PROVINCIAL LIBRARY cabs PROVINCIAL U32A?.!, v VICTORIA, S. z. onr.iEs DHUGS Daily Delivers NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest. PHONE 81 VOL. XXXVIII. No. C2, PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS A NMSIS MILITARY UPE TTrrriT? in I Ifront Appropriations- jtes Brought Down In Ottawa Parliament Include Northern Mes ,: building $50,000. purchase, alterations and Vancouver-Alvin Estates building: extension (revote $800,000) $1,100,000. Important New Shifts In Soviet Command; Reasons Not Revealed - MOSCOW (CP) New ramifications in the shake-up of Soviet Russia's High Command were revealed and approved at closing sessions last night of the Supreme Soviet, national parliamentary .body. New shifts have been extended in the presidium of the Supreme Soviet which serves as an interim national i iioailway and renewal of fishermen's floats ! Fairvie Bay $73,000 (revote), $256,000. .Public building (revole), $10,000, $75,000. - .it. htiililii? (revole). $25,000). 'Iron grid and loading platform, $26,000. ijrf ictirwal (revote), $75,000. t, n-iiiiirs (revote), $50,000. i HigliliKlit of tlie sitting of Parliament yes-liblin? by Finance Minister Douglas Abbott of i;'(Ks, providing for expenditures of $2,217,678,181,-17 1 1 1 649 over 1948-49 appropriations. The major frfenee preparations. eiieviier, minister of transport, announced that l ai decided to build a $13,500,000 bridge across jw between Caie Breton Island and the main- of channel protection (revote $13,000) $200,000. Fraser River and Vancouver Harbor Dredging (revote $82,-000) $525,000. Lewes River, Yukon Towards taking over, reconstructing and maintaining dam (revote) $37,000. Nanahno (revote $60,000) $593,000. . Nanoose Bay-Breakwater $8,000. New Westminster Wrharf reconstruction and Improvements (revote $125,000) $178,000. Okanagan Flood Control Project Towards Dominion government's share of cost reote $25,000) $500,000. : Qusdicum Beach (French Creek) Boat harbor $75,000. . '. Ruskin Wharf replacement (revote) $8,000. Sechelt Wharf repairs and Improvements (revote) $51,000. '. Squamish Wharf repairs and Improvements $30,000. Tofino -Harbor repairs and improvements (revote $20,000) $34,000. 1 Victoria Dredging (revote $121,000) $105,000. Zeballos Wharf replacement $124,000. . . - . . . J!-. 1 1 4 V. st 1 1 VancouverBegg building: purchase, alterations and exten- . sions (revote $330,000, $620,000. Vancouver-Post Ollice building site (revote $250,000, $350,-000. . Vancouver -Addition and alterations to Postal Station at Sea Island Airport $17,000. Vancouver- Building for Customs $100,000. Victoria Public Building (revote $50,0001 $3W,000. " Alert Bay Wharf $79,000. Blubber Bay Wharf reconstruction $51,000. Bull Harbor (Hope Island)-Float $8,000. Campbell River-Fishing harbor (revote $100,000) $275,000. Campbell River Wharf replacement (revote) $77,000. Chemainus Harbor improvements (revote) $10,000. Comox Wharf replacement (revote $100,000) $132,000. Fraser River Towards improvements (revote) $005,000. Frascr River (Kincland Island) Replacement and extensions executive uyay wucu w EXCHANGE BEATING iibi a ex- the above the following British Colum preme Soviet Is not in session. Nikolai A. Voznesensky, member of the powerful Politburo, has been freed of bis duties .as chairman of the state planning commission and deputy prime minister, the presidium of the Supreme Soviet announced yesterday. , Tlie announcement was made, by Alexander Gorkln, secretary of the presidium, at a meeting of the council of nationalities, one of tlie two houses of the I R.CM.P. Investigating Chinese International Business Activities VICTORIA Royal Cana-. dian Mounted Police said today that Chinese international business activities are being investi WES ISOVIET PRESSURE PUT OH SWEDEN CITY APPROVES SCHOOL BUDGET CITY ARRIVES AT WORKING PACT WITH CIVIC WORKERS' UNION gated here following the arrest UP of Chin Poy of Seattle for con ring .Made cealing more than $10,000 In United States currency. 