rzoviiizim LIEU?, ". c MJOUES DRUGS Daily Delivery PHONE 81 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLOMBIA'8 NEWSPAPER vol xUxbhliO'1,Cn0da',M0StStrate9le Poci,ic Port- the Key to th. Greot Northwest" , ....iiuuvviiosju rxticr. nvjs itnia ois a urewioves Frk.CM.P. To lake Over X , , , , Woillll Ite; Light Sentence V NcV ililli0n SouP Mad" . ... . 1 TI.h. Three mi 1 1. Months fur Elderly .; (( T) First move in proposed "3' "bo Claimed Amnesia ,f till' oldest police force in Canada wa3; Angus MeEachern, convicted ,lav in the Legislature when Attorney- !:Hlcr:, jon Wismer introduced a bill to authorize joakaiia by Mantra i.c w. n it between the cabinet and the J loyal ; vaucc i.i city police court yestr-r- "... ;i fC- unted I'olico providing for the Mounted The ca.se was unknic iiv tim of ivr p li i"- fact that MeEaelicm was rtpoft-jed by pol,lcc to have adulated how nitroglycerine was made and HODIKS IN MOKGUK OCEAN FALLS Eight charred lxxlies filled the tiny morne here today, toll of the fire which swept through the :hrce-Kto;ey Balsam apartment house yesterday. Only survivor of the Harry Wonnacott family Was a two-year old 'hi'i! ho was saved n hen his father tossed him from a thi'ee-slorey window Itefore perishing himself. An inquest will be held on the arrival from Prince- Rupert of Coroner M. M. Stephens. VANCOUVKIt BLOCK SOLI) VANCOUVER Purchase by eastern interests of the 15-storey Vancouver Block on Granville Street for a million dollars became known odav. It was built in 1912 by Dominic Burns, brother of the late Patrick Burns, cattle king. st-i veil by the ,.i Police. I frrL. was or- )pu Vancouver a crown colony. Ocean Falls Fire Fell Down Apt. Stairs that he had made It. for George McKnlght. ; A light sentence was requuted ; by both prosecutor T. W. Brown and Defense C'oun.vl R. McleoJ i who said "the man Is waring C6 j and a lo,ig sentence may be ' L wuli a Mienntil and men, now , i a do. en muni-! ,i x pu! Uinn of i c;ih. j propasal Royal led Police of- j K. T. A)lenhaile 1M. I Sends ! i lleLri iTlotl l.:i I to him' IVr. i over all power.'; to hold all ol-:r?d on the pro- for him, stallng'that he had prol)- ; Revolving around news of n I ably been a "dupe." . - j large lire are numerous human I In passing sentence the Magi.--- j interest, stories that seldom , lralc Kl9l(,u. .., um Ulki 8 tra lf?ht 'si,,cc 13381 and 1 noP ! people lust their lives is in the OVKUCOMi: BY GAS . I S, k wjuld take over you do so in the future." On being i same class. Ci.pt. E. B. Caldv.ell, j AT ontARIA PARLIAMENT OFENING Lieut.-G v. Lawson and Premier Frost. The speech from the throne made by Lieutenant-Governor Lawson at the opening of Ontario's parliament promised '.co-operatlon" with the federal house in such ma tters as employment, agriculture, world trade and home building. id men of the j as is agreed! ; nut taken over uiuy be (lis-! the service or ! her capacities. I skipper of the steamer Prince Unpert who dn-ked at Prince Rupert at noon today, related the asked by the Magistrate if he had i anything to say, MeEacheiti answered that he had had two t attacks of amnesia, one in Port' Arthur for five days and the other ! in Vancouver for seven days. He j blamed his confes.sloti to the pol- VANCOUVER Mrs. R. Kenny, aged 74, was overcome by gas and died i a downtown rooming house early today- TwJ men were taken to hospital ' PKKMIKK OF CHINA TAPE I, Formosa. Gen. Chen Ching, a henchman of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, was