QUELL pinT in1 t wa hc liveliest .i.. lUrnlu rnr- .... 14 n vitn n . 11 Unnlinn All ... inn ronstablci Lin. riot It aftcrmam . i.-u i pnnt.:lllL whiles in police II.. lie ort It was Wiougiiv .!-. m thr results itptball tournament ii urn c rtinllnhflo :d, building up w lorn, of a small not L.UU V DC I U I V intnrfnrnrl it . n iMinrHnfinl 1 llli V . infractions. However 1 J HUaiVCj tamv " f : nr. ri tn till niiiz- xfcutive Street bcntHH I A lit l U ti.. ..r II .. f ( n tl ZUUI III ITU I 111 IK IV WAV the regular monthly 'I IIP firm I fAb W.I IV . . ... 11. others present were Anderson, Mrs. J. G. Mr II Soatnan, Rnl hpnfrirrl anH .T ft. i u. ii uiirmriiiun. rJ inn Ppiiiia Tnuiprl. lacncr council. Mrs. wa$ appointed to re- re ;tihit,inni ftir Dip an- BI1II..M " . I Vi n LWI... kihiuu me riuvm lirin In V rlnrlri niirl them at the next mpplilllT f,ir rrm.vtrlpi'n. will Include a playlet ttniuiai limn Minnfti iu.nr . f in' hire w "i b'vc an aauress on nr- nnn nitiiiiti n I inn Cachpr Atcnplnllnn H be musical selections. nnnl I . .J M'jrnli 111 111.1 .-.wn... mil 8:20 10.2 feci 22:29 15.1 feel 2; 10 11.4 feel 15:45 . ... uu TPln VtlH . n ii Bulletins FLOODS IN BRITAIN LONDON While thousands of millions ot gallons of water poured over the English coun-trye'dc fioin torrential flood-swollen rivers, one million people of liondon's cast end went short of waler today. Woods surging- over a bridge works put most of the water plants out of operation. Rising floods threaten to cut England in two for the second lime this winter. MF.DOS NAMED KILLER VANCOUVER A coroner's jury decided yesterday that Harry IMedos, 22, fhot and kill-Police Officers C. Boycs and G. l.eridinghani In la gun battle at 'False iCreek February 26. The (verdict also said that Douglas Carter, 18, who was killed In the wme tun fight, died from -shots .fired (by Detective Sergeant Alan Hoare "In pursuit iof his duties as a ITALIC TPE police (officer-." CRASH IN ALPS PARIS All eight passengers and five f the crew members of a Dakota air -transport which crashed In the VMps near (he village of -Moesller de Cler-nionil, about !30 miles Muth of Onfliohle, were reported "apparently ulcad" by a search party which Jocated tlic plane In a deep ravine today. Company (officials paid that four of the 'passengers were Ameri-aii, tw0 Dutch iand two . "XUINA JSTAYLNG OUT MOSCOW The Chinese embassy formally .notified State Secretary Marshall of the Uniled States and Foreign Secretary Bcvin of Great Britain today that the "Chinese government cannot .take part in or agTee lwMf meeting on the Chinese (situation .as suggested by Foreign Minl$ter..V Molotov. Remuneration of Magistrates Not Very Satisfactory VICTORIA Q -Attorney Gcn- rral flordon Wlsmtr admitted ki Lculslature yesterday that Hie rrcent o'stcm ol remuncr-alin? ..tlncndiary inaglstratcs Ihruuahoiil the province Is not satlsifaclary. Under present ar rangemcnts the government naa to denend larscly on local chi mis taklrtt the positions witn court fees as their only remu neration. "I have been study Ins this matter," said Mr. Wls-mer. "In an endeavour to arrive at a more satisfactory plan." Aldus Manutlus of Venice in 7.4 feet vented Italic type In 1501. !. I 1 1 f. li r I l II nwinc Natiua KaciaTnaii ----- iiviivw m . w - - JL W w w V I 7 T I . m mm 1 I 1 1 ii ill inv nin . T ki- ix i nncnMT nn - rw im am m m m m mv m kr tinal traino of the all-native basketball chain- lit . . . i if? v wiuiui;iiL uCLWt'UU iVlyailSU illlll iviiituiini M.I i mi, P ' i t i . i 1 C1 .. C Z ..t " i iii i : w . ii 1 1 r n i. : s Liu kiuno ui n took a decisive 55 to 40 win'over Aivansh. At the .Klnn if iL i m .... ii. - - w LI ii: I 'it 1 1 III IM H'K VI 7.71 II ll ilt LllVi IV Tin,, r. . , ii ii tronhv i. ii. . ' ii- hp ixjuad. The in-' layer nurnrH i 'UWdV Ji I l'lUIri Ilrxn . Vi. .. ." -vv- "ncoiuh as the most e n vir ..r n. i . ui VIM. ujunia. : game got under way, WCnt lnln n ...... " -v uuui vnc end rst quarter when thR ii I w ftllC1' tne time hrpniu. t. .... .1. .. '"wiim '"iu me frnri nj u.u l3y OUt 111 frl n i uufc "WIS hall "a" ii time, nmrilr ai i. i i. .... IV. niVH IK I - K niwuiu J Inrl In frnnl. 