PROVINCIAL LI37.A3X, RfM . 1 vr VICTORIA, 3. C. &J onr.8Il'DluG( JO Daily Delivers NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port -Trincc Rupert, the Key to the Creat Northwest." . PHOHE 81 VOL. XXXVIII, No. 96. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS rv A 1 1 train) F orces vo xmm "Hr W itai&n r- 1 If Needed, Operation Mah Circles Over Nanking III- 2 v -H -4". Rescue Amethyst To flier Describes Abandoned Chinese Capital tit J- ... HANdCIIOW NEXT V LONDON, (CP) British naval reinforcements are being sent to China where four warships were damaged in conflict with Communist forces. Two aircraft carriers and a submarine group will join, the Far 8 ' iiM A .Mk. (( P) Chinese Communist armies launched a ck today against Hangcliow aimed at trapping . hplrtur hsnphHl f'f.tllTTiiiniwt fnriK BUSY SEASON FOR TOURISTS Prince George and Prince . , East fleet. Based at Hong Kong now are two cruisers, eight destroyers and four sloops. , Meantime Former Prime Mln- 19 mill's from Shanghai but military spokesmen . I did not know just where the Hed Armies were, line between Shanghai and Nationalist China has $ i 4 ml Rupert Are Heavily Booked Truck, Cycle In Collision cuation of 4000 Britons in Shanghai has not yet I ister Winston ChurchiU notified I Prime Minister C. R. Attlee that he will demand a full explanation in the House of Commons after Easter recess, of the shell. jd, Americans nave oeen auviseu to leave. VANCOUVER A busy sum- mer cruise season for the Cana-" Air line rl (CP) pilots, arriving . i i i i'o i. dian dian National National Steamer Steamers Prince Prince Pat Rougeau, young son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rougeau, Overlook Street, was taken to hospital this morning for treatment for bruises sustained at 9 o'clock when his bicycle collided with a Rupert Bakery delivery truck on Fulton Street, near Fifth Avenue. He was released a short time later, iio serious injuries having been found. ing of the British warship which is still trapped. On Sunday the British consul at Shanghai said the Amethyst and her crew woid. If necessary, be rescued by 'ofwvetion," implying that forci might be resorted to. ing on tneir lasnngius iaie aaiuruay, gave hi of the abandonedlationalist capital. Mah of Prince Rupert, pilot for the Cen-fensport Co., circled the city three times at said the streets were jammed withxpeq-hnusehold if goods. Some he identified as side of food shops the streets were splash-,1th flour. harbor one Nationalist gunboat was circl- George and Prince Rupert was forecast today by Alistalr Fraser traffic vice-president, Canadian National Railways, Montreal, now here' on a Pacific Coast Inspection tour. Mr. Fraser reports the palatial . new 5800-ton TSS. Prince George, which went int oAlaska n it? l number of other craft were burning and,service last summer following I be scuttled. NEWSPAPER MONOPOLY Charge Made by M. J. well, Leader of C.C.F. Coid- bia shipyard, will make eight regular 10-day voyages this season between Vancouver and Skagway, Alaska. Sailing dates from Vancouver will be June 17, 28. July 8, 19, 29, August 9, Ocean Falls Masons Meet District Deputy 1 OCEAN FALLS Dr. R. G. Large, district deputy Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge, visited Ocean Falls last week to pay an official visit to the brethren here. He was accompan either heard nor saw artillery fire. H attach of the damage to Nationalist demoli-. He said that all Air Force planes had ital. jounted twenty Nationalist gunboats in the ales east of Nanking, three of them afire. TO BE DECIDED HERE Pictured is Brent Murdoch, B.C. iieona; Presiuent of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, receiving Oratorical Trophy; from T. G. Norris, president of the Vancouver Board of Trade. Bill Drummond, chairman of the B.C. Speakers Group is holding trophy. The trophy, presented to the Junior Chamber by the Vancouver Board of Trade, is to be given to the unit whose member wins the oratorical contest, "We Are For Freedom" now in progress. Individual chamber winners have been de ;lared and district winners will be decided by May 15. Six district winners will then compete at Prince, Rupert June 3 and 4 for the B.C. championship. The winner will then challenge the Alberta winner and if successful, continue to Toronto for Canadian honors. TORONTO (W--M. J. Coldwcll, national CC.F. leader, charged that a "monopoly" prevents development of daily newspapers in Canada. He told