PROVINCIAL LIBRARY , ; NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITIflH COLUMBIA'S NXWSPAPIR VICTORIA, 3. C. taxi ; June 1-48 f Phone R3 IiLACK AND WHITE CAHS 2 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." : W Cabs VOL. XXXVII, No. 13. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS i neat ufeter Price Cohfeirols Aire esyinfiie ikywse Hum British Consulate, njire Ojjiciul in Canton Riot Modified Re-Control of Basic Foods Announced by Abbott MAY 1 FOR 1948 FISHING OPENING Only One Group Stands Out Against This Date at ' Seattle Conference f I()NC KONfJ (CI) A Kritish warship was cn fotitc to Canton today to evacuate Britons if ncdtssary it was reported here following demonstrations in the Chinese city. Boat owners and halibut fish CANTON (CP)-A mob of several thousand Chi Fertilizers Too Are Regulated in Anti-Inflation Program Announced by Finance Minister OTTAWA (CP) The federal government, spurred by a rapidly-rising price line, Thursday night embarked on a program of modified de-control by clamping price ceilings on butter and meats, the two strategic mainstays of the Canadian dinner table. At the same time, mark-up controls margins of nese attacked the British consulate h?re today, set-Sng it on fire and destroying it and slightly injuring jhe vice-consul, J. K. Blackwell. I The attack was believed to be part of anti-British lemenstrations which have followed an announce- ermen, who met recently in Seattle in annual conference with the International Fisheries Commission to discuss fishing regulations for the 1948 season, came to general agreement as to the acceptability of May 1 once more as the date for the opening of North Pacific fishing. The only group which stood out 1 meiit that the Chinese govern- i ment had . protested against i prison sentences imposed in the , British colony of Hong Kong on . two Chinese. I Thry had been charged with COAL MINERS ITIIl SILENT proni--are Deing- applied "where necessary" to Increasingly costly imported fruits and vegetables. In another drive to stem the soaring trend of food ccets, certain types of fertilizer which have been advanced sharply in eastern Canada, will be reduced against this date was that com-; prising Seattle union fisher- j men who wanted April 1 for the opening date. George Anderson, secretary ol ; NEW VIOLENCE FLARES IN HAIFA JERUSALEM, 0) The harbor city of Haifa today became the CALGARY, 9 -There was still ! resls,l" Police wno wcre e'acu being ninese wno were i ,,., .,,) .hiai'"B i cleared from a building which the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union ' here, returned to the city this week after attending the confer- ! GOOD IN THE ARCTIC AND NEW YORK TOO There are worse places than a quonset hut during an Arctic period such as New York had recently thanks to a record snowfall. And this quonset hut Is home to Harry Fiegenbaum In the Bronx. Quonseteer Fiegenbaum Is bucking a drift at his front door as he pulls son Richard on a sled to his waiting Another. unauthorized" strike which bade Idle between 8,500 and 10.- , ! lOO coal miners in British Col- ' had been condemned for public health reasons. The demonstrators burned the main Jewish-Arab battleground. Reuters news agency quoted a claim by the Jewish defence army that 52 Arabs had been killed, but there was no confirmation of the figure. The unofficial count of violent imbla and Alberta, now In its fourth day. i Canton consulate to the ground. ( ence as representative of the Prince Rupert halibut fisher-, men. Capt. Carl Giske represented the Prince Rupert halibut boat owners and is expected to 1 return to the city this week-end. 'furniture, documents, and clothing were thrown into the Barbara Ann Scott Wins World Skating Crown by the use of mark-up controls and roll-back a form of price ceiling on certain basic chemical ingredients. These steps were announced Thursday night by Finance Minister Douglas Abbott in a 900-word statement in which he also disclosed that the government intends to ask parliament to extend Us general price controlling powers, due to expire March 31, for another year. Meantime, he said, the Prices fire. The demonstrators burned ; deaths in Palestine climbed to the houses of British Consul- r-.,..,i d uii i -.. . no WMi;1 ifl f'.in 'was the first woman evr fo re- . , 1 822 since the Holy Land parti- j Robert Livett. union president. Jave 80 Indication of the union's Intentions to appoint a representative to a conciliation board. Lacking official union com-llicnt, It was assumed that the (ftlner;huve struck on a 'no- fcontract-no-work" basis. " I tinn