4n-31. TllC last rniDPlpr rlrlvp nut Oil by Kill- eolith broke Alyansh's attempt r,.r n onmphnfk as tne Victors went on to oulacore their rivals 15 to 0 in this frame, n nim nf the Alyansh squad worked hard chalking up his 19 points but lls valiant alicmiH ner up for the most valuaible player award, A. Gurncy, who n.u.j oi nini i.n lead in the scorlmr ranks. Gurney racked in inioi nf R5 nolnts in the three games he played in the series but his high scores were (Continued on Page 4) BIG BOX CA R ORDER GIVEN Canadian ii'ational Awards Contracts or 3,100 MONTOEAL- One of the larg est orders ever placed by the Canadian National Railways for the construction of new box cars was announced here yester day by R. C. Vauirhan. C.M.G., chairman and president of th system. It calls for the building of 3,700 cars at the earliest pos slble date. "Tlvc addition of these new cars to the Canadian National cauLbment' will help to relieve the present box car shortage in Canada." said Mr. VaUEhan. "It will also mean work for tliou sands In Industries across the Dominion not only in building the cars but in supplying the rrccessary materials. The cars have ueen designed by the company's mechanical engineers to meet the dlversl fled requirements of Canadian shlDixrs as well as all speclfica Hons rtnd clearances of the Association qf American railroads. They will be constructed by three larec car building com paniesCanadian Car & Foun dry, Montreal; Eastern Car, New Glasgow, N.S- and National Steel Car. Hamilton, Out. Larcer than any now In serv ice, the new box cars will have a carrying capacity of 50 tons. In handling certain tmpmcnis they will be able to carry as much as 25 percent more than Drcscnt cars of this type, ttucks. brakes and., other rqccjianlcal parti-will- ail.be of -the latest design .for smooth handling at fast freight speeds. For faster loading and unloading, the doors .will be larger, seven feet wide by six high. OLD COUNTRY SOCCER SCORES ENGLISH LEAGUE Wrst DlvlsWn Arsenal 4, Treston North End 1. Aiim vilLi 2. Stoke City 2 (match abandoned alter 57 min utes play). Blackburn Rovers 2, uoiion Wanderers 1. Blackpool 4, Sheffield Unit ed 2. . Brentford 0, Chelsea 2. Derby County 4, Manchester United 3. Everton vs. Leeds United post poned. Huddersficld Town a, urimsuy Town 2. Portanouth 1, Liverpool 1. Sunderland 1, Mlddles- brousrh 0. Wolverhampton Wanderers z. Charlton Athletic 0, (Second Division Bradford 5. Coventry 1. Bury vs. Tottenham Hotspurs nncl.ivned. r -i . , , Chesterfield vs. soumampuou postponed. Fulham 3. Swansea iown u Leicester City 3, Newiwrt County 0. t.ninn Town 1. uurneiy . Manchester City 1, Birming ham City 0. Millwatl 4, NoUingnam rur hkI O in ancient times. . . ..... n Plymouth Argyle 3. uarnsiey shrffleld Wednesaay vs. new frt Kiln Untied DOStOOlK'd. West Ham United &, weai, Broinwich Albion 2. SCOVIISII LEAGUE Division "A" Celtic vs. Partick Thistle post poned. II amnion ficnuem". Queen's Park postponed. Morton 2, Clyde i. St. Mlrrcn vs. Falkirk post- Pncd' . Third Lanaric it twuiiiaiuv. n INTRODUCED BY CHINESE Pongee, a plain-weave fabric made entirely of tussah or wild silk, originated with the Chinese NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PROBLEMS OF EMPLOYMENT Advisory Committee Takes Up .Matters of Local and District Importance In a busy sti don last evening the Prince Rupert local Employment Advisory Committee dealt with a number of problems. Mimitps from the Pacific Re gional Employment Committee Indicated that the local committee's Inquiry regarding the terms of employment of the Corps of Commissionaires was being tuny Investigated. The matter of firms with head offices in Vancouver but oper ating Industries in this district., hiring