jBS 113 Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'8 NEWSPAPER vmP vvl,,h,d ' Canada' Mo$ Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' PH0IIE81 ..ww,, i-tunn nurtKT, H. u., SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1950- PRICE FIVE CENTS aim pney. rcacc Overture arson. W Ott f t 'Minister .... . Would - Be Question v ft ' coftlprl $ -5r-. Watchful or Kii! l Coal l Oil Kr j Lr diem rate from . r - ' r1 b- !r X: r MONTREAL (CP) The Western Nations must not be fooled by any "phoney peace overtures" from the Russians, Hon. L. B, Pearson, minister of external affairs said today. "We must refuse to be led astray by empty words of those who talk of peace but who make no other proposal for safeguarding it except i recommend that we unilaterally disarm," he sid in an address to the Reform Club. Applewhaite ; Standout For Dominion Day OTTAWA E. T. Applewhaite, M.P. for Skeena, led speakers t min i 1 Timii mii i ii a iiYinii J V - ' i f. i opposing a bill to change the announced the spending- ap-, name of Dominion Day to Can- proval. The agency said grain ada when the bill, proposed by buying will begin Immediately A. P. Cote, member for Mata- and continue until June 307 De- DOUKHOBOR TROUBLE This phoio waa takendurlng the current demonstrations by fanatic Sons of fredom Doukhobors in the Krestova region of southeastern British Columbia. Here Col. J. Mad of the B. C. Provincial Police, beyond the uniformed police officer, urges a crowd of Doukhobors at Krestova to be patient and to stop their public disrobing and bumine of homes. can be seen in the background. WAJM SANDERS PLEADS GUILTY Charles Alexander Taylor alias John Barry Sanders, former bookkeeper at Butedale cannery, pleaded guilty in County Court yesterday before Judge W. O. Fulton to a charge of theft in connection with the disappearance of over 11,000 from the office at Butedale in September 1947 and was remanded until Monday for sentence. OUT FOR COMMUNISTS SINGAPORE The Malayan government today put still more teeth in its anti-coin-munist campaign by provid1 ing the death penalty lor communist agents. Until now I only armed terrorists have been liable to the extreme penalty. Latest , government move came on the heels of an ' ' attempt on the life of Singapore's governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, who was unhurt when hit on the leg today by a piece of nnexploded hand grenade which police said was thrown by a Communist. DOCK STRIKE OVER LONDON London's 11-day dock strike virtually ended today when 2,000 key representatives of 14,500 strikers decided to resume work Monday on 205 ships now idle. The men warned, however,, there would be immediate and extended resumption of the stoppage should.', their three' leaders be refused ;work. The expulsion of the three from the Transport and General Work, ers' Union for their part in the British dock strike last summer in support of striking Canadian seamen fired off the present strike April 19. CABINET SHUFFLE? VANCOUVER The Vancouver Sun says in a dispatch from Victoria it is reported Health Minister George S. Pearson will retire because of ill health. The Sun added that a shuffle in cabinet portfolios will follow Mx. Pearson's resignation. He has been absent from duties for nearly two months and is not available for comment. He was 70 yesterday. It is said Mrs. Nancy Hodges, now speaker and coalition member for Victoria, or Hon. W. T. Slraith, Minister of Education, may be invited to take the portfolio. - I I THE WEATHER I Synopsis The sun was shining on all but the exposed coastal sections of British Columbia this morning I and it sems likely that tills cotj ! (CP Photo) Detonation- Big Blast on Sunday Big blast will go off beside the : Canadian National Railway track about thrpe miles vest, ol , Pacific tomorrow. j Over sixty tons of dynamite will be detonated to extend a, ISS Britain Granted Funds For Wheat WASHINGTON J Britain yesterday was granted $35,000,OCU to pay for Canadian wheat jliider the Marshall plan. The econ- """ co-operawou hhiuuimluuh livery must be mad? by August 31. Northern Ship Captain Passes Capt. Alex MacLennan of Union Steamship Co. , Succumb Veteran rojssfer mariner .of. the .British Cclumbla i"Oast whose runs extended lor many years into northern waters, Capt. A!ex- anaer camporu iuacA,eniian. , whose -in.sr. command was the steamer Camosun on the Princs Rupert-Queen Charlotte Island run a few weeks ago, passed away in Vancouver yesterday following a stroke earlier In the week. Out of respect to his memory, vessels of the line are flying flags at half mat until after Monday when the funeral will be held in Vancouver. For the past year, Capt. MacLennan had becnln indifferent health. - - Born In Kyle, Scotland, Capt. MacLennan went to sea a? a boy 15 and ran on steam trawlers between the Hebrides and Greetr- land, later