1 A schedule of 1949 wage in- Increases of 10 percent over ' creases which average out at thlr 1948 .schedule. i about 12 percent for inside' The City Hall tanitnr's salary llvtlr Talk STOCKHOLM Soviet Russia lias ent another note to Sweden demanding that the Swedish police cease persecution of Sov Supreme Soviet. Voznesensky, oppolnted to the Politburo In February 1D47, Is one of Its newer members. Nikifor Natalavich and Georgl Sturua have been relieved as Poy, aged 50, was arrested here iet citizens seeking to leave for Russia. Last week similar is increased by 10 percent as are those of draftsmen. All outside workers, including foremen will receive the 10 percent boost. The City Engineer Saturday when he tried to board . ' a plane for Seattle at the airport. The charge comes under tho Foreign Exchange Control Act. On authority of Mr. Justice Prince Rupert and district school board estimates totalling $208,867, the highest in the city's history, was approved without comment by city council last night after its acceptance had been recommended by the finance committee. The budget, will require that the city and district put up $143,765 out of taxes to fin charges were made but were de-nicd"fay the Swedish government. NITRATE ISJ.AST 1 ICI DI Kit TON. WashOne man is missing following an explosion which wrecked the nitrate plant of the Columbia Powder Co. today in this town 10 miles from Tacoma. Tltl'MAN COMING? :i;uiu received United States Hie account ilions of the cut" for pur- j plies between s. After less ' negotiations 11 settled. : vice-presidents of the Presidium and have been replaced by Vastly Kozlov and Vasily Golga. Also approved by the Supreme Soviet was the 1949 budget calling for military expenditures of A. D. MeFarlane from Supreme workers and 10 percent for outside workers was approved last night by city council after it had first met the approval of the Civic Employees' Union. The. increases were described as a "compromise" by civic finance chairman T. B. Black who told the' council that their total cost to the city has not yet been determined. The schedules were reached between the city's wage, committee and a negotiating commit I nese merchants here are being I .searclied by the Royal Canadian will receive a similar increase. Outside employees will be paid for statutory holidays. All employees will receive benefits of the medical plan which was in effect among some employees. The city will pay the MILLION DOLLAR FIRE AT OAKLAND ance school operation. The 1 Wumted Police today balance will be made up by cxs i"t refund of $15,000,000,000 -- nearly twenty percent higher Uian for 1948. The reason behind the series of top level shifts remain the VANCOUVER President Truman lias been invited to Vancouver to address a session of the. Advertising Association which will he held here this summer with the iiWiUiiiiRlon. , i I'cment United OAKLAND, Cal. (f -A raging TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 8. D. Johnston Co. bid.) waterfront fire today destroyed government's own secret. registration fees for the service and 50 percent of the monthly i dues.,' . ..: . -v. UdKjji4 thcUnited Stales largest mucin $1,350,-! spent, infche 'IIWUKKI.' Only two employe groups provincial grants. The city's share is a Utile better than 87 percent of the amount required" to "be " YaJsed by the ril.y and district and will amount to about $129,000. Major item on the school budget is for salaries, which this year will account for an estimated $133,000. ;is designed to tee