NORTI1KHN AND C ENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER t 'TTTTTTT1 TTTTTTT1 a a rTTTTTT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTj iKP1"" 235 TAXI stand: PhoncJJ, She 9mln MM w STAR Blue Motel, Third Ave.Y Cabs Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific. Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXIX, No. 126. FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1947 PRICE FIVE CENTS Sought Boards of Trade ' ..lUilh m f rnmmlliec ..rflnn of D, M. . U1C VUUd" ..hrttv recently, l WW"' dA or xraae j,k priumoia. ana nert Chamber of n-irsuinS the i-adio rro- , and district dlr- a radio. Trans- fill"- . , .i! rnr network jlU w - inrf Mia linn 4 nnndon UOCK A 4 Ua rVina executive of the itsicraay a - J ..l if tl Is Vi n I r iHe Demi com- .1 jit n aircLLiv wiui a i'T rrene action tea impossible so U:e Canadian Corporation. 4 VJ 1IU IU3tlVC i done after con- tlven the fact or rag aircaay oeen I three days in regarded as six mny friends - w :earn of his r or age, he .-"en)tat.uiiiit. . years ot.. -n- " fi'iri.l 1 . ... ,. . "ai west- " MUZ1 anA 1 n,l . - - 1IUO Ja ncph6wln chl. "lc n Norway i wu SPECIAL KING'S wq' life BIRTHDAY FARES June , WINNIPEG Reduced rail fares for the King's birthday June 9 will be in effect on the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways, according to R. H. Powers, vice-chairman, of the Canadian Passenger Association based on single fare and one-third for the round trip, the special fares will be good between all stations in Canada. Tickets will be on sale from 12 noon, Standard Time, Friday, Standard Time, the return limit will be midnight, Standard Time, Tuesday, June 10. HARRY LEVIN iu rpi ri i nil iiTaiaaaB hbbbbkm I 111 I I II LI r .., iin i i ki fli ini II w a known, it rAJJU HIT HI ;man and who has Kle in Hazelton, wn new uazeuon. t IT IIaH n.t.Mt lf The accused was loose and trailing i - v4v a v nno iate hour In the a sawmill busl- wat called, His -"v i.L,uacu 11 lit SDltll Intimated O. Fulton took f fit A r - vi uticiicc cuuu- '"r ami iianuuv i nic ijciiirins ou i.na one-time Orator out ol 'vay, U10I OUSe rcner iyand. 7 ui ' Tince Rupert - "..vie ne jmu utlr the Dast four ,a en aUliw for t finally Cltv fni. f rv wa - - I rioneer City Investor and Well Known Fijrure Dies 'After Long1 Illness Another of Prince Rupert well known pioneer figures pass ed nway at 3 o'clock yesterday nftpmnnn when dtjth came to irnrrv Levin at his heme at 1018 Third Avenue West. He had been In falling health for several years. Scvc- ty-elaht years of age. the late Mr. Levin came to America from Odessa, Russia, his birtn-place, at the age ol 16 years, an immigrant boy. He showed aptl- 11H1. in business and went mio merchandising in New York City, making and loslns a number of fortunes during his career. it travelled extensively east and west and from South America to Alaska. It was 38 years ago that hccame here from Van couver and Invested in reai estate. In 1914 he built tne Levin Apartment property on Sixth Avenue West, selling It In 1915. nf n..it rflflDoslllon. Mr. Levin adviser to was known as a kindly t,. iKHmnte filet ns and there were not a few who held him as generous oeneiactor. five years ago Mr. T.,t Kooime a widower when his wife was killed in Alaska. Funeral arrangements are i the hands of B. C. Undertakers .,, interment wii! take place Sunday afternoon from Oren- villc Court Chapei oi i.v. Re-Establishment Credits Misused VANCOUVER, a - The first prosecutions here of veterans for 'misuse" of re-establlsliment credits brought pleas tfgullty court from ex-servicemen in, t he police wrence7rhRlns Walter E. Foster and Charlcj Wright. They will be entenced June 5. The police report the trio obtained sl.414. 1 AM ' i MJiJL AJL 1 WHAT WOULD PRINCE RUPERT DO IF PRESIDENT TRUMAN CAME? (By RALPH BROWNE) Many official parties from Washington will be heading north during the latter part of July and earlv August and, in all probabilities, all will stop at Prince Rupert. Three groups may make the "statehood investi- 1 1 1 ' " 1 oil BIG BLAST ON THAMES Barge Blows Up at Industrial East London LONDON A bargo blew up on he Thames today in a series of errlfic explosions that shattered .vindows and spread smoke and ,h thn vnt i tuii-ussiuiis over it wme area oi Mr ...... Mil DLL I.LI1 aiitlton Quickly industrial east London. Five or six men working in the hold had a lucky escape. UAA. No' one can guess as to how big the presidential party will be. Usually, the President takes along in his personal party eight or ten staff members. Since many Alaskaterritorial matters come under the secretary of the interior, "Cap" Krug will be added to this one and he will likely take along several 'mem