DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Stand: fold Empress Hotel, Third Ave.! l" I. V. aiYa ro ice IJpJ h. own Up; Widespread batch For Terrorists our Policemen, Two 142 Persons Injured by Blast Which Shook Whole City JERUSALEM (CP.KHaifa's 95,000 inhabitants e held under virtual house arrest" todav bv British few after a violent explosion which wrecked the 's police station, killing ing 142 persons. Two of tish. The blast shook the oir ERMOMETER UMMETS TO DEGREES been ince Rupert overnight ex- enced its coldest weather November 18 as the ther- I leter dropped to a frosty 19 les under a clear sky. The t glistened on Ice-glazed tts, loaded with danger for orists and pedestrians. le cold snap caused the i water in Hays Creek, x Creek and the near-fresh . r of the Cow Bay estuary to to over for the first time way c last November 18 when the from shivered under a record low 7 degrees. vcrcd with an inch of snow last week's storm, city els became Ideal' sleighing vays for small, fry but the en, slippery surfaces were iucs to the hospital for un- h' car drivers and pedestrians. ever, up to noon today no dents had been imported. are lore than one automobile, its ator frozen, was hauled In lowing trucks for attention the frcst had penetrated men MS- ...... , Local Tides itesday, January 14, 1947 i 7:05 18.9 feet 19:40 15.9 feet 0:35 7.2 feet 13:41 8.1 feet 'rince Rupert's Services; Survey in Support (Recently, in an effort to establish the public convenience kI necessity of establishing a scheduled air service; between mcouvcr and Prince Rupert, the Canadian Pacific Airlines ide an exhaustive survey of the business, resources and seres of this area. Since then Canadian Pacific Airlines has jade formal application for permission to operate such a ser ine. The information thus obtained and nresehted to the r Transport Board is considered jh lor the benefit of. Daily News readers. Here Is the third stallmcnt). TERRAIN AND METEOROLOGY iThe Air route, proposed icr. islands along the route are mountainous and y, and, generally speaking, heavily wooded. The mtains on the islands are from 3,000 to 5,000 feet leigiit. ihe north end of nity of Port Hardv. is ll " . ... . ... . " ' . . r. muciuca wmi oays ana Mountains in the area w approximately 4,000 feet. iuccn Charlotte Islands are I' more level, but have hills J? to 2,000 feet in. some areas. Pe vicinity of Sandsplt, the are about 1,500 feet high. Islands In the approaches fiincc Rupert harbor arc lliirat velv flnfc ninhv TslnnH largest in the harbor ap- I'lics and the hills thereon approximately 250 feet in 1ST FLYING EATHER HERE i tl'c course of a mcmoran- m Ihc subject of 'con-'nic I' and .necessity" of an service between Vaneou- ;"d Prince Rupert, Cajia- I1 Pacific Airlines submit ls alon- !., lirfliinunrl F'' Vancouver has lhi lest nuinhni ii r luiiirii ilnr. "Il'uh wcalllcr i-oiiilllliins 'clow flyhiff oocralinc "minis. On the oilier hand, purvey rcnorls "Prlnoi. itn. l has Comi):lr.l(lvHv fpur UUrine Which nrwrafinnc !'l be delayed." D ft '""TIOVINCIAL viiKNMENT. 299 Juno 31. British, Killed and four policemen and m- the dead policemen were entire city. It was set irom a small automobile, containing a load -of explosives, which was planted outside the station. British military, forces and police are conducting a widespread search for the perpetrators of the blast. It may have the work of the Stern gang. ROBBERY IN DRUG STORE Eight Hundred Dollars fn Cash and Checks Taken from Cunningham Establishment In Vancouver VANCOUVER Cutting their through the basement wall an adjoining apartment house, thieves entered n- downtown Cunningham drug store early Sunday morning arid got away with $800 in, cash and checks. They .blasted the safe from which they obtained $500, another .being taken, from a sub-Post Office in the store. A revolver was taken from the prescription filling seotion but ria drugs missing. A resident of the adjoining apartment heard a loud explosion at 4 a.m. and later saw two running away. CRASH IN CHINA SEA MANILA A transport plane has crashed in the China Sea north wf the Philippine Islands. Thirty -six persons who were on board have been rescued, it is announced; but five are still missing-. Case For Air of sufficient interest to pub- is, for the most part, over Vancouver Island, m the also heavilv wooded, and 7 height. Surrounding Prince Ru pert harbor in all directions ex cept to seaward the mountain ranges arc high and rocky. Weather over the route is typ ically coastal in nature and is affected by the nearby ranges of mountains. There Is a consider able amount of drizzle and fog with low visibility condltjons during certain seasons of the year. The meteorological records of the