PROVINCIAL LI3RART, . 113 ncican; 3. c. - ' ' ORHES CHUGS DaZy Ddivery NORTHERN AND CKNTRAL HRIT1KM C. II mjtuti'u uiwiiibrn VOl Conodo't Most Strategic Pocifie Port "Prince .Jyl,11Jiti Rupert, tiDujm the Key to the Great Northwest" PHOtlE 81 PRICE FIVE CENTS Rupert nee Parliamcwfcs Has Its Day n PEECH ' I i APPLEWHAITE LEADS OFF -"MT, ,m U), , , , ' ---T i , IV Skeena ember Boost Bad Weather Spurs Search Rupert's Young er Heard In House F . ."!. f . ' i 'y , ' - " I His City And District Importance of Home Town mul But No Turllirr Trar f B-36 ( rrw Mf-mbrrs Still Missing One lnuidrcU and fifty Canadian sailors and members of the United Slates Coaxtguard went: LlHmands Improved Year-Round Tells Parliament That Government Can Assist Speeding Up Local Destiny Emphasizes Needs Hespoahs IJelter Deal for Natives ashore on Princess Royal Island yesterday to continue combing of Princess Royal and Ashdown Is- IA (Spfciai to uaiiy fNcws" John V. OTTAWA (CP) Skeena s member E. T. Apple- K '.t. ' ' - C- K f J A M I lands ninety miles south of; '(' UlipiiLn ,iK,l'"y, w.ii'!-i inane 1 1 1 .-, Pnnce Rupert in search of fivcwhaite was the follovv-ui) speaker to the four partv iii the I'j-Tslature yesterday after- Ik full advantage oi the opportunity to tedc advantages of his home town and missing since early Tuesday I leaders Prime Minister L.,S. St. Laiirent, George SnHltArR'h aKig ,)rewt M- v- Cold well and SoLn Low in the debate United States Army B-36 bomber . V . , ,, crashed into sea or land there- n reply to the Speech from the Throne yesterday and abouUs. Twelve other members of he ' fortv-ininute sneech rave a iiu uutt speetn. the crew had balled out safely in JT '',, f I v i -i-T. il of the north coast of which it is the libed Us indm- t III. illHll l IU1 x lllUC ivu 1 TT parachutes and were rescued JT. foresaw, as a nry to dcecn- dusiry, a new fid hicnt fur wv pert divided his speech into two parts: 1. A description of parts of Skeena district. 2. A discussion of various items of legislation from the viewpoint of Skeena. Mr. Applewhatte emphasized the confidence the country lias in the present government and Indian trappers, prospectors and fishermen are also joined in the hunt which spread yesterday from Princess Royal to Ashdown Island. Speed in the search has become more urgent in view of galesTind heavy winds which have been sweeping that rugged and isolated part of the coast. It is a race against weather. Up to today no further trace had been found of the still missing men. Three survivors of the crew. iuiirrt member - Rupert's posi- j to Alaska and: r ial eovrrnmciit ' i a plan tn link : ii the Alaska' mis ul a ferry ways including the Important fishing industry, the Columbia Cellulose development and the position of the port as the logical supply point for Alaska. In connection "tfllh Alaska, Mr. Applewhaite nfged govern-1 ment action to remove foreign trade restrictions. "Nothing can stop Prince Rupert's forward match," declared Mr. Applewhaite in concluding this section of his address "but government acttem can easily help to speed lt ftp." , Parley Welcome ' .