r 7 " .- ' . r r Klondyke NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port-Trince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." VOL. XXXVIII, No. 107. PRINCE RUPERT. . B.C.. SATURDAY , MAV . 7 ., ioq ta I x-xuJS riVJS CEiiTS on Good iape After Crash - Al i . J , - -. liupertAiriiiaii Ad Shangh vance on a! Continued by : Communists , ero of Big Search Hong Kong Jarvis McLeod Found Couple Are To Be Evacuated Soon VANCOUVEU (CP) Five days in a jungle forest hemmed in by towering mountains may end today for Pilot Hill Grant, 1 30 old - year - Vancouver I airman, and a 28-year-old student nurse, Shlela Cure. Sur-j vivors of a mountain crash late- Monday, the two have been positively Identified by rescue forces of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the crew of a United States helicopter. "They! are in good physical condition," said Lieut. A. H. Raumcr of Port Angeles, Washington, pilot of live United States 'Coastguard' & V'. I . 1 i helicopter , from bruises, shock and scratches The couple" were first sighted!"1 lnelr home when she return-by Flying Officer Jarvis H. Mc-! fd f rom down Ujwn at midnight. Lcod of Prince Ruoert and the!Court was told tl,at sne and her CANADIAN DELEGATE AT U.N ASSEMBLY Lester B. Pearson, Canada's secretary of state for external affairs and chairman of the Canadian delegation (left , is shown with General A. G. L. McNaughton .permanent representative to the United ' Nations, at the second part of crew of his Royal Canadian Air 1 Force Canso search plane. They sighted the wreckage of the plane on the mountain and then1 general assembly at Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Nineteen Items of the original 75-point agenda were held over when the first part ol tbe session adjourned in Paris. The assembly is expected to con Saw smoke coming from a rocky ridge about six miles from the scene of the crash. three avenues of rescue were considered possible today for the couple whose plane crashed on the last leg between Penticton and Vancouver of a plane flight from Alberta to British Columbia. In the expectation that the two persons sighted by the search planes are Orant and Miss Cure, these preparations were made: 1. A United States helicopter was moved to Hope to possibly attempt the evacuation tomorrow 2. Three Royal Canadian Air Force para-rescue men Jumped and landed near the spot on snow-capped Mount Hoinozccn in Washington State where Orant's plane crashed. They will seek to join Grant and Miss Cure who have been dropped clothing, food and medical supplies. 3. A party of loggers from a camp eleven miles from the scene of the wreck has set out tinue in session for six weeks. iDays of '98 Emulated 1 , , , . ., "','".'u" 'n mlnt nave come in irom 'the hills and creeks of '98 with the picks, packs and pokes, and frilly costumed women, emulating those of that turn of the century period such as might have frequented the roaring "pay-off towns, mingled among 1500 or more persons who gathered for the Gyro -Club's Klondyke Night In the Civic Centre. The event was an outstanding success in every way, including the important objective of making a stake against the club's obligations in connection with the new McClymont swimming pool. All around, it was a great and memorable night. While the centre of things was the auditorium where the dancers jostled from 10 p.m. , until 2 a.m., carnival features throughout the evening plied a roaring trade in the game room and main cdrridor, all , helping substantially toward the general cause. It was the second Gyro Klon-(Contlnued on Page 2) THE WEATHER Synopsis Relatively dry air over southern British Columbia gives promise of clear skies and bright sunshine over the week-end. Afternoon temperatures arc expected to reach 70 to 80 over the interior valley and 60 to 70 along the southern coast. Some cloudiness extends over the Queen Charlottes and northern mainland and a very weak disturbance moving into the Gulf of Alaska is likely to cause a few showers over the Queen Charlottes tomorrow afternoon. There is little indication of any marked change over the rest of the province. Forecast Queen Charlottes and North Coast Overcast today and Sunday, a few light showers Sun day afternoon. Winds Light. except northeasterly (20 m.p.m.) over the southern Charlottes today. Little change in tempera ture. Lows ionight and highs Sunday At Port Hardy 45 and 58, Masse i 42 ana oO, Prince Ru pert 42 and 52. SEEDING IS UNDERWAY WINNIPEG Spering seeding has commenced in all sections oi tne prairie provinces, under conditions varying from poor to fairly good, depending on soil moisture conditions, according to the first weekly crop report of the Department of Agriculture of the Canadian National