PROVINCIAL LIERARY, NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMHM' '8 NEWSPAPER VICTORIA, B. C. A Jtn ORMES DUUGS At All Hours Daily Delivery PHONE 81 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince" Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" STAR CABS VOL. XXXVII, No. 129. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1948. PRICE FIVE CENTS Hoods hod Relief Machinery In Motion CRUICKSHAHK IS CRITICAL .. OTTAWA The Liberal Mem Still Menacing Valley; f.lore Fraser ALUMINUM CO. IS INTERESTED Minister of Lands WeU Pleased Hurries Home to Flooded Constitunecy An encouraging Interest is be Transferred, ber for the Fraser Valley, George Cruikshank, blamed the federal HEADING LOCAL FLOOD CAMPAIGN Dykes Broken Today and provincial governments and the Canadian Pacific Railway for the high flood damage. He said the Canadian Pacific Railway did not accept It's responsibility in the dyking program. The member said: "Instead of ing shown by the Aluminum Company of Canada In the possibility of establishing Itself In Now Sees REAL Eight-year -old s'uen, after hospital , t here, has gone to his ! Valleyfield, his eyesight , y restored. The cornea, , eye of a dead child, r3 transplanted in the pung Guerin. are at Rosedale and Glendale It is reported that 500 persons have been taken from an In a large way on the British Col umbia coast, said Hon. E. T. I ' V. X tl K.y ' i , , . I f I o i 5 I t I V" i I J : undated Mennonite colony. Ber- a few hundred thousand dollars Kenney, minister of lands and ricemen and civilians In theP""- "re ye we uavo forests and MIA for Skeena, CHILLIWACK A dyke in the district of Sumas Prairie burst . last night and the water there has flooded into the district along the Vedder Canal. One thousand persons have bee' evacuated from the area. All other dykes in the Chilliwack area, however, are holding well. losses in the millions in a few days." ! who was In the city yesterday on his way from Victoria to Ter race. most part, are not worryinr jibout broken dykes. It is the ones in danger of breaking that count to these men, who are M7orking close to 24 hours a day in many sections of the Fraser Ida win BUSINESS Mr, Kenney accompanied Lord Beaverbrook Is 111 At Fredericton FREDERICTON Lord Beaverbrook is In bed under the care leading officials of the Alumin um Company recently on an in spection trip of the hydro-elec- I The largest dykes in that area Freight Rate ination Against trie power possibilities of Bute of a physician. He had come to L Removed Valley. There are three main danger points at this Ume Pitt Meadows, Woodward's Landing and Queensborough on Lulu Island. Dykes are -also weak at Bulletins receive an honorary decree Mount Allison University was to confer on him. 1NGTON The state- Inlet on the lower mainland. "They were so Impressed," the minister reports, "that they decided further detailed explorations should be made." I'.ideedale. Pitt River and Port s made here before the e Cummercie Commis-,1, unless the gross dis-;on against Alaska in i -i ii j Hammond and Barston Island. rates on gooas aesunieu It has already been announced that these explorations will include large power sites at the heads of Dean Channel and - T 1 - - t -W ,.,.l.l.JtA ffTIt I niMdl DON FORWARD MAYOR ARNOLD E. T. APPI.EWHAITE Vice-Chairman Chairman Secretary ! territory Is removed, it Bandbags are being taken to all cif these places. Meanwhile the Army said that SO tons of sand bags are on the URGENT PLEA SENT FOR HELP NEW WESTMINSTER Farmers and business men of the Sumas, Matsqul and Abbotsford districts met In Abbottsford yes a tnai a guuu piuHm- Gardner Canal. ne eouds shipped to Al- te carried on Canadian $200,000 RAISED VANCOUVER It was reported that the B.C. drive for one million dollars for flood relief has reached the two hundred thousand dollar mark. Business and manufacturing firms have been urged to open funds to which their staffs can contribute. EAST IS HELPING MONTREAL The city of way from Winnipeg to Vancouver. It is reported that four box- car loads of