vi-;.: TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT NOAT&BIUf AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 4 Blue onr.iES DRUGS STAR Daily Delivery Cabs 1 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." PHOtlE 81 AAA AAA A 4 AAA.4 VOL. XXXVII, No. 88. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS ug-o f w air Between Huissia IrSV w est Ski On VAUGHAII HEADS VERMONT ROAD i Walks of Probe Sales Tax Approved ST. ALBANS, Vermont Reelection of R. C. Vauphan P M Mayor Arnold Going To Regina To Become Canada's "Woman of Year" Mayor Nora E. Arnold of Prince Rupert is the "Woman of the Year" for all Canada, being the choice of the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs for that high honor, according to further information received today following the original announcement yesterday. Con- DON (tT) Tug- o.. ol Montreal, chairman and (hftween II U S S 1 a president, Canadian National A : .. Railways fig rhalrman onH nr. f:L2 j-i 'XSm Four Efforts to Hoist Contentious Impost Fail VICTORIA, W Second read ing by 30 to 14 division was given the sales tax bill in the ferment of the annual honor will House last night after 18 members had spoken on the measure in afternoon and night sessions. be culminated at the national convention of the Federation to be held at Regina July 13, 14 and 4 est continued Jn nritish sltlent of he Central Vermont j today, i miuhii- Raliway marked the annual j investigation Ol meeting of the directors of the 'jion of a British Central Vermont here today, plane and Soviet fight- Other officers who were re- abandoned when elected to Central Vermont ex- j fM jMibers of the com- ecutlve positions corresponding Uiled to appear. The with" their Canadian National riesligation continues, positions were N. B. Walton, C. persons were killed. B E., executive vice-president in at Russia appears to be charge of maintenance and op- "tj restrictions on west- eration, D. McK. Ford, vlce-pre- Four divisions were 'called as the C.C.F. opposition, fought the ! 15. Her Worship announced this morning that she had accepted controversial bill. Four or five the invitation to attend. At the 1916 national conven tion of the Federation in Tor '4 train movements. sident in charge of purchases onto July 1946, it was decided ; that an award would be made to an outstanding Canadian woman land it was left to the board , cf directors to appoint a committee to judge the nomina- coalitionists bolted from the government side each time. First motion for a six months' hoist was made by W. A. Bennett ( Coalition - South Okana-gan) who claimed that the government had no mandate from the people for such legislation. Three other hoist motions came from Mrs. Tilly Rolston (Coalition, Vancouver - Point Grey); E. E. Winch (C.C.F.), Burnaby); and Herbert Gar-grave (C.CF.-Mackenzie). JIB ARE ana stores, Aiastair r raser, k..u., vice-president In charge ol traffic and T. H. Cooper, vice-president and comptroller. John A. Rogers, of St. Albans, was re-elected general manager and chief engineer. JUNEAU LUMBER DUE AT 6 P.M. Tug and barge outfit of the States Steamship Co., bringing an inaugural shipment of upwards of 500,000 feet of spruce lumber from Juneau for transfer to Canadian National ' Railways and delivery to Eastern States, is due in port about 6 o'clock tonigrA. The lumber will be loaded at the local dry dock, where special arrangements have been made to receive it and will later be transferred to railway cars. It is planned to send some three ' million feet a month this way. Sentences On News Men Are Illegal I WAY tions sent in by the clubs. Now it has become known that the committee's choice for "Woman Snow Blanket ; Among the directors re-elect- . CANADA'S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER FEATURES SNG STOWAGE One of the striking features of the Hawker Sea Fury, the single-sea ter fighter with which Canada's new aircraft carrier, H.M.C.S. 'Magnificent" will be equipped, Is its capacity for snug stowage In the hangars. Capable of a top speed of 460 miles an hour Us folding wings make it possible for it to fit into ;an 18-foot space when it "goes below." wingspan in flight is 38'2 feet. "Magnificent" will move to Canadian waters next summer. of the Year" was Mrs. Arnold. liniis Which Should ea t lne shareholders meeting President o: U.