from ih union after several weeks of dickering between the two bodies. . Salaries of all clerical workers ranging from grade "B" female clerks to senior clerks have been Increased bv approximate and Uni- t r effort I 'Ppiies in which have not yet reached working agreements with the city arc the Fire Fighters' Union and the Electrical Workers' Union. Tlie firemen have gone to a conciliation board. West. Coast clocks utd warehouses. There was damage of more than $1,000,000 as a 2000-foot pier was destroyed Two ships alongside were damaged. Although the cause of the fire is not definitely determined, the possibility of -'sabotage; is not discoid) ted..' 1 :' tanker amm IN LAKE ICE GODERICH, Ont. if; Arriving offshore from Sarnia yesterday, the Imperial Slmcoe was pushing slowly through ice floes toward its sister tanker, Imperial Vancouver Bayonne 06 Bralorne (ask) 8.90 B. R. Con 03 "i B. R. X : 10 Cariboo Quartz 1.20 Congress 03 Vz Hedley Mascot 35 Pend Oreille 4.75 Pioneer 3.10 ly 12 percent over their 1948 ' level wlUkpr.ovl.slon made, for In- host. Kim, iu row king LONDON The King continues to progress satisfactorily following his operation and is expected lo he out of bed by the werk-rnd. He will to to (he Royal Lodge at Windsor for a month's recuperation. TRAFFIC VICTIM YANt'Ol VER Vancouver eleventh traffic victim of the year was Gordon Frascr who died today from injuries sus-' taincd in an automobile eul-lisiou a week ago. ! creases of $10 a month for rack j More Jobs ! year of seniority achieved, until the maximum set in the sched-' ules Is reached. doming Up Stewart Home Is Destroyed Mr. nnd Mrs. John Huli-hings Lose Thrir Residence premier tioraer W4 Privateer :. 19 Reeves McDonald 2.15 Reno 06 Sheep Creek 1.28 Kingston, which was held fast in the ice at the outer breakwater since Saturday afternoon. Aid from Sarnia was sought af- ter a tug had tried unsuccessfully to cut a channel to the Kingston. i In Uie case of the city accountant, assistant treasurer, j treasurer, collector and clerk, In-i crco-scs of $20 a month were British Columbia Situation Improving As Winter Ends VANCOUVER 0 Exit of the c I - , 4K ill rrriub !wiilonn Kliwe id jM'ire tli.oi 250 tilled two ni;i- I i destroyed the 'bcc Coliseum (1'Assi.sc dis-ft lo have raus-f ' Hum $1,000,- 35i'2 .30 .30 .16 .07 Silbak Premier Taku River Vananda Salmon Gold ... Spud Valley " THE WEATHER Synopsis The extensive low pressure area to the west of Vancouver Island remains almost stationary and will continue to causa cloudy skies and Intermittent rain over the coastal areas of the province. Isolated snow flurries jn the interior of the province are expected to end during the morning but cloudy skies will persist in these regions. longest or.r- coldest winter in STEWART The home of Mr and Mrs. John Hutchings, Fllt.ii authorized on an annual basis. All Increases over the 1948 level will be retroactive to January 1. 1949. Telephone operators receive many years is bringing an end to British Columbia's critical unemployment problem. Street, was entirely destroyed by fire, on Sunday afternoon Oils- A National Employment Ser Anglo Canadian 4.00 A. P. Con 23 u built 2 o'clock. The! fire, apparently, origin HAIT TO NEWFOUNDLAND VANCOUVER To relieve a hait shoelace in the island colony. (.0(1,(100 pounds of British Columbia liciriiu bait is hciiiR shipped lo Newfoundland. NOM I N ATI ON I? E J ECTEI WASHINGTON A Senate ciMiiuiiltee today rejected President Truman's nominat'mi vice spokesman said that warmer weather and rapidly diminish CAPE BRETON IS JUBILANT ing snow in the province's woods ated in the attic, at the south end of the building and had a gootl hold before It was PACIFIC PACT IS PROPOSED ; Along Lines Similar ta Atlantic Alliance-Considered In Canberra CANBERRA t - Discussion.