men through the Van couver employment offices when local labor was available, was the subject of a resolution to be forwarded to the regional oi-fice. It was stated that labor for tlic Quepn Charlotte Islands was recruited through the Van-rnnvpr nfflee as. owing to the tinnr ma 11 service between the Islands and Prince Rupert, cor respondence makes the handling r pmnlovment too slow and uncertain. With the estab lishment ol air mall Fervice tnis matter might be adjusted so that the local office would han dle employment on the Islands. NATIVES ARE GOOD SPORTS Don Forward, director of the Prince Rupert Civic Centre, was particularly Impressed with the good siportemanship of the native basketball players who visited the city for the tournament this week. "They proved themselves good, clean players, not indulging In arguments, and tfiuin!? all decisions, for or against, In good spirits. It was a pleasure to have had them," Mr. Forward rematked. (JKLECE CO-OPERATING WASHINGTON The While House announced today that President trruman Jias received messages from Greek government officials assuring that they will "co-operate unreservedly" An 'Uniled States efforts lo restore peace land security there. The Greek prime minister end leader of the parliamqntary opposition A fcTAXI TAXH V-CS I IMmiiet V Sail mtw 537 .. ...rUtT KtaiVICE i DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE eland! A r,C. I Bill and Ken Nesbitt . Hotel. Third Ave. Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port 4Trince-Rupertrthc-Key to, the Great Northwest" r . " VOL. XXXVI. No. C3. . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1947 . PRICE FIVE CENTS Caused In Organized Labor Rank A'v. ships and personnel to he equally distributed Plan's for the disposition of operational '.warships of the Royal Canadian Navy, which will be Implemented this coming sumirifr. liavd .been announced by the Hon. Brooke Claxton, minister of national defence The largest unit will be the new aircraft carrier Magnificent, near-ing completion iq the United Kingdom. She will operate out of Halifax. Operational warships based at 'Esquimau. BTtf", '111 be headed by the cruiser HJkf.CS. Ontario Three large, modern destroyers will operate from each base Magnificent is a light licet aircraft carrier of the "colossus" class, similar in Besign to the present Canadian carrier. Warrior (shown above), but embodying the latest; modifications. Operational destroyers In the Atlantic will be Nootka, Mlcmac and Ihiida Ontario is a "swlftsure" class cruiser whose nuln armament consists of nine six-Inch guns. She is in many respects a mort modern warsh p than the present operational cruiser, Uganda. Ontario is shown above. Pacific coast operational destroyers will be Cayuga, Athabaskan and Crescent. WARM WELCOME ANOTHER HOBBY. J OIVtN iUIUUL linUW NcAl YtAK BASKET SQUAD Cries of Yay, Yay Bo-Me -HI!" greeted the Booth Memorial High School basketball stalwarts Friday afternoon as scores of their schoolmates lined the Canadian National wharf to welcome them back from the provincial high school hoop, tournament where they carried the name of Prince Rupert with considerable gloiy. Tlic team, anparently right fully pleased with the showing they made in competition with the finest school teams in the province, waved happy acknowl edgement of the noisy welcome they received from shore. As ihev came down the ganc- nlank thev were Greeted . and congratulated by' Principal W. W. C. O'Neill of Booth Memorial and were the centre of a pack ol felujw students wno naa Kept track of their activities through the press. Veterans of the cnampionihlp wars, the team had little difficulty in defeating their perman- tnt-idversarles, tne ocean aus High School aggregation, while the boat stopped there Thursday night. The travellers walked over the paper town team by a one-sided score of 39-30. This final victory put a keen edze on their eagerness to be back