bers of his staff. The ofiicial party then may be 15 or 23 officials. But, report Washington correspondents, the wife question must be considered. Down at the 1 White House, It Is understood that various prospective mem- bers of the Drwident's of-1 ficlal party have passed the buck on to Mr. Truman ccn-j cerning the admission of wives. on the trip. Some of the wives are most anxious to go .Washington weather spares neither sex, and the women need the rest as much as their husbands. Mrs. Truman, too, may want to go in which case the President has but one aawer to that question. A "Yes" on the admis -Sion of wives may run the Ilcial party up to 30 or 40. But that Is not all. Remem . a k.. u.. June 6, unll 2 pjn., aianaaraiVwir h PrPSMPnt has a bunch a HiHijtu ur ma .... i k.n it7 ' i su.uy rreu, .'no train service wrYjce Friday after after- iiazmon, cnargea .m , ,nM im of fellows who follow him around everywhere and relate what he Is doing all the time. There will be at least 25- of these. Add secret service men, etc., and the total party will near 80. So, right now, Governor Ernest Greuning and Alaskans are worrying just how to take care of a party this size. Throughout the territory there is a lack of accommodation. What little space is available will be taken up by tourists. It's quite a problem and It has everyone worried. How about you, Prince Rupert, should the President answer your invitation? UNHURT IN CXR MISHAP An automobile belonging to Dr. Jens Munthe, local dentist, was badly smashed but Dr. Munthe, ttie driver, escaped with enly minor injuries when the vehicle left the highway just west of Tyee last night, striking roadside rocks with gre.it-force. Dr. Munthe was returning from Smithers, where he also maintains a dental office, wnen the car slipped off the gravel surface. Despite the fact that he was catapulted through the windshield, he received only minor cuts and bru'ses. A companion was equally fortunate. ALASKA HIGHWAY TOURIST SERVICE Pioneers in Busincss'Should Get Staarted This Year VICTORIA CP) Pioneers of tourist service development' along the British Columbia section of the Alaska Highway may be able to start operations before the end of the present season, .it is reported here. Thirty-three applicants planning to build service stations, restaurants and tourist accomodation seek leases from the provincial lands department. Baseball Scores American St. Louis 4, Chicago 2. New York 5, Washington 2. Boston 2, Philadelphia 3. Cleveland 4, Detroit I, . National Brooklyn 4! New York J, E DISASTER IN U.S. HISTO TOKYO HAS AN ELECTION NIGHT For the first time, Japan ese citizens get the thrill of a democratic election night and turn out in their thousands to watch the. bulletin boards on which the returns were pasted as they came irtito Tokyo. It was the first democratic election, when the little :Motosans were permitted to have a voice in who is to representihem in the Diet. This scene was photographed outside the office of Ashal, one oi Japan's greatest newspapers. (' Prince Rupert to be Featured Saturday Evening Post Article Dick NeubeVger, Portland" author, who Has fought consistently in magazine and newspaper columns throughout the United States and Canada for Prince Kupert as the railway gateway to southeastern Alaska, is due here from Jasper by train on the night of June 10, having been commissjoned to do an article on Prince Rupert for the current scries "Cities of America" appearing in the Saturday Evening Post. He will j-cmain iii the city for about two weeks gathering material before proceeding north to Ketchikan. SUCCEED IN EXAMS Partial L'.B.C. List.Out Today .More Tomorrow VANCOUVERF, 0i A partial list of examina'tion results for Prince Rupert undergraduates was released by University ot British ColumMa here today. A further list will be released to morrow. Faculty of Arts and Science First Year, Class Two Robert II. Capstick, Pdtei C. Johnson, Robert W. Howard. Second Year, Clas Two Hector W. McDonald, Peter Posluk Passed with supplementals Dorothy J. McCeCd, James D. Stuart. Second Year Commerce Class Two Duncan McRac. Passed George W. McAfee. Third Year, Class One Edward A. Capstlck. Class Two Alistalr D. Crerar. Third (Year .Commerce Class Two Hugh A. COMMISSION ON SCHOOL TAXES NEW WESTMINSTER Ul The Minister of Mines. Hon. R. C. THE WEATHER Synopsis ; Cool cloudy weather is general today over-the prairie provinces and Western United States with little change expected in conditions for Saturday. Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coast Variable cloudiness today and Saturday. Wind light. Little change in temperature. Temperatures tonight and Saturday Port Hardy, minimum 48, maximum CO; Massett, minimum 48, maximum 58; Prince Rupert, minimum 48, maximum 58. COOL ON PRAIRIES Macdonald, said yesterday that completed by the end five deputy ministers and two other experts would constitute an equalization assessment commission on British Columbia's controversial education tax problem. The Commission will deal with special assessments on lands, cities and municipalities. NOTICE In memory of my friend, the late Harry Levin, my slore will be closed Friday and Saturday. 1). ELIO (Furniture) W I N N I N P E G The prairies have received another week of unseasonably .cool weather with heavy frost at night. It is too early to appraise the damage the frost may have caused but, due to the slow germination and general lateness of the season, it is expected to be very great, according to the weekly crop report of the Department of Agriculture of the Canadian National Railways. Seeding will be practically of the week. Some scattered reports of cut worm damage and reseed-lng due io weed growth have been received but these are on a very small scale. Warmer weather and a good general rain over the whole of the prairies Is in main requirement at the moment, i . The Okanagan Valley during the past, week has had hot dry weather and as a result the vefe-table crop is suffering. Indications, are.for a good crop of tree fruits with a slight decrease in apples. FLOOD WATERS DANGER BRIDGE Flooding waters cf the Skeena River, fed by meUng mountain snow, have ris?n to cover the hCghway between Prince Rupert and Xeri.:e in 'several places, the worst point being just east 1 ui Kwlnitsa, where a bridge is endangered, according to travellers who have arrived here in nt last 2f hours. The highway is under waterat several places where it borders the river bank but the depth is not great enough to halt traffic. However, the bridge, near Little's . mill ts causing serious concern. I The bridge, while reported, to , be still standing today, is nearly l under water and Us western ap-i broach has be'.m lc wash away. Warm weather ir. the interior has caused quick melting of the heavy winter snowfall rending down freshets which have swelled the Skeena to a dangerous level. A cool night was reported today to have checked the rising waters. Customs Give Some Relief Prince Rupert Made Tort of Entry and Clearance For Foreign Pleasure Seaplanes As 'a result of representations of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, at least one change has been brought about in the matter of customs entry and movement of foreign aircraft in and out of Prince Rupert. A message received today from P. L. Young, assistant deputy minister of national revenue at Ottawa, stated that pleasure aircraft will henceforth be permitted to clear direct from Prince Rupert to Alaska, this being established as an air Held of entry and clearance for pleasure seaplanes. Meanwhile, foreign commercial aircraft would still appear to come under the offending regulataion which requires entry aand clearance at Massett. H. W. Barnhlll of Seattle, flying a small Aeronca seaplane, held up here yesterday while-on his way from Seattle to Ketchikan on account of the Massett regulations, was awaiting lor a clearing of weather today to get away in continuation of his flight to Ketchikan. He had re ceived a customs clearance. OPENING IS CELEBRATED New Owners of Broadway Cafe' Entertain Friends Delightfully At Dinner Last Night i Celebrating their recent taking over and reopening of the Broadway (formerly Boston) Cafe, the new owners of this popular restaurant entertained. their friends at a delightful dinner party last evening in the attractive banquet room. Spotless tables, laden with a splendid meal, featuring turkey, chow mein and all the trimmings, were adorned with beautiful seasonal flowers. Overhead were streamers of red and white while at the back of the head table flags were attractively arranged. After full Justice had been done to the meal, A. S. Nicker- son, who acted as master of ceremonies, Introduced the manager and host, Peter Wong, who spoke appropriate words' of welcome in both English and Chinese. Then Mayor N. E. Arnold was called upon, congratulating the proprietors on their enterr prise and extending to them best wishes. At the close of the proceedings, G. R. S. Blackaby suitably expressed the appreciation of the gathering for the hospitality extended, Triple Tragedy When Truck Gets Out of Control COURTENAY, O) Three men were killed near Barclay Bay, near here Thursday when a logging truck careened out of con trol into a light delivery truck containing seven men. The dead are: W. A. Orr, well known contractor; W. Braei, a carpenter, and M. Athensen, car penter, all of Courtenay. The men were trapped in the front seat of