sandbags have :re ached Winnipeg this afternoon Mr. Kenney expressed satisfaction over the progress being made towards the establishment by the Celanese Corporation of America of its cellulose pulp plant at Port Edward. Steady Prince Rupert Rallies To Aid Of Flood Sufferers In Province terday and drafted an urgent , plea for action, , sending it to the provincial government. The group claimed that the Matsqui dyke could have been saved and stated that only one and are being flown from there to Vancouver- There will be about 750,000 in all and they are arriving by Saturday. natter was brought up tentative Tollefson i who declared that snown as export freight ,ve never been applied stic goods intended for out have been applied is intended for export it cuust ports for South Hawaii and the Far proceeding of the construction work is assured. Mr. Kenney had not intended la ready resonse to the call for I volunteer canvassers, amonp coming north on a visit to his TRAIL IS j person was watching the dyke IN DANGER at the time Qt the break. The them being Mrs. Andrew Thomp-1 Montreal joined Toronto yesterday as another city with a British Columbia Flood Fund. The city of Toronto's goal is one hundred thousand dollars and the Montreal drive is for $150,000. Provincial Set-Up Approved Local Committee Formed to Conduct Campaign and Watch Local Needs constituency for another three weeks but nasiened north to see son, 8. G. Furk, R. Morley, Mrs In the interior of southern group said lack of direction was British Columbia, most clues re- evident. in VZ T:L r People were faring ported recessions In the floods. ' "UTJU1""'; r; ,the flood He will be , , r." V emergency. disaster j- t at their door i Jarrett, t Erie Faure, inspector of Spurred by spectre own F.jln t rWlng Joi the next 1Q even though fortunately it may not be comparable ' ? 1.0l?'f1' Alf Rivett. DR; I days or two weeks and win visit In fact only Trail is In any immediate danger. A report from EE FIRE there, indicates, that two de as many points as he can. SCRUTINEERS TO BE WATCHFUL VANCOUVER The CCF and Progressive-Conservative scrut witn wnat omer areas nave Bunereu, nmcc ituycn. W. D. Lambie, A. S. Nickerson. SYMPATHY AND HELP OLATED i.Pnnlf. at a larrrp and reDresentatlve meeting lues- Mrs. J. Delorme. Mrs. Jens' Mr. Kenney left for Terrace tachments of the reserve army unit, were sent to Trail last night as the Columbia River (lay night, went all OUt in Support of the appeal oftMunthe, Mrs. W. F. Eve, Mrs. frttay afternoon by the lmifr Byron Johnson andThe Vancouver Board J, WIV VI Military head-1 ineers reveal that when the VICTORIA Canada's Gover- threatens to spill over the aykes nor General, Viscount Alexand- at that inland smelter city. The said today that Ejrypt-ds and artil'ery attark-o places this morning 01 irauc 1Wi lre 4. , Anfield and F E tuUon of a province-wide flood i . Dublicitv committee wiU Vancouver Centre by-election is held June 8, there wiU be a lot of challenging. Instructions have been given to challenge" every voter who gives rise to the least suspicion. er, has sent a message of sym- Columbia is continuing to rise, Ipathy to British Columbia, The and weather bureau officials at ! message was addressed to Lieut. Spokane, Washington, report the I Governor Charles Banks, and1 river is rising rapidly at that Slain Newspaperman Was Once In Alaska disaster aid campaign. Naming consist of G, A. Hunter,- J.-B. Mayor Nora Arnold as chairman Wjison? w. D. Lambie," R. A. Mor- Flood Damage In" r raser $30,000,000 ;on of a cease fire order, isly it had been an-that a month's trues n agreed upon. eays In part: "Please convey to point. the Premier and the people of Hundreds of trucks and men of the campaign they resolved iey and c H insulander. that no time should be lost in The general -committee to launching the local effort and gether with the canvassers will took steps to institute without meet again tomorrow night at delay a city and district-wide the City Hall to perfect plans More Deaths In ! TERRACE GETS i AIR MAIL TOO British