-, are under way here between representatives of Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia for I "1 a i the shoe store" financial Temperatures will continue to rise slowly over the province ac wanner air flows in from th'j has been a major factor in cutting the jobless figure from an Atlantic .6(5 Calmont 38 C. & E 4.70 Central Leduc 108 Home Oil 10.75 Mercury 12 Okalta 1.58 estimated 50,000 a month ago to mi ' south. "kc nut wit !l;eh other. Strait of I'auso Bridge Const ruction Is irrt New s 30,000. Forecast ere turned in .wo 1 file and Wueen Charlottes and North Wih a very strong north wind blowing it was soon seen that the building could "not bcaved and firefighters confined their attention to removing the furnishings rrom the lower floor, practically all of the furniture SYDNEY, Cape Breton There Is great jubilation here over the 2.23 JZVz .09 .10 Pacific Pete Princess Royal Canadian South Brazeau .. Coast Overcast with intermittent rain today and Wednesday p-vcl have- news received Monday of tho de RAILWAYS HIT BY COAL STRIKE Winds southeasterly (15 m.p.h.), cision of Ottawa to spud $13, a Pacific defence pact along lines similar to the North Atlantic alliance and embracing the British Commonwealth and other countries Including, It Is suggested, the United States and little change in temperature uuo.oui) on construction or a Lows tonight and highs WednesdayAt Port Hardy 40 and 48, being saved. Robert Hutchings.. youngest son, who was staying with hi; parents at the time, lo;;t all his clothing which was in the attic of Former Governor Moil Wal-Eren of Washington as chairman of the national securities board. Walgrcn was defeated in the November eleo-I inn by Arthur Langlie. The vole rejecting Walgren was 7 to It. RAILWAY DYNAMITED ASBESTOS, Quebec The Canadian Johns-Manville Co aniioiiners that altempts hrw hern made lo dynaniile ths 'railway between Asbestos and Danville. There has been a strike at the plant since February in demand for 15c an boor wage increase. . some of the South American na k - mi ITED i Massett 38 and 44, Prince Ru pert. 34 and 45. tions. , bridge over the mlle-wlde Strait of Canso here. It Is generally admitted that the bridge, always so g.ratly needed, will be invaluable In th? development of Nova Scotia and particularly the steej and coal Industry here. Cheat expansion is predicted. PITTSBURG 0 Railroad economy of the United States began feeling the pinch of the coal mine shut-down in .earnest today but the remainder of tlie American coal-dependent industry hummed merrily. John Dedmati, Australian min Toronto Ajthona U Aumaque 20 Beattie 48 Bevcourt 20 Bobjo -12 , Buffalo Canadian ..... .16 Consol. Smelters 100.75 Coiiwest , 1-22 Donalda Eldoua 55 East Sullivan .., 2.60 room. He wa.s away from home at the time of the fire. Loss is estimated ut $1500. this ister of defence, said Britain has taken "an active part" In tbo Not talks. being partly covered by Insur ra,c Newfoundland ;Nii(i. (, i Canberra correspondent . l'u" IS CRITICAL . OF CONTROLS Government Should Grt Away From War Emergency Powers, Declares Drew On the second day of a two-week mine shutdown ordered by President John L. Lewis of the ance. Mr. und Mrs. Hutchhig.s are the Sydney Daily Telegraph re ported that the talks envisaged a strong defence system from MARGARINE IN B.C. V I C T O R 1 A Despite a western Europe across the At statement by Minister of Agri- J ! eaimda's com-p to Newfound--W many I'gHb K'anadiiin firnu f'ir time here av 1 Ur such sales-cate a good rc-N,'fomulhinder Ct rpsirlii'ictn 1 lantic through the Pacific to trig Indian Oceun. AGREEMENT WITH FIRE FIGHTERS OTTAWA The City of Ottawa's agreement with the Ottawa Fire Fighters' Association covering' working