PROVINCIAL LIBRARY, ' 113 ' vic;c::i.. '2. c. n:.: 0RMES DRUGS Daily Delivery NORTEUHN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NIWSPAPKl PHONE 81 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Patifir Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest.' VOL. XXXVIII, No. 210. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1949. PRICE FIVE CENT3 City Hit B Water nsis 0 After v 9 15 reali yCABS ,$ Worst Subsides i ,,P. whiih reach- ASKING GREATER TRAFFIC SAFETY velocity the soi-ui- ,r Irin Used arras i .. 1! out dun.m me Serious Mishap Between Shawatlans-WooGvorth May Be 'Limited' Supply This Afternoon A Repairs are Rushed by Emergency Crews Prince Pvupert faced the prospect of an indefinite "dry spell" today following a break at midnight in ti e , the city drencmo, ',0i 300 of Its tclc- out of order. the wottcst aad . far this season, . . by old till"'" lu . ..rt in vears, iWVOd in train me 45-inch water main that carries the city's domestic water supply from Woodworth Lake to the Northern B.C. Power Company's Shawatlan's hydro plant. , ; t' - ; v i " i ' f'i 1 , - , ' I' " "t" ' , "V ' ' .. ! ' , t ... . -j 's . , 'f .... .- t , " - V , - .!- 5 ' . . . t 1 . CANADIENS WIN MONTREAL Montreal Can-adiens, spearheftded by Maurice Richard, blasted the Chicago Black Hawks 4 to 0 in the National Hockey Lea sine opener at the Knrum here last night. The victory puts tbe Habs in a first jitare tie Hiili the Detroit Red Wings. All-star Bill Human racked up the season's first shut-out in Montreal's win, R i c h ,i r d scored twice, with Rookie Right Winger fid Lube getting a goal and an assist. Strict enforcement of the city's traffic bylaws will be requested )y the Prince Rupert Junioi Chamber of Commerce. The re-aiiest will be put to the city rmmril as a safety measure to Ijack up the current police drive ti;iiiiii)l tiaffic offenders. While the request will be made In general terms, discussion of Hie mailt r at Wednesday night's tunlnr Chamber meeting arose from a prowsal by 6. G Furk Hint the parking bylaws which illow.- parking on only one side if ca;,t-and-wet avenues be cn-ioiced both day and night. The matter of Jay-walking came up for discussion and It was ' proposed that pedestrial , in the week, biv-. ,,f 'i 11! 11m 11 i!di'.it mood. 4; the line was out of order. Northern B.C. Pow Co. manager T. B. Black stf-tcd reading :ip A rockslide was reported to have taken out three lengths of the huge pipe about half a mile above the hydro power house, cutting off the supply to both tin city and the power company's electrical source there. " MILLER, kill, DIES -' a crew, as aid city rjngineer Stewart. Both Mr. Black and EZZARD CHARLES FAVORED ! Citizens awoke this morning l,mks With Ta-t Here a. i. 4 SAN FRANCISCO Odds of ;to find that their water taps 1 to 5 were quoted today on i failed to yield the necessary rt m one oi n crossing in the down tov.n , iita he explored. Jlabit of ped U halibut fishrr- jneer school early Mr. Stewart are at the scene. Chief Engineer Jack tyddie of the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Co. took a crew of four over at the same time about' 3 a.m. Mr. Boddie and George Oeddes are manning the pumping platt. Heavy rainfall for the last two -days, apparently, loosened rode I on a slope above the water main. nm 1111511 -o. liquid and since that time the City Engineer's office has been besieged with telephone calls demanding an explanation. Earliest estimate at w'uirh water would be again in the mains was 3 o'clock this after pas-.'d away In home, 1153 Kl.v - Ezzard Charles Jo successfully defend his heavyweight title against Pat Valentino in a 15-rounder at the San I'ranci'-ro Palace. FLY OVER ATOM PLANTS MOSCOW Charge was made here today that I'mlcd LIGHTER MOMENT A lieavy pile of official documents poinU to serious work ahead of Prime Minister St. Laurent, left, and Ernest Bevin, but the BritLvh forefeiv secretary took