being on tramp freighters plying from the United Kingdom to New York and Canada. On one voyage he signeU off deep sea at SeatUe andjolped the British Columbia Coast Steamship Service of theCja&r adian Pacific Railway, fri 1514 he Joined the Royal Canadian Navy as a petty oflcer and served therein until 1921. Then he join ed the Union Steamship -Jt76. In which he served for 28 years, the last twenty years as tnaster of various ships including, at various times, all which plied to Prince Rupert. Four Die After Edmonton Party EDMONTON tf A birthday party ended tragically today ks, four persons were killed and two others Injured when their car smashed into the rear of a truck on the Calgary Highway near Nisku, 15 miles south oi nere. quarry there and open up 150, stoutest defences which refused 000 yards of new rock to provide to crack before a sustained sec-rip rap and ballasting material ond half drive by the Mersey- j for the grade along the Skeena aiders, won for the local club. . River. The big blast will be super i awa Incident I'npreccdcnlRd Interlude On I nemployed in Chamber OTTAWA One after another of seven men tried to shout statements about unemployment from the House of Commons gnl-lery into the Chamber and v,ere forcibly seized and removed by House police The incident was the fir.it of .its kind in years. I Th uniformed police grabbed rafh man 35 he stood up and started to read a brief prepared by t lie "Canadian Convention of "nrmnloyed Workers" meeting here. ; The group iiad tried earlier but unsuccessfully to present a brief ' to Prime Minister St. Laurent and Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell. The incident was all over in n Minute or two. 1 The House looked up, first In astonishment, and then tittered a little although It took no official cognizance. Arsenal Wins English Cup LONDON P Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2 to 0 today in the English Football Cup final at Wembley Stadium. With ' the victory went the Football Assocla- tion Cup, symbol of soccer sup- ; ; remacy in Great Britain. A rain- , , soaked crowd of 100.000 wildly) exjited fans watched the game. " Scoring" herd of the game was , scored bo go&s Arsenal opportunism. plus 1 it was Arsenal s third cup ; triumph and, as in 1930 and 1936, 1 AIR PASSENGERS For Vancouver (today) Mrs. M. Kronuouse, Miss Victoria Lewis, J. Pruidglan, J. Weston, I J. Hume, G. Burns, L. Pet'ral, G. ; McKenzte, A. Dixon, L. Mah and George Dibb. I For Sandspit (today) Master' F. Branham, Master . Branham ! and Mr. G. Anderson. For Port Hardy (today) S. J. Peerless and H. Thorvald. From Vancouver (Friday) E. R. Eburne, Mrs. George Eales, 1 Lt. Thomas Scheer and F. Bailey. From Sandspit ( Friday )-Russ, r- F. J. Service and D. R. Mc- Kcrracher. HOBBY SHOW IS DRAWING CROWDS Attendance at the annual Hobby Fair in the Civic Centre has been gratifying. Some 560 persons visited the show on opening clay Thursday and there were about 400 yesterday. Miss Eileen Cross' lectures drew about 125 persons Thursday afternoon and evening. The homo moving picture I programs have also been popular, drawing out about 125 persons each evening In the common lounge. UASEHALL SCOKES AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland fi, Detroit 1 Philadelphia 1, Boston 4 I New York 4, Washington 5 I NATIONAL LEAGUE j St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 4 i Cincinnati 3, Chicago 1 ; Buston 1, Philadelphit 6 i Brooklyn 5, New York 3 PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE Los Angeles 7, Hollywood 6 (10 innings) . Sacramento 7, Portland 5 Ban Diego 6, Seatlte 4 San Francisco 8, Oakland 3 WESTERN INTERNATIONAL ' Yakima 7, Spokane 5 Wenatchee 1, Victoria 0 Tacoma 2, Tri-City 1 . Vancouver 5, Salom 2 visca Dy rrea Bergman, uowin,, , . ,, , , , trophy to the London eleven, 11 1 j T , j H specialist, and C. A. Bcrner, div- whether members a) profession and . he board of dlrec- j ki.ice Rupert uener- i L still unsettled. Un- ; t constitution they cted although the , Medical Assoc! a- Jxiint a voting mern- Lrd. A sheaf of r.ar- givng various views ct views for and . commenced at the Ittiiig of Llie hospital ihl but, before bi- li'l was tabled bc- ibscnec of T. W. h i tne aireciors, wno brought the mat- I icceivcd figures on rost of coal or oil for I t new Nurses' Home I jt-Caffery, coal dcal-jt ! that coal was more cheaper where-rial i'lvnt Oil Co. and Leek tucouver figured that aper by an approxl- f.izr margin. The i'd the view that oil r and decided to 1 coal tj oil in a new Illation. Y .cation from the De- Health and Welfare, Division, an-1 tjrance 1; per diem rate of had been set for I. .tiier.'vS in the hospl- under h'xpital in fo tu the current fis- payment has been Mt that the addition, f irws,as not Justl- f were allowed. Dairy notified the i as from May 1, the i would be raised 3c a