DISPATCHED r:.z:!i::zi.'.L Liz?.vi, fife Hi V I ' r- J NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER CABS Published at Canada' Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXIX, No. 267 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 . : Australia Firm Daily Delivery iil Afii Weak Japan, Pacific Pact, s Still - Back 1 ) Are Wanted Canadian Experts Keep SYDNEY, Australia B Australia wants two things In the Pacific a disarmed Japan and Korea Air Lift Moving a Pacific pact that Includes the United States. Ltions Forces Move British Planes Are Fired Upon HONG KONO W-Two unidentified planes, possibly from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Theseus, were fired upon by Chinese Communist anti-aircraft batteries along the Hong' Kong-China border yesterday. Neither was, apparently, damaged. The Navy refused to comment. frigid Weather t in spite of 20-de- By DAVE McINTOSH Canadian Press 8tatf Writer McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (CP) of the United States i There is a feeling In Canberra that Australia may use promised talks on a Japanese peace treaty as basis for "horse trading" on a Pacific pact. 1 .......... The Australians have' been slow to forgive Japan for its war misdeeds and this has been made known in recent talks in Britain and the United States. hivision movea up w They rolled the 30-ton giant into the hanger and the ground crew swarmed over it like ants burrowing miles oi unpuiuiiiu istallatlons on the into a great silver log. of the 200-mlle front a yesterday ana are Almost a week later, they rolled it out again, after the major overhaul and ready to tick Is from the Manchur-tr. The Communists g back all along the smoothly on the 10,000-mile haul kill r a to Tokyo and back. been in the RCAF 2V2 years. The men who keep 'em flying "The Instrument trade is ay the United Na ts drove forward all Russ Plane Endangered Alleged Act of U.S. Jet Fighter Protested pretty new," he says. "All I do Is modifications, modifications." for, the RCAF Korean airlift squadron had turned out another professional job. Scarcity May . Speed Plant According- to what is heard in Vancouver the 35 per cent cutback in the civilian use of aluminum in .the United States may mean an additional impetus, toward the establishment of an ;d war f.ont. Smash es of as much as five He exhibited a new flowmeter, about a third the size of the old Who are these men who make made by the Ameri- a squadron operational but. one. le northeast. "Modifications are what make whom you never hear about? , Take Cpl. Bill Wldger, for in a better aircraft, though," he BERLIN W General Vassily stance. The 46-year-old Calgar- , irthwest front, troops countries, comprising United States First ved through a sleet HOT, HUMID AND MOIST Three Canadian d sstroyers In Korean " waters have found the weather, hot, humid and frequently moist. It w is wet, In fact, when this RCN photo was taken of Capt. Jeffrey Brock of Winnipeg and Victoria, in oilskins, and Sub.-Lleut. Robert O'Neil of Ottawa on the bridge of the destroyer Cayuga. (CP PHOTO) lan has been an airframe me chanlc for 10 years. He worked ky advanced four miles on Falrey Battles, Kittyhawks, said. Cpl. Leo Mancuso of Toronto Is an electrician, has been for eight years. Before 1942, he was a draughtsman. He served in Europe as well as on a good percentage of airdromes In Canada. aluminum industry in northern British Columbia. - To date, it Is Indicated .there is expectation of a plant being built at Kitimat, a short distance south of Prince Rupert. This would use power from the system of lakes and rivers in the interior regions. The American cutback order Chulkov, chief of Soviet forces in Germany, charged last night that an American jet fighter had endangered a Russian hospital plane carrying French Communist leader Maurice Tho-rez to Moscow. American officials promptly denied the :ng a shot. South Kor- Hurricanes, Ansons, Lysanders fc and American forces MUSIC FOR NAVY- and Mosquitoes among others before North Stars were ever he First Corps. built. t e more United Na- Mancuso is responsible for all "Everything back of the fire jrcements are report- electrical circuits in the North charge. Egypt and Britain King Farouk Takes Hand wall is my business," he says, Twenty-One Piece Band For HMCS Chatham Authorized becomes effective January 1, the reduction applying on everything kming up to the front. Star. With four men. It takes Chulkov; in a formal protest, spokesman said the five days to cover them all from said the fighter flew within 10 By this, he means all control surfaces are his responsibility from pots and pans to motors and machinery. kalth Twenty-Ninth bis assembling near everything but the engines. Ailerons, fins, rudders, flaps Establishment of a 21-plece nose to tall on a major check,' yards of the Soviet plane, which comes every 400 flying Thorez, reported to be' suf-hours. ferlng from partial paralysis, Airframe mechanic, engine