approved today as Premier of Nationalist China by a vote of 1576 to 70. ! Young Woman TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 8. I'. Jolma.Mii Co l.ui. Vancouver Passes Away Bayonnc Bralorne B. R .Con ice by another attack caused by "over.iitraiii and overwork. If I made the statement, it must have been in one of those trances," he said. A., well known and popular voung city woman. Mrs. Frank Crisis On Transport Columbia CeUulo Puts On Emergency Kiiuipment to Carry Workers Columbia Cellulose. Co. today set tip an 'eriiergcricy "transport a- 9.20 . .(12 .1)7 . 1.33 .20 I'rrniier 1 (Kettyi Gtmez, died In General inlini; Kn.nl i story of a man trapped in the I upper story of the apartment j block. (-'ut. off by li. ii.es. he altenint-ed tn dvceii(t ihe stairs. He had 'bundled his ,-mall child In blankets, lie lost his fooling and rolled down tin stairs without, In-i jury to himseli or his child. Re-niaiiiliig niemhers of the family all perished in Hit coiiilagration. When the vessel docked at Ocean Falls shortly after 7 p. in. yesterday, a piller ol smoke was still i.viitibh!. - H. Killin. oiif of the officials or I'aeille Mill.; at the paper town received a wile yesterday from K. T. Aoplevkiiite, M. P. Mr. Apple-whaite expressed Ms dccpc'l Hospital Tuesday afternoon at the a Te of 30. Ehe had been admitted to hospital, only a week jug... . I Mrs. Ooiuca was bpru m Eng- BRX Cariboo Quarts Congress New Hedley Mascot . . Pacific East?rn .... Pione(r Premier. Border . Privateer Reno '. Sheep Cree k Sllbak Premier .. Vananda WINTER IN MIIMYEST CHICAGO Dying winter yesterday walloped the mid-section of .the UaitriStates with para-lyzing blows from gales, blizzards, sleet and cold., Prairie fires and wheat killing dust .storms haras I laud and came directly to Priirje Magistrate Vance replied that; even if he had been suiferlng from amnesia, he could not have' explained the forniidi lo p'liice' " If he had no knowledge of ,It beforehand. i-"Look here Judge . . .' "Now wait a mlmite," replied the Magistrate, "I am going by the evidence of the court.. I slKl : .22"? . .05 3.25 ... .ir: M3 i:o7 .36 .12 .06 'A .05 Rupert with her parents, Mr.''ioii system of own to get its ind Mrs. A. E. Dickens, w., 25 350 employees who Jive in Prince years ago. She married Frank rt,lrmrt hn(,k nnf, f"h f,..th tn t0 the Gomez in thLs city. She was "''P7 , 'an?, b,g cWanesp quite active in the Women ot uU constructioa ihe Moose ajid Ladies' Auxiliary l,rJecl at Watswt Island, eleven 3f the CJanadian Legion. jniies distant. Such buses as In addition ttj her husband could be obtained were Ttstr .syinpalliy, slat.int: that lie wn' very sorry to hear of the tra'-rrdv. I He added that he will give nil j assistance that Is possible. In the city today arriving on j the vessel fr m Ocean Falls, nrci T. C. Goodrich. S. Jensen and M j think you made it . . ." Mr. Brown explained the crown was. not interested in a serious penalty when Mr. McLeod ex-: plained that the accused had asked hhn to plead for admit- , lanee to Qakulla Instead of the I New Westminster penitentiary. . .t ui i I '. ; 1 1 i am! ! , l.lll -ILlilon.ll :r ; wthri'-aiiti rain-' Utiiiii. lias re-n Iroin I'm niicr i V'.M'iH t-.i a p'u- ; ! oil a I. the mil ' r ilic couo'ii :' ecu I lie city tay.Hapifls. tcini! taken -are hlcr ill I'tiolic Pli liner's ti !e-. I' -ite arc ilcllv; iii.iri condi! nms I. : i an'i. uii-iiii: re ! suit ! i 1 1 1 y . ii.l thai ' .s.iliNl.ie- j