PROVINCIAL provincial Liasm. LJ8RARY in VICTORIA. 3. C. -Vi onr.iES dhugs ill- Daily Delivery NORTBXRN AND CtNTHAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NTWaPAPXR PHOIIE 81 Publiahed at Ctnida'i Blost Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." VOL. XXXVIII, No. 295. 'PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS ayoff" Of Sydliniey GBairged With' M i f , . I i ...I m . 5 . ... toite Reports , . A.m, k i i i I r I hi in) we pnas v emuer rouna aa Kunming Is !r jrl Recaptured I Keep Haines Highway Open rtm .. .... . ----- jiuiiuuiu 1 ! ."I Aged Man Is Victim Of Hit-Run Incident SYDNEY, Nova Scotia (CP' A charge of murder was laid today against Mayor Dan Jack McLean following the death last night of Joseph MacKinnon, city registrar of voters. Magistrate Vernon Read heard the charge read by Police Chief II. -J. Macdonald. 2 TAIPEH, Formosa ' ' Kuh- Wa Hard Working, (operative, Friendly ! OTTAWA Canada, . the I United States and Great Britain j today formally made public one of their worst-kept millUry secrets that the have been work Alaska Development Hoard Co-Operaling .With E. T. Applewliaite nilug, important Second Wdrld War base, wa3 recaptured today 1 a f '?.- t I I i r f. JUNEAU Every effort is now ing together on standardization bv Chinese Nationalists. The lugi-of arms and training since 1947. Uve Chinese Nationalist govern- : i Informed quarters here said m,;nt announced here. . that the announcement Inr-tiide The government said that its factions and iiLsappoinimcnts (jood being made in Ottawa to obtain a decision which would keep the Canadian section of the Haines lu'lnf ul ,(-M('HLt inn anrl frifnflli. no niw or Immunol ,ii, twenty-sixth army had seized the Highway open on a year-round ill work basis starting 111 1950, the Al men is In the lone, cradual rjro- lar8e South China city Irom dc who JF, lu rvv. v. . v.. T8 "v slalldar(li-alr Irndlng provincial troops aska Development Board has Khich formed outstanding impressions for. took It over as the nationalist Snow Coming In Cold Snap been advised by E. T. Applcwhaite, member of Paili.unent for the Skeena district, Prince Rupert. McLean, who was taken to hospital last night, did not appear In court but It Is considered likely he would hear the charge read formally later today and would then be remanded. McKinnon, a d3-year old cripple, died in hospital late last night after the police had found him lying severely injured in an alley in the south end of Sydney. 1) Applewhaite, Skeena s tyro Member, who , afar attending his first session of Parlia- T 1 If. A t 11 11 Collision government fled here from Chngtu. The turncoat general, Lu Han, governor of Yunnan Province, hurriedly fled westward along the Burma road. Moreover, Mr. Applewliaite is Ottawa, lie ami wrs. Appiewnaite reaenca .,t!(nliiy morning's (le- strongly urging that the 117- Is Fata Mercury iti thermometers (I topped to 20 above, the lowest reading so far this winter. Tlvs reading was also recorded at 10 mile Canadian section be opened ain. Mr Appiewnaiit; or the wrong oiflec when trying 1 (.. iUn l-trllll'V .iua UHln ni...Ulj.n. U.I for traffic at the earliest pos sible moment next spring. That ... i ronce saiu macn.nn tun iwu Russia Arming- I p.m. Sunday. Minimum temper section was not opened last C'.N.K. freight Trains in Crash In Manitoba I r I nfXt jrsMon of Purliu- up. vfis early in the year Most important features of the jtf middle of February, session Mr. Applcwhaite named us the constitutional matter. year until June 9, ulthough the been injured in an undetermined mishap involving a car lnhlrli rltd not remain at the t ime for Satn.tliiy was 21 above id 10 p.m. 43-mile Alaskan portion was DAUPHIN, Man. tr - One man cleared several weeks previously. , Rule liard at tne curt inc una! abolition or appeals to & dead and five others are ln- Owing to national elections Cold weather -without a duolilspol Later the police said Umt , of snow would not do, therefore, tncy haU selzed the car wWcn the weatherman predicts snow W8Ui identified as that of Mayor