-t Canadian B 1 were Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Cooper, Federation of Business and Pro h -Spriim seeding In Mr- rra5Lr- "a,7I ""u ' greatest grain-growing 'v,u's'1,, UI may be dangerously fes.sional Women's Clubs is Miss Margaret Hyndman, K.C., emi-ment woman barrister of Toronto, from whom Mrs. Arnold had a personal letter this FLEET DIVISION MAY BE PUT ASIDE !or another month as THE WEATHER Synopsis The storm centre off the Oregon coast has changed its cour.se and Is now moving northeastward. Rain associated with this Government 'To Weather Storm :of blankets the farm- A Ca'.ilc are kept from MINERS STILL HOLDING OFF Halibutlers Not Agreed As To Procedure of Leaving aid farmers are falling storm will reach the southwest- dim feed grain stock- tr..i:u..i i ..-. i i nauoui lumeiiuen ana doui Columbia Rritish op rrltlr f CFPR To Boost Broadcast Power Radio station CFPR will increase its broadcast power from PITTSBURG Two thous Freight Rate Issue Expected To be Surmounted by ' Narrow Margin at Ottawa NEWBUKUH, NY-Jail sentences and fines imposed on two newspapermen here for refusing to disclose sources ol and miners failed to report fo: RUSSIA REJECTS TRIESTE DEAL Ja'fd rrpni t ,aid that1 had shut Unity-three' owners at Prince Rupert favor aIternoon and spread dividing the, flee Into two sec- yft d Qver southem tions for the Initial trip to the. lnn. tlcrooftpr ptr.e. weather work yesterday at three H. C. 50 watts, at which it has been a I horses after eleven western Pennsylvania Information have been revealed OTTAWA, government h The federal appeared Tuesday M area in me snow- mines, including Robena, the',,, . , s, t Sunreme Court ... . . . 1 l n I " Area Two grounds when the wa- th major t o the ov. sen opens on May I but refusa ince m w t0 overcast of fishermen at some other coaitskies b afternoon. ShoWery ports may force- them to drop wtother wiU be neral ove? lhe the 15-year-old custom this year. rnultl tmnr,nw 1 worm s largest sou coi . nmi-, 0C(ler y inai. uie.iccoiiij , despite settlement ox. a pension pxperifnee shows riippute which precipitated the the bigacst yields, ha.i nation-wide walk-out a month In rirrl or f r o i rl Artnrraof 1a j ifJT7 rugnt to have weathered the h delivered . V . Vw the simultaneously to 7i , u . -crMs- over- the crucial freight ri, United States, Great BnUun -,, . . . . . . . . . , rate Issue and mustered suffi- ,r. and France, Russia yesterday , , . . . . ., . . . , . , .. ., flcient strength from dissidents rrpjected as unacceptable the . ... , , i in Its own ranks to stave off op- H propo.sal of the western powers ... ... . r , . ,j position non-confidence votes, for a conference to consider the proposal to return Trieste to' whlIe the question failed to Forecast wssed. Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coast Clear this morning, becoming cloudy by afternoon. Overcast with ago. Here and there other locals of the United Mine Workers of America Indicated they would wait ar.d see what happens to pcal tides Italy. Such action would violate Bet a vote in the House of Com IS KILLED IN KING WOLVERHAMPTON, Eng. Mickey Markey, aged 17, who was knocked out in a boxing match last night, died today without regaining consciousness. He was floored in the sixth round of a featherweight championship bout with Him Stimpson. It was Markcy's second professional fight. at the fish docks during the first week or t'o of the season, it has been customary for the fleet to divide in two sections, one leaving for the grounds three or four days prior to the opening of the season and the other leaving on the opening day. mons as a lengthening list of day. April 15, 1948 scattered showers tonight and operating for a cumber of years, to 25fj watts this month, Station Manager Clarences Insulander announced. Technical changes required for the increase in power are now being made. Public Cold Storage Here Atter some delays, construction of Hector Cobb's Rupert Freezing Oo. public cold storage locker, sharp freezing plant and retail meat and fish store on the north side of Second Avenue speakers blocked a showdown, the "elementary principles of democracy," Russian declares, as well as violating treaty terms. Moscow radio announced the Thursday. Winds light. Milder at night. Lows tonight and highs Thursday At Port Hardv 37 and two Liberal members, who might conceivably oppose freight rate 4 45 19.3 fei;t 1 their leader John L Lewis, un- 18:10 15,8 feet tier a federal court contempt cl- 11 45 5.0 feet tation which was scheduled for 23:35 10.0 feet hearing today. , increases and upset the govern- meht's balance of power, Indi cated their support. James Sin This custom, however, is Massett 35 and 43, Prince threatened this season by theRupert 35 and 45 apparent refusal of certain groups to abide by it, inspired j 1 rrpil llfilir apparently by the fear that they t V I ffJ Vf INN W. H. Pierce, Pioneer clair (Vancouver North) and