- Skeena woukl "welcome, Mr. Applewhaite said, statements in the Speech from the "Throne as to the success of ttie "Dominion-provincial conference in ence to Canada's part In. the ucp Rupert to UMn n , , flTii -iv-li - -i w-' -r . linn n i i i.i ifi.. i z-"v ! no' come, Mr, when traffic B-3G SURVIVORS Ten of 17 crew members whoparachuted from a disabled USAF B-3G were pliotoerajihcd at Port Hardy, on the northern end of Vancouver Island, where thov were l-aken ai'dueiiing, re-; after Ijeinc rescued. When Vie plane cot in trouble, the crew narachutrd to Princess r,,vi t. land, M miles south of Prince Runert Senled ten. U rhdil nrp Ktuff Ret ,tnmi.c u v,..a ii..i.i., JUrkUippIng of ul Prince Ru-1 , )ie ascrtcd, in- j now in Vancouver, plotting "jump tracks" oi missing men, said they have every hope the search will succeed. They have the highest praise for the "magnificent" effort of the Canadian Air Force and Navy. Ville ........... - - - -r - - " r ,j v. 4 uii, ll.IVt:ii- Okla ; Kpl. Richard J. Schuler, Miami, Fla.; First LI. Paul E. Gerhart, Lancaster Pa.' Daniel liirra mai uus: V M' Donald, Whitfield, Jr In both summer Los AiiRoles; Technical Sgt. Martin B. Stephens, HousUiif Tex.; First Lt. Ray P. , San Antonio, Tex.; Capt. Harold L. Barry, Hillsboro. III.. Staff Set. Dicks Thrnshek MAKKS MAIDKN Kr'K'fCJI .1 D Mi Itae, M. L. A., 1'rincn )lTt. - 'y ' v i Z Ciiiiion, Tex.. Inst Lt. Roy R. Darrah, Martin's Ferry. Ohio. i , (C.P.Photoi irticularly in-whole twelve United Nations and the government's realisation f the seriousness of the international Amendments Of situation and also as to the gov Final Rites I'tween Princei on Isl.ind befunc' n;ul proven octter than the ned and sur-' Japanese, he said. fj Non-Confidence , Mt1n. .1. Sulleihu com n" vear in lvl1- ivi(,;iat -ft .MJt'txij wiia u In Victoria '. : -nlnu of the follows: M . .cclancsc'Thp Sperrh: . ernment's intention to work vigorously for -greater foreign trade. '.. The. Skeena member also urged a Coastguard service as well as tmTtpulixM-y - Berrying' xt - full-time radio operators on all l.vland so that! ' very foii.sf:ious or nie j ' OTTAWA Two amendments ;of non-eonfidencone- by. the j Progressive - Conservatives and i one by the C.C.F. were offered I rirndN feviin Prince Hum-i-l TOKO.NTO ARKKST 2'l TORONTO Arnold Byers, in the Throne Speech debate yes- I i I responsibility placed in me oy having the honor of represent-i ina the Prince Rupert riding in this Legislature. Many people j jre not (oo well ucqiiulnU'd with ! this section of British Columbia mill inl'ht be ! Prince Rupert.! led upon the i .mcnt to urge' i.l uovcrnmr.ti 1 1 i' of a Coast-1 an early date! j terday. Finally, M. J. Coldwell iC.C.F. leader, accepted the Con shipi. A plea was made Mr. Ap- ' plewhalte for increased allowances for war veterans. He admitted that the government was not perfect but he servative amendment after sug HEARD AT OTTAWA E. Applewhaite, M.P. gesting, several changes in a sub j amendment. I The Progressive-Conservatives, for whom George Drew, Leader of the Opposition spoke, charged the .stated Skeena would put its the size and importance fidence in the prespnt govem- which lies 4,r)Q miles north of Vancouver near, the northern, end of the 7,000 miles of British Columbia's coast line. Prinoc ! Rupert riding extends approxi-1 mately from the Alaskan Border! 150 miles south to Butedalc audi merit ahead of apostles of ffloom Ul OlVUUlia dllU WIC Ui.llOliJ V !.jumbia : be saved coast; -and j iver-inereasin-; j : from Indus - i I 1 Mr. McRae m i:m in s;ijt WASHINGTON BarKainim; , was resumed today ' between ; John I.. Lewis and tlic coal mine operators but there' is ; little sign of a settlement in view of contempt proceedings which have been i,litiil"d aKainst the Cniled Mine Workers of America. WATLR (OMI!OI,l,Ht I)IIS VICTORIA , .Major R. C. I'arrow, controller of water riqhts, ctdlapsed while driving his car yesterday and died. He was 58 years of aye. TUtMIC I ATAI.ITV VK TOItIA i,st traffic latahty for the year in Victoria its products art'i