fur laic this afternoon and lues- ' MacLean. day. Overcast skies commenced I : RESCUE PILOT Peter Borden jst. Louis of Ottawa and Vaij:ouver, 20-ycar-old flying officer on leave from the R.C. A.F is waiting on Deception Lslaiid in the Antarctic to fly to the rescue of , II .. British wicnU.sUs marooned ,on Ston-iiiffl. in Liland, 1,800 miles from the South Pole. FO. St. Louis, once a bush pilot, was hired by t.he( British government . to make the attempt in a small Norseman aircraft. He now Is assembling tiie plane for the 400-mIlc flight from Deception . U Stonington. (CP. Photo) Final Classes Held Tuesday Is Building Battleships Submarines and the late convening or parliament, attempts by Mr. Applcwhaite, the Associated Boards ;rt stssiun to put one s the Privy Council, after about Jured Ioiowing a j,t.ad-oii col- rtuiioviords. " said Mr. seventy-five, years of talking li;i,on Sunday bctn two Can. ,e m an interview, about it, was a real achievement adlan NaUona, Railways fl.fight outstanding even though what was accom- my one lralns al Dutton sulin(;) 24 mllcs n was one of work, plishcd this year was only a be- wcgt Qf hfc Jhi.s morning mid will e.onthius! through today and .tomorrow. ! of Trades of Central British Columbia, the Alaska Develop Prelude 1 To Wind velocity today was south 1 ment Board and others to have Dead Is Douglas Lytic, aged 24, of Hlghflcld, Manitoba, brake- :ly uuriiiK mc lasv irw ginning. uuacr a consuuuonai trie session, when tiie amendment approved by the. Im-jjjiuiiK from 11 o'clock .perlal government Canada now ii l ( ' i 1 ! I east, at 30 miles per hour. the road kept open this winter were made too late in the year mai:. who died when pinned under the wheels of a derailed The Digby Islahd forecaster stated Uie future ouUook until rmr.L' uiuil 11 at night, settles matters of constitution in mn tlvit mv own whirh Kffprt. hcrsrlf onlv. For- LONDON 0' -Jane's fighting ships, authoritative naval publication, said today that the Xmas Season- Happy Musical Gathering At Civic Centre Sunday Night "O come all ye faithful, - 8 a.m. Tuesday as snow fiurries ,,tHh,rnnrl further merlv these had to eo to Im- box car. He had leaped from one puthed arcund by a fresh north to result in favorable action, he Informed the Board. In requesting that the highway be given winter maintenance, Mr. Applewliaite was advised by Defense Minister Brooke Claxton that "while the to be modern Doubtless, that was perial Parliament for approval. ,or u,c 'r(,'Bhts Just prior to the Russians are believed i mv incxocrlcnce i .i.ruii..n crack-up. bulding thruc ultra- westerly ird. "The sk:es being more over cast, the temperatures are sure Joyful and Triumphant, O come ye " The festive season is nearly HwasasourceofsatLsractlon." ar ' 35.K)0-ton battleships equipped BaUantne Peter Crowder R. D wM.n radio-controlled arnai tor- Mr. Applcwhaite said "to read the corrcspondcnce between the oss ,B,nU Lava,,-' a11 of pedoes and ro:keUs. Two others Prim i. MinUtfr and British Du.pruri. ore ,s!,id to be in the blue print to ri-;e", he 'stated hopefully. here and for students of city pub matter has been the subject of 'int. of course, that I whn the wrong man ; t) ,' l.i) Uhi kt 1'Ul i : lie rmd high schools it means careful consideration, the gov Tne cold weather brought the j And they did come abproxl-fH skating -of tho -'wirrHKSte1y fcio itRJ6riwdf,Prtir R- uJunfoiTPtvmlctto'noUr- WiairoTttfml wtwir an-' stage' WKf jfesslNy-flllfiUytipa- eminent has" Q"6cldeathaC the. that British Columbia expressed east bound freight, heading from stocks. unqualified willingness to par- Kamsask to Dauphin, with 35 Russia is already known to Vani-ouvrr .03' tlcipate in constitutional discus- box cars and an extra engine, possess two battleships. nearby lakes and por.dt' including Morse Creek and O.iver Lake although the ice was not of siif-fiient thickness to make safe the enjoyment, of this wlntei sport. 1 rammed head-on Into a west- The Soviet Union also cnvls- 9.30 i sions. .03 i -I would like to express the bound engine and caboose. .