R. H. Winters (Queens-Lunenburg) said they would oppose non-confidence motions. sionary. Called by Death UllllV 4!JkJ t- Ut 111 If 1- V Ul4Urf U- W-W shortness of the season. j A meeting of the Prince Ru- IN NEBRASKA between First and Second Streets 1 if I is now under way. A $14,500 Pert DeeP Sea Fishermen's Union OMAHA, Nebraska, -Har- last night favored the divided William Henry Pierce, whose career as a Jy to Hritish C,ohimhi;t's Indians betran in old E. Stassen lifted hinaself In- fleet system but will pursue a tQ to ranlc for Republlcan pre. DIFFERENCE ON BILL OF RIGHTS OTTAWA '(?) John Dicfen- cautious "wait and see" policy "d who saw' Us natives stride upward in the building permit has been taken out and it will be a two-storey structure 50 by 50 feet of frame construction set on concrete piers. It is to be ready for oc- sldentlal candidates today with a sweeping victory in Nebras- before committing itself to tt. 1 civilization from savagery during more than century of missionary labor, died in hospital Anderson union busi- George k.,s nrimtLrv .Mn. The vie ncss agent, told the meeting torv pprtflln tn ,v(, hlm night. He was S)l vears old. that he had been advised by the port of the state's 15 delegates on the first nominating ballot Scottish father and ' ' 4 111 "ether, he was born at the Philadelphia convention. baker, Progressive-Conservative, cupancy and use by the coming Lake Centre, renewed a plea in j summer. Parliament for a bill of rights Principal feature of the c-and urged other steps for the tablishment will be 500 lockers safeguarding of Canadian free-'of from 8 to 12 cubic feet capa-doms. city. In addition there will tie M. J. Coldwell, C.C.F. leader,', the retail meat and fish store, said that rights of Individuals an office and apartment on the should be uniform across Can-'street level which will be the RuPert, on Vancouver Incomplete count shows that Stassen with 41,097 votes; Thom 1 i857 and mingled in he was assigned to the steamer Otter. He was to have an hour's lesson a day to keep up his schooling. For two-and-a-half years h served on the Otter, plying be as E. Dewey, 29,640; Senator "8 events that are now Robert A. Taft, 19,474, with Columbia's coast, hivtri Senator Arthur Vandenberg, was Edward Pieree' tween Victoria and Sitka, then, second floor ada. Rev. to British Columbia Seattle union Tuesday that a state of "confusion" exists with boat owners opposing division and fishermen faVoring It In some ports and both opposing it in others. In Vancouver, boat owners favor going out all together while the fishermen favor dividing the fleet. Seattle fishermen and boat owners both favor division. Ketchikan, also, is in favor of division while Petersburg Is opposed to it. It the various groups do get together on the division plan. Prince Rupert A - to - L name Governor. Earl Warren of California and House Speaker Joseph Martin far behind. through the aid of a friend, Wll E. G. Hansell, Social There wiil be four condensing "uason's Bav Cn hin liam Broacher. he learned to Credit, Macleod, claimed that units, two for the lockers which J In 1835 i .nmnonv The hopes of General Doug read the Bible and. while in tri .,1 " r j uuier pioneers. Robert. .,j hnnl under ,, . ViCbUMtt. ailCUULU las MacArthur's supporters are all but snuffed. little had been heard of bill of will maintain zero temperature, rights legislation "until the free- one for the sharp freezer at 10 doms of communists appeared to below and a fourth for the walk-be in jeopardy." I n cooler, 34 above. u uvuritc Simnsftn. I r, Thomas Crosby pioneer , fy S0I1S. .Methodist missionary. lther wrm a d,.,.i With Stassen having won the Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries, interest will next centre on the Oregon primary. wl)m his full,.., ith Liie nuli . . group will lead the fleet to the W the ti nm nf i u:. "vr son li nli maternal ,ni..n... Simpson where Wars were sne,,t toy. aiti,,,,,,.!. , ' . grounds. The M-to-Z group wiil follow. The two groups alternate yearly In going out first since the division plan was first put into effect in 1934. Fishermen here expressed ap prehension over halibut price, because for the first time sine. - "''-ii - I r He became Interpreter for Mr. Crosby and later attended school at Nanaimo. Later he became a probationer for the ministry and on May 15. 