrs-ln-council. During somewhat confused discussion, Minister of Labor Humphrey Mitchell warned that, unless Canadians wore prepared to fill up the country, they might lose it. It, M Lit OAK MAN DIES MONTREAL W; E. Norton, well-known railwayman, assistant passenger traffic manager of the Canadian National, died here today. 1 -1 - 1 1 Moneta 03 Negus . . 2.10 Noranda 50.75 Picklo Crow ; ... .. 3.00 ' San Antonk)- . 4.10 Senator Rouyn. .58 Sherritt Gordon 4.05 JStecp Rock 2.C0 Sturgeon River . .24 To r ' RETURNS TO ENGLAND H.R.H. the Duke w Gloucester, younger brother of King George VI, has returned from Australia to take up his duties as counsellor of state during the King's absence in South Africa. He is shown walking from the plane on arrival at London airport. JOINT liEFENCE OTTAWA Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced today that Canada and United Slates had decided ,to continue working; together on joint defence establishments. Armed forces of the two countries will continue to co-o'perate for security purposes. Mr. King denied "emphatically" in the House that the United Slates had asked for military bases in' Hie Canadian north. TO GET MOKE SAY PAHfS Soviet Russia has agreed that Canada and other smaller countries should have ;i creator Isay in the drafting of the peace treaties for Germany and Austria. TO UNRRA LONDON Foreign Secretary Ernest Cevin announced today that the British government had failed lo reach a solution of (he Palestine situation wliicli would probably be referred to the United Nations. Lieut. ,Gen. Sir Evelyn Barker, general officer commanding in Palestine, is being -withdrawn. The death sentence 011 a Jewish underground man has been deferred pending refcrunce lo the Privy Council. RAILWAY HEARING OTTAWA The. Board of Railway Commlssiciicrs has reserved until tomorrow its decision on ;i resolution of seven provinces which would refer (o the Supreme Court of Canada (he question of the board's jurisdicticn lo deal willi a general freight rales increase application. To Who! New Record For Liquor Purchases in BritiMi Columbia This Year Heading for Ail-Time High ?Iark VICTORIA, (CP) British Columbia is headed for a new record in liquor purchases, an interim report tabled In .the House yesterday should. During the firtt six months of the current fiscal year ending September 30, 1916, permit holder purchases and sales to beer parlors totalled $22,G87,-876 compared with total spendings on liquor for the last complete fiscal year of $3,,-750,000. GERMAN JEWS TO PALESTINE HERFORD, Germany OK Three hundred Jewish displaced persons from the British zone of Germany are to be allowed Immediate and direct entry into Palestine, it was of- fMUv nnn,.nrori v,Dro r,rtt.v Country Critical Than Ever LONDON (CP) Domestic electricity cuts will be extended to all of Great Britain starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Fuel and Power announced today. Britain will also return to the black-out with drastic cuts in street lighting to be enforced. The ministry announced that the cuts which began Monday ' over pne-half of England would be extended to cover the entire country. C K t J JllUK 1 1 ' Emergency food supplies were V I T 1 finished by plane today to Eng- fit fl A , I A I fl llsh villagers isolated by a VI VUHL HLJV The Jews, all skilled tradesmen, f111 government officii ho nun Pntrv in Paw. claU: today struggled to move the tine without first reporting to camp in Cypus where Jews are mission. The .announcement said that the Jews would be financed jointly by UNRRA and Jewish relief societies. ARSON AGAIN VANCOUVER Mrs. Alberta Harper single-handed put out in the basement of an East End apartment where she resides a. fire which was obviously an attempt at arson. Paper and kindling were blazing in the middle of a coal bin near an oil tank. It was the second time attempt had been made to fire the place. COOL-OFF PERIOD LAKE SUCCESS Virtually, all hope Svas given up yesteri day of breaking the American Russian deadlock on the Uni ted Nations program for world wide arms limitation. Authorities said that, if the deadlock could not be broken when the security council meets later, (he arms program may lje side-tracked temporarily for a cooling-off period. Only Russian agreement to the United States view can prevent thi. NO SALES TAX VICTORIA There will bc no sales or turnover tax imposed by the British Columbia government, Premier Hart declares. HART HIGHWAY ; DAWSON CREEK DaWson Creek Board of Trade .last night passed a resolution that the mew Dawson Creek-Prince Georgts Highway be named "Hart Highway" in honor of (he provincial premier. MORE JEWS CONDEMNED JERUSALEM The situation became more tense in Palestine yesterday with the British authorities preparing for martial law as the Jewish finder-ground threatened more reprisals following the sentencing by a British military court on Monday of three suspected members cf the Irgun Zvai Letimi to the gallows shortly. The sentencing came after official Palestine Jewry rejected a British Tequcst to co-operate with Hie military combatting terrorism. In London Jewish and Arab spokesmen indicated rejection of Britain's latest plan for solution of the Black -Out; e Fuel Situation More month-long series of winter storms. Meanwhile the cold wave showed no signs of abate ment. Similar conditions exist in Germany, the Low Countries and in Scandinavia, Belgium and the Netherlands all of which report frigid conditions and a growing shortage of coal. STRUGGLING TO MOVE MUKE VITAL CUAL Confronted with the extension of the cuts in already rationed electricity to all domestic consumers, Britain's miners, rall- waymen. mercnani sauors. ser- Me-gMng coal to generators to malntaln vital services. 