(!',, hope," said the member for - commitment Involved in keep ing the highway open for yeajr.-round traffic could not be undertaken, and therefore the road would not be maintained for winter operations this season." To support his request, the Alaska Development , Board Is providing Mr. Applewliaite with anticipated winter traffic figures and other pertinent j ages, as part of the five-year ! naval building program, a fleet if from 750 to 1000 long-range i submarines by 1951, Jane's said. pert. They came to the Civic Centre auditorium last night to raise their vties In mcfodic tribute to a Man born 1950 years ago this month. Among the most beautiful songs In the world are Christmas carols. And a tugging at the heart develops whenever 'iny of these melodies are presented whether by a choir, orchestra or an audience Itself. 1.30 : Skeena ' that everyone who at Quart. . THE WEATHER 13" dT. '..' "rrr-ttJorh-.-COrtimen-Ihg Wednesday, schools will be dlosed until the morning of January 4. As for teachers, some of them will journey south for. holidays while other;, will remain to en-Joy holidays here. Many ex-students attending U.B.C. and other educational institutions will be home for Christmas with yarns of Varsity and city life spur, to wide eyed youngsters and adults alike. Members of the Bo-Me-Hl basketball squad began ' holidays early when the team journeyed .03 i tends the Dominion-provincial I conference In January will do so , Liscut .30 .07 5.83 3.10 In a really co-operative spirit ; and will work toward a permanent and satisfactory solution of Kayhi Wins Over Booth Ik hrdi r the vexed questions of constitutional amendment. After all, we (ALE WARNING Gale warning for Queen Charlotte Islands, Hecate Straits and Dixon's Entrance is .Issued today. This afternoon a 50-milc southeast gale will develop, shifting to northwest and slowly decreasing in velocity. Snow will accompany the gale. t New Houses Are ''(hkken-Coops" Vamouvrr Not PIrascd With Lnits in Krascr View Project ore all one country and we should . surely be big enough now to set- ' tic our own differences In a reasonable manner." j i Mr. Applcwhaite commented hrU.riu nn thn nil nlU llni? hlllS to Ketchikan Friday to play the On the stage acting as master of ceremonies was F. E. An field, who did a very fine job. Peter Lien, leader in musical activities here, conducted the orchestra which comprised 25 members of the Prince Rupert Symphony Orchestra and Prince Rupert Shrine Club Band. The large .11 200 .03 1 10 .30 .09 .07 iciiiiit ! VANCOUVER 0 The federal riVal Kay-Hl team. The players the governments $9,000,000 low cost arc not- rcauircij to! return to Ketchikan High School trounced Bo-Me-Hi in an exhibition game at the Alaskan town Saturday night by a 56 to 29 score This was the first game won by the Kay-hi boys, and had no bi n ring on t he International Synopsis Vancouver Island and partly , Fraser View housing develop- classcs Tuesday. ...1,1..!; h-fro Partiamrnt Kootcnays reported mcnt in South Vancouver is a rOtmIv cl-ife Mile mnminir hilt ana were sncivca oy urn n . - nf th nrovlnwT was -chicken cood" project. Jack 3. aii.idl;iii although passed by Scnalc. it w d Drcsidcnt of the Van- GALES IN OLD LAND LNDON Gales over Great Britain Saturday delayed shipping and caused damage. Teachers of King Edward public school extended an invitation to parents to visit classrooms today,1 to view Christmas decorations and study various activities of children since the beginning of the school term. series, which was won by Prince Rupert by vlrluc of their first three game victories. Ketchikan started with a big 4 65 .22 1 21 .18 8G5 1 32 13.35 It 525 choir cannot be left out of the imeiight. To choose the best liked carol of the evening is difllcult. But it would be safe to say "Silent Night" wa3 one of the highlight numbers. The first stanza a at sung by the cnoir and the audience. The clwir then picked vy the second v-.rse alone. Durinp, keltic .maybclcssmajct orsomctmiis & ,QW Q 4 be. j couvcr Builders' and Contractt like that to say it but I was cer daybreak. A storm !ors' Associatio:., caid at the tauily not very h; A)aska Js bcaf. wcck.cnd. pressed with the tactics employed mUsh CoJum Mr Woo(,Si aon wUh Ald. by opponents of the bills, he cxpectcd Archlc Proclo.