Ik, the reason being found costs. wCaffery gave notice ' 'o a 7c increa.se- in rale, the future cost River coal would be it reported on at- l the recent n-uimml "f 'lie Bl-itLsh Colutn-' Association in Prinrc f osmtion had been ;'t hih standinir of Rupert General Hos- f -ret expressed at tlie 1 Mmini.slrator D. C. 11 Attend. Officials of Huspitai Insurance 'ere present and as- Piven that stens lken to enforce col- f'pilal Insurance nre- Iwnt of the city am- in for discussion V iU be asked to take the interior ar- f "Mre comfortable. I'1 hi-ard arl annn, lutlon and hvin. orpanized Woman's I t'K hospital. The B. tirnrn.cn 1 thp annual convpn- the board. u last nights hospital ,"o President C ns Munt.hp Pf'j as rirlni. Auxiliary mi Ti . lt r. .i ! A r, J rner, Aid ' fk'ns, Earl Gordon, uitxi c IP. WVensnn K !l'.Ci.irri ti I nine P' flP"l 30 1950 12:07 20.1 fet 5:57 33 feet 18:07 4.2 feet from 'he pedia-Matane came up for sec- ond reading In the Commons Wednesday. . . ' I Mr. Applewhaite pointed out that there was neither reason nor demand for the change and that both name and day commemorate the coming Into existence of a Dominion that many Canadians had a real ftf- I lecuuu lur -tue term imiiiiiiiuh 1 and that only an Inferiority I line of thought could prompt aj move to Drean away irom an historical ties. Among others who spoke on similar lines was Angus Mac- Innls, . C.C.F., Vancouver East, who said it was somewhat rid - icuJous to think that changins the name would change the historical event. The debate was adjourned. Vatican Names I Archbishop VATICAN CITY CP The Pope yesterday received In private audience the Most Rev. Paul-Emlle Leger, who was consecrated Wednesday as Archbishop of the of ( Roman Catholic Archdiocese of 1 Montreal. The 46-year-old Archbishop recived his consecration at the hands of Adeodato Cardinal Piazzi in the church of St. Mary of the Angels in Rome. Synod Asks Police Investigate Attack MONTREAL tfc The Synod of the Montreal Anglican diocese yesterday by resolution asked an immediate provincial police Investigation of the recent assault I. on a Shawinlgan Falls meeting .place of the .Christian Brethren sect there. The resolution, pass- , ed unanimously, termed the in- c occupants were jorceu up stairs to safety. - ' ' "' " 1 11 Miss Betty storaaie, ueparv nient of Transport, sails tomor row night on the Camosun fcr holld trlD to Vancouver. Typical Sons of Freedom homes Pride In Good Job; Is Urged MONTREAL Donald Gordon, C.M.G., chairman and president, Canadian National Railways, this week urged the delegates to tim 20tft annual meeting ol the C.NJ4. Union-Management Co-operative Movement, Main, tenance of Way Department, to o have pride In the performance of their work. "The Individual is always ' the most Important unit of any organization," he said. "The railway requires the faithfulness and skill of Its employees for the welfare of the whole organization the company's slogan of "courtesy ard service" can only be made a reality by the action of the Individual," Mr. Gordon added. Present at the meetings were the chiefs of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees representing 21,416 men. of the company's track forces. The meetings, which are to last two days, are being prcsidel over by Barton Wheelwright, chief engineer of the Canadian National system. Waller S. Thompson, director of Public Relations, reminded the delegates that these Maintenance of Way men were work-ins in little groups, over 33,045 miles of CN R. track, the greatest railway network In existence and sufficient to encircle the earth at its equator. Of this, 24,178 miles were main line cr first track. B. L. Daly, a member of the CN R. Board of Directors and representative of the employees in general, said that the Maintenance of Way Employees had been In the forefront of railway workers In North America In realizing the advantages of the Union - Management Co-operative Movement. MANY Sl'GGKSTIONS Mr. Wheelwright, who Is also chairman of the systems Maintenance of Way Co-operative committee, welcomed union and management delegates Iron "Shod for Glory" Joe DiCocco of Prince Rupert. B. C. at the age of 78 wore shoes for the first time In 35 years In his coffin. For all those years ho had gone barefootLondon Sunday Express. French Fire Curie From Atomic Post PARIS & The French Government yesterday decided to dismiss Frederick Jollet-Curie, Communist scientist, as chief of France's atomic energy commission. Centre and right wing leaders have been demanding such action ever since Joleli-Curle told the 12th national congress of the French Communist party this month tha', "Communist scientists will never contribute a particle of their . science to war, against Soviet Russia." ; Education Helps To Thwart Communism OTTAWA P) Communism will never take root in communities where people have found