time out for a bit of cood-natured banter with Mr. St. Laurent during an interval in their discussions in tilic Prime Minister's office at Ottawa. (rj p photo) strians of crossing streets without any thought for normal crossing polnl-s i.s a hazard to Ihcinselves and to motorists, il was pointed out. However, members felt that en-roicemont of pedestrian rules wutild require full-time polici came to Prince sending It tumbling to the bot furty years a-o States supersonic planes had Hie (lavs ol me Masset to Get Adequate I supervision of downtown traffic. tom of the valley. The 45-inch line is owned by the power company, but the city STUDENTS KING DURING FUTURE noon, according to City Engineer Don Stewart. Even then it would be only a limited supply, since the source would be from an emergency dam on Mount Oldfield. rs and had lived which with present police strength, is impossible. a. acivrly follow- has Joint responsibility for IU j.;n;f through all maintenance. City Engineer id vids.,i tildes H been flying with geiger counters over the Russian atomic bomb plants in West Turkestan. ( ONTINVE INQl'IRY LAKE SIX'CESH The special political committee of the United Nations sseinbly Thurs- $32,000 Seaplane Base Masset i.s to have an 'adequate seaplane landing at ma anil highly Students of Booth Memorial School will have an opportunity to see, first hand, how civic and Reservoir behind the Mount I Stewart said. Oldfield dam holds only a quar- The city's pumping station, ter of a million gallons of water, 1 situated near tidewater at the jivcntiire. Newest 27, 1053. lie Old Norway Heard From (while the storage reservoir attlower end of Snawatlans LaKe, noo.evelt. Park, which maintains was recently repaired and a new a cost estimated at $32,(KK), according to advice received in the city from E. T. lApplewhaite, M.P. for a and a. a fish- day decided to continue the in- I pressure in the city mains, islis-lnch pipeline trtun the putr v quiry Into charges of violation la million an; a quarter gallons. ling station to the lake Installed. private business enterprises are operated if plans for a "Future I Citizens" Day," projected by 111" Junior Chamber of Commerce, are completed. Date s"l for the ritpericiM-e h-citizenship bv the monthly J'.K,- Skeena. The federal Department of Public Works of human rights in Hungary, The Roosi'V t Tark reservoir! Householders, who awoke th.. srly boyhood He just as a yonnj; : thi rl out of -iteiorc arriving 1 waSi empty by . a clock.-, this morulas t' find their water taps Dr. Fridtjof Endresrn Brings Message in Word and Picture. considers it advisable that stteh a landing-should be provided 1-aJher than a ma)&r'.'$50o0 scheme" which had also been considered. In- j . morning. 'dry, had no opportunity to store However, City Engineer Stew-away any wair. Practically c urt and a crew of city workmen 'the water in most houses ;.' Local Norwegians and their ... ' 0cU)hcr 2 whollt ,t Jli'iii lioiis have been l.ssunri nt iter; two years tailing hea'.th. Ww, Mrs. Wy- Ifift lata tliiq miiniincT an crnml in the hot wat that stored friends, tlespit extreniy tern- - S(.lpct(.d 8tudcnta neKt.iinim nestuous weather, weather, burned ournea oi,t " . .. . , , , Ottawa that Ihe larger item included in the estimates for t Abar.doning carrying a quantity of coal to from Ihe tlipli scnooi win re- Jt a sifter. Jii.'s. supply fuel for the city's steam tanks. FIRE DANGER Exclusive of the domestk hardship wrought by the watei J B'rsriwp H.y, coming year. "The Department, pumping plant, oelow snawat coiT;.;deis, la.it nglht in numbers which packed the Sons of Norway Hall. They heard and saw the message brought from the homeland by rif svidttof Endrescn of Oslo irnved bv to place" the mayor, aldermen and business leaders hi their jobs. The project wax placed under chairmanship of Alf Worthing- Of Canton lans Lake. He estimated that the plant should be in operation iFtiuicy of Prince litne Pennev of sometime today but neither is says a communication from Mr. Applewhaite, "that the interests of the community and the department itself would best be served by the provision of a sub shortage, there was a definite danger from th standpoint ot fire. City Fire Chief Earl Becker warned that extreme precautions Um of the Daily News staff, who Continued I page f capable of maintaining an ade CANTON ffi Communist forces entered the suburb of Canton today after Che main wstcp-daugiit' rs, Francis and Mrs. a! 