1887 was ordained into the ministry of trie Methodist Church. His first mission was at his old home at Port Simpson where he went as assistant and interpreter for another missionary and later for Rev. Mr. Crosby. Then he was sent to be booming town of Port Esslngton as a full-fledged missionary. At his letlrcmcnt, 50 years later, he was again pastor of the Port Esslnaton church but ' "e Was inrf .... veteran missionary of MURDER CHARGE AGAINST INDIAN KAMLOOPS, W A stx-months' police Inquiry has culminated in a charge against a Tappen Indian. He is accused of killing; 24-vear old Daniel Elklns of Williams Lake by stabbing; him in the throat last Septem PASSES AWAY Rev. W. H. Pierce, coast, dies. ' ",a "'0111- )t)p Ple' there:. fi, before the war there has been or tv, vvt wua SLt '8hts and Prtvl-mt raeo Hi .. 'ter th. scnoollng a carry-over of the previous year's halibut. Cold storage plants have considerable quan Jfy Li ""Kncan :.:,10'id learned th- tities of last year's halibut, maluly chicken. This, they fear ber. Preliminary trial is postponed until April 21. 71: 1 uleTsimp, imay drcpress the fish prices In I r Tim s uncle. t what Is expected to be the r'y years niiH ...i.. , ITALIAN ELECTION ROME A leading Rome newspaper, which a month ago was predicting that the Communists would win the April II election, said today that Premier de Gaspert's Social Democrat! party was now assured of victory "by several lengths. TO RUN TRIALS VICTORIA The new Cana-4dian National steamer Prinee George, built at a cost of $3,000,000, may make trial runs this Saturday. LEWIS PLEADS INNOCENT WASHINGTON, D.C John L! !Leis and the United Mine Workers of America today pleaded innocent to a contempt of court indictment in the coal strike. About half of the 400,000 soft coal miners have gone to work following settlement and calling off of the strike. FIRE IN LARAMIE . LARAMIE, Wyoming Fast-spreading fire crackled through an entire business block early today in downtown section of Laramie, site of the University of Wyoming. Fifteen or 30 structures are said, to have been destroyed by the flames. There are no reports of casualties. RETURNING . UNCURED SYDNEY, Australia Three Canadians, who came to Australia to undergo treatment by John Braund, Sydney layman, who claimed to have discovered a cancer cure, left tonight by air on their return flight to Vancouver. They were Harold A. Evans, Mrs. Ruth Mclntyre and Mrs. Ann Nor-tham, all of Vancouver.' Braund has been condemned' as a "fraud and charlatan" by a government investigation commission. vividiv , ""ss'onary shortest Area Two season in the history of the Pacific halibut fishery. in the years between he had served Bella Coola, Wrangcll, Alaska, Naas River villages, Klt-sekukla and Kisplox on the upper Skecna River. Off Port Simpson one day m 1928 he pointed to land and said dur which When, in 1932, he applied for superannuation from the United Chuiuh of Canada, which he followed in 1924 after the Methodist Presbyterian and Congre-, gatlmialist churches were merged, he was paid this fine tribute, along with a pension: "Not only has Mr. Pierce mad; a 'great contribution to the work among the native tribes but as a member (if Presbytery and Conference his keen Intuition lias on many occasions stirred auGi-.ices anc g.ven leadership in discussion of important issues. His only son was accidentally killed while doing construction work on the Falls Rhver power dam in 1928. Christianity and civilization. A fifted story teller he could recall many fascinating tales of the early days, many of which went into his 'book. When he first began his travels as a small boy, the only means o transportation was the canoe. When men desired to make a trip to Victoria, as many as 40 cano?s would Join forces for protection, Mr. Pierce's uncle being the leader. On August 30. 1890, whit' serving at Kisplox, he married Miss Maggie Hargraves a charming English girl who was teaching school there. The union was a happy one which lasted uncil last year when Mrs. Pierce passed ' away. .. . Tt i f to a friend: "Do you see that ,e 01 Ulc North CONFERENCE RESUMING BOGOTA Despite the ruination of much of this Bolivian capital city, the Pan-American conference is going on following the bloody revolution at the end ofthe week. Sessions of the conference resumed today with special tribute to the memory of Simon Bolivar. rathe Hunt; a left Port " to Quebec Bonds Are Canada's Highest QUEBEC Province of Quebec bonds have the highest rating of any of the provinces, the provincial legislature advises. There is not a Quebec bond left on the market. Current selling price Is $101. 'ounrj beach? Right there I saw Indian warriors In a cannibal feast. They had won a great battle and celebrated by eating human flesh." Mr. Pierce's life was dedicated the V "Holy Metli "ua, Mr. pip,. ... at an age where he llteLihlHud n's Bay aPprent to enlightening those Indians and bringing them the ways of lreship and