vnt. on November 29. L,i.,'.. crive an official reception at a taehe J. Murrav. t,.u.... a Cw.fr curtailment of halibut fishing An official announcement in- session of the Ontario legisla- that no common ground could I .,.. . . . . u , , , ... oleated that bombing and fight The crowd also burned the jn j ,)un(jle ()f chann em. re. Ana ner noouiariiy in unitra ui liic ailiLiptllg ill ill til . - rpi 1, r ing victims in Haifa numbered TWO PERSONS DIE IN TRAIN WRECK LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas 'CP At least two persons were killed at least 10, with three other per Butterfield and Swires In which eraiu K1 Lr"' 1 tjueoec am not sunn c- the British Information depart- night won the European 1 plying to a greeting from Mayor Gczanen Grab agreed upon, Mr. Anderson reports. Britain Is Buying fieure skating crown foviHoude in Montreal, she spoke in sons buried under debris feared dead. Two Jews and one Polish Christian were killed in the city, nient and Reuters news agency were housed. Several other buildings also went up in smoke. the second consecutive year and ; $7,00 From Board is giving "consideration" to instituting prosecutions "of persons who appear to be selling at prices higher than is "reasonable and just." He said the new measures are maintained her iron grip as un- Vtzi Bank louver Rhodesian Tobacco order after j the police saidi and an undetermined number of passengers and crew were injured when two Rock Island Police restored three hours. GANDHI FASTS FOURTH DAY disputed queen of the ice. Showing her dazzling blades against 18 ol the world's best skaters from five countries, the 19-year-old blonde and blue-eyed beauty from Ottawa put on LONDON Great Britain has' arranged to buy 46,000.000'. fA ,T rUTM ITI1 f r pounds of tobacco from South-1 l (fill K X h I 111 I V 1" em Rhodesia in each of the.JV'VW LALVU I 1 3 L 'i VAT5)UVER, CP Three gunmen W robbed the Burnaby brancH t the Royal Bank of Cant' Thursday escaped with .$7.5C f : trio, each carrying a un, f f' id 13 bank workers and trains, one a passenger and the other a freight, collided near the western limits of Little Rock yesterday. W. L. Martin, engin- intended to put a stop t3 "unjust and excessive price increases. The price ceiling on batter, selling generally at a figure regarded as substantial in Can next five years. This will mean COUNCIL MEETS TOLL OF WRECK MAY GO HIGHER i nn, nf Vi a no c on a o train tl was. Q S that in 1949 nearly a quarter o !- f' ''.'iincrs against a wall scalded- o death. The o'er trie tobacco sold by shops in Bri unident'fied tain will come from that ter was an fatality woman. ritory. Dik tor Sutcests That I'p to m t ( floor. The getaway car fas f0und on Burnaby Moun-in, w' miles from the bank. ' ThJ.'ume branch of the bank ada, will be fixed on the basis oL."67 cents 'a pound for whole sale solid quantities at Montreal. "This," said Mr. Abbott, "will stabilize butter prices a little below those prevailing during recent weeks." Executive council of the Prince Rupert Boy Scout Association will encourage boys in the local Cub and Scout groups to take greater interest in hiking, observation tours, tracking and nature studies. The recommendation was made at a meeting of ra robbed of ss.ooo on May ie TODAY'S STOCKS :: Courtesy S. D. Johnr.ton Co. Ltd. NEW DELHI, ff Mohandas K. Gandhi, bent on bringing communal harmony to India, fasted into the fourth day today, too weak to walk. A competent medical source said that Gandhi, 78, can fast an additional six days "at the utmost" before his life becomes seriously in danger. DISPUTE OVER MARSHALL PLAN WASHINGTON, (P State Secretary Marshall and Senator Robert Taft appeared headed for a head-on collision today on how much the European recovery plan should cost the United States. a smashing display to win the . free-Kkatmg competition. j Her performance was so over- j whelming, that all seven judges placed her first on their scor- j sheets. j Barbara Ann Scott remained a ; foremost figure in Canada throughout 1947. in physical prowess competition. Sporting editors, noted as a somewhat j cold blooded breed regarded her as the Dominion's outstanding woman athlete. I In the year-end sport poli, Miss Scott received 72 of a pos- Scout councillors in St. Andrew's Cathedral Hall last night. It. FISHING Toronto Twenty May Have Been Killed in ((urbec Collision PARENT. Quebec it Dr. L. G. Bolduc of Seneterre, Quebec, one of the first doctors on the scene of Wednesday's Canadian National train collision on the transcontinental line between Quebec and Cochrane, said he had counted twelve dead when he left for home after attending the wounded and that some debris had not yet been searched. He .