economic security, a Canadian educationalist told the Senate committee on human rights. In a 2500-word brief prepared for delivery before the committee, Dr. E. A. Corbott of Toronto said one reason why communism was making no headway in places such as Great Britain and In the Scandinavian countries was because the level of public education for adults was higher than anywhere else In the world. Americans Murdered JAKARTA, Indonesia Q A Vale professor and un American correspondent were slain yesterday in western Java apparent victims of a murderous gang uri'inK motives could not be de termined. The two were: Professor Raymond Kennedy, 43, of Yale University, noted sociologist known to his students as "Jungle Jim" because of his urge to explore remote places. Robert Doyle, 30, native of Chicago, who worked for Time out of Hong ana wie magazines umba Kong. A spokesman for the American embassy said the two were killed 1 on a naved highway near Tomo. dition wil prevail through to- Claenl an Peu a,lu '"C'CM violation of fundamental human morrow. A disturbance which , moved slowly across the Char- J8- The Incident occurred APr 12 wnen a crowd hurled lottes last night caused cloud i missiles at the building an en-It and showers in these parts but Is expected that it will be too ' tcred a room used as a chapel. ! Isional (superintendent, and II. I C. Davidson, divisional engineer, will be on hand to keep a w'atch-ful ! eye. Mr. Bemer left this afternoon for the scene. ! Drilling of "coyote tunnels ' 1 totalling some 1500 feet has been I proceeding for some time past and actual .loading began kist April 7. The explosive charge will consist of 2400 cases, a total of 122,500 pounds of explosives. Elizabeth Plans Big Royal Family LONDON (Pj Princpss Elizabeth may re-establish the Royal tradition of large familes, Buckingham Palace sources hinted yesterday. The Hcircss-prcsunipMvc to the throne and her young husband, Prince Philip, Dyke of Edinburgh, arc expecting their second child in August. The people around the palace think the baby will not be the last by any means. "There's no question that both are very child-minded," one in formant said. "This is particularly true of Princess Elizabeth since the birth of her first baby." Queen Victoria set the big family tradition for the British Royal house. She, had nine children herself and at the time of her di-alh had 37 great-grandchildren on her Christmas list. Anti-Sub Role Given Canada VICTORIA W Canada's major wartime function under the North Atlantic Pact will be antisubmarine and . escort work, Vice-Admiral Harold T. W. Grant, chief of naval staff, said yesterday. He said, that a five-ship squadron from the Canadian Navy may visit the Noun Atliintie. Pad imtnins ne.t fall. superln-' various parts of Canada and the Daylight Time Starts Tomorrow; Rupert, Like Most ol Canada Advances Clock. weak to cause much change in the weather elsewhere. 1 A second ernnH storm clirm now nnuf enterine nf oritur I the Gulf of Alaska Is expected to be causing Intermittent raiu and new. Ouui...o, w...u0 u.c. north coast region Dy tomorrow j afternoon. Under the influence of clear skies temperatures should fall rapidly tonight with frost to be expected at many points wlille tomorrow the maximum temperatures should again rise to the high sixties at south coastal and central Interior points. Forecast j North Coast Region Cloudy. A j few showers today. Intermittent : rain beginning tomorow after- j noon. Litle change In tempera- j ture. Winds light becoming southerly (15) tomorrow aftei-noon. Little change In tempera-tomorrow at Port Hardy, Sand-splt and Prince Rupert, 10 a.id 150. United Stales. He reported mat (Continued on page 6) Manitoba Flood Crisis Worsens 'WINNIPEG W Southern Manitoba flood crisis worsened yesterday as the Red River's crest shifted toward Wlnnlps. A rapid rise in the river poured water over acres upon Ilat farm lands north from Em- Honal boun riary. Yesterday as far north as t. Canada, as a whole, including Prince Rupert, switches to day- light saving time at 2 a.m. Sunday. April 30. That's" tomorrow. The only province In which standard time remains as usual is Alberta. It's been declared illegal there. A Domlnlon-wlde sur-.t vey shows that, while there has been some opposition to tlie change, this attitude has not been particularly marked. Tradl tionally, the farmers would prefer standard hours. They say their cows do not know the difference but still have to be milked at the same hour. ...... In Manitoba, a private member's bill advocating a ban was rejected In the legislature, the vote being 29-18. In Ontario, the dominant preference is a single standard system right across tho whole dominion. Yet, Ontario goes with tht majority. As for the length of the "fast" time, it, will remain until late September. was repo- wll wal eUmb": 8 10 1 on timn 1.,..