Department of Transport for the year 1911 indicate that, of the various points on the proposed route, the number of hours during which weather conditions are below operating minimums are greatest at Vancouver. Prince Rupert has comparatively few days during which operations would be delayed. Tort Hardy and Sandspit arc similar in this respect. In view of Canadian Pacific Air Lines' high operating recprd into Vancouver, it is considered that with more favorable weather conditions prevailing at other points on the proposed route, a consistent air line operation can be provided) to all points NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BjUiiSH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER rTTTVTTTTTTTTTVTVTTTTfYWi TAX tTAXI TAXIS ! Phone 235 Phone mm V' 537 WD Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific PorW'Prince Rupert, the Key VOL. XXXVI, No. 10. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1947 Seeking Money i , v ituLi - Mayor Nora Arnold i. Aid. T. N. Youngs Will leave for Victoria tomorrow: if council approves tonight. ANOTHER HOTEL FIRE, VANCOUVER VANCOUVJiR; tOne hundred guests hurried out in their night attire when :flre 'broke out from .tfaeafenthratWria Hotel 'here at 5 o'clock Sunday morning. After the fire had, apparently, been, put out, they returned to their rooms,' only to be disturbed again at 9:30 when there was a fresh outbreak- in the elevator. No estimate has yet been made of the damage which is not believed to be seri ous. High Commissioner To Canada Arrives VANCOUVER -: S 1 r Francis Forde, who is to be Australia's new High Commissioner to Canada, arrived here yesterday en-route to Ottawa and was met on arrival by Chief Justice W. B. Farris and Mayor G. O. McGcer. In an interview. Sir Francis spoke of the close relationship of Australia and Canada for the welfare of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Prince Rupert Beats Simpson Good and interesting Hoop Play at Neighboring Village Return Session Mooted Prince Rupert scored a double victory over Port Simpson Saturday night when local men's and girls' teams journeyed to the neighboring village. The games were well played and highly interesting and the local teams are all for the Simpson people being brought here, for a return session. The local Senior Savoys won a close match from Port Simpson Y.P.E.A., 58 to 31. Half-time score was 23 to 22 and It was just as close as that in play. Ted Arncy was high scorer for Prince Rupert with 16. Joe Davis made 13 points; Dave Murray, 10; 'Mel Holkc-stad, 8; Rupert Holkeslad, 5, and Don Arncy, 2. It was the first time these Simpson girls had ever met an outside team and they made eight, points against the local Peoples Store's 30. Edna Sandhais was high scorer with eight. Port Simpson extended ilt hospitality with a delightful social evening at the home of Coach Dave Musgrave before the locals started on the nocturnal return journey home. upreme Court C En duel s FiMi AoDCcil Bit etins FORCES DELIVER FOOD LONDON The British government has again announced (hat troops will be used to safeguard and distribute food supplies in view of the continued truck drivers' strike. Trucks, manned by soldiers, sailors and airmen, will deliver the food. Tiuck drivers in London, Liverpool, Leeds. Southampton and Bristol have voted against returning Ui work. C S.TLANE CRASH GALLIX. Va. Contrary to first reports, no Canadians were among 10 persons killed in the crash of an Eastern Air Lines plane which-crashed in a rainstorm near here. The plane, bound from Detroit to Miami, was CO "miles off its course. IIYRD MEN RESCUED WASHINGTON Six members of the Byrd Antarctic expedition who had been missing for thirteen days were spotted by searching aircraft and their rescue has been completed. Three others were killed when their plane struck an ice peak and burned. WILL PRICES ADVANCE? OTTAWA Canadians arc -watching for what "the reaction -will be to the lifting of ,pricf controls today on many cost-of-living items including fresh and, canned fruits; furniture and certain textile Hues. The government does not expect any very material price increases. Pat, Conroy of the Canadian Trades' and Labor Congress predicts that the lifting of controls will have the same effect as a cut in wages. SUPPORTS TRUMAN , CLEVELAND, Ohio Speaking here Saturday night, Senator Arthur Vandenbcrg, Republican, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, went on record as agreeing willi President Truman fn favor of the United States taking a greater part fn international relief measures and in a downward revision of tariffs. SHOW PUICES SAME VANCOUVER Vancouver theatre managers said today that their head offices had advised them that, in