1 Lic3F?AnYJ PROVINCIAL LI33A3Y, mk VICTCP.IA, E. C. mm 0IK.1E8' DRUGS Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHONE 81 VOL. XXXVIII, No. 85. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS " r ttle Giir Qui D F mm We p X 1- IBALL CHAMP PLAY-OFFS C. SET HERE FOR APRIL .22-23 SNEAK THIEF ROBS GUESTS Kathy Fiscus Had Drowned - . - 1. .4. f V Church Blows Up-Six Dead Jr Rnnert definitely pets the Senior "IT tiiphamDionship playoffs, according to word A bold sneak-thief was routed by a hotel clerk whom he roused during his prowling at the Prince Rupert Hotel early 1 - , Tl SAN MARINO, Cal. (CP) The world is a f-nm the lintisn LOiumuia Amateur tas- v.. MARION, South Dak-jfi ft St. Mary's Catholic Church blew "MYSTERY WOMAN," SPY CASE, TAKEN MONTREAL 0 Freda Linton, last of those sought in connection with the Russian spy probe, surrendered to police here today. She will be arraigned in court tomorrow. She was known as the "mystery woman" of the Russian espionage case and Is alleged to have collaborated with Fred Rose, former Member of Parliament. The woman is expecting a baby in June. sociation. Game dates are April 22 and 23 up here yesterday while partly Sunday morning but not before little sadder today. Little Ruoert playing the winner of the semi filled with kneeling Palm Sun- he had entered the rooms of Knthv Flunns wn hrnno-hr s r r i' 111 a IWO-JdaillcS tULeU IJUllIt iui wc JIU- three sleeping gue.U and made . , , . e Q f hQY e i"P off with a quantity of money. The to tu,uu AKl ou vuit. -n-u prowler was put flight For' Royal mothers and fathers share in by Mrs. Helen Bryant, when he Ud-up Men measure the grief that cknfovorl Vft. rnnrvi f O OA Cm SOme vinciai cnampionsnips. TicKets will go on sale this week and as usual will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis. Kamloops meets Brentwood of the Victoria League In a two-game play-off at Kamloops on April 15 and 16. The winner travels' tn Prince Runcrt. It Is day worshippers. Six elderly" persons were killed and at least fifty ptiwr.s were Injured when the roof and brick walls came tumbling down upon them as they knelt in their pews. It was just before 9 a.m. a: Mass was about to begin. J The explosion occurred as tl furnace was being switched on.' ; overcame David and Alice Fis-j cus when the body of their tow- day morning. His movements aroused her and he fled. Police Ke and Hugh Mc-.4cd with armed rob-ntenced to two years W (T .,, . l I " - old was invest.itrat.inn sine thPn hnBiucttueu "ec-jfear FRENCH VESSEL rrokes of the paddle, failed , to reveal his identity. found 1 in water weclSed 100 feet down aH-hich Mrs. Bryant's alarm set off an!about invest.ieat.inn which rniisprl other 1 P'Pe s Westminster. They , gcneraHy predicted that Kam- preferred this to a ,n sentence without Counsel for defence Gonzales, formerly guests on the top floor of the hotel. Three of them, on wakening, found thab-their rooms had been entered while they slept IS UNLOADING The 10,000-ton French liberty ship Vlre is discharging 1,000 tons of concrete reinforcing steel at the Watson Island dock today after arriving from Antwerp, via Portland, Oregon, jr.upert who has l;jcn LABOR HAD HARD BLOW Announcement of death by drowning was made last night to bring to a tragic end tireless digging of weary rescuers and anxious waiting of sympathizers everywhere. A crowd of 15,000 watched final rescue efforts. Dr. Robert McCullock, family J and their garments searched. law since moving to H. S. Hum, of Victoria, lost $15 from a wallet in his clothes, Conservatives Strength In i while Andrew McRae, of Port Essington, and James Bennett, RS OF physician' said Kathv had been of Vancouver, also r e p o r t e d Sunday morning. The first deep-sea ship to dock at the former American army British County Election Was Spectacular j LONDON O) Labor leaders loops will win a play-off .berth as they have a very strong team with three former Dominion senior "A" champ players in the person of Art "Lefty" Barton and Sandy Hay, former members of the U.B.C. team and Arnold Web ster of the Victoria Dominoes. Kamloops lost the title in the semi-finals last year to Port Al-berni after winning it In 1947. Victoria Brentwoods, although not. predicted to win the semifinals, met a lot of strong competition on Vancouver Island and are not to be ignored having such well-known players In their line-up as R. Behn, W. Benn, O. Cruikshank, K. Slater, B. Slug-get, J. Turner, W. E. Turner, and H. C. Yardley. ucau amue last, neara irom Friday afternoon." Then her UT MEN terrified screams drifted faintly up to her mother. Efforts to money missing. The thief obtained no