'Prince Rupert. University who Is making a lecture tour of America. Dr. Endresen, who brought tl.e quate supply to the city mains. THREE LENGTHS OCT and housing. Food rationing stantial structure which would body ,f the Canton Nationalist should be employed In the present emergency. The slide, which took out the ! personal greetings of the lor- Romania and Bulgaria.. By ' vote of 41 to 3 (Soviet bloc) with nine abstentions, the committee approved a joint Cana-, dian - Bolivian - United Stales resolution calling; for a ruling by the International Court of Justice in connection with the charges involved in the accusations over the trials of Joseph Cardinal Mindszenly of Hungary and Protestant church leaders in Bulgaria. ' MOCII FACLi ASSEMBLY rARIS Socialist Jules ftlorh, whose interior ministry smashed last year's wave of strikes in France, went before the National Assembly Thursday to ask it to ratify him as the new Premier. Police surromvJ-ed the chamber to guard against possible demonstrations by Communists, who bitterly oppose Moch. Premirr Henri Quelle's government resigned recently in a dispute within the cabinet on a wage-price issue.; Moch told the was still a bugbear and, in thisive long and satisfactory scr- garrison Ned westward last night ,-..,.n,i the snnaker sue- vice. Departmental officials,! down the main highway. Ail 45-inch main between Wood- William Loag of the City Hall A'UiHLR cign minister of Norway gave an address on present day conditions In Norway after which worth Lake, highest lake on the staff, returning this afternoon, from Shawatlans Lake, reported hawatlans watershed and the innpsis the "presentation of colorful films cave Eraphic elaboration that the level of Shawatlan3 Lake was ten feet above norma'.. 'herelore, have ben Instructed to Include an item for this work in the district estimates for the coming year. While this may mean some slight delay 11 is Nationalist resistance to the Communists In the entire Canton area has collapsed. A Communist .victory march into the city is expected triis afternoon gested, in sendim; parcels home, sugar, coffee, rice and dried fruits were articles to be much desired. Norwegians were doep- the jwral along The wharf and railway track at and chwdy ktes of what had been saia. Northern B.C. Power Co. hydro plant at. the head of Woodworth Lake, came down along Shawat-lans Creek near the junction of North Fork Creek, a tributary. According to initial reports, three A few Nationalist soldiers are ly appreciative of the sympathy far and away the best decision ioer most oi i)s impressive Indeed was the ex- the province position of how Norway, even 1 More than Uo though only four years lwd tell or. the nor- elapsed since the liberation, was and assistance that had, come in the long run. I have seen j still seen on the rtreets but they the lower end of Shawatla1-Lake are under water and a partially turned -on yalve at thi upper end of Shawatlans Lake, which regulates ths suppry of water to the pumping station. Canada and preliminary sketches oi me iypnare hurrying to join units wmcn so generously from length of the pipeline had been have already left the city. knocked out of position, cutting as uie ii aihiii coming back after the ravago , ne united Slates. No defence preparations had' of landing proposed and I am satisfied that it. will give fi r better service than some temporary little float thai mi'hi ' Pacific