interests. and despair who were its critics. Mr. Applewnaite closed witii a plea to the government and it' members to give mil consideration to Intimate Jocal kiiowertge which all electetl 'mermbers must Better Native Ueal He made a vigorous plea for better service nnd u better understanding for the Indians. He referred particularly to pasta! service and Indian Act revision. f on behalf oU Klemlu, Including the Queen j f of the pro- Charlotte Islands. Tlie centre', I Uny had re-' 1,1 riding is the city of l'riir'c1 government with failure to preserve foreign markets, ineffectual handling of the unemploy-jment situation, violation of the :law in withholding the combines report on the flour milling in j dim try, failure to take adequate ! measures against espionage in And Piime f.cursc Pay Last Triliulr to Arnnlil l lalrn VICTORIA - Former Prince Rupert and Prince George people were aniorf; the many f-iend.s and Kjmpa!.!ii;'m wiio t-atiier-ed yesterday )fi'.rnoon to pay final respect, at tl-e funeral of. the late Arrnio P'i.uen. retired branch manager of the Royal Bank oi Canada, who died in hospital here !a:.t Thursday f-; ter tiling .suddenly stricken on the sfrtct. i Kilty-fmir years of a:;e, Mr I Fla ten hart men on leave fori the pas! eh;hl. iiionllts irom an- ; live service with the bank alter! baviuu been lor I hi ri y ei'.'tu i years m van us br.-'iirhes. Fori two years lie v i vi d With the Uui- j led Slates Marines in World War I. lie had been a nirmtier of the 1 Prince Rape;-!, ami Victoria Gyros Chilis and iiarl been president, of such o1'; ini.al ions ill Prince! Rupeil. a ; the ( lnonber of Coin-j f ' liise. ho felt 'M around new have of the problems of their own districts, statne that, if Speaking particularly of Prince I citizenship! of Toronto, was arrested in a wcst-c.:vi theatre here last ni).'ht and is being held as a suspect in the $3000 rohbrry of a Vancouver bank last week, lie was bunked on a charge of rarryiii an offensive weapon. Police said they found a loaded .22-calilirc pistol and a wallet fonlainh; .Midi in his pockets. Subsequently police found u loaded laii;er pistol, a Hclcian automatic, and $135!) in K.vers' room, lie is said (o have a shot wound in his leg. P.ftKAK WITH p,ci.(;ii;i WASHINGTON The lei'ed States today broke off diplomatic relations with Communist (tularin and American Minister DcviHld It. Heath and other l liiteil Stales representatives in Sofia were ordered home. The break climaxes a dispute with Huh; aria over Communist attacks ci Heath and demand from the Itulnar-ian Koveriiment for his recall. It is the first time that Pnitcd States lias broken off diploma tie relations with any country since the war. Rupert, Mr. Applewnaite stated sucn consideration were given it was established as the ter-1 and the affairs of ihe nation , minus of the Grand Trunk Pad- j administered as at present, both fie Railway and as a trans- government and Parliament Pacific port hut was now ful- would retain the confidence of filling its destiny In many othi'r the country. . - tf HI services. l novernnif nl iftlic entire field V'T all citizens, Kiipcii which is the northern tei minus of the Canadian Na-j lional Railway and the northern' terminus of our provincial hi;',h-1 way .system. j Warly settlers were attracted to; t his northern area mainly i ilirouuhxtlie wealth of the i-.tl- mull fi.