PROVINCIAL LIZ3A3T, VICTORIA, 2. C. PROVINCIAL LIRRARY 131 RORTHXaN AMD CKNTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S MXW8PAPKR IAAI I T f -V " 1 I-! Phone i)QfWSTA m U K AM) WHITE CAHS 4 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." VOL. XXXVII, No. 32. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.,' SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS I ICAL P ACKER mm oWM Talks of Alaska and Seattle yeuberger J ' ' i " if f , ' 1 b J p ses His BULLETINS TWO MINERS LOSE LIVES Chancellor Sees Crisis BIG TRADE SHOULD BE DIVIDED UP ajority ir Valera Ixpecte'l (ieorge Stewart and T. Tjader Killed in Bralorne Property Britain Not Out of Economic Woods Yet But Looks to Marshall Plan VANCOUVER, O Two miners n as Kirc's Minister Amaryliss Is Lost In Q. G. Sound VICTORIA (CP) Three members of the crew were drowned early today when the fish packer Amaryliss swamped and sank in heavy seas off Scarlet Point in Queen Charlotte Sound, 350 miles north of here. Two others were rescued. The dead are: Capt. D. Huson of Alert Bay. Second Engineer Frederick A. Bates. Cook Jacob A. Olson. Bates' body was recovered. Mate Robert Marshall ' and Chief Engineer John Smith were rescued by a fishing vessel, the Bligh Island, which raced through a blinding snowstorm in answer to a distress call. N ; Eaiiumn de Vnt -s Prime Minister for 10 IIAItMAK A OUTS MF.DAL (ST. MORITZ Barbara Ann Scott of Ottawa received her medal today following tier smashing victory in the women's figure skating chain-piiinshin in the Olympic (iamcs. I I RUH R iAS I.VCKtASK V A N (' O I V K R Dr. W. A. larrotlirrs, chairman of the fuel and petroleum hoard, told the Vaniouver Retail EDINBURGH. P Sir Stat-; described as oldtimers, were kill-ford Crlpps, Chancellor of the ' ed in an explosion at Yalakom, Exchequer, said today that he 50 miles north of Lllloet, an of-hopes the Marshall plan will ficial of the Bralorne Mines said enable Great Britain to stop Thursday night. He said th2 using up gold reserves, all that dead were George Stewart and now stands between us and dis- T. Tjader. The men were en-, aster." I gaged in blasting operations. "Even if we. as I hope, get aid I l is lost Ills pusiy imij.- r.rlir.incnt but is expected i, his job just the same, i SEATTLE (CP) Richard L. Neuberger, Portland magazine writer, told the Seattle Chamber of Commerce Friday that he thought "both Alaska and Seattle would be better off if Alaska was served by many ports instead of Just Seattle. The statement brought response from Admiral F. A. Zeus- ic-ra's Fiunna Fall won out of 147 scats In the in Wednesday's general j complete returns show- i I I Canadian policy, based on its belief a "one-world approach to international relations could still succeed changed when Prime Minister Mackenzie King, shown above, with probable successor Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, announced abandonment of that policy in calling for a marshalling of the, forces of the free nations to meet the forces of Communism. under the Marshall plan, that j will not re-establish our re- serves. It will helD us. we lump. ' r unbilled opposition, in- ler. assistant to the President of the Ala.ska Steamship Co Air Travel Is Held Up not to draw on them further. U will give us time to carry through those measures which are essential to our full that no other city but Seattle had ever ' been interested in parlli'A that had sought on nuveniinent, won 76 i l :iii;iiiinsi live seats 'will! ; next Tuesday in post- j I'cliuiu at Carluw and j (Anilities I Greater Social Security Wins Interest In Ottawa -- Johnson giving Alaska the service it re Red Tape Plus Departmental I celved. The future of the country now i I i. apse Holds ip Local , Neuberger said: "Seattle would hung in the balance. Sir Staf Business Man be better off with a large hunk ford said. Owlne to world con- i VANCOUVER (CP)-Considerable intPi-esr has .j...nna Fail had 77 of 133 t m liie old Dai! which j The 87-ton Amaryliss, owned by B.C. Packers Limited, foundered between Pine Island and Scarlet Point In the treacherous been shown bv federal eovernmpnr nt'firnnlc 5n ditions. there might be new dif- j Although Alaskan aircraft of tne Alaska trade insead of ficulties to be faced at any was standing by and ready to j monopolizing the relatively small moment. ; brine him here, a Prince RunerLi J15O.OOO.0C0 worth of trade l i (m iIvmI last fall. posals by Premier Byron Johnson for a greater controls now.' measure oi social security, it was indicated today fishing company executive was forced to spend five idle days at 'ln a m-z,ue arucie puo- on the 1'remiers return from Ottawa. Queen Charlotte Sound. She was southbound from the Princs Rupert district where she had. been operating in connection with the herring fisheries, hav ER OPEN Ketchikan last week awaitinc lisned ln tne Saturday Evening. Premier Johnson talked with Prime Minister Kintr steamship be- this week Neuberger sug-j transportation and federal caWnet mini5ters SABOTAGE IN KOREA UNE cause of aircraft transport regu- Bsvea uiai, rnnce nuperv ouiu, lcgarding a svstem of compul. Merchants Association yesterday that an increase of lc per gallon in the gasoline price to go to the operators of xervice stations should come without delay. NAXAIMO M'KSES STRIKE N.WAIMO I'nless thev get an increase from M'!5 to $150 per month in salaries, nurses of the Nanaimo General Hospital will walk out next Wednesday. ETTI It TENSIONS OTTAWA Within the next two necks, the government will place before the House of Commons legislation that will Co lieyond the bounds of increases in veterans' disability and war widow V pensions as announced by Prime Minister Kig December 5, it was learned here today. MORE WAR TRIALS Nl ERN'UERti I'nited States prosecutors have opened their case against It former (er-man military leaders in the twelfth and last war crimes trial to be held here. They accused Germany's professional soldiers of re-arming for war even before Hitler. lauuna aixumuaieu uv uuurc: ; sorv rnntrihutorv siinprannna- a base for Ala.sxa trade i larlicr This Year un ill of Hi? Convention tion. This would not only provide old age security but would cut down the number of those Order Out Militants of departmental routine at Ottawa to function. Under the existing regulations, no Alaskan commercial aircraft can fly to Prince Rupert without obtaining a permit Believed in Attempt to Drive I'nited Nations Commission Out of Country SEOUL, Korea, t? Widespread sabotage of rail traffic ing a load of herring on board at the time. The vessel formerly belonged to the Armour Salvage Co. and was acquired a few years ago by B.C. Packers. She operated for some time out of Prince Rupert. The members of the crew ere well known In Prince Rupert. now classified' as' uhemp2oyabs 0. C Football ;pku it is officially antic rt tr.at jasper Park Lodrf) , ..p,-n on June 11." 6c-'1 1 3' rt S unmervllle, gen- solely because of their age. The provincial Premier also -sought health insurance and a i i Drastic Move Made by Indian Government in Rajputana State and telegraphic communication ; from the Department of Trans-lines was reported today. The in-; port at Ottawa and formal per-cldents were regarded by United . mission from the customs. l hospital, program to meet pres- ' ent urgent needs. Football Association Cup Fifth Round Blackpool 5, Colchester United 0 Fulham 1, Everton 1 Manchester City 0, Preston :al e4 r .