( churman 0f sa , , . w . '.v. in the Prince Rupert area by I the Vancouver Housing Author- Mr APP" tfS3 "arry afterlon and In the Van- Ity, and members of the Arehi- 1 !VWVT coShtot couver-Vlctoria area late to- teclural Inst.lutc of Canada ln-the Fulton nm Bill consisting oi -,,,, ,BO w. hp o R1,,.Wi uie urea Friday. lead In the first quarter, and was only thrcateni d In the third period. E'j-Me-IIi, v.llli the scries already won liitked Interest and fight .and were penalized heavily Fire Is Fatal To Small Girl Iji to i.ho uie rr wn m .... na b- -. . I . . ,. . the final verso, the orchestra and i amendments opinion," Mr. Woods i Code designed to stamp out noi - 1 ...i.i ...,..i.. not m-ltin ' " ..... .. nnact. Ollfl udience joined in. During the singing of "We . .... .... -i . Kut qtvi nn v. v.' v ui.vi Uiclr monryv. worm oui oi ur Toronto rL3Jn7ind - the Kootenays are expected to .i, ( i,ir There were heavy , snowfalls in northern Scotland. The 20,-000 Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Canada was delayed ' in leaving Liverpool with . Christmas passengers for Canada. , - CHINESE riti;,M..,.l RESIGNS TAITKH, Formosa Reliable sources said that Vim Ilsi-Shrn hai" rpsignrd as I'remirr. of Nationalist China. The rrs-ifiition may foreshadow a sweeping governmpiit shuffle geared to win I'nilrd Slates support. MeNAllGHTON MLIH.VI'OK LAKE SCCCKSS Gptirral A. ' G. L. TVIcNaughton of Canada ,.. r'..i.iril MiirLva-T and Housing vauwuvci. r -l ire yuueu u Tor fouling, losing Se.hcrk, Sprhif ( ael. on and M.)orc Tor five per- ' sonals, only Webster of the first siring, being In the game when I be final bell rang. Lewis, of Ketchikan was also benched for fouls but shared Three Kings nf Orient Are" Hirer Mw were presented. Kaeh rend .00 5)40 .!)! . .14 .52 .20 '.13U advertisements-what one of the Forecast Corporation. For ?200 more per two-storry house here Sunday members described as 'literary . . Region-Overcast house a real permanent liome and claimed the life of i'2-ycar garbage." I . . wlh snow commencing ! could be built In these homes old Annette Rlgby. The blaze 'Ilie ine SKcena sKcr.m meniot-i u....u - afternoon. Cloud riniuiwlth with Uu-rn are no tlo.:ct doors, they started in the kitchen, auuar- quite frank yth. the had ben by cariy Rms Bd .uIi i-.tI uiiil I lu re is ..,,n r... ..ri,n.,i,,,i mivai ' mi l s nui1 a uuu ouun snow liiv. ui,uiiw.v ciil.it iiviii it uf ,.i iitniu ouuit enable i, j to clear up satisfactorily S fl""1 ,...,.., tomorrow. Not wi nultc quite so so u unccon n e c o n iin .Unl leal eheapness nn,i and s.,11.p.,,i spread through .,ir(,,,ri, i.im i,Sp quickly. Sine some of r7 the smaller P,cinfc- winds In- . u t()ght. Light throughout. feeling different parU of this I 1 crc soulric.ist 1 (30 mpli) " I district. "There are many of :a io-' T. L. Williams, pioneer resi this afternoon, westerly LOGGERS them still to be finally disposed ering a verse were J. Davie, Lei: .Sykes and J. S. Wilson. Opening the performance, thf orchestra played as an overUin . a medley ef carols entitled "Beneath the H.iliy", Including "Si ( lent, Ntght" and Adeste Fideles". Following community singing o three carols by the audience, tty choir of slxtv voices from various city choirs presented tin ever popular "Gloria" from Mozart's "12th Mass" and, from bass to soprano, the member.-:; pave a fine rendition. The orchr.stia rendered the ' Hymn of Thanksgiving" dent of Port Clements, is in the morrow. l.ows wjiiisiii, nu "bi- i . , lkjr nlirv AIR LINE BUiT tomorrow -at Port Hardy 32 of," he said. "At times I seemed ..uiitluued paged, city on a business visit. H'lV lililf lop .scoring honors with Hlng-iiuin ctcIi getting twelve points Bo-Me-Hl scored as follows:--Carlson t. Spring 4, Webster 8, Sclv-rk 5. Moore I. Bill 5, Ratch-ford 2. Sharpe 4, Kristanson 1. McClicsnoy. Tonight, B j-Me-Hi cumplclcs the norl-lUTii jauut witJi a game Bt Mcttakalia. Alaska. They will play the fast.