storm f war and the despoliation oi off the flow. nwih coast reaion the occupation. The city's 18-inch water main is beyond reach under the ab- Three, reels or pictures, two of them in color, depicted the and beaut l'ul i nre again clean i!H. IntermilL. Ill, ! Tim llf'llirP at any time be damaged or Ce today ln.tcated ammunition dumps were being blown vp. Police are still on duty and wi to spread to in, industries, handsome CUM ltics of O.slo, Bergen and Ti oncl- , , spvprP wrathcr runs out of the 4j-inch main at the Shawatlans hydro plant. Immediate repair efforts began when It was learned that normal height of un- iuke water. Water is flowing out of the lower Shawatlans Creek to the; level ( Continued Page 3) " diHiiroaive as ml hannv people, all a tcsti- lijem, me ". -; " ...... 1(, (IpVt,,ment, of oiv Mtward -across the ....,i.,i i miurane and res- l! m xi to 48 niciicy of the Norse race. B eatncr will be nra,P and confidence have to mUfijr torn .in I drputies there would be no ihange in jforeig.n policies if he were named Premier. IVkoch's fate rests mainly 'on domestic issues. A vole is expected today. NHHit'd u PLEDGE WASHINGTON Prime Min there is no large scale looting reported. . ' ! Mwt of the population ave staying Indoors. All regular land, air and sea ccmmimlcation out of Canton has been broken off. The British Ship Wusih, la:,l . returned to Norway," Dr. Eudre-r noCri liia listeners, sisscrt- fwwast tural rdUC"t f"tS traffie between Prince RnpeU with accent on the recrtiM-ionai i""" .... , Im?nmes. A sequem. of par- and the Queen Clia, ott.eh.an necessity of an arteqi . te the ticular interest was that ol life at the key point of foa.-inceof n Lapland, the far north prov- lamling set has hern stressed consiu r-ulation. nomadic Mongolian pop- Surprising scenes oi ably of late, ncricultural pursuits nortn of PRINCE RUPERT'S IMPORTANCE Prince Rupert's strategic position in the north country was emphasized by Miss Dorothea Norton. KKiim Overcast n,t Nnrueolans were al- mir,ing cloudy v. H li wavs prepared to make unlimited ..n.. me ,nPHf ina thai. iiiiu:ori.u--iiv.' vessel to get away Ut night, I cloudiness aA niirtv mioht be nreserved the Arctic Circle were shown end ( . n tnM how Norway once New York City librarian and lecturer, in speaking before some eighty members of the Women's Canadian Club at the Civic Centre last night on the subject of Alaska which she described as the keystone be left for Hong Kong viUi the Chinese practically clinging to the rails. There were aiso a few foreigners aboard. m and Salur. '"''t. Winds suiilh- again was liie world's third na-'.lon in iU merchant navy, second in modem motor vessels, first in whaling production and pictures of rare beauty in tnei land of the midnight sun proved (highly impressive. The final film dealt largely with tkiiru:. Rudolph Olsen acted as chairman for the evening and ex-! Churchill Is Caustic An earlier dispatch frim Hong Kong estimated the Canton gar tween two continents, Asia and i uii wcreasir... to Los t-niKht '"'day -aL p ,rl salt water fisheries, second In oWtrin.l ni'iiver. Sixth 111 Il'P ister Nehru of India assurid the Cnitrcl Stales Consress Thursday . that his country cannot and shall not be neutral in the event of any world agression or threat to freedom. But he said every prayer an Indiart raises ends with an invocation for peace and lie indicated , a possible parallel between India's foreign policy and Mohandas Gar.lhi's creed of passive resistance. The "Father of India," said Nehru rison at about 80,000 men but messed the nlcasure it w.ts toi v.vv. ,... r in iiri ti..:.. .. "3t 'ttjit did not confirm the figures. I" , " i .nice ku- and jjDpr production and se.