home, despite the fine hospitality they received in the south. , Former Prince Rupert people, including many students attend- ina-the university and Vancou ver schools, formed a substan-' Hon cheering section for the team during the tournament and In the game with U.U.C. intermediates, team members reported. "It was almost like being home, there were so many Rupert people in the stands," one player raid. Accordlnc to reports current this morning, efforts arc being made to match the Rainmakers with the KlncQllth team, which won the all-native tournament. here this week. Tlic object, It was understood, was to match them for a feature game In the Civic Centre gym tonight. ANCIENT CULTURE The culture of India dates sent "warm and .appreciative 1 back nearly 5,000 years; it has messages." been modified by many invaders. Prcceeds From lnauguralto Be Applied to Civic Centre Hobby Room Power Tools Fund Further gratifying feature of the arts, crafts and hdbby show held at the Civic Centre Jast week was tlVp fact that, after all expenses , were paid, a sur plus remained which It has been decided shall be applied to a fund which will be used to pur chase oower tools for the hobby room of the Centre. The revenue was derived from a silver collection which was. responded to quite generously. The shew was such a success that it has already been decided to have anohennext year along even larger1 lines, plans being made to use the auditorium as well as the upstairs rooms. This will allow accommodation adequate to dlaplay articles to bet ter advantage. It Is being suggested that the people of Prince Rupert and dis trict migm siari en now mi Ing articles for display. Borden Street iSchool lEnjoys District iScenes Probably the highlight of the visual education program regularly enjoyed by the pupils and staff of the Borden street School wa3 the showing of pic tures of Bulkley Valley and the southern interlcrfi'of the prov ince taken by Sergeant L. Pot terton. The Junior school saw first of all an Interesting film on "Shel ter." one Obtained arum uie Visual Education Department of tne Vancouver, tcnooi uuaiu. Their second jjlcture was the one of Bulltley; Valley showing a wide variety of exquisite views in rolor.taken by Sergeant Pot-terton. The pictures were a NEW ALASKA SHIP COMING Briggs Steamship to Start Rupert Ship Service iSoon The new freighter Southeastern of Brigjs Steamship, which has been under reconstruction at San FrancUco, wiil reach Prince Rucert to inaugurate a Union Head Steps Down Pat Sullivan Repudiates Communists ; Subversive of Workers' Interests OTTAWA (CP)-J. A. (Pat) Sullivan, -founder Rupert -Southeastern Aiassar , , , r.anAYan steamship service on March 24, P j according to word received here Seamen S Union lor tcday. originally, it had been twelve years, announced 1 1 . Un..A Un eViln fa4fh . , ' I . .1 I 1 i 1 yiauiiru tu iuic . jast mgni r,nat ne siuppu Rupert March 15, rinwn , rom tne nresldencv of Peter Lakie, agent for Cana- that union and out of the Com- d I a n National Railways at mUnist party because of the Prince Rupert, will make the party's "subverting" of labor ln -first triD on the Southeastern tprpsts with Phillip. Briggs, head of the . creating a sensation by the shipping company which bears move, Sullivan admitted that he his name. had been a member of the Com- G. H. Stanbrldge' is .Briggs's munUt party for ten years and . . n a IV Iriad . . I I the decision A nnf c-fl rn to r quit milt agent at Rupert. SAWLOG SCALE IS DECREASED Sawlog scale In the Prince Rupert pert forestry forestry district during reached "when I, became convinced tnat the Interests of organized labor are being subverted by agents of communism to their own ends?' Sullivan's reference to the Communist party is understood to Include the Labor-Propresslv Darty In which his statement ndlcates he was a member. February was 11,560,072 board ..nom m x have seer o! feet, a decrease of more than undergroujid activities of 6,OCO,0CO board feet under the T am convlnced, that, January production, according thg tatereite oI Canada and to the monthly bulletin issued by District Forester J. E.MatWe-,r labo, acavitles son. January, scale was 17.623,- I hQuld e?posed ne stated. 