-sleppinp VeU, who last, year lost, to Uie Harlem Globe lYollers by one jwlnt of course the Trotters were a tired hunch at the time, having played 4 games in eighteen hours and short two men at Ketchikan. .Ifcr was directed by the I niicil Nations Security Council to conduct preliminary niedialion oj the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan The yole to appoint IMrNaiiRh-lon was 9 to II with Russia anil the Soviet l -krainc abstain Saturday : nn extra b'i:v day for the (iti'M-n Chariot.!-" Airlines. On th:.', day, there were second secU..!.,'- 'i all night nlus the entire e.ia ler licet. Fares were being takei. m ulh from dug and other cumps on the Is-haids. In fact there has been an almost continuous shuttle Miner Trapped, Hope Fading and 40. Sandspit and lTincc Rupert 30 and 38. Cariboo, Prince tlcorge, BulU-ley Valley Regions Clear today. Overcast with intermittent snow tonight and Tuesday, Much milder tonight. Light winds, Lows tonight and highs tomorrow at Quesncl and Smilhers five below, 20 above. Mr- of Willi Alberta t miners today DLA1KMORE. Weary crews of Ail' who attended, aj one bit' enthusiastic and happy family, nioyed the evening. The pro-pram was well prepared, a fitting prelude to the Christmas season. 15 Lac .. . HOCKEY SCORES NATIONAL l.KAGl t Saturday Detroit 3, Montreal 4. Chicago 7, Toronto 1 New York 3, Boston 1. Sunday Toronto 2. New York 0 Boston 3, Montreal 1. Detroit 5, Chicago 3. SATURDAY Pacific Coast Taeoma 6, Vancouver 5 New Westminster 3, Seattle 0 San Francisco 11. Portland 4 SUNDAY Taeoma, 7, Seattle I continued round-the-clock dig- , prince George 10 below, e':;, 10105 1.10 .:.r. s;t'.Z' 5 ;ii r, h.-, .35 .21 .or; . . .)) . .05 .73 'j .05 i .05 .3!) ... .13 3 00 ... .51 ... 1.65 .31 . 1.G1 . 07.5') ... .i-.y, ... in .01 ... 3.75 31 .... 2.30 ... 2.23 ... .:i 13 ... 3 '0 vina with hone fueling that they above p- 'l I.;-.l!f 'OPPM N Lake ' U WItK Northern B.C. Reglon-Ovcr-cast with snow today and tomorrow. Continuing cold. Easterly winds 30. Low tonight and high tomorrow at Telegraph 1i"UhiU . will find alive 6G-.vcar-old Ben Curler, trapped hi a cave-in which claimed the life of another miner at Orcenhlll Colliery here last Friday. All regular work In Oreenhill mine has ceased as the miners concentrate alt their AIR r ASSENOitsiR . To Vancouver (today Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Mathews, Mrs. A. H. Webster, A. Dixon, A. Orr, T. Doucclt, T. Carey, D. Fisher, A. Woodcll. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. MacTter, K. Nelson, A. J. Mac-Donald. To Sandspit (today) A. Col-llnson, Mr. and Mrs. A. Brown. To Port Hardy (today A. Chapman. From Vancouver (Saturday) MY. Todd, Mr. Olscn, Mis. Scharff, W. Mclntyre, L. Fcl- .Youths Rob IBank, $1,000 Creek five below, ten above. HOLIDAY SEASON CLOSING HOURS Retail stores In the City will remain open until 8 p.m. December 23rd, closing at 6 p.m. on December 24Lh. Stores will be closed December 2Glh and 27th and January 2nd as well as Thursday afternoon each week. Prince Rupert Retail Merchants Ass'n. Crow n '"toiiio efforts on finding the nilsilng man who is the father oi live rhildrcii. L. M. Felsthenthal returned to the city on Saturday afternoon's plane from a two weeks' business trip to Vancouver. local tides Tuesday, December 20, 1949 "liyn High .... ! A? MacKenzle Furniture Ltd. . .in re- BURFORD, Ont. Four youthr, held up the Bank of Toronto here today and escaped with about $1000 In cash. Burford, Brant County village of about 700 population, is ten miles west of Brantford . MM II1MIIIMII l I I I II II H'TI HTTP Rudderham Mrs. George GWlion ... Ruck Rlvcr' Miller . 1:51 20.4 feetlgenthai, Miss Hesey, G. Peaclv. 13:26 23.4 feet I s. Madsen, L. Bissette, I. Brooks. 7:28 7.9 feet i From Sahdsplt (Saturday)-20.10 10 feet O. Lee. announces uuu " " i art the cltv on the Coqult- ,.u MmTitt rril Low . rn Closed half r -day r Thursday. eof ;r (It) ! Vancouver and Seattle. ft trlp . wim . . .