- ., . f m Endre America. She referred to the great harbor of Prince Rupert and dwelt upon the important part this port would, doubtless, again play in the event of an ienth in aluminum. Social and Telephoned reports yesterday had said Nationalist forces han plified her spoken ideas. The visiting speaker was introduced by Mrs. O. R. S. Black-aby, president of the Women's Canadian Club. Following the meeting the members adjoumec to the home of Mrs. Blackaby where a reception was held uv cultural standards were hlgiij visRor Rcknowledged nts Government "Not Only Ie' But Decomposing" Delay Deplored LONDON 0' Kornvi' Tiime Minister Winston Churcl.iil, de abandoned the south China city Plans for all , organized resist- again and in the social serv-l,-a:picasure at having been able to the country and its people ha j come to the "Norwegian town'' reached an advanced position . . Rupcrt which he had othe war. She also acknowledged the potential commercial potentialities of the port as an:e had ended withui the provisional capital. Entry of Com- ploring the fact that Britain was Canada, particularly the north. muiiisi, troops was awi'iled. being sentenced to three to five While there had been largo k)n? hoped tQ see scale reconstruction, Dr. Endre-j p0iowin(, the meeting. Dr sen also admitted everything Endrcsen was entertained at the had by no means been accom- home of Dr Jcns MunLhe, Ncr- months of furuher Labor gov became the "centre of the world." Historic, geographical and ge-o'ocical information about Al- ernment, told the National Con honor of Miss Norton. Other hostesses ior Miss Norton during her stay here were Mrs. O. E. H. Montgomery ai, dinner in the Civic Centre Wednesday night; Mrs. Thomas B. Earlier information from Canton said troops had pulled out of Canton but this was coupled wit:i reports that the Nationalists had been ordered north to in his prepared spr.rch, "taught us a technique of action which was peaceful and yet it was effective." and yielded us results which led us not only to freedom but friendship with those with whom until yesterday we were in conflict." servative convention today v.iao jasiia ar.d northern Canada and comparisons with northern areas 17.1 f 1:2 7.2 1 .. 13;w r.,5 1 1 1 pushed. There was still mucn w we(,ian vice-consul, and Mrs. n'be done in the way of recon- j Munthe etistruction of highways, railways, Today Dr Endresen showed the government was "not omy dead but decomposing." Speak -in., of the Prime Minister's an- defend the city. However, this 1 of Quebec was the substance oi Black, at dinner xnursciay nignt. his Ditcures beiore me pup.it. u, turned out to be erroneous. nouncement that there wouia the informative address by Miss I Mrs. R. L. Mcintosh, at tea Wed-Noi ton. j nesday, and Mrs. N. A. Beketov Booth McMmorial School. New Zea:and Presbyterian D missionaries told an Associated The 45-minute' talk revealed win a Grcscoe Frank Clark of Prince George, William McKay Who is bac Press correspondent in Canton at tea Thursday. Tnis evening Dr. and Mrs. R. O. Large will be dinner hosts. be no immediate election, Mr. Churchill said, however, that, like the guillotine, "the longer the drop, the surer the execution." Rt. Hon. Antnony Eden, for from a holiday visit to Winni that they had heard heavy gun a deep study in the northern for northern Liberal " organizer t,,;,i, rv,i,iiii carts of this continent m all 4 w,u. VIOLINIST .. i - v.n.Hi on. Miss morion is leaving mi n- fire around Kongtauen, 10 miles distant. peg says that according to what fom the train can be seen most of the wheat harvest is in mi! uusiner and Professional Women's Club mer foreign secretary and now 'CfE'T I . , rv.rserva-1 sion not to hold a genera, elec Weather in Winnipeg y RE. FE1DAY, OCTOKEK 28, 191!) deputy .u . - - . t)on now wa. ..utterlv de.,,or. ant although any time now the C30 P.M. illCKETS. arrival of sharp frosts can oe , for able" In view of the gravity of S1.50, si.; mat utlve.l looked for in the prairie prov to AiasKa wmcn tuiuiumj 1 Britain's economic situation, ,,0t The lre deci- am government. a new $1 and 50c (Tax Included) isiuess and Professional members and fru inces. Ti l w