a political 19 and 30. The new ship accommodates 260 first-class passengers and advance reservations indicate all sailings will be heav ied by William CfUickshank, D. C. Stevenson and R. E. Benson. A special dinner gathering on rally that Canada's only Labor ily booked. Ports of call Include llVE VOTERS REGISTERING Twenty-five ! More registrations arc pour-Irollrd for f lection ing in daily so that any Interim daily plus t.e only co-operat Tuesday night marked the oc Ocean Falls, Prince Rupert, Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau casion. Forget Politics In THE WEATHER i Synopsis The Pacific storm in the Gulf of Alaska has moved to within 500 miles of the British Colum- and Skagway, in addition to ively-owned paper in, Canada had "suspended publication in the last four months. He referred to the Labor-owned Glace which the ship makes a day count is likely to be outdated within a matter of hours. long trip along the scenic wat ,,rs of Indian in Prince Rupert TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy B. D. JoUnston Co. Ud.) Thp turn rrr'islrars of Indian 1 1 i I J Ul 19 1 1 1 I l.w V M V f? 4 ",e 'rw" votes operating la this riding rntn t.fi Hip Queen Charlottes -" -r 9 W Hie W(MK-Cnn, . ,.,ont arB cvlunrrl Raltn ftf Bay Gazette and the Winnipeg Citizen.- Mr. Coldwell said that largo city dailies were, subjected to monopoly ownership and that the national news service, he be Port Essington. Northern Vice and northern coastal areas. This - Progress of Province Depends on Outcome S lomoTrrld of Fight With Socialism, Declares Kenney exposed areas strong southeast, T F. f ? R A f! R Swakino- at a coalition meeting President of the Native Brotherhood of B.C., and Horace Kelly of Ocean Falls lieved, was denied by vested interests to other Winnipeg dailies SVS." here on Friday night, Hon E T. Kenney, minister of; coast, cloudy, showery weather lands and forests and M.L.A. for Skeena, made an ap-; should be general today and peaj to all good citizens of the province to put aside Tuesday in most sections of the ,)0jtjcaj prejudices for .what would be one of the most, ers of Douglas Channel and Gardner Canal,-in British Columbia. ,. "Bookings have been received from all sections of the United States and Canada," reports Mr. Fraser, '"and seven as far off as New Zealand and Ha-wair." He also mentioned that the Prince George had been chartered for two special cruises, both now fully booked, to take place before the regular Alaska schedule begins. On May 21 the ship leaves Vancouver for Skagway on a 10-day voyage arranged for the M been checked lo.'fice of Registrar jtion Forbes. Ik r Is only a frac- is expected to be the registration f May 2. Some esti-4 total Indian regis- gone as high as h these are entire- and the actual S"t be known until Aurt of revision sits MAYOR ACCEPTS COWBOY TOPPER Two Vessels Strike Reef At Week-End interior. important election campaigns in the history of the rsrsstrprij. T, - , j, j tjvciutniv ,j v,i,l V,,, r,.i!jto r.n.1 I cm' i sprv'iPPS nf FROM KAMLOOPS clinuprs TllPSdaV. WindS wumu "J . ... , muntjr iui owv..... the province. Without the necessity of a southeasterly (20 m.p.h.) this tcrprise or be regimented under morning, increasing to 35 this socialism. On that decision de-.ftf,Pnnn and evening, then pended the future Industrial de. I Kings have crowns and Vancouver Bayonnc 08 Bralorne 0 25 B. R. Con 03 !4 B. R. X 10 Cariboo Quartz 1.30 Congress 04 ' Medley Mascot 25 Pend Orei'j 4.10 Pioneer 3.40 Premier Border .0i.3i Privateer .-. l Reeves McDonald 2.00 Reno 06 Sheep Creek 1.27 Sllbak Premier 33 Taku River 25 Vananda 25 Salmon Gold 13 Spud Valley : 07 '4 Oils ' Anglo Canadian 3 70 A. P. Con 21 Atlantic '. 65 Calmont 40 C. A E 4.75 Central Leduc '. 30 Home Oil 1&.25 Mercury 10 Okalta 2.32 Means Test, the provincial gov- DELEGATE henceforth, Prince Rupert Mayors may well be expected to af "Oregon Journal," a roriianu Rock-infested Arthur Passage daily newspaper, treacherous stretch of water Jhc other charter, June 8-17 shifting to southwesterly (20) velopment and prosperity ' of the ; emment adds $10 to the Federal; tonight. Little change in .fem- province. j government's $30 old age pen- has been arranged on behalf of fect a peculiar type of headdress, following a presentation' made Saturday night to Acting perature. Lows tonight anaj .'Tiie northern part of this sion wnicn is uie omy yiuvir. highs Tuesday: Port Hardy w province is on the eve of a great