spite of Ihc lifting of controls, there would be no increases in show prices for the lime being. OTTAWA CONFERENCE FUEDERICTON Premier .1. B. McNair of New Bruns-" wick announced today that he was leaving for Ottawa to join Premier Stuart Garson of Manitoba and Premier T. C. Douglas of Saskatchewan for a financial discussiofT tomorrow" with Hon. Douglas Abbott, federal minister of finances. McNair had previously suspended taxation negotiations. The three provinces seek equalization or the $21 per capita grant with British Columbia, having, previously settled for $15. QUEBEC FIRE TRAGEDY ST. HYACINTIIE, fiuchec Three children were burned to death early Utlay when their home was destroyed by fire. One was a four-year-old girl and the other two hoys, two years and 13 months. BAr.E PRATT RELEGATED BOSTON Walter (Babe) Pratt, fo'rincr star Boston Bruins defence man, was relegated to the minor leagues today by ManaRcr Ail Ross in a reorganization of the team which has been making a disappointing showing of late. In 1913-44 season Pratt had been adjudged the most valuable player in the league. "RADAR" USED TO BRING PILOTS IN A Pan-American World Airways DC-3 trainer swoops low over the ground control approach unit at Floyd Bennett Field, N.Y., where the Clipper pilots are being' "checked put" in G.C.A. approaches to "weathered -in" airports. Sitting in .the unit before radar screens are operators who give landing instructions to the pilot. The war-developed system may eventually replace other devices used to bring planes in to crowded airports and minimize air traffic delays. Walter Thompson Says RAILWAYS OF VITAL FUNDAMENTAL REUTION TO NATIONAL t C 0 NO M Y MONTREAL "The fundamental relationship of the .railways to the national .ecpndmy has.'.not 'phanfj- ofnublic relations, Canadian National Railways, in an address Saturday night f?fprs fivfr . am Inflimr.rinl v.. " J ' TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co.. Ltd.) Vancouver Bralomoi 12.50 B. R. Consolidated 08 B. R. X 13 Cariboo Quartz 2.80 Dcntonia 30 Grail Wihksne 10 Hedley Mascot 1.15 , Minto .05'2 Pend Oreille 3.05 Pioneer 3.50 Premier Border 07 Premier 1.25 Privateer 58 Reeves McDonald 1.25 Reno 12 Salmon Gold 2G'2 Sheep Creek 1.30 Taylor Bridge .70 Whitewater 02'B Vananda .25 Congress 09 Pacific Eastern, ;. 49 Hcdlcy Amalgamated 10 Spud Valley 18 Central Zeballos 07 Oils A. P. Consolidated 11 Calmont -25 C. and E 1.70 .Foothills ' : 2.00 Home 2.85 Toronto Aumaquc 0G Beattlc , 75 Bob jo 15 Buffalo Canadian 21 Consolidated Smelters . 85.00 Eldona 71 Elder -. 1.07 Giant YellowknLlu '. 6.10 Hardrock 55 Jacknife 10' Jollct Quebec 32 Little Long Lac 1.90 Madscn Red Lake 3.50 MacLeod Cockshutt 1.90 Moneta 55 Omega .18 Pickle Crow .00 San Antonio 4-25 Senator Rouyn 55 GhcrrUt Gordon 2.11 Sleep Rock 2.10 Sturgeon River 23 Lynx 23 Lapaska .30 Gods Lake 59 Negus 2.02 ' Aubellc 30 HCva Gold .73 Harricana 17 McKenzie Red Lake 83 Donalda 1.49 to the Great Northwest" PRICE FIVE CENTS. of Canada Can Now yd before transportation of- IpjidprK. The railroads of Canada and the United States," he said, "have multi-millions In capital. On these railways a train starts its run every five seconds of the day. They employ more than 1,750,000 workers. The 105,000 employees of the Canadian National, together with the number of people employed to supply them with food, clothing, housing and education, would populate a city the size of Vancouver. The Canadian National payroll for. 1946 amounted to $250,000,000. "The railways," said Mr, Thompson, "have made and con tinue to make mass production in industry possible. They have created the land values of the agricultural areas by opening up the country, by helping to populate the land itself and supplying efficient and cheap transportation. They have proved that they arc almost as essential as the armed forces themselves. And let us remember that the cost of a few hours of total war is greater than all the railway deficits you have ever heard about." The C.N.R. as a development agency made possible the building up of rich mining areas. As examples, he cited Noranda Mining and Smelting and the great base metal producing Hudson Bay Mining asd Smelting Company at Flin Flon. The power of informed public opinion, said Mr. Thompson, would do much to maintain the Continued, on Page 2) THE WEATHER Synopsis Cold weather is general throughout western Canada and northwestern United States today with snow falling in most areas during the night. Forecast Clear today with increasing cloudiness tonight. Overcast on Tuesday with snow flurries. Winds northwesterly 15 mi.h, decreasing to light tonight. Little change in temperature. Low temperatures tonight: Port Hardy 25, Massett 14," Prince Rupert 22; highs Tuesday: Port Hardy 32, Massott 1, Prince Rupert 31 nsv -4-r- Snowb nowDound Southern City Struck by . Worst Blizzard in 12 Years VANCOUVER &) In the worst snowstorm since 1935; ' 'woiff.