iw b' i t iu taken i ;.i!?'ine ro.ui in ; ' as the coutrac-1 & MrC'lay, pro- , ' rwonMi uction lame (1'ianti-''''"iiied ironi the d:i,v tieiitliiin (he 1 uuti actors own im Arm which over. and mrents.' fhe Is survived by into service and trucks wei" fivo clUldren at home ranging rigged up and manned in a hurry' 11 age: Mary, Johnny, Frances, 1 n,,,,,,, . , Roy and Elaine; three brothers: l?" iwwk"" delivered from nine years to six months, on time although of fice Albert, Sid and Henry Dickens, j workers were delayed this morn-Prince Rupert: four sisters, Mrs. ing as the emergency transport Emily (William! Rothwell, Mrs. equipment doubled back to gather Stables. . 3.90 .22 . 1.45 . .50 . 0.00 1.10 11.00 ' 4.30 .30 . .Ott'.i . .08 .16'i. 58 Vi .27 .12 Vz . . Salmon Gold . Spud Valley Oils Anglo Canadian A P Con Atlantic Calmpnt .. . C & E Central I,educ : Home Oil . Mercury Pacific Pete Princess Royal Canadian .,,.. . Toronto Athona Aumaquc Beattie v Bevcourt Bob jo Buffalo' Canadian Cotisol. Smelters Conwest ,.. t .. Diinalda sed the plain states. Wind reached a velocity ot 100 miles per hour. In Port Arthur, Ontario, there was a blinding blizzard, v- VOTE OF CONFIDENCE PARIS Premier George Bidault's government was accorded a vote of confidence 393 to 186 in the l'Yench Assembly today on its anti-sabotage" measure after a wild session of disorders between Communists and anti-Communists. The Republican Guards had to be called in. "INVASION" OF HAINAN TAPE!, Formosa. Most of the 900 Chinese Communists who landed on Hainan Island have been killed or captured, the official Chinese military news agency said today. It added that there was no sign of reinforcements following up the "very small'' scale landing. MANUEL ORTIZ RETAINS TITLE LOS ANGKLbo ff' -- Manuel O i-1 I ., world's bant am weight elianinion. won a split decision kosc (tn.i Morrow, Mrs. rmi& them up. (Percy) Bond and Mrs. Mayi (Jack) Bond, all of this city. Tlle transportation crisis came Fuucral arrangements, In late yesterday whwi Watsotils-charge of B.C. Undertakers, land Stages Ltd.. hinh i,.i Charged With Possession over llarokl Dade of Chicago in j a 10 -round title bout at the Olym- j pie Auditorium last night. Orll. ; Krnest Jabour was charged this weighed 132 pounds and Uadc, ; week with pufsesion of stolen. property. The charge a row out of j j the ease of George McKnlght vwii ue anuouiiceu later. Tragedy In Minneapolis oern carrying out the service to dale, notified the company I that they would have to nave more money or give up the service. The bus line had been receiving G5c per round trip. It asked 85c. Since Friday, c. H. Klolz( project engineer for Columbia Cellulose, told the Daily News, the "l'rt Trades and l'd also wired In n i" regard to Eldona "f the road anil East Sullivan find Stewart Tnompson who were j committed Pi hiaher court yes- i terday and eVctcd for jury trial. .labour is Hileged to have sUi- j ted that he was given a bag of , tools by McKnlght on Christmas . night follov'hv! breaking and en- . lerlnT of PhPputt and F.vltt. AT-j ter McKnlght had been arrested , by police. Jabour is said ta li'ivc New PTA Is Organized Timely to the Education Week occasion is the organization I Harrison received f! as follows: "Tin; fn taken care of f of Public works. Fifteen Die as Tlane llils liuusc While Coining to Landing MINNEAPOLIS CP,' A Northwest Air Lines plane, roaring thro igh a blinding March bliz transportation to Watson Island had been