was enroute to Moscow for undercarriage, nosewheel ail .:h Korean capital, newly-identified unit cd Nations force. British Losses these must be In perfect work Tells His Parliament to Cancel Treaty of 1936 London Stands Pat mechanic In the old days they, treatment. He Is now believed band in connection with H.M.C.S. Chatham, local naval reserve division, has been authorized by Department of National Defence to be in a sanitarium. were called fitters and riggers Ing order. If an aileron should jam, a score of men might die. jnmonwealth Twenty- The incident is alleged to have instrument mechanic and elec In Korean Var lr:gade has been In ac at Ottawa. First, & local band CAIRO CR King Farouk of Egypt declared today that trlcian do not cover the whole occurred near Frankfort. It was believed to have been he time. It Is made up master is to be obtained two tentative applications have al and Australian troops GOOD MACHINES Stocky, craggy-jawed Wldger says: "I suppose aircraft become Just like patients after a while Foreign Commissar Andrei Vlsh- ready been received and then range of ground work. There are radio men,, calibration experts, radar mechanics. There are 14 six-man air crews LONDON. Minister of Defence Emmanuel Shlnwell told Parliament today that British lnsky's personal plane. the recruiting will commence. ana you look after them like a The department supplies new of John H. McDonald, living at doctor. You jab. 'em here and on the squadron. To keep them ping instruments, music and uni the Pioneer Home m Westview, flvlne it takes more than 400 forms. Egypt's government "sees that the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty has lost Its legality as basis of Anglo-Egyptian relations." The statement was made., in ..the Speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament. The king added that "there is no alternative than to decide on Its cancellation." The Throne Speech Indicated there and find out what's wron. After that, you have to put it men like Wlgler, Jacobsen, Tig-1 has entered the Prince Rupert ttes and Mancuso. ' General Hospital. There are a few potential ) Funds fright," bandsmen within the division a! casualties in Korea had been 5l killed, 158 wounded and five missing. Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill. said tha), Britain, should thank God that her casualties had not.been heavier. He proposed that a message of sympathy be sent to Untied States in view of her much heavier ready but most of the band recruits will have to come from it He stuck his screwdriver . in his .pocket and leaned back against the work bench. He looked at the North Star, en find Christmas plans outside the present strength TODAY'S STOCKS "Providing we can obtain the recruits quickly, there Is no rea Johnston Co. Ltd.) cased in scaffoldings as men dug Into its vitals. "Seems funny about the North (Courtesy & son why we should not have the Jie business discussed Jar monthly meeting anadian Legion last iiristmas formal ball social dance were In presented by F. J. Jian of the entertain- band going by Christmas,'' Lt Cdr. J. M. Oolby, staff officer. VANCOUVER Star," he said. "American design. British engines. Canadian Beattle -55 Bobjo - 12 Buffalo Canadian .23 H.M.C.S. Chatham, says. IK Bayonne Try To Break Bralorne , 6.50 FORD IAY-OFF DETROIT Ford Motor Co. is laying off 50,004 worker for intermittent periods owinr to shortage of materials due to defence demands, ARM BERLIN POLICE BERLIN Great Britain and the United States are arming 14,000 West Berlin police with sub-machine-runs and other weapons. Eight tanks and 200 United , States soldiers have arrived. BIG WASHINGTON WIND WALLA WALLA A gale up to 81 miles per hour was recorded here during the night but there appears to have been no serious damage, TROOP MOVEMENTS OUT NEW DELHI Owing to the tens situation in the Tibet area and elsewhere along the northern frontiers, the Indian government has forbidden troop movements in northern India. that Egypt hopes Great Britain will recognize its demands to remove British troops immediately from the Suez Canal zone. Main clause of the 1936 agreement is its authorization to maintain British troops in the strategic Canal zone until 1956. British and Egyptian governments have been holding discussions on Egypt's long-standing demands that British troops get out of the Suez Canal zone and .mittee. Dates of the .2A .04 ' B R Con . B R X ... modifications. ; She's got good engines. She's a good plane." Any pilot here will tell you the same thing and that no engine can beat the Rolls-Royce Merlin. And they add that the Up Deadlock held in December Consol. Smelters ........ 