-.aid the toll of the wreck might raise to eighteen or twenty by the time all the wreckage had been cleared. LEADER DIES CADET CORPS INSPECTED BY CAPT. MUSGRAVE Vancouvcs B. R. Con B. R. X Dentonia Grull Wihksne Hedley Mascot Minto 04 .08 .15 .05' 2 .90 .02' 2 The meeting also decided to begin plans for a summer camp for Cubs and Scouts this summer. Plans for the observance of national Boy Scout week were also discussed. Boy Scout week this year will be from February 15 to 22. Chairman of the meeting was Col. Keith Dixon, local Boy jsible 72 points, winning the I award for the second consecutive year. The poll was sponsor- ed by the Canadian Press. Pend Orielle 2.45 Pioneer 3.25 Taft suggested last night a $1 Athona 07 Aumaque 22 Beattie 72 Bevcourt 50 Bobjo 15 Buffalo Canadian 14 Consol. Smelters 97.50 Conwest 87 Donalda 81 Eldona 71 Elder .61 Giant Yellowknife 5.80 God's Lake .85 Hardrock 15 Harricana 07' Heva 18 billion cut. but Marshall warned Capt. Cook Corps i of Ss Cadets was congratulated m its smartness last night by Caf t. A. P. Musgrave, director of Sea .0434 .27 Premier Border Privateer At the winter Olympics test ' tnat any change in previous esti in Europe yesterday, an ovation Scout Commissioner. Present , cadets, Ottawa, who inspected were Rev. Basil S. Prockter and mates would endanger the whole plan. Taft had said before that the $6,800,000,000 figure for the first 15 months of the plan was too high. THE WEATHER the divisions In the navy drill hall prior to leaving for Vancouver after a two-day visit. Capt. Musgrave termed the Wilfred St. Clair of the Cathedral Troop and Pack; Roy Brain, Ian Dunbar and D. McAllister of , VANCOUVER. tP Alvah L. lager, 71, former chairtnan of be International Pacific Sock-. fe Salmon Commission, and a ' Wder in the British Columbia I Uhlnj industry, died in hospi-tl today following a short ill- r. I H iBorn in Iowa, he started his fttslness career in Boston in 1901 II pi came to British Columbia in 08 to build up the Canadian "(; (lshlng Company Ltd. of which It M president. Mr. linger also was president Atllr Fisheries Ltd. ani the torthern Fishermen's Cold Stor-e Cd.. both of Prince Rupert. 4me 1 Lee, manager of both omparwes, is leaving tonight on he Cardena, accompanied by from no less than 12.0C0 persons thundered over Miss Scott, as her victory was made known. It was in 1947 that Barbara Ann captured two fiesh titles. ;;:id successfully defended another. She took the European and Reeves MDonald 135 Reno 11 Salmon Gold 21 ' Sheep Creek 1.13 Taylor Bridge 45 Vananda 18 Congress 04 Pacific Eastern 05 Hedley Amalgamated .. ' .02' Spud Valley 20 the Third Troop, of First Pres- local corps one of the best- Synopsis Pressures are remaining high over the province today. South- i.i-i-i and rntr:ll spptiims Hre Hosco 37'2 byterian Church and Frank equipped in the country, and LOCAL TIDES held Stone of the Second Troop suggested that Sea Cadet work from Conrad Street school. Iwas one of Hie best types of rlcl championships and clear except for a low overcast Jacknife 05 Joliet Quebec 37 Lake Rowan 11 the biennial North American title, after three consecutive Miss Honora Silversides, local youth training. He urged the Lapa-ska 09 'i Girl Guide Commissioner, was a, trimly-clad cadets to continue 17. 1948 18.7 feet 17.5 feet 8.8 feet 6.7 feet Saturday, January High 5:15 17:08 Low 11:21 23:25 Little Long Lac 1.2a guest at the meeting. the training as they grew older She was hailed as a personage wherever she went last year. She ! condition mixed with fog along Inland coastal waters and a few interior valleys. A flow of moist air over the northern coast is causing increasing cloudiness and light rain is expected there this afternoon. The weather pattern over other areas will remain un Central Zeballos Silbak Premier . Oils A. P. Con. Calmont C. & E. Home .Ul "4 .47 .16 .52 4.00 6.20 rs. Ie, to attend Mr. llager's AGAIN WORLD CHAMPION neral. by joining the navy reserve. Included in the inspection was the local Wrennette group, which acts as an auxiliary to the Sea Cadets. Prior to the inspection, Capt. Musgrave, Lieut. Commander K. Grant, his aide, Lieut. Commander Alex Mitchell, officer commanding Capt. Cook Corps, PALISANA SAILS FOR THE SOUTH Her hull temporarily repaired, the Northland Transportation Co. motorship Palisana sailed out of Prince Rupert harbor at 6 p.m. Thursday bound for changed today and Saturday. Lynx 08 ! 