in wanaaa to ao bo the Los Angeles unamoer oi Commerce, which made a similar goodwill trip to Alaska on Mayor George Rudderham by and 52, Masset 38 and 50, Prince Rupert 39 and 50. pOUTH s will be ' taken Snce Rupert Rod and iion and the Ter-trlct Rod and Gun I annual conference Game Commission I at Harrison Hot betwecn Porchcr and Kennedy Islands off the Skeena mouth, brought grief to two American fishing boats Sunday as they travelled to Alaska for the opening of the fishing season. The American h a 1 i b ii t expansion of industry and de- By tne en a oi tne year, icx-velopment of naturrd resources," j race municipality will have re-declared Mr. Kenney. "Three ceived $3,000 from the 3 percent aluminum companies want to, tax. come into B.C. for the water-j The hospitals too have Ucne-powcr we have here. There are fitted as they formerly received 12,000,000 potential horsepower only 65 percent payment of Coach Charlie Laidlaw of the Kamloops Rainbows, basketball team at half-time In the final game of 'the provincial senior "B" hoop series. Along with an Invitation to attend the interior city's "B.C. Annual Roundup" on June 30 the Prince George immediately following her completion by the builders last June. The Canadian National vice-president said the Prince Rupert, which carries 200 first-class passengers, will continue in regular coastal service between Vancouver, Westview, BASEBALL SCORES TODAY'S BASEBALL National League Boston 3, Brook'yn 0 Philadelphia 3, New Sfork 6 American Boston 2, Washing.'. 0 New York "3, Philadelphia 2 schooner Celtic, carrying a crew of nine men, went aground in B.C. with only 10 percent of it their services. Harry King gave a report on nt 8 a.m. Sunday on Herbert being used. By development. 1,000.000 horsepower will put one the recent convention in Vancouver and read several of the Reef after going off her course in squally weather. She was re billion pounds of aluminum on 2.36 .2d lursday by Geoffrey j Terrace, nortiiern ', who Hew south N the Terrace Club, M'iU be one of two pgatcs, the other, p of the Queen f'Hds Rod and Gun the market. The opportunity of most important resolutions pass getting the aluminum company . cd at the convention. A new ex. into the province must not be ecutive was formed with the past Ocean Falls, Prince Kupcri au Ketchikan, Alaska, during the summer, but much of the space and August is reserved in June, July for tourists. Twenty-two special tour ' par-tin-, nnranined by travel corn- floated by another American halibutter, the J. C. Edwards. She was due to arrive in the Alaska port at 4 o'clock this afternoon." The government lighthouse .14 Vi lost for millions will be spent in president and secretary remain and July 1, Coach Laidlaw presented Mr. Rudderham with a broad-brimmed Stetson hat, similar to those worn by the challenging 'Kamloops team in a brief ceremony between halves of the game.' "We would like to see you and as many of your citizens as possible come down and visit us during the celebration," Coach Laidlaw Invited. Mr. Rudderham replied that the Kitimat to sec if it is worth i ing in office. On the executive TMly in Vancouver. :,n2 the rnnnTuHnns Chicago - Detroit rained out. SUNDAY National Boston 2, New York G Cincinnati 3-1, Pittsburgh 2-3 Chicago 4, St. Louis 5 Broklyn 4-6, Philadelphia 7-5 . American New York 9, 'Boston 4 Philadelphia 8, Washington 3 St. Louis 1-0, Chicago 2-4 Pacific Pete Princess ; Royal Canadian Toronto Athona Aumaque Beattie Bevcourt Bob jo .Buffalo Canadian Consol. Smelters Conwest Don aid a Eldona East Sullivan Norman presented by Mr: tender Birnie, " Capt. panics in Los Angeles, Binning-o.irt Toronto. Ont., will in- while to come in here. But no 'are C. J. Norrington, Mrs. Will industry is going to come into' Robinson, George McAdams. the province and spend millions; Alex Giilanders, J. H. Smith, C. and then have a government IMichiel, R. Squjres and D. G. take over jrom them. We now, Little. ' from the Prlnca MacKay. was called to assist,. iiaiti, . u f up-r av cruise w ,, but the Celtic apparently .18 .46 .24 i2 .11-' .12 96.50 1.17 . .52 .60 ',4 2.89 f'"l-time professiolUblc to get free of the rocks on: tide with the aid of imal hunter in thisthe rising Ketchikan on the Prince Ru pert this summer in their ltln eraries. At suggestion of Mr. Kenney. a letter of condolence will be sent to the widow and family of Gcorac Dover whose death in he was very happy to accept the headgear and that he would pass it