120.50 Con west L99 Donalda - 49 Eldona 26 V2 East Sullivan 7-75 Cariboo Quartz 1.05 pounced. Not Breaking Up Coalition .42 N to continue in the Hedley Mascot Pacific Eastern .05 ground crew keep them that N f a stricter Dolicv Oiant Yellowknife 6.40 Pend Oreille 8.00 Pioneer 1.95 pilon of funds," said way. "That plane will barrel Fway, secretary-man that the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan he nnltpd uith Eevnt. Britain. WASHINGTON, D.C. W- Another effort to break the Gefj man rearmament deadlock and get on with organization of a combined defence force fot Western Europe is scheduled tw London, starting December 4. '" France has opposed the In-? 5V2 through anything," was the way Premier Border Privateer citing the world situation, has FO. Jack Santarelli of Montreal sion. I'ted statement of re-lfi disbursements from Reeves McDonald 3.95 been hanging on stubbornly to .put lt. But It Cannot Last Forever, Says Attorney General VANCOUVER. Speaking to the Vancouver Centre Liberal Association last night, Attorney General O. S. Wismer said that, while coalition could not last .02 Fit. Lt. Cord Webb, D.F.C. and Reno po September was read Sheep Creek ., 1.23 I elusion of a large German force .30 Silbak Premier array. children's Christ- Wd Christmas nnrlv the 68-year-old occupation right. Today a government spokesman In London said that Britain had no Intention of withdrawing from the Suez Canal area. PR is belnir nlsinnoH .09 .9 V2 .02 .04 2.35 Taku River Vananda Salmon Gold Spud Valley Silver Standard in the Western European army. At the London meeting North Atlantic council of foreign ministers, deputies and military committees will try to settle their differences. Canada will bo represented by Defence Minister Brooke Claxton. ' HVS P .assessm.nt of one V' adder! in lh 1r, bar, of Hamilton says: "I flew B-29s in Alaska. After those, handling a North Star is like stepping from a horse and buggy into a new car." Sgt. Ed Jacobsen of Kenora, Ont., has been an engine mechanic In the RCAF for 12 years and joined the squadron from Centralla, Ont. ' His job is to see that the engines turn over and keep turning over. WELL-TRAINED Another task is training new forever, there was no intention of breaking it up at present. Nevertheless, if it continued indefinitely, there must be government by compromise. Mr. Wismer reiterated his opinion that there should be early institution of the transferable vote system In British Columbia elections. .... w fciic ABtJi er expenses of the Western Uranium 1.00 ' Oils Revival Of Sea Cadets God's Lake 37 Hardrpck - -25 Harrlcana ., 08 Heva :. .. 7Vi Hosco 5Vi Jacknlfe 06 Joliet Quebec 103 Lake Rowan .IV2 Lapaska 4 Little Long Lac .46 Lynx - 152 Madsen Red Lake ' 2.25 McKenzie Red Lake 47 McLeod Cockshutt .... 2.16 Moneta -36 Negus -85 Noranda 73.50 Louvicourt 16 Pickle Crow 167 Regcourt 05 San Antonio 2.50 Senator Rouyn 21 Sherrit Gordon 2.70 Steep Rock 6.50 Sturgeon River .14 Silver Miller .5 ' .86 Upper Canada 1-80 Golden Manitou 6.20 Rangers Not ffty. it was decided. Anglo Canadian 4.90 wanks for thase re- .37 A P Con J! M work was expressed Atlantic 2.45 Calmont 83 Central Leduc 2.30 Home Oil 13.75 Russians Help Horth Koreans The written rc- Chteseman rhnlr. Hypnotized NEW YORK h New York Rangers today know what a lot of people have suspected for some time psychology, hypnotics or no, it still takes goals to win a hockey game. men "It takes three to four "e P"Ppy day commit-!ned narii,..,i,.i.. r... months to train an engine me I'1 Electric Whn rrr.. chanic." he savs. "There's a Department of Naval Service Anxious That Local Corps Be Re-formed Naval Service Headquarters in Ottawa is anxious that the Prince Rupert Sea Cadet Corps, once regarded as one of the finest and most enthusiastic In good deal of natural ability to- .15 1.95 7.25 1.60 .10 Vi .934 .28 Mercury Okalta .". Pacific Pete Princess Royal Canadian TORONTO Athona r.. Aumaque it, though. An engine mecnanic ; '"stalled loudspeakers Fred Scadden, who PPPy day headquart-,L- M. Felsenthal for ne store nMimi. THE WEATHER Synopsis Seven inches of fresh show lie on the Queen Charlotte Islands airport at Sandsplt but there is none along the mainland In that area. Heavy falls of snow have occurred In the mountains of the Kootenays with some high valleys reporting over a foot on the eround this morning. In the Dr. David F. Tracy, New York is more or less born, not made." i psychologist, yesterday after-1 This can be pretty credible to noon gave them treatment in' any layman, gazing at the in- TOKYO W The Russians have supplied North Korean communist forces with 900 to 1000 Soviet-made tanks "during the courss of the war," General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters announced yesterday. Ot these, headquarters said. 595 have been destroyed - and about 200 were damaged, cap thetr dressing room on how to comprehensible jungle of roas, principals of valves and feed lines. Beside an relax but he, apparently, had Canada but for the past, few years Inactive, be re-formed. As a first step, the local branch of the Navy League of Canada would have to be revived. All uniforms and training equipment --- ar.e supplied by Navai Ho New Flood fc,M ' ""nunciauon fJfden street SnhAi Shipyard Strike little success with the Rangers for they lost 4-to-3 to the Boston Bruins. tured or abandoned. south coastal region the air has become a little warmer because of loneer travel over the ocean service of pupils ""PP'es on the 8t.rpt.