a light truck which burst into flames. Four others were injured. The truck was hurled into the Bevan Logging Camp garage, demolishing the building and con tents. The loss oi the two trucks and property damage- is estimated at from $15,000 to $20,000. PLANE CRASH HEAR TOKYO No Sign, of. Life .Where Transport With Forty Aboard, Came Down TOKYO O) Searchers radioed today they had found no sign of life at the scene of the crash of the four-englned United States army transport carrying forty passengers in the moun tains west of Tokyo. The plane crashed when approaching Ta-chlkawa for landing, inbound from Korea. It apparently HALIBUT SALES Canadian Ingrld H., 22,000, Co-op. Connie Jean, 18,000, Co-op. Larry H , 5,000, Co-op. Selma H., 28,000, Co-op. Reward I, 12,000, Co-op. Panda II, 9,000, 11.9 and 13.7, Booth. Capella I, 19.000, 18 and 13.7, Atlln. Gibson, 16,000, 18 and 13.8, Pacific. Hopewell. 20,000, 18 and 13.7, Royal. Mother III, 22,000, Co-op. Gustav, 20,000, Co-op. FORMER HARBOR MASTER PASSES Captain 'S. C. Brown Dies in Genoa, Italy Word has been received in the city from Mrs. S. C. Brown of the death recently in Genoa, Italy, of her husband, Capt. S. C. Brown, who was harbor mas ter at Prince Rupert for a time during the war and later was employed by the United States Transport Service here as marine superintendent. Capt. Brown left here In October 1944 and at the time of his death was master of a Park Steamship Co. vessel which was unloading at Genoa when he was taken ill, passing away three days later in San Martino Hospital In Genoa. Local Tides Saturday, May 31, 1947 High . ' " Low1 11:29 23:28 5:19 17:18 Thirty-Nine Persons Deat! After Catastrophe at Laguardia Field NEW YORK (CP) The crash of a United Airlines plane, with 48 on board, just after the take-off from Laguardia Field killed 38 persons last night and another man, bound for Cleveland, Ohio, for his wedding, died today. The, disaster was the worst in the history of American commercial aviation. KILLED AT COURTENAY The pilot, Capt. Benton Bald- win, said he tried to -get' the plane off the ground "but noth ing happened. First fire, an then a heavy rain impeded th rescuers. Thirty-seven dead were taken from the plane and another, a stewardess, Helena Klein, was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. Hundreds of persons including relatives of passengers saw the fatal take-off. 17.7 20.2 4.8 6.7 The refrigerator railway car used in transportation of perishable vegetables was devised In 1857. Strangulation Of Railways Must Have More Adequate Financing If They Arc to Play Vital Roll, Says Vaughan 8HERBR00KE "The railways of Canada have now reached that point where, with existing freight rates and In the face If current costs vand fixed. charges, they face slow and sure strangulation.": 'Thitf warning was given .Lhere lasthJ1byc.iauRhan. . ujvlu., cnairman ana president .of the . Canadian. National Railways. In an address to the annual meeting of the Sherbrookc Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Vaughan declared that prudent management on the railways was doing its part to apply sound practices to all phases of operation but that a point had been reached beyopd which the ingenuity and wit of management , could not go. "The railways, are not only the largest transporters of the nation's people and materials," he said, "but they are also the nation's largest buyers of materials, and employers of labor. There Is not a man, woman or child In Canada who does not benefit substantially from the railway dollars. It is uneconomical to Insist that the railways sell Ihelr product of transportation at rates fixed over 25 years ago when the prices of everything they must buy have Increased tremendously. "Not only must every item of expense be jmred to the bone," continued Mr. Vaughan, "but many things that are desirable but not absolutely necessary to efficient operation have to bo Jeft undone, often to the general detriment of modernization. What is even worse, the effect, upon the workers' morale Js Contlnuea on Page 2) SOUTHEASTERN IN PORT SUNDAY The Briggs Steamship Co. vessel Southeastern will arrive in port here late Sunday on Its first visit, according to word received this mornins from Phillip G. Briggs, company president, by local agent George H. Stan-bridge. The ship is expected to sail Monday evening with cargo for Ketchikan -and other Alaska ports. Mr. Briggs will arrive In Prince Rupert on Saturday night or early Sunday morning by automobile from Seattle, he informed Mr. Stanbrldge by telegram. A party of St. Paul, Minnesota business men are expected -to arrive Saturday night by train to Join Mr. Brigws on the sailing of the Southeastern to Alaska on Monday. H