018, 1 jsullivan was regarded as the However, poie ana pmng pro-; Domimon's "No. 2. Red," yieia-ductlcn Increased by more than Jng precedence only to Tim. three times, being 144,970 Uneai Bucv Labor -Progressive Party feet In Felbruary as compared neaQer- Cmparisor: with "the - llrst rmany secret agents In Fanada two months ol 1946 shows that and extends Into the govern-sawlog production for that per- "JJj that the Can-as day. He declared led was 12,859,550 board feet. Seamen's Union was in adlan gainst 29.183,090 this year, and ile and piling cut was 195,- , full control of he ommunlst what he He outlined 100 lineal Jeet this year as com- party." pared with 1,061,64 in 1945. l-Von ZFSl Railroad tie production last 1 the same apparatus Is In ex-month was 6,982 units as against istence in quite a large number 11,040 m rcuiuaijt iotu. uuiu- or jaoor unions uiruusiiuui wood cut last month totaued COuntry ." 326 cords. The . Labor leader, who was DcRrees Conferred By Orange Ladies resburces of the southern Pi of our province. 1 On behalf of the pupils, Pcnle thanked Sergeant roi I Peneff C 1 1 1 1 i maiwu. v cs - Mia White C0a CIVIC C13NTRE Wednesday, March 26, 8:30, p.m. Few Choice Ki:SF.RVKD SiaTS ?2.04l and 1.50 Still Available AT THK CIVIC CENTRE OFFICE RUSH SKATS: ADULTS $1.00 STUDENTS 505 ON SALE MONDAY, MARCH 17 secretary-treasurer of theTradrs and Labor congress or Canada, said he was making a full public statement "for my own Sullivan also, resigned nu . - i 1 - A 11C UAUlCO lent Association held an Orange Trades and Labor Congress pose degree Initiation at the regular today. meeting Thursday evening, Mrs. In his declaration Sullivan Henry Smith Jr. being soloist, said ne was aiu w Plans are well In hand for the public statement to "help in spring sale to be held in tne bringing aooui umi, m Civic Centre April 18, and ban- aoa. quet plans are beLng made tor "All available Canadian Sea- the twentyflfth anniversary oi mens union luitw m .-the lodge in June. The raffles are being thrown Into the worK were won by Mrs. C. Adams and of campaigning for the Labor-Mrs. H. Klllln. The next meet- Progressive party candidate in Ins wlU toe held March 27. I the Cartter tiding In Montreal : (where a bv-electlon Is being VISUAL EDUCATION DEPICTED HERE held March 31 to fill the Vacated House of Commons seat r irrprt nose." he said. "It is not In the interests of the Union strikingly successful series taken or the -ojJjrU by one who has an eye lot co or, ef Commu. arrangement and intetesting temP features and edited in an ex- internment pert manner. The senior schoo JJJ ' ' communist member this flhn -and one ot also saw 1912, . commute between iu southern interior of the- province, this being ot.g!ieon-toaleer Sergeant Potterton and one f.! he but degree buj Sujllvan it said, , gave the PuP.llsa very tapres- slve picture or the beauties anu - sniiivnn crave as his reason for resigning the Trades and Labor Congress post "steady pressure ln Intrnrillr-P nOllCleS wv.v WrUCU A t iij liili uuiitt terton, and further words of ap- know wouid not be In the in ... IKif k r M preciation were expresru j terests of the congress, nc Prlmlpal J. S. Wilson. Other pUed that tne "pressure" came films taken by Sergeant Pot-1 from ass0clates in the Commu- terton will be shown next week. nut n.irtv that Sullivan had es- run isprf for ten vears and which he had left three- months ago. "i think I have become a Canadian citizen," Sullivan BRAVERY REWARDED HAMILTON Arthur Lancashire wf pcean falls, receives a Royal Canadian Humane Association parchment certificate for the frecue of Barry McKay from drowning: at Ocean falls July 38, 1916.