--hiii industry which c.cn- i red at the niitulll of the Skeena. "iivcr, 20. miles from Prince Ru-j pert. In l!10 the City of Prince the country and failure to inatig-! urate a contributory system of old age pensions without a means test. M. J. Coldwell. C.C.F. leader, i charged the government with failure to provide an overall social security progrum. I Solon Low. Social Credit, leader.. i ; ; anus, Mr, Mc-isc. The In-r Uj ineoiiic I business k-"I off IM.-eru;i- ' f.Ues tax. Julian DcDart- occurred yesterday when 10-year old Richard Thornton was killed. Kis bicycle was struck by a car. - Nl'W INVESTIGATOR OTTAWV Stewart Bates, present deputy minister of fisheries, is expected to succeed S. A. McGregor as combines investigator. UIXOS BEAT CANAIHUNS I) F, T KO I T Detroit Red W:,;s shut out Montreal Can-adiens 2 to 0 in the National Hotkey League last night. THE WEATHER NTOKM WARNING charged the government with failure to face realities in connection with the United Kingdom trade situation. Prime Minister St. Laurent Ve- mcrce and 1? wi'll as b'-hc social service In the form "lounUs to $11 s"" and pns- I Cro.i-; Society as active in affairs Rupert (ieneral Rupert was incm poi aled and I'i I!IK) the Grand Trunk Pacific completed the .sieel to this seaport. Optimism ran hi;:h but, with the coniini; of World War I. all plans of development and expunsjon were frustrated. Since that lime until PCS!) projAie.v. was ;.low hut. steady. The li:li - CoiiliiiueU Payu 41 I plied to Opposition attacks by "I'Jinit of fuel Lb ... ( - Zi of the Prince Hospital. Survivirv, Mr, w i d o , two brothers and em predicting that the future for Canadians was bright and that they can look forward to the fu-ure with confidence. his two I'Talen are daui'Jifer.s. sister. 1 Unit old ..ie ,ri' tht-an this. 1 'hat Indian eoine under 1S hius, alw Security On UK-e throuuli (Sweeter flic TODAYS taken over S'HH.KS llli.tl.h I'm I ''I lis "ere uutU I'.tns. IKINJFK RIVFR today issued rigid -The Anuy orders to "Deri, inemher 11 Of JauaiieKP guard .security of military iiifor- 'osist, wylng "le living of r1- 'Hie hitter "'"i ; the war Opposed fo West Vancouver Line VICTORIA 0A. R. MacDoug-ull, Coalition member for Point Grey, said in the Legislature yesterday Uiat the government remember there is a definite promise to build a highway from Squa.mt.sh to Vancouver. He also rapped the deterioration of West Vancouver land values which would result if the Pacific Great E as tc r n Railway was built through there from Squamish Instead of a scenic road. CANADIAN BRASS FOR YUKON TRIAL A group of Canadian officers who are taking a leading part in Exercise Sweetbrlar, the U.S.-Canadian manoeuvres taking place hi the Yukon are shown above. Thirteen hundred Canadian troops are getting accustomed, to the sub-zero temperatures. Left to right: Lieut. -Col. R. A. Keanc of Fort William, Out., who has been designated deputy ground force commander; Brigadier R. C. Coleman of Calgary who is chief Canadian umpire, Maj.-Gcn. II. M. S. Penhale, O.O.C. western command, und LicuU-Col. D. C. Cameron of Ottawa who is commanding officer of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. . maMon t?n the Alaska Hlghwav, vital road link between British Columbia and Alaska -scene of Fxerci.se Sweetbrlar, first joint, Canadian - American sub-Arctic manoeuvre. Disciplinary action has been threatened npainst any Army personnel who violate the series of rules that cover visits of civilians to military bases, burnirw of I Southeast, winds, 30 miles per hour tins afternoon, increasing ! to 50 to 00 miles per hour to- night, .shilling to southwest., 30 miles, by daybreak Wednesday. Synopsis I No let-up from rain and south-lerly gales is in sight for the British Columbia coast today and to-; morrow as seven Pacific storms continue' lo move this way. '.Ex-! tensive, cloudiness has reuched into ihe Interior and some Ulit jmjow was fallinir in the Prince jGc !