Columbia, our heartfelt sympathy, for all of them at this time." Prime Minister Mackenzie King has sent assurance of full OTTAWA, B Flood experts, advising the federal government, last night placed the flood damage in the Fraser Valley at between $25,000,000 and $30,000,000. Flood losses in other ravaged areas of British Columbia are not estimated. hington Floods SALONIKA, Greece George Polk, newspaperman, who was found with a bullet through his head off the port of Salonika, Greece, was employed in Alaska some years ago. It was In 1937 he served as city editor of the Daily News-Miner In Fairbanks. He was born In Fort Worth, and attended Virginia Military In for the campaign. In addition to many who volunteered last night ,an invitation is being extended to other citizens who hlE-Attributed to flood est federal support in the are still busy at Trail, with sand bags and dyking, to keep the river from the main street. Many people and houses were evacuated today, and thirty homes have been flooded, in the low lying sections of the town along the river by seepage through the dykes. Road connections south from Trail to Spokane have been washed out and the Castlegar ferry is expected to stop run ns, two more deaths have jorled. The body of John 'ey. 29, a former para-has been found in the might be willing to assist In the work. solicitation for funds. A unanimous enthusiasm and an impatient desire to get the campaign started with a minimum of delay marked the gathering. Subscription lists are being ' open immediately and, to reinforce the voluntary response, canvassers will go- to work with least possible delay. City Council, Chamber of Commerce, stitute. He was last seen In Sal $4000 PER DAY Terrace has been added to the flood emergency air mail service which is now being operated between Prince Rupert and Smlthers, It was announced today by E. T. Apple-whaite, secretary of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce. Air mail and first class mail will be handled Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. titer River, near Lewis- onika when he told friends he uho. A 33-year-old man, was trying to arrange an lnter- FOR OIL FAMILY Viflades, a viranionte, was killed view with Markos People Weep In Appreciation; Villagers Are In Good Condition Pilot Pat Carey Lands Plane On Boiling is truck and trailer were guerilla leader LEDUC, Alta. Unchecked oil Junior Chamber, service into the Columbia Kiver wcl cave-in. ning today, thereby closing high- pi uu uv iiiuii a. if nic tx tiauvit. t , , . well is pouring at least $4,000 in , " "" , clubs, women's organizations were all represented In the spontaneously enthuiastic campaign Halibut Sales rovalties into the Dockets of tke the $100,000 mark Rohnt fcmilv ovotTI rfnv tO be OVM SURVEYS American Western, 58,000, 21.00c 20.50c I organizational gathering. The fact that the district ad- This family, which received ,anQ rlM"& The Columbia River bridge is $200,000 for t he oil rights on the I and 10.50c, Pacific. IERI0R Skeena Is Receding nd jacent to Prince Rupert is also j experiencing hardships and want, half-corner of farmland on suu noiamg aim i'u Onah, 25,000, 20.50c, 19.5UC 10c, Storage. which wells" Nos. 1, 2 and 3 were. danger. . ' dl-illed, retained a 12 Vi per cent I There were two other dyke 19 50c ' aPParenUv irisPired tne enthu pWA Commencing early Skeena River With Mrs. William Wasyk and Mrs. J. L. Bethurem Tuesday People of the flood-damaged village of Usk, east of Terrace, breathlessly watched a sight never seen before on that section of the Skeena Kiver Tuesday afternoon when an aircraft landed on its boiling current bringing them food and medical supplies. The waterlogged community of 108 rushed to the California, 12,000, 20.50c and 10c, Storage. royalty from all production off breaks earner yesierady, one t.hP nmnnrtv. Thpre are 10 in on Lulu Island. The first OC- Skeena River flood waters, ac- nlh, air survey photog-in connection with map-ill be proceeded with 'out Northern British siasm in wnicn me iui:,i jjcupic decided by unanimous