2 Madsen Red Lake 2.98 McKenzie Red Lake .. .55 McLeod Cockshutt 1.30 Moneta 35 Negus 2.22 Noranda 49.00 Louvicourt 1-26 Pickle Crow 2.25 Regcourt 07 San Antoflio 4.10 Senator Rouyn 52 Sherritt Gordon 2.90 Steep Rock 2.18 Sturgeon River 20 CHANGES IN INDIAN ACT IMMINENT Forecast Variable cloudiness becoming ............ ..f ...ill, lutrpmittenf rain Everett, Washington, the des-; Commander Orme Stuart and tOTTAVv,'., (P-A new "Bill of ' this afternoon. Saturday over-liirM.H r.J'- i.,-. im nun in. , cast. Liaht southerly winds. tination for which she was head-' Lieut. John Quinn, of H.M.C.S. j ed one week earlier when she Chatham, and Rev. R. A. Wilson, MAY RECRUIT U.N. FORCE VERY SHORTLY LAKE SUCCESS, (P A United Nations delegate said today that he had been informed that the Security Council will act on providing an international military force to police Palestine before the United Nations commission goes to the Holy Land to enforce partition. The delegate, a member of the Ian and Eskimos, involving the 1 Little change in temperature. -writing of the Indian Act la Lows tonight and highs tomor- he immediate project of Cam-I row: Port Hardy 35 and 40, Mas-1 !' parliament which has con- ;ett 32 and 42, Prince Rupert 32 iudedf the hearing of evidence j and 42. ;9 furingf two sessions of parlia- went aground at Barrett Point chaplain of the local Sea Cadets, in a snowstorm. were guests of honor at a din- The Palisana was taken out of ner at the Civic Centre dining ' dry dock Thursday morning room after workmen made temporary S. P. Woodside, president of Juneau Doctor Called As Heroine Lies Dying patches on her hull which was local Navy League branch, was JUNEAU The film "Anna and damaeed on the starboard sid chairman. At the conclusion of the King of Siam' was snown Sne re.load(,u a small quantity ?ent. The Indian Act has been ! Nfcelj' changed since it wis ..'.iglnally adopted shortly alter, 'jonfedi ration I Palestine commission, said that here early this month. The king of flsh at Atlin Fisnel.Jes and he had been advised that the f' h V A V N i lay dying and Anna was nasten- headed south, ing to his side. ' Permanent ' repairs will bo Suddenly this sign was flashed made in an American shipyard. the inspection, the executive of the Navy League conferred with the visiting officers and officers of the local corps. Capt. Musgrave and Lieut. Commander Grant sailed for Vancouver on the Prince Rupert. council would act in the near future, perhaps without waiting for a specific appeal from the five-member commission. . on the screen: "Dr. Clemens is wanted in the lobby." Crown Pronprtiea WORKERS STRIKE IN RUHR VALLEY BERLIN, (P Some 75,000 German workers were idle today in four Rhur Valley cities in strikes protesting food shortages. Authorities feared the strike movement would spread swiftly in Germany's industrial area where hunger has more than 4.000.000 persons in its grip. Manv are living on starvation 'Representatives of practically IP th Indian tribes and Eski-pot li the country and many ' 'hureU and Indian Department JtorkjS gave testimony during i (he hsai'ings of the joint parlia- ' commission which was !t Vf to recommend changes in e Lidian Act. us r"'"l He was, too ... ., .,.. Alaska Defences In 'Damned' Poor' Shape CAMP MURRAY, Wash. The defences of Alaska, called "the world's most strategic military base," "are in damned NEW INDIAN COMMISSIONER OTTAWA, W. A. Arnell. of Ottawa, was appointed Indian SHORT CUT worm minions ROME The Italian Republic becomes richer by some $100,-0000.000 now that the monarchy has been abolished by law, and the royal family a thing of the past. The principal real estate consists of four palaces, fourteen castles, costly villas, estates, jewels, foreign holdings, cultivated and forest lands. REPLANTING FORESTS LONDON, ''CP During the next five years nearly 1,500,000 acres are to be devoted to reforestation it was announced at the annual report of the forestry-commissioners. With a planned expenditure of $80,000,000 the ultimate object is to replant 5,-000.000 acres of forest in the next 50 years. I. !By the (travelling through 4'.UHU,11, unique,.. ,-- v , RleZ fcmal Inutnnri nf SI round dietS. ihe Cape of Good Hope, South German newspapers linked the NMciishi. total nf 4.300 labor crisis with what they call poor shape to protect the United . Commissioner for British Col-States and Canada in case of i umbia, succeeding Major D. M. invasion," says General E. N. MacKay. Mr. Arnell will take up Llewellyn, adjutant general back I his duties in Vancouver on from a tour of inspection. I January 21. :le from Plymouth England a "Communist master scheme" Bebay India. to wreck the Marshall plan.