( tint Cariboo regions this' jiuoiiiing. The snow mixed with i rain will spread to the southern I interior this aft?; noon. Teinpcra-j lures will remain mild in all areas today aiid tomorrow. I Force a:.l - - West Coast Vancouver Island .011 !(7 2.') 1.0!) .52 .20 4 70 (i.10 .32 .33 'j. .05 lj .Ofli:, ,08:,ai ,aws ars secret materia K and sccivt tee- An Aim 'rienn information. rr.a. I i"""t F''I't Voireler rcl to fifte-n It'll .10 iiull.ilo Can. Khan Consol. finicllers . Couwr.si. . Doiialila Fldon.-i ' KiKt .Sullivan Ciianl Ycllowknifi; (tod's Lake . . II Hillock . . 1 i.i .1 n;.i; :.i : Ilcva . '. ll'l.-CO Jai kiule Juliet Quebec. . . hake l.'owau I.apaska Li i lie Long Lac Lynx . Mad.se.ti RedLake McKi'iiztc Red 'Lake Md e n Cockslililt . MonoUt Negus . Nora ri da Louvicourt Fickle Crow - K"gcourt Sun Antonio Senator Rouyn !" spy charges (Ikjiii l.i'.'.y U. I) .Ii Vancouver Bayonnc .03 1 B R. Con .. . . oji .. : R. X (Mi " I Cariboo Quartz 1.3a j CoiiKl'e.ss New 20 j Iledley Mascot ..; ' .23 j Pacific. Eastern OS Pioneer 3 10 j ' Premier Border ' .031a Privateer 14 i Reno 03 Sheep Creek 1.11 Silbuk Premier 38 V'a Taku River 122! Vananda 11 Salmon Gold (iti'i fpud Valley ttl Oils-Anglo Canadian 3 OS Atlaiuic 140 C, & Ii 51 Central Lcduc 1.15 j Home Oil 1L25 j Mercury 10 1 4 I Okalta 1.G8 Pacific Pete 4.40 . Princess 35 Vi j Royal Canadian 06 Royallte 9.00 Toronto Athona . 07' i Aumaque 12 Beattie 62 Bevcourt . .28 .71'. .05 .04 til r I ' Of Canadian income lax (layers In 1947, lawyers had the highest average income $7,f!22. Mr. MacDougall also said that the British Columiba health insurance plan, had been hastily devised. He said this accounted for tlie position in which it now found itself , where premiums would not meet costs. He said that more study should be given ii'icpies court fW0 of his six jand North Coast Regions - Rain i today and tonight. Cloudy with before the plan w) launched. featn. P'ccs were me-manager I Telcphene K Budapest f H:ao, former it Hungary's f Industry jVogeler's Bri-I of frequent showers tomorrow. Remaining mild. Southerly winds t30i, increasing to strong southeast gales (55 1 this evening and shilling to southwest (30) about daybreak. Lows tonight and highs tmorrow-pAt Estevan and Port Hardy, 35 and 45; Sar.dsplt and Prince Rupert, 35 and 42. t . - r a ' :m'i - V im-' w . I O 72 , 2.0K I .51 -i' 2.71 - .34 i 1.43 ! .6!) ; .17 i 1.87 j .04 ; 3C0 ' .25 ' RED CROSS Annual Meeting of Prince Rupert Brunch, Cunadlan Red Cross Society, will be held In the Civic Centre Lounge, Thursday, Feb. 23rd, at 8 p.m. Business Reports and Election of officers. Attendance of nil delegates to Red Cross Blood Donor Panel Is dcsiird. Meeting open to all Red Cross members. Please attend ton. "'H' 4 2 it t- of t. la to ; lot' 'te. i "uiks, -wag ee" years in Sherrit, Gordon ' 2 20 Wednesday, February 22. 1950 2.30 char-cd 19.5 feet High If the means test were eliminated, cost to Canada of the old-a-re pension would Jump- from $100,000,000 a. year to Steep Rock Sturpvon River WHERE SPIKES CAN SAVE A LIFE Lfesavlng device, approved by the Red Cross and demonstrated by a soldier of prairie command, could mean difference between life and death to anyone crossing Ice. Two spikes, attached to cord worn around neck, are used to get purchase, enough to crawl out of water. .23 4:26 16:44 10:51 22.37 oanaers ' id der pressure jue.) Silver Miller .68 Low 16.9 feet 6.5 feet 7.6 feet 3.15 UppcK Canada