- engine, the myriad dials and switches of the cockpit are a piece of cake. A ground crew man who has to be able to and can fathom the intricacies of the cockpit is LAC. BUI Tlgges of Ottawa. He's Is Hearing End unii h - i :--- . and nil nrecinftation has been ilf nf ; ""ecu.. Service Heaaquariers. Relief Taxes WINNIPEG 0i Premier Douglas Campbell last night announced that Manitoba will impose no T . in the form of rain. Fllms depicting the operations Tralnine Quarters would be at ALBERNI MAYOR IS RE-ELECTED Fiue-cnnlr , . The storm centre affecting and organization of Consolidat Vn 's "eaaquari- End of the month-long strike of 400 shipyard workers here was in prospect after the 15-cent an hour pay boost across the board H.M.C.S. Chatham, the training staff of which would also be available. 6n tk ."-"I"' WHU BU1U he streets; and those PORT ALBERNI Oi Loran ' ' Jordan, who resigned as mayor new taxes in meeting its estimated $6,000,000 share of the British Columbia weather lies off ed Mining & Smelting Co. com-the Vancouver Island In almost! prised the interesting program the same position as yesterday, at today's weekly luncheon of However, lt Is not quite so in- Prince Rupert Rotary . Club, tense and winds are consider- President A. B. Brown was in valley after a probe into the civic ad ' ine Ladies' Auxll- , Wored at the head- "entinn ,. o 1 The Misses M. Utah and M. Pierce, graduates of the Vancouver Vocational School In Practical Nursing, have joined the Prince Rupert Hospital staff. They arrived by the Prince George yesterday. $23,000,000 Red River spring flood bill. ablv llehter than yesterday. " mcie was a goua members with had been offered by Burrard Dry Dock and Pacific Dry Dock. Union officials recommended the acceptance of the offer at a meeting later In the day. Victoria shipyard workers a 500-man forces are expected to accept a similar settlement. h0 Soid wreaths . The Premier said the province, hopes to raise its share of the ! cost from consolidated revenue.' There Is little Indication that attendance of this centre will change much in several guests. FSS hnn. of Prince Ru- districts ministration, was again erected chief magistrate yesterday in a special by-election. '" 11 Jordan polled 879 votes, 173 more than William Johnstone I who resigned his aldermanic seat to contest the mayoralty. In Victoria today Hon. R. C. MacDonald. minister of muni-. the next two days and consequently the current weather The federal government will pay a large share. CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT NOTICE RE HOUSING pattern is forecast to continue. Forecast North Coast Region Mostly clear along the mainland coast but elsewhere cloudy. Scattered Breaks With Non-Partizans Shipyard Strike Is Believed Over cipal affairs, said there wouid Canucks At Fort Lewis FORT LEWIS, Wash. Oh-Canada's 11,000-man Korean brigade under command of Brigadier J M.. (Rocky) Rockingham, today began pouring inio Fort Lewis by trooptrain. They are abandoning camps from Ontario to British Columbia in which they have been taking basic training and the movement is expected to be completed by November 23. The force will be stationed here for information traiuhiB. . f Member 17, 1950 VANCOUVER. Settlement of De no acuuii taneu ugamai, members of Port Alberni's city council or municipal officials for alleged misconduct in connection VANCOUVER Aid. Archie Proctor, who differed with the Non-Partlzan Association on the the British Columbia shipyard strike appeared In prospect to A PUBLIC MEETING will be held 111 the Common Lounge of the Civic Centre on Friday, November 17th at 8 p.m. at which Mr. J. Everett Brown, Provincial Housing Commissioner, will outline a proposed housing plan. All interested In rental or purchase housing are cordially invited to attend. GEORGE RUDDERHAM, Mayor - 267 "Open Sunday" issue, refused with city affairs. Those involv- ":07 18.0 feet 2":2 17.0 feet ,i:21 6.4 feet 14;12 9.7 feet day. Yesterday the operators 01-fered a wage increase of 15 cents snow flurries main on the east coast of the Charlottes. Little change In temperature. Winds east (25 miles per hour) except down mainland inlets, northeast 40 miles per hour. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Port Hardy 32 and 40; Sandsplt, 28 and 36; Prince Hupert, 25 and 35. last night to accept the N.P-A. nomination for re-election at the ed had had their lesson and ths city council should be able to put Its house in order, the minister an hour and the strike comrnit- PEALg, re beoi, "cw mau commented. tee Is recommending that it be forthcoming civic election but accepted The union had asked said he would run as an inde-for an increase ot 18 cents.. pendent. 1 Nhu "llw'Kl , aered Railways. by the