( c.N.R. hotels, .ho III iM:r m Winnipeg to-'ay. "m a re opening a few days iTiltt t: !s dimmer in order to 4 !' the annual con- il the Canadian Feed NEW DELHI. 0 The Indian i States authorities as In the nature of pressure to force the Uni- tori KI Q t C finm micciMA r m i The permit was applied for by ! wire on a Saturday and was fol- government has ordered the Korea lt)WCd Up b-V anotner 'f e on North Elld j Maharajah of Alwar State i Rajputana) and his Prime Minis Charl- Manchester United 2 FUNDS TO BE APPROPRIATED A recommendation has been ter, Dr. N. B. Khare, to leave i the territory of the state, it was Tf ji.ii. , , , , , , , Sunday. A tracer was sent Handbills circulated through- m on Monday with y out South Korea called for a ' no r ,y f j. general strike. . . ... ,. , , ,. though delivery of the message Two notices have been dehv- confirmed . More days elaps- crrd to Lt. Gen. John R. Hode. ( H v.., .v. vvifcJ'- tn n prl until hn ct.Q mnr panic nn Canadians Are Near Victory Have Edge On Taking Olympic lee Hockey Championship Following: Today's Win 'ii'is Association in ! tlie regular tourist Imaki Lodge will open 12 with a Great West :unre convention," lu learned today. 3 J' Alwar State is the stronghold ! placed before the Dominion gov- , of Rashtriya Swayamsevak ernment that funds be Included i intini United States occupation com-jThursday and eyen tnpn tnere r. 'iiimervillu has been niander. warning of a three jbingn. Hindu militant organiz- in annual estimates fo con-j ation banned by the Indian gov- struction of an approach to the ton Athletic 0 Middlesbrough 1, Derby County 2 Queen's Park Rangers 3, Luton Town 1 Southampton 3, Swindon Town 0 Tottenham Hotspur 5, Leicester City 2 Sheffield Wednesday 3, Bradford 1 Westham United 2. Bury 0 was no acknowledgement of the n M liar visit of Insivctlmi ,'day strike to force the commis Air Line Pilots ST. MORITZ (f With Goal-. ernment following assassination j fishermen's floats at Falrview 'tfOUEliil the west and ha application, much less the) granting of permit. So the busi-' sion's departure. of Mohandas Gandhi. 'sited ja.! company hotels. lie 1 Association Sued nessman came home by lieveih.,i il... . i THE WEATHER 3tel 4:' be faeed with another Bay. The approach will connect the floats with the road built last summer by the city. C. F. P. Faulkner, engineer for the federal Department of Public Works, who arrived in the MIAMI (P - Notice of a $..)"),-(100 damage suit was filed by National. Airlines against Air !arup;!o,, and )uavv ns ,q47 Jadval, r res.-rv...l,m. Synopsis An active storm moving down the British Columbia coast has Vancouver Plays Portland Tonight VANCOUVER, Cf Vancouver plays Portland tonight and Sunday ln the professional basketball league. 'fM i,lvv ,, Mnatl The incident has been brought to the attention of the transport committee (aviationt of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce which will seek to have tender Murray Dowen recording his fourth shut-out in seven games, Canada's Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers defeated Austria 12 to 0 today in a swirling snowstorm. Victory in the final day of the tournament tomorrow would give Canada the Olympic hockey championship. Canadians, with six victories and a tie in seven starts, moved Scottish Cup Second Round Airdrieonians 2, Hearts 1 Alloa Athletic 0, Queen of the ' thil J ti.,t :,lr,...,U, i city last night from New West- Line Pilots Association (Amerl-' can Federation of Labor following a strike which caused the ' company to cease operations. brought rain to the west coast ; mmsteri said thls morning that tr,. r 1 j K)ng Jltill" list nf om,ll... 1 " .... w n,,iiva 3ns fj- pia(.,.s ... ,,,,. the regulations simplified to South 1 Celtic 3. Cowdenbeath 0 0tn file Golf Tournament Ul ""u,ei lslitna aun"8 me u is likely that work on the pro-night. Snow is now falling on ject wlll be begun thls suminer. the cast coast of Vancouver j The road built by the citf tast Island, the lower mainland and smmpr t. a fW. nf sir nnn runs A flsi'ui'e (if I),,. ....if facilitate the movement of Alaskan aircraft into Prince Rupert or at least speed up the response to application for into first place with Czecho i' m be the opening of iree nlv hoh-s which will tab.