resolve to institute an intensive and effective campaign and thus assume their humanitarian responsibili the family. Some are worried curred early in the morning, one cording to latest reports today, over not being able to get on mile east of Woodward Landing, j had receded four feet from the 20.70c, 19.70c 20.60c, 19.50c 20.60c, 19 70c Nordby, 51,000 and 10c, Storage. Urania, 48,000 and 10c, Pacific. B'risco, 16,500, pua and Yukon. This work with the sDrine seedine. because but the water is how under con- crest of the recent flood which ty. the cauldron of crude oil and trel. The second was a very edge of the swollen river to wel The meeting heard a report natural gas bursting through the minor one, at -the foot of Trapp ground at No. 3 well Is Interior- Road in Burnaby and this was from Inspector F. B. wooas- come Mrs. William Wasyk and Mrs. J. L. Bethurem, passengers Nevertheless, the arrival of friends from the "outside" had a marked emotional effect on Johnson on a survey of nooa ing with the cultivation of the also soon under control. in a chartered plane who had and 10c, Pacific. Canadian Invercan, 21,000, 20c 9.50c, Booth. Dollina, 25,500, 20c, renditions between Prince Ru 'lutle surveying along the ' River and through the 1 Valley. A. H. Ralfs will w survey mapping surveys ' Skeena and in the vi-"f Terrace, this, of course subject to delays caused conditions. Two air-fitted for vertical and tri- It was stated today was twenty-eight inches lower at its height than the high water in historic 1936. Welfare Officer Ed. Couglan, back from Usk by aircraft last night, reported that all the people there were comfortable and In good shape. The men 19c and 19c and flown from Prince Rupert to the villagers, many of them wo- .w pert and Bulkley Valley in which check on the safety of friends and relatives and bring supplies. The Navy has not as yet received a report on the boom of logs which broke and was headed for the Mission Bridge late yesterday afternoon. Two Navy tugs were sent out to in 9.50c, Atlin. Metcalf, 13,000, 20c, men, who crowded the river bank to see the plane land. "They were really glad to see us," said Mrs. Wasyk. I have 19f and Pilot of the plane a Central B.C. Airlines' Junkers was Pat Carey, noted Fort St. James NO TRAINS FOR WEEKS p protography, will be used. folk are back in their homes never seen so many people cry bush flier, who said that he had !at one Ume my We. it was stated that Telkwa, usk and Braun's Island were the most hard hit places. Appeal of Premier Byron Johnson and Howard T. Mitchell, president of the Vancouver Board of Trade, for the setting up of a provincial flood relief fund to which all communities would contribute and from which local Red Cross organizations, collaborat cleaning them up for reoccu-pancy. At no time was any severe 9.50c, Booth. M. W., 5,500, 20c, 19c and 9.50c, Storage. Izumi, 4,000, 20c, 19c and 9.50c, Rf.hert B.. 40.000: Teeny Milly, made rougher landings Duti MrR Wasvk saw her parents tercept the boom and it is reported the logs were broken up but this has not been confirmed officially. IE PASS never on such fast water." With 'and several other family mem- bers for whom she felt concern and -Mrs. Bethurem saw many 5 RATES 30 000; Pauline V, 10,000; Arctic him was F. J. Quinn, his mechanic. The visitors found Usk, last week one of the hardest-hit 18,000; Gul 1 1 19.000: Ankar A friends, as well as the general fCOUVER Freight rates 1 vlck. 16.000; Miss Margot, 17,500; ing with local committees, could Meanwhile, the -last official reading, taken at the Mission Bridge was 24.41 feet. That was a drop of 910 of a foot in ten hours. Navy patrols continue their watch in the valley area for hardship suireieu by tne people who have been camped under ideal weather conditions in the school house and some eight tents on the hlllsi.de nearby. The. government ferry was carried away together with the towers about a mile downstream and, as a result, the Adams sawmill, Usk's sole industry, is isolated. Nevertheless, it is ex- reduced on the White : w-vHpIIp. 