1 A Board of Trade spokesman " that fivan? , llore .le S"1 ( ? indirect effects of the industrial power shortage throughout thirty-six English counties. The spokesman told the press that it "seems certain" it will be necessary to impose the power ban on industry outside the present restricted area. Areas already blacked out contain over half of Britain's engineering plants which normally provide components for indus try in all parts of the country. An official said: "For Britain today the disease is rapid wast ing away of all Industrial pro duction everywhere." The cabinet met yesterday in special sessions at unlighted 10 Downing Street and Informed sources then said the cuts would soon be extended throughout the whole country and Scot land. Fuel Minister Shinwell was reported to have advised the cabinet that extension 01 domestic cuts to the entire United Kingdom would result in "substantial extra savings of coal." As half of Britain remained under industrial brownout, Prime Minister Clement Attlee warned that even "more drastic steps would be applied If con ditlons do not improve." REDISTRIBUTION BILL THIS WEEK OTTAWA, ) Prime Minister Mackenzie King said yesterday that the government's bill for redistribution will be Introduced hi the House thLs week. Local Tides Thursday, February 13. 1947 High 6:59 17.9 feet' 20:15 14.6 feet Low 0:33 9.2 feet 14:00 7.9 feet TAKES B.C. LUMBER VANCOUVER Great Britain will buy 40 per cent of (British Columbia's lumber production in 1917 at a record high price two to three times the present ceiling prices under contracts now being concluded here by Sir Archibald Harris, British timber controller. In some cases the prices will be $10 per thousand above present values. The Dominion government will nuke cash 'advances for purchases on British account. r inr ir r 1 1 l T All But Essential Users' Will be Cut Off as a Result of "' British Embargo DUBLIN, CB Prime Minister Eamon de Valera's newspaper, Irish Press, said yesterday that the government would probably cut off coal supplies from non essential consumers a3 a result of the British embargo on coal jxports. The British embargo has jreatly Increased the gravity of the coal shortage In Eire which recently caused a reduction. In railway service and cut the. gas :ervlce In Dublin. Non-essential lndustrles,prob-atoly will have their ' existing supplies of coal cut off c&m-pletely while most essential industries will have, further, severe reductions lrapoied. USE SNOWSHOES JQ HUNT BODIES Shoreline of the south bank of the Skeena River was given an exhaustive search yesterday by residents of Port Esslngton who -donned snowjhoes to cover the area between Port Esslnjton and Point Lambert in an effort to find the bodies of the six missing victims of a Skeena River boat tragedy on January 29. No bodies were found. Only body so far recovered, has; been that of Peter Spalding, which was found near Point Lambert last Thursday. Russia and Atom Secrets Queried LAKE SUCCESS CO A Brit ish United Nations delegate, said today that Great Britain Intends to ask Russia for assurance 'that the Soviet Union has no. "intention to try to use proposed United States arms reduction to obtain atomic secrets. SIDNEY TOLER DIES HOLLYWOOD Sidney Tol-er, well-known screen actor and "Charlie Chan" of the movies, died here tcday. ' THE WEATHER Synopsis Continuous rain is general along the coast In advance of a weather system now across southern Washington. Intermittent rain li falling over the southern interior with intermittent snow oer the .Prince George, Bulkley Valley and northern British Columbia rer glons. Temperatures remained high overnight due to the warm moist flow of Pacific air from the southwest. The 50 to 60- mile southeast gales of yester- day afternoon decreased rapid- ly overnight. Strengthening winds are expected over the southern coast today as the disturbance to the south moves: into British Columbia. Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North CoastOvercast today and Thursday. Intermittent rain, frequently changing to drizzle. Wind southerly (15 in exposed areas, elsewhere llsht. Little change In temperature. Lows tonight Port Hardy, 40; Massett. 35; Prince Rupert, 38. Highs Thursday-Port 'Hardy, 48; Massett, 44; Prince Rupert, 48. r - t. 4 n 1,