-. KKHWMHWHWW VKKKH3OOO09OO 00llKKKUOOOOOOOati-0 :: TODAY'S STOCKS : : Courtesy S. D. John.-.ton Co. Ltd. oaoooooooooooooooooocic&coooaooceoonQotvoDoooaoc Slovakia who defeated Switzer- in Central B.C. Cloud cover pre-, from Park Avenue to tne raU. 'e q thl, p,.t,sslI,.e f u Jrse tr ii,v ... "4 lloli's i. nlv Th.. land 7 to 1 in a morning game.'""11 u Mla,p rop jem-jroad right-of-way. a distance of If the Fivers win against peraUlre dunnS the 8nt in , 1800 feet. However, It terminates Switzerland "tomorrow5' and "10St Sub-zero tempera- ea.t of the floats and offers no tuies were recorded In the Root- connection with them. Czechoslovakia defeats the United StaUf . as foim indicates.' fnapys' dfand C Udy eathehrl The Public orks department ndH holes ,,f ereat h,.v f I lu ooa r rices W--Ii1mI haVf n trrnnll,, l. . proved .it.-rinL. f,,.- m, " - wm a nu on uic rPr.hnKlnvalcia anH r. a n a ri a piujcc Clyde 2, Dunfermline Athletic 1 East Fife 5, St. Johnstone 1 Hibernian 4, Arbroath 0 Montrose 2, Duns 0 Morton 3, Falkirk 2 Motherwell 1, Third Lanark 0 Nithsdale Wanderers 0, Aberdeen 5 Partick Thistle 3, Dundee United 3 (after extra timet tie Peterhead 1, Dumbarton 2 Queen's Park 8, Deveronvale Rangers 4, Leith Athletic 0 St. Mirren 2, East Stirlingshire 0 Stirling-Albion 2, Raith Rovers 4 First Division Sunday in all areas with snow right-of-way, a railroad cross- Down Co mi fig Vancouver Bralorne 9.90 B. R. Con. . 04 B. R. X 09 Cariboo Quartz .... 2.45 Dentonia IH2 Hedlcy Mascot 80 Minto 023:. Pend Oreille 2.40 At'-pir Park tl,n would be tied for first place with lifteen points. But, under the rules of the International Ice Hockey Fed- flurries over the interior. ing and about 100 feet of road Forecast paralleling the railroad tracks Prince Rupert, Queen Char-ion the harbor side. Intfpi; nnrl WnrtVi Pnasl Avflr. Hiiq nnmi.linoHn n-li w.U ..111 ' Harold Gunning of nurier who has manager for eration, the championship, 111 . L. . , , ' , ....... , icast with showers of mixed j rain 'have to be overcome before the Toronto ' Athona 09 Aumaqu'e 22 Beattie 69 Bevcourt .53 Bobjo .16 Buffalo Canadian 13 Consol. Smelters . . 96.50 Conwest f . .90 Donalda 92 Eldona 1 12 Elder 61 Giant Yellowknife 5.00 God's Lake 53 Hard rock 14 Harrlcana 07 Heva 18 Hosco 38 M.es,i.s.u,H , VT durinc HUoel Wa -k in a , .. the summer anzell will be ; ; L X I and snow. becoming cloudy with goes to the -team with the high- ,scattered snow flurries tWs af est quotient of goals scored, j ternoon. CIoudy Sunday morn. job can be begun is to obtain permission from the Board of Transport Commissioners t put at Miiv.n " aM)n. "Am t in a crossing over the railway ing, clearing daring this after- f remilur t . ..- ui i....... noon. Winds southeasterly (20 right-of-way. credit compared with only five scored against her, thus would Reaction to Drop in Grain Market Stabilization Seen NEW YORK, 0 Reports of price reductions in three important items in the family budgetbread, flour and lard-came today after a four-day drop of grain prices. In the Chicago grain pit, meanwhile, the market made a stab at advancing but with only minor success. The stock market did better, edging ahead for the first time this week. Cotton also improved. -"""1 ueen so heavy we m.p.h.i gusty, decreasing to light When the road