15.000: Embla Yukon Rnilwau RarlMC- UtHo .T 11 000: Oslo, 18,000; store which she and her late husband operated for many years. The store, now operated by Vancouver (cd The current rail traffic embargo to and from Vancouver will be extended to June 7, a joint announcement of ' Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways officials said Tuesday. No rail service is expected for several weeks but the situation will be reconsidered next Monday. Sunday Concerts Also Illegal "nye between 10 and 15 combat, 24.000; Fredena, u.uuu. " in carload or less than p Dolron, 23,000; Valiant, lots. On straight or mix- inn- Rnlma H.. 18,000; Capella I, The meeting then decided to en- making preparations to clean ter into the provincial scheme, out almost a score of homes forming a local committee along through which the muddy river lines suggested. I rampaged for five days. The committee was named as j Now "back in its normal bed, follows: I the river left deposits of silt looters. The Navy says any Mr. McRae, had been among the most deeply flooded buildings in the community. At the "loads from Vancouver, 13,000; Viking X. 21,000; Dovre Pla or Prinna t.,o-t tr,.n oonnfl- H4up West. 15,000; looters discovered will be turn ed over to the B.C. Police. j pected it may get back into op- l0rse a much creater cut waton 23.000: Borgund, 9,000; peak, five and a half feet of water had poured through the r-hoirman Mavor Nora Arnold, in all but five houses in the The speed of any vessels 1 eration in about two weeks. along the Fraser will be checked j From all points up river to-so that the boats do not create i day came reports of continued eftect on certain com- iReward, 15.000; Helen II,. 27,000; buildine. A similar depth of water had entered the low lying a dyke straining wash. i recession of the flood. Vice-Chairman, E. D. Forward Secretary, E. T. Applewhaite. Treasurer, R. A. Morley. H. A. Breen. S. H. Savllle, G. R. Men AvlWlo Parma, 40,000; Stream, xu.uuu, Northern Breeze, 33.000; Balsac I 16 000; Steveston, 18.000; Cov-enant, 52,000; Larry H, 19,000; Gony, 19,000, Co-op. community and some are so badly damaged by the flood that their owners may not bother to try and rehabilitate them. Comunicatlon by rail speeder with Terrace had been re-established on Monday, 24 hours earlier and no one was suffer- Jobs On Farms VANCOUVER According to a report submitted at police headquarters here, Sunday concerts to raise money for commupity centre projects are as illegal as service club lotteries for SUNDAY SCHOOLS DISAPPEARANCE S. Blackaby, Brigadier j. 1. uu-lingham, Stuart Furk, Ralph homes of Joseph Bell, H. A. Butt, Thomas Pinchbeck and others. Villagers had managed to take clothes, food and bedding to the higher ground before the flood rept up and at no time were in desperate straits. Smith, Norman Bellis ana Mrs. Rwa-s. P. QuUtVi unem. supervisor, has an- r" that the numl.r f ,it. to lt RflV LOCAL TIDES (Standard Time) 'r. A. Morley and S. H. Savllle ing from hunjrer or want of fWd mPn W(Juld be greaUy 0 'f rnnrp nf fi,, ,..,,i were delegated to organize aciotiies or Deaaing as uiey Remarked Rev. Harold Garner of Chicago: "There will be no Sunday schools in the Anglican Church within the next eleven years, if steps are not taken. Thursday, OTTAWA "If we don't have a spiritual revival, we will soon have a wide open Sunday," said Rev. John Dempster of Calvary Baptist Church, speaking at a panel, discussion here on the question of Sabbath observance. ramDalen for funds which will campea in lenis on nign grouiw "The flood was not nearly as fcad as In 1936," said Mrs. f.. . uncut nuuiu F .. Wm work. "We have 97 High June 3, 1948 10:35 163 feet 22:47 19.1 ft 4.39 6.9 feet LARGE PART OF EXPORT Forest products account for one-third of all Canadian exports. . ' u' behind uie village. Social Service department workers visited the community Monday. . . . supplement the voluntary subscription appeal. The meeting was marked with fancies on the books," ' and to datp nnr n lnolp Low (Continued on Page Two) 18:35 , 7-8 .feet icant." 6