-thaif 7-3 Irene' f. snow fell in Vancouver in 21 hours and the forecast is for six inches more today. Streets arc snow-packed and traffic moved at a slow pace but few accidents have been reported. Street car traffic is disrupted and bus service between Vancouver and New Westminster is suspended. Owners of buildings with flat roofs have been warned to clear them. There is but little snow in the Fraser Valley. At Nelson eight inches has fallen. EGYPT TO PALESiiNE CAIRO British military sources said today that the British Third Division was now being transferred from Egypt tp Palestine. a urn urmur otowtow Bill and Ken Nesbitt Resort Dominion Need No Longer Be Subject To Privy Council LONDON (CP) A Privy Council judgment today opened the way for ;he Supreme Court of Canada to become the final court of appeal for the Dominion. The Judgment meant In effect that the Privy Council would cease to be"the final resort for Canadian court cases as soon as Canadian Parliament adopts legislation implementing the decision. The judicial committee of the Privy Council ruled that Bill 9, introduced in Canadian Parliament in 1939 under the title of "An Act to Amend the Supreme Court Act" but never finally adopted by Parliament, was intra vires. The judgment said that the Supreme Court of Canada, If the bill becomes law, shjll have exclusive and ultimate civil and criminal jurisdiction within and for Canada and the Judgment of the court shall in all cases be final and conclusive. The attorneys general of Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia'with Quebec joined In appealing; to the Privy Council to determine the validity of the bill. The cieclslon had been awaited as, perhaps, the most basic in the history of Canadian Jurisprudence since the, passing of the ; British North- A merka Ait in 1867. At Ottawa, Minister of Justice J. L. Ilsley said he did not know whether Parliament would take action at the forthcoming session to bring the judgment into effect. He did not wish to make any comment. Ths bill would have to be put through Parliament to make the Supreme Court the final court of appeal. Nova Scotia Town Has $75,000 Fire NEW GLASGOW, Nova Scotia Damage estimated at $75,003 was done by fire which started In a garage, also destroying 10 new automobiles, an adjoining woodworking plant and a curling rink. no doubt that he will be back. He plans to visit his mother in Sydney and other relatives but feels that his other connections with Australia will be remote because of his long absence. "Van's" departure was honored at the week end by the Prince Rupert Rod and Gun Club of which he is an active member. At a banquet in the Commodore Cafe he was presented with a wallet by the club members. BUILDING FOR UNIVERSITIES Projects Running Into $30,000,000 Arc Endowed MONTREAL Universities of Canada plan expenditures totalling $30,000,000 on new buildings, particularly for the extension of scientific research work. McGill University has $9,000,000 for such work endowed; University of Toronto, $8,000,000, and McMaster University. University of Alberta and University of British Columbia, $5,000,OOQ each. Local Man Plans Flying Visit To His Australian Homeland R. G. Van der Sluys is going "up" on his way to "down under." The well-known proprietor of Van's Bakery is leaving Saturday night for Vancouver where he will climb aboard an Australian National Airways plane to start the 8,400-mile flight which will take him to his homeland which he has not seen in 18 years. More than a little thrilled at the prospect, "Van" expects to be in Australia on January 28. He will step from midwinter into midsummer. "It's about 102 degrees down there now," he said with a quick glance outside his bakery at snow-covcrcd Third Avenue. "I guess I'll stay till I get fed up on the heat." '"Van" will leave Prince Rupert next Saturday night on the Camosun for Vancouver where, on January 24, he. will board an A.N.A. plane which will take him to San Francisco, Honolulu, Canton Island, Fiji, and finally to his former home town of Syd ney, New South Wales. The flight will take four days, a little longer than the journey from Prince Rupert to Vancouver. "It Is a 22-day trip from Sydney to Vancouver by boat and you can't be sure of getting a boat passage, anyway," he said in explanation of his flying trip. "Van" first came to Canada 18 years ago as a member of former Governor General Lord Wil-lingdon's party. He entered the country on a vice-regal visa and has remained ever since. He has