Railways. Seeding is general over southern Manitoba, with some districts reporting wheat seeding' 75 per cent completed. In north ern Manitoba, wheat seeding Is two weeks earlier than last year. It is expected there will be an increase of approximately 15 per cent in acreage sown to wheat, with smaller increase in oats and barley and a definite decrease in .flax. Moisture conditions are fair to good In southern Manitoba while in the northern section there is no reserve of moisture. Heavy rains would be welcomed throughout . the province. In southeastern Saskatchewan wheat seeding is about 35 per cent completed also 15 per cent of the coarse grains have been sown. Moisture condition is generally poor to fair. First seeding was reported in central Saskatchewan on April 6 Jfut was not general until the month end. The topsoil is mostly very dry and subsoil moisture only fair. Seeding has commenced throughout northern Saskatche- wan and will be general this week. Moisture conditions arc fair but heavy rains would be welco.med everywhere. The grasshopper threat Is serious throughout the southeastern and central sections of the province. Soil drifting has also occurred in these sections. Northeast of Calgary seeding commenced two weeks ago and will be general within a few days. The season here Is from one to four weeks earlier than last year. Moisture conditions are poor over the entire tcrrl tory and rains arc badly need ed as drifting has occurred in several places although damage docs not appear too severe. Mois ture conditions in the Edmonton territory range from fair to poor . with seeding well under way. Only light scattered showers have occurred this spring and general rains arc essential. Weather was dry and windy in the Peace River area with light scattered shower.', Wheat seeding is well advatv ed and seeding of coarse grains is making good progress. Moisture conditions are generally good and germination should be well In advance of last year. Wheat acreage shows an Increase, with coarse grains and forage crops being decreased SENTENCE IS SUSPENDED Judge W. O. Fulton Friday handed down six months suspended sentence to E. D. Man-son after finding him guilty of a Charge of unlawfully purchs-Ing placer gold and ruled that 95 1 ounces of gold, valued at about $3,000, should be held In police custody until next September 15. The suspended sentence and adjournment of confiscation was recommended by Crown Council T. W. Brown after he and Defence Counsel Rod MacLeod had conferred with Judge Fulton at the conclusion of the two-day hearing. t In suggesting suspended sen tence for six months, Mr. Brown also asked that Mr. Manson be required to contribute $100 to the cost of prosecution and sign a recognizance for good conduct for the prescribed period. The gold will be held in police custody until the police complete an investigation of its origin. Manson told the court that he had acquired 80 ounces of it from a man named George Duf- fywho said that he had mined in ine Yukon and la ounces' from Luther W. Elder of Prince Rupert. "The police are thoroughly convinced that the 80 ounces of. gold were stolen. Lf it was stolen, it would be unfair to the rightful owner It it were turned back to Mr. Manson. If it were not stolen, it would be just as unfair to Mr. Manson to have it confiscated," he declared. A small amount of jewellers' scrap gold which did not feature in evidence, was ordered to be turned back to Mr. Manson after he had agreed to waive appeal against the conviction. Friday afternoon's session heard Mr. Manson testify In his own behalf. Under questioning of defence counsel he told the court that he had "never come in contact with the provision of the Criminal Code which is the basis of this charge." "I have never met any other jeweller who had knowledge I about it either," he declared. I "Wrhile I was in Vancouver re cently I made a point of contacting jewellers and manufacturers of jewellry and all of them said they had never heard of it." The section of the Criminal Code referred to is one which requires purchasers .of untreated gold to file a record of the claim and the free miners' license of the vendor with the court registry office. Its purpose is to protect mine operators from hlghgraders. Mr. Manson said that the man who gave his name as Duffy had the appearance of a miner and when he last saw him he assured him he would be back In the spring or fall. "I still don't think that gold was obtained by Duffy Illegally," he said in answer to a question by his counsel. He declared that he had advanced money to Duffy against the gold and that he had never made an outright purchase of it. SENECA COIN DERBY WINNER CHURCHILL DOWNS-Sen-eca Coin won he Kentucky Derby