on an emergency basis, the company having agreed, in the meantime, after representations had been made by thi m?,;;c THE WEATHER Synopsis Cloudiness from a weak disturbance drifting in from the Terrace to Have Its Fair Again I ThRRACE-Tbe Terrace Farm- "are being taken l""(llions to Wut- which took place this week of contents Us ai,,,,, Ulr fcil, and Parent-Teachers' Association in 1,-0 ham.iirr, l-e hole saw. with Annunciation 8crrw driver and other tools company, to meet the extra costs of operation involved bv ihe rneific blanketed the southern connection School. over Uie C. N. R. dock. He hadhalf 0r the. province this morn- er's Institute will again ppppsor poor condition of the highway. Bishop Anliionv Jordan O.M.I, not contacted wilier wevlous to1. .... i hi.. 1 1 .1 ' Ilia' Some light rain is expected f aiso received a J D. Mcliae, M.L. f"P"t, statinc: "I and Father F. Rayner, O.M.I., McKMgnis arrest, i w hihmwu. the south coast and a little were present, to assist in the or- : snow hi the interior today. Par fluatlon and have the Fall Fair this year. It was the general feeling at Monday night's meeting that there was not a large enough turnout of those interested to fonn an association t be registered under the Society's Act. .- , 04.00 1.08 j .. .5!'.2 .32 , . 5 20 1 0.10 .33 i .37 I 05V! ; .00 12 . 07 V2 j 05V4 1 . .no : : .08 . .04 .53 .18 . 290 . .53 .. 3.10 ... .30 148 . 00 00 . 2.0(1 .. 180 .04 .. 3.55 .. .20 Vi ... 2.14 .. 2.40 ..' .21 'i ., .6714 .. 3.4(1 santation. UnlnnMri toil clearlm? will take ulacc to- r-. . o About, fifty persons attended Giant Yellowkiiilc God's Luke .., Hardrock Harrlcana Heva ...1 I Iosco ' Jaeknlte Joliet Quebec Lake RivVaIi' .'..'.!..'.". !.'. Lapaska .. Little Long Lac Lynx Madsen Red Lake .... McKenzie Red Lake McLeod Cockshutt . MMiea. , , , Negus Noranda ' Louvicourt . Pickle Crow Regcourt . ...1 San Antonio Senator Rouyn , , .Shcrrit. .Oortlon.,..,.. Steep Rock Sturgeon River Silver Miller Sentenced for Spying Rwernnient t0 n"Ui'actor. Have ut Rravelllng s 1 Alvisc me ci. morrow. I Zero temperatures are general Ion the prairies and some of this Officers of the Fall Fair conl Negotiations were resume yesterday with the company offering to proceed on the temporal-financial arrangement. Tho Impasse came when, the stage company notified the company that it would have to have the high r rate or stop operations. The cellulose company thereupon started picking up such busses as were available locally including two from Arrow Bit zard on it-s way l'roinWashlngton to Seattle, crashed and exploded last night, converting a south Minneapolis home into a blazing .funeral pyre. j The plane carried ten passengers and crew of three. I Two children, watching tele-! vision in the house the plane I struck were also trapped in the : flames which, spouted from the plane's ripped' gas tanks. ' j The plane struck a flag mast. , while coming to a landing. GROUP INSURANCE BUREAU PLANNED the meeting. Officers were elected as follows President, G. P. Lyons. Vice-President, Mrs. J. W. Hog air is oushlng westward through mitten were, elected and these P'lll,'H is n,,l i -" " " ill SOFIA 9 Michael Shipkov, IloriilPrn iimuntalii passes In were empowered to select the former Bulgarian Interpreter for w,,ornln colder weather Is fore- working committees. Ben Poddn erson renairs Recording Secretary, Pierre Le- the United Stales legation here, cajjt for 'Uic inferior tonight and ieleUK to the presidency. Alex Olson