is completed, !' lil-ei.H l ii... over the Czechs get the play .,;.,U- U i V ..1 if urtll nriira n nrri- & f n '- v flnnta ;i' ''onventions. This Is 6 lor and 15 against.1,,.. ..... ,,iu v, k ..j u,. who have 3.40 .04-i .28 .10 .21 1.05 .48 .62 .20 .03 'ii .02" a .01 li .42 .40 3.90 G.00 Pioneer Piymier Border . Privateer Reno Salmon Gold . ... Sheep Creek Taylor Bridge Taku River Vananda Congress Iledley Amalg. . Central Zeballos Silbak Premier .. Oils Calmont C. & E. Home , Lows tonight and highs Sunday, tne public works department u "igh volume at th,. Bolton Wanderers 3, Liverpool 0 Grimsby Town 2, Blackburn Rovers 2 (tie) Stoke City 0, Arsenal 0 (tie) Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Huddersfield Town 1 Second Division Brentford 1, West Bromwich Albion 0 Millwall 1, Doncaster Rovers 0 Plymouth Argyle 3, Cardiff City 0 and to the Fairview Bay plant At Port Hardy 26 and 36, Mas l1"iHl hotels and h,m- Prince Rupert 1 of tne Prince Rupert Fisher sett 24 and 36; "f " let-up," he cn- ' by SECOND DEATH FROM GASSING Second of Moose Jaw Brothers Dies in Vancouver f Hlllei'Vill,, ..,ii , . 25 and 37. India's New Flag Flies At Ottawa . vw.iuiiues HIS I'tward toniuht. men s co-operative. Although Mr. Faulkner would not say how much money had been recommended for the work, it is known that the job will be a relatively expensive one considering the distance involved. On the land side of the right- ' .3 -'UK BEVERAGE Frozen Indian Is Being Flown Out Flnrl OTTAWA The new tricolor VANCOUVER, (P The second: LOCAL TIDES I flag of the Dominion of India of two brothers from Moose Jaw j " llft-' H is estimated IS drunk than nnv flying for the first time at sundav Fohr.mrv r 1043 I Saskatchewan, who were over- Jolict Quebec 40 Jacknife 08 Lake Rowan 12 Lapaska 08 Little Long Lac 1.25 Lynx 09 'i Madsen Red Lake 2.82 McKcnzic Red Lake 57 MacLeod Cockshutt .... 130 Moncta 33 Negus 2'60 Noranda 48.00 Louvieourt 1-30 Pickle Crow 2.26 Regcourt -07 'a San Antonio 4-00 Senator Rouyn 60 Sherrit Gordon 2.40 Steep Rock 2.15 Sturgeon River 17 Silver Miller 40 of-way there will be required a AIR LINER IS i DOWN AT SEA j - rtrlll: H'U T fit- " II I I I feet! come by gas hi a downtown hotel the Indian Enibassy on Welling- High 1-06 n.7 rock.fiUi whUe on the water ! Monday, is dead. George Jones, i ton Street. The three symbolic slde 12:34 19.9 feet a part of tne wldth .of tnc aecl 20- dicd mora tnan 80 hours coIors are saffro" fr Low 6-41 8 9 feet ! courage road wiu have to be mde up by 111 zon after the mishap occurred. His ana sacruice, wnite tor peace .-.win i, Dinn v, ,,..- 3.4 feet 19:12 r fl PRINCE GEORGE, CP Aircraft will fly Into Prince George hospital an Indian youth who is suffering from frozen feet sustained on a blizzard-swept trail when his father, a trapper, and brother were frozen to death. The dead trapper's wife, Mrs. McDonald Egnall, found the bodies and reported the tragedy to the authorities. and truth, and green for faith, ime. L3ketball and chivalry. MIAMI, (f The United States Coastguard received a report today that un air liner with 60 persons on board was down at sea 60 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida. No other details were immediately available. ,vr vs. Stonp'w brother, John, 18, died early Tuesday. A third member of the luckless trio, 17-year old Lillian Taylor, Vancouver, Is still in "poor condition" and unconscious. The city council was advised in January by H. G. Archibald. MP. for Skeena, that the publlo works department was considering completing the work. ONTARIO PIONEER The first wliite man to visit Lake. Ontario was Etienne Brule, ln 1615. 'Kdwardvs.Bo-Me.Ili. L,tch,knw.Pr.Ru,rt SUBSIDIES SINCE 1924 Subsidies to British farmers were introduced in 1924.