along to Mayor Nora Arnold on her return from the south. have a golden opportunity which we must not lose. The Celanese Corporation is already here. Expansion of industry will bring belter roads and wc must leg- SATURDAY American New York 8, Boston 11 the J. C. Edwaras. Not so fortunate was the 30-foot American fishing boat Cammena, which struck nearby Whitccliff Island a few hours inter The Cammena, carrying Giant Yellowknife 6.25 HCond, endorsed by we Rupert and Tcr-jp'U seek Immediate I establishment of a !Ty In this district, port convention will Fs on Thursday-. FLATEN AND St. Louis 5, Chicago 12 fo' Breast good for ltsalc Ufle Philadelphia 14, Washington Detroit 5. Cleveland 4 Ift till WHjOU ILU1UJVI V JJV-VW II B.C. is to flourish, It must be .37 .17 Hi .07 .092 .24 .0t God's Lake ... Hardrock Harricana Heva Hosco Jacknife a crew of six, was reported to-tiav to be high and dry on the island with little hope of being National Boston 3, New York 11 Broklyn 8, PhPiladelphia 0 Chicago 11, St. Louis 7 Clncinnati.Pitts'ourgh postpon recent months was a great loss; to the district. , Prior to the coalition meeting, Mr. Kenney was guest speaker at a dinner meeting of the council of the Terrace and District Board of Trade. Looking fit and ready for the campaign, Mr. Kenney spent four days in Terrace and left tnis morning. by cat for other points in the interior of the riding of Pkerna to visit his constituents. ?GRESSIVE along industrial lines as one industry begets another and B. C. is now at the gateway of the biggest expansion known." ' Mr. Kenney announced that $250,000 is being spent to con Joliet Quebec 33 .09 Lake Rowan refloated without help. According to reports received here this morning, neither the said to be in ship nor crew were clanger. The American boat Swede, ed. : , " , Lapaska 11' INDIA WITHIN COMMONWEALTH LONDON, Delegates to the current Commonwealth conference had a week-end of private discussion among themselves in an atmosphere of growing optimism. Although no communique has been Issued, indications are that a solution has been reached whereby India, after becoming a republic, could remain within the Commonwealth. MACPHEE GET HOOTAVMJDS Jim Flatcn of the Bo-Mo-Hi basketball team ape guard on senior ' H" the provincial Prince Rupert Jets was awarded the Bobby Houston Memorial Trophy for good sportsmanship on the basket, ball floor and Angus Mac-phec, centre . on the Co-op team and also of the Jets, re vert the old Military Hospital ALLAN CUP PLAYOFFS which also was proceeding to. . .80 .14 3.00 1.06 .45 Little Long Lac , Lynx Madsen Red Lake .. McLcod Cockshutt Moncta into a 250-bed Infirmary. In defending the three percent Kt.phiknn. is standing by tne i-. ,r, wnither , bout is He will return to Terrace in time sales tax, Mr. Kenney said that it f ERVATIVE j!lCcnvention h the ?c CKNT11K M 27, 1949 f 8 i).ln, SABS AND 'TION OF nominating VUHUlliii. a rquipped with radio or radio tolniAhnnn. for the coalition convention in May. Negus 2 40 Noranda 55.25 Louvlcourt 10 Thp rinltic received some bot- tf.ni rinmaon when she struck Herbert Reef and was reported Ottawa v7, Toronto 0 .(Ottawa leads best of seven semi-finals three games to twoi. , j . Regina 5, Fort Frances 0 tP.c-glna wins western .semi-linal). Memorial Cup Brandon 4, Calgary 1 (Brandon wins series 4 games to 1 : FIRST CABLE The first Atlantic cable to Canada was laid hi 1808. 1 i ODD MEANING j Chippawa is an Indian word meaning "roasted till puckered." LOCAL TIDES (Pacific Standard Time) to be leaki.ig slowly as snc piu- ceived the "most vuiutiuiu player" award at presentations In the Civic Centre gym Saturday night. cccclcd to Ketchikan. NOTICE OF MKETINti A special general meeting of Civic Centre Association mem. bcrs will be held Tuesday, April 26th at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will consider a recommendation, to construct a new bowling alley wing. , C. G. HAM, Secretary. . (97 Tuesday, April 26, 1949 Tickle Crow '.. . 2.20 Regcourt i 043i San Antonio 4.10 Senator Rouyn 40 Sherrit Gordon 1.92 Steep Rock 1.36 Sturgeon River 17 Silver Miller 43 CIVIC CENTRE HOBBY FAIR APRIL 27 - 30 Exhibits accepted Tuesday, April 26, 2-5 p.m. 7-9 p.m. High ANCIENT TRADERS 19.5 feet 18.5 feet 5.0 feet 6.0 feet 0:16 12:37 6:34 18:35 U1UIED As early as 2900 B.C., Egypt .,t ,.fnr,fipn sailing ships to TEND 10 Low CARIBBEAN STATE The Dominican Republic occupies about two-thirds of the khuid of Haiti. vood. Lebanon for cedar