was elected vice pres Ross. vn,s todav sentenced to fifteen ,,.,-,, Watson island n the contract .wllulo.se to car-ne l""!) mill con-;!1 Watson Island Corresponding Secretary, 61st cr years' imprisonment on charges St. Rose. of having spied for the United Forecast Treasurer, Mrs. J. Macri. Slates. . ' North Coast RegionSunny In I Lines as well us rigging up one I of its own trucks. Four bus driver. I went un the payroll of Ccl'.ulost: I which was directly operating tho v. uoiiiv" Classroom Representatives Sliipkov was the prjneipai ue- lhc norU, i,alf otherwise, cloudy ident, Mrs. H. Philip was reelected recording-secretary and Mrs. T. Olson as corresponding secretary. Mrs S. F. Campbell was elected treasurer. . . A good financial report was Tcad by Mrs. T. Olson for C. W. Alger who was last year's treasurer, ana. as .iie books had not fh WUmatiim I.. Clarence Thomson, Mrs. fendant In an espionage trial of loday and Thursday. Little h'nri ...... Mrs i wi ,n fi,t.ii. .HI 1,111 i waiter Lahti, Mrs. Bernard Mc- five persons. "tiay. Donald and Mrs. E. Telseth. (Continued on Pae Four' Two Insiiranee companies Confederation Life and Great .West, through their agents, T. N. I Youitf.ts iitul E. MusHellnni respc"- borowed equipment. . , . Rail and waier trutshpovt v;orv both being onsitlered in eou- I upper vuiiuuu change in temperature. Winds light today, southeast 1 15 1 tomorrow. Lows tonight and highs tomorrowat Port Hardy, 34 and 46; Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 32 and 45. j lively wee in coiniiiui!l''yi.iu , iiccUon wan Hi? Hefting up or h lwlt.ii (he Chamber of Commerce new transpuilatior. arrai)L;cme Native Basketball Tournament ouniry llnill :: n, m niojiiiiiy mming, ottering, between the city and Watson la- land, Mr. Klotz said. ' I'il'Sl 1,1. HOCKEY SCORES TIDES LOCAL been audited. W. Robinson was I to be asked to audit them. I Remuneration to the extent of $25 each was voted to the two secretaries, Mrs. II. Philip and I Mrs. T. Olson for . their year's j services. ' rrcsciil at the meeting were. :Mr. B. R. Dodiis, Mrs. H. Philip, ' Mr. and Mrs. T. Olson. Mrs. Nor- Xington. Mr raid Mrs Perduiezi. 'Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Campbell, Mr. Griffiths, Mrs. Newhousef. Mr.' Brandis. Mr. A .Mile, Mr. K. Kerr, 'Mr. Hamlin, Mr. A. Olson. ,lliarogi, j Ff-'l'S 1. Evon,.... , . STRANG F, PLAYMATES LONDON Hi To j-cur-ul- Rosamund .Mjl.e's, Jie.l. js a nine yearolrl tigress, Fenella. The ant ma! is so tame that Rosamtii'. pulls its fall titid rides its bad with impunity. ANNOUNCER'S. HEADACHE LONDON. KllttHm! p - A BBC program' recently came from e, villa in Wales rolled Llanfaimw-llgwyllvoyeryriwyrucliGbwil " " ' Thursday, March 9, 1950 a plan wneiToy me cii'imo"! ilttht a.ssi.sl. ii; eoniieclion with etting up oi group l.iMinii'ee For smaller eor.'-i'iiis vliich Inive iiol, .siiflieient iiuinbers of em-'loyees to hiive groups of their "n. cmnnit'lee eiinsl:tin'? of T.N. Youngs, W.J. Scott and Robert Parker was aocolntcd by the president to go further into the matter. TONIGHT CIVIC CENTRE 0:00 PORT SIMPSON VS. OREENV1I.LE 7:15 'KINCOLITH VS. K1TKATLA 8:30 BELLA BELLA VS. METLAKATLA 9:45 NATIVE BROTHERHOOD VS. KIT1MAAT RESERVED SEATS 75c RUSH 50c STUDENTS 25c High F"n Athletic 3 F.'Pwmouth 1 jUm 1, As'on 'ackpumj Tacific Coast Tucomu 6, Portland 2 Vancouver 5, Victoria 5 San Francisco 7, San Diego 4 Fresno 3, Los Angeles 4 4:27 21.4 lee 17:14 17.5 feet 11:03 4.1 fee!: 23:00 7.6 feet Low J