today. Olympla, the favorite, finished seventh. MERSTHAM, Surrey, Eng., 0 When a full team of made bell-ringers could not be found for the parish church here, the vicar recruited a team of women ringers. IS JAILED FOR BEATING CHILD Henry Bedard, a resident of Seal Cove, received a six-month jail sentence plus a $200 fine when he was found guilty Friday afternoon by Magistrate W. D. Vance on a charge of beating an 11-month old infant. Bedard gave himself up to the police Thursday after a search of the city and district which began last Monday night when the offence occurred. It was charged that he "did assault and beat Sharon Matthews, & female, occasioning actual bodily harm." The Matthews child was a member of his household. Search for Bedard began af-trr his wife complained that she found the infant suffering husband ' had had an alurca- Hon while oh their way to a bus and that Bedard had arrived home first. . In default of the $200 fine Magistrate Vance ruled that Bedard should . serve an additional three months, to run consecutively to the six month sentence. Grits - Tories Get Together LiberaW and ProKressivc-Conservatlves are already combining forces for the provincial election campaign in support of J. D. McRae who was chosen candidate for Prince Rupert at the joint convention on Tuesday night. The campaign . will be directed by a joint committee consisting of Robert McKay, J. T. Harvey. W. R. McAfee, E. R. Gordon and two more members yet to be selected Arrangement were made for a public meeting to be held in the Civic Centre auditorium May 21 to hear Premier Byron Johnson. Coalition headquarters will be in the front portion of the Northland Dairy premises on Third Avenue. Old Country :: Football :: English League Division 1 ! Arsenal 2, Charlton Athletic 0. Aston Villa 1, Middlesbrough 1. (tie). Blackpool 1, Burnley 1. (tie). Bolton Wanderers 1, Everton 0. Derby County 4. Stoke City 1. Huddersficld Town , Manchester City 0. Liverpool 0, Preston North End 2. Manchester United 3, Ports mouth 2. Sheffield United 0, Newcastle United 0. (tie). Sunderland 1. Birmingham City 1. (lie). Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Chelsea 1. (tic). Division 2 Barnslcy 0, Chesterfield 1. Blackburn Rovers 2, Brentford 1. Bradford 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. (tie). . Cardifr City 1, Leicester City 1. (tie). , Fiilham 2, West Ham United 0. Grimsby Town 1, West Brorn-wich Albion 0. Luton Town 2, Coventry City 0. Nottingham Forest 1. Bury o: Plymouth Argyle 0, Tottenham Hotspur 5. Queen's Park Rangers 2, Leeds United 0. .Southampton vs. Lincoln City played February 12). Hemmed In Breach Is Blasted In -Perimeter Northern China Port HONG KONG (CP) Chinese Communist guer rillas and professional bandits have almost hemmed in Britain's 330 square miles of leased "new territories" on the Chinese mainland opposite Hong Kong, colony police forces said. The rugged territory is ideal for bandits. The colony's permit garrison is now being reinforced and British forces have been ordered to stand by for duty "where-ever and whenever required." Chinese communists today claimed the capture ' of Ling- shan, 33 miles northeast of the United States naval base at Tsingtao. Shanghai reports that Chinese communist troops are advancing on Shanghai today. They blasted a can in the ritv'R Ktrnnelv fortified outer defence perimet-jer, official and press reports 1 said. The dent was made at. t.hn I southwest end in a pitched bat tle.- - Some 10,000 communist were driven back at Kunshan. Thousands of Chinese Communist troops, said a later Nationalist communique today, hammered with little success at Shanghai's outer defences. The communique said that 15,000 Reds in two groups attacked on two sectors thirty miles west and 35 miles northwest of Shang hai but were hurled back with heavy losses. GENERAL MOTORS FOOTBALL CLUB There was a good attendance at the meeting of the General Motors Football Club last evening in the Civic Centre; Doug Frtaell was enthusiastically named honorary president of the club. An executive consisting of M. Halvorson, Jock Davidson, Joe Ward, J. S. Wilson George Dawes and team captain Glen Olscn was named. These were given power to add to their number. ... The new strips for the team have been ordered. The players have also had two practices and are very keen to get back into competition. Some new players have been added and while they will lack experience they are willing to learn. Players available to date include Glen Olscn, Pat Wilson, Jim Hebb, Andy Owens, Charlie Currie, Tommy Boalter, Bill Sunberg, Jack Sharpe, John Wilson, A. McKay, D. Mercer, David Smith, R. Robinson, Joe Haugen, Arne Lien, Louis Campagnolo and Bobbie Currie. Others wishing to try out with the team should get In touch with any player or member of the execu tive. A talk on the need for practice and discussion on the five essentials for a good footballer was given by Jack Wilson. He reinforced his remarks by quoting from a recent widely-acclaimed book by Peter Doherty, the famous Irish international footballer. LOCAL TIDES (Pacific Standard Time) Sunday, May 8, 1949 High 9:57 18.2 feet 22:29 19.8 feet Low 3:57 7.0 feet , D THEM -Flying vis illiikcyi Mc-,ce Rupert. es It Sunk V;ir turiullf City ,TR - Two hundred cs hi miki on ura- liil be exjilorrd fix first well will be put .: Queen Charlotte Sfeinwaniu!. head of annuuneed ye- io.i.:y ill i)i! in th .fcrV.'