conditions, salaries and other departmental matters has been approved by the association and board of United Mine Workers, coal- hauling railroads continued a progressive system of lay-offs which was begun yesterday. By the end of the week some 62,000 railroaders will be idle, joining 403,000 miners who stayed at home yesterday. now staying with Mr. and Mrs. John McLeod until arrangements can be made for (hem at, their son's house oil Third Street. Mr. Hutchings, who is retired, was proprietor of the Bayview Hotel here for some years und was latterly in the employ of the Liquor Control Board as vendor at Stewart. OTTAWA '.(Pi Opposition Leader George Drew criticized the government's control policies in the House of Common yesterday, saying it had no right J. C. Gilker returned to the Giant Yellowknlfe .... 5.35 God's Lake 43 Hardrock h3 Harricana v -07' Heva 09 Hosco - 24 V Jacknife 4 Jollet Quebec 33 Lake Rowan -08 Lapaska Little Long Lac 76 Lynx 1J Madsen Red Lake 2.72 McKenzie Red Lake .. .39 McLeod Cockshutt .... 100 culture Frank Putnam yesterday that he would not introduce a government bill to repeal the ban on margarine In British Columbia. Premier Byron Johnson said yesterday there would he such is bill whether or not Putnam .supported it. the city on yesterday afternoons plane from a trip to Vancouver and Seattle on Canadian Fkh union of the control and the new agreement Canada. lal a peak sale ' incorP01'tt'lig the new two pla- & Cold Storage Co. business. SALES OF NEW CARS ARE DOWN to ask In 1949 for a continuation of emergency powers stemming from the last war. He attacked legislation designed to retain controls on rentals, food prices, Umber and steel and suggested that the Dominion was follow toon 5G-hour week system will UUW thn ......1.1- be submllted to the city council. PRESIDENT'S SWIM PICTURES BANNED little rould 'be jh-pressure cam- Tonight's train, due from the East at 10:45, was reported this afternoon to be' on time. ' Monela . 40t' OTTAWA New car sales In Canada during January hit the LOCAL TIDES . wminpsriii v. March 10. 1919 ing the wrong procedure. WASHINGTON, D.C.-News photographers went, so far as to hire u blimp yesterday to take AIR PASSENGERS To Vancouver H. Lindsay. To Sandsplt N. Price, I. Col-linson. Prom Vuiiffiiiuni' W Kprlt'p. Mr. Drew said the governnient'i lowest mark in three years, inh 2:20 23.0 feet iMt-Leod, one of e.St('(mt.rl must - control rentals but must .There were 6200 new cars sold 22.5 feet J1UU- 1.9 feet find some way of doing so than I this January, according to the 14:41 8:34 20:49 Low 2.4 feet under emergency powers. He Bureau of Statistics, as coin- Negus 2.27 Noranda 53.50 Louvicourt 25 Pickle Crow 2.10 Regcourt 05 San Antonl o 4.0- Senator Rouyn , A7 Sherrit Gordon ........... 2.1& Steep Rock .17 Sturgeon River 44 . fered a severe wick, R. Dixon, J. C. Oilker, niBht at her R. H. Joyce, Miss H. Sllvcrsldcs, ' "lue West. She 'Mrs. Prendergast, G. Sathers, Basketball TONIGHT 9:15 SAVOY vs. BO-ME-HI HOOP SHOOT CONTEST . i suggested that legislation be I pared with 9300 in January of pictures of Resident Truman swimming in Florida where he Is spending a brief holiday. However, it was ruled that the pictures could not be published lor -security reasons." It was also said that the President's privacy had been im acted written in "clear, unmistakable last year. The decrease - : rrinct RU- R. H. Diclcson. terms" to cnu "confusion" now not ice I in all provinces with On-existiuii us between landlords' trio holding up the best in Mrs. Roy Frankf , iormerly of this city und now residing in New Westminster, arrived in the citv from the soutn on Sunday "Here ner f,ud tenants, I sales. . From Sandsplt, F. Jones, A. S. Ward, Mr. Halward, Mr. Corbin, Mi. Moody. ''la bt expected.