.p I.uiuls has titwr m t ice Grand touiiluiK days i i ik tiv d' extended g tus Up 1 1 place but Ms M bi'on allowed a lure bf"n studying I'D of the Wands and be made on both Graham Island. Be- w Arsicnciii inter- i to do iirospectinsj w certain ground. 105 I! . Que. ? .Scene of earlier In the '' us quid today "t. ua.s patrolled by, men. "5 and 181 persons,) " 'ny even among luve been arrested ;hf fading of the. Jfsterrtay from the church, ''miners have been February 13 at, !llan John - Manvllle SCOItKS TODAY ' 10. ChicaR(, 4 6' St. Louis 0. FRIDAY National PliUnrtelpli'ia ' ' Biooklyn 2. i(.NrW York rt 1,1 L Boston fi ' Atticritan a 2' Detroit 1. 'V' Chicago n. 8, si, ru. , , " '"X'rinciiaie -4, W liatehee 3-21 nr l Taw 'imiu 5. J 5, Bi ffmrrtou 3. lci,it Coast Hollywood 2. ""1111181 1 H-. 20.rinn . op. 35,000 Co-op. to reach the two persons who were spotted yesterday from the j air. ' " the third session of the U.N. (BRITISH TRADE UNION INVOLVED I LONDON, Oi British trade e union lead.ers today found them selves In an uncomfortable post tion caused by the Canadian Seamen's Union strike. The Bri tish Union leaders were wor ried about a possible split in their ranks. Both the Canadian Seamen's Union and the Seamen's International Union are affiliated with the International Federation of Transport Workers as is the British Transport and General Workers' Union. The International Federation has ruled that there is no cause for foreigu unions to intervene in the strike. British dock workers received a request from William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, not to support the Canadian Seamen's Union cfrito Rtrili-prs . at. Npwnnrt. Momo'ulhgn,re dccidecl that the trouble is "not our concern." Canadian Seamen's Union President Harry Davis accuses Arthur Bird, national secretary of the dock group of the Transport and General Workers' Union of repeating "shipowners' propaganda." Toronto Athona 13 Aumaque 15 Beattie 49 Bevcourt 22 Bobjo : 24 Consol. Smelters 96.50 Conwest , 1.08 Donalda 4.5 Eldona 61 East Sullivan' .2.43 Giant Yellowknife .... 5.95 ' God's Lak e 37 Hardroc k 16 Harricana 06 Vi Jacknife - .04 Juliet Quebec - 30 j Lapaska 09 Little Long Lac 72 Lynx 13 Madsen Red Lake 2.98 McKenzle Red Lake 41 McLeod Cockshutt .... 1-00 Moneta 48 Negus 2.42 Noranda 54.00 Louvicourt 10' Pickle Crow 2.05 Regcourt 043'i San Antonio 3.95 Sherrit Gordon 1.60 Steep Rock 1.39 Sturgeon River .16 Silver Miller .38 . TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd.) PEACE MOVE FORD STRIKE DETROIT, it A peace move on the strike of 65,000 Ford workers was instituted by Dear born's Mayor Orville L. Hub bard today. He proposed a meeting with Forti ana United Auto mobile Workers' officials at his office for a "supreme civic effort" to end the walk-out. There was no early reply from either company or union. FALSEALARM AT ASPHALT PLANT Tlic fire department was called out again to the city asphalt 1 mixing plant yesterday after noon but, according to City engineer Don Stewart, there was not a fire just smoke and steam. Hot asphalt which had been put through the machine once was put In for a second mixing so that the mixture was much hotter than usual, resulting In a good deal of smoke and steam. One of the truck drivers, fearing a repltition of the morning blaze, called the fire department. Although the plant was damaged in the morning fire the crew was able to finish the asphalt that was m the process of being mixed but the machinery will remain idle for the next two or three days while repairs are being made. Vancouver Bayonne .06 Bralorne 915 B. R. Con. .03 ',4 B. R. X. .. .10 Cariboo Quartz 1.20 Congress .04 Hedley Mascot .20 Pacific Eastern 05 Pend Oreille 4.10 Pioneer 3.30 Premier Border 02 Privateer 16 Reeves McDonald 2.00 Reno 05i Sheep Creek 1-20 Silbak Premier 33 Vananda -25 Salmon Gold HVz Spud Valley 07 2 Oils-Anglo Canadian 3 95 Atlantic -75 A. P. Con 20 Calmont -41 C. & E 5.50 Central Leduc : 95 Home Oil H-50 Mercury 10 Okalta 2.35 Pacific Pete 2.70 Royal Canadian 082 South Brazeau 16& I