money from Mrs. Bryant's room, being scared off before he had a chance to take anything. The case is being investigated by the city police. ' said today that had they had j more time to explain the new budget they might not have lost 1 such ground In last week's coun PRESENTING BABY CLAIRE CHENNAULT Gen. Clair Chen-nault, famed hero of the U.S. "Flying Tigers," the air group which fought valiantly against the Japs in the first stages of the war, uroudly presents his baby daughter, Claire Anna, at his home in Canton, China. Mrs. Chenfiault is beaming down at the baby. The general, now president W a Chinese air line, made newspaper headlines when he married his Chinese wife after war's end. ipert Deep Sra Fl.sh-;on Sunday installed have her grab a rope failed and ile of officers at a the Fishermen's Hall ; all was then silent. There was still water in the old well after 45 years. From all of southern California men came with machines to Members discussed th mqenn u hiph nnnc ! ty elections in England and Wales. Labor received a staggering blow from the Conservatives who, on still incomplete returns, gained 544 seats. horseshoe wharf, now owned by; Columbia Cellulose Co., since the war, the Vlre probably will sail' Tuesday night for Pugct Sound ports. More colorfully painted than in wartime days when similar ships put in to Watson Island for munitions. The Vire has a black hull and red funnel. She was piloted Irom Portland to Prince Rupert by Capt. W. W Mounce. who Is well known here, having brought in many deep sea ships over the years. . Master of the Vire is Capt. E. The following officers illy installed in office i g Officer John Mor- CLOVER LEAFS ARE WINNERS WHISPERING VOICE" REVEALED TO PACKED HOUSE AT RED CROSS SHOW iree tne tot from the narrow pipe. They worked without sleep, always in danger of slides. Finally, tf 30-inch shf t Vas Labor lost 336 seats. DELEGATES FROM CONVENTION drilled down beyond 100 I rid VANCOUVER !!) Vancouver . H. Mork. .dent, John Synes. Treasurer, George Identity vof Prince Rupert's whispering Mystery .. hal Clover Leafs went fnto the West- a 24-inch casing was sun- TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. UJ. Voice that transcribed hfiarseness-in-a-lead-pipe ern Canada senior men's basket- was rescue shaft U.rouvh ball finals for the third.straight ,wnicn Kathy was finally year as they squeezed past Vic-I--v " - . Debris. The O. W :-0!e Kiidal, Einar 1 which perplexed the grey mrtter of a large part of I "tlie dtyV pojfulation-was bought' to light through . . Vancouver u r :- 1, - Bayonne - ;. .08 acunir from her west west' coa coa3t f.nri.1 Y MC! A 40 fy 34 horn Kr.ll ? f Roy Wicks.-. . , I'ing glso named Mr.1 Syncs and Mr. Andcr- agents, Empire Shipping Co. simplification oi its coniusing maze oi aues lasi nijjht and was revealed to an audience of GOO at the Rotary Club's Red Cross benefit IUCMSE in ; fl' gates to the Trades, urday night. The Maple Leafs won the bet-of-five series for the British Columbia championship three games to one. They now meet the win chestra and selections by the concert as being that of George Council. Members of Prince Rupert Symphony Or Northern delegates who have been attending the annual convention of the Native Brotherhood of British Columbia at Bella Coola arrived in the city on the Catala last night enroute to their various homes They included Johnson Rv: til Greenville, vice-uresidant ior Mitchell. LONDON DOCK MEN STRIKE mmittee are Ole RAIL FARES t - ner of the McGrath-Winmpeg Bralorne 8.55 v B. R. Con ; .03 B. R. X. J)9 Cariboo Quartz 1.17 j Congress .04 - Hedley Mascot 30 Pend Oreille 4.70 Pioneer 3.25 Premier Border -.03 Privateer 17 Reeves McDonald 2.25 Reno i .05 Sheep Creek 1.20 .ng also discussed the series for the right to pl;y in The audience thronged the Capitol Theatre for the late evening concert and heard Carlo S Himsen namo "The Voice" LONDON P Some 6,200 dock workers went on strike an agreement between the Canadian finals. and fishermen re today holding the unloading up af,er lhe wcond round of ducs fusion of cost of radio PUBLICATION OF of 46 ships, some containing in the ditty had been explained and depth sounders e boat and crew. The KING'S MEMOIRS chestra. The Shrine Club Band was conducted by Peter Lien and the Symphony by Neville Gerrard:)' ; An appeal in behalf of the Red Cross financial 'drive was made by R. A. Morlcy, president of the Prince Rupert Red Cross Society, who told the audience that, since its beginning last month, the campaign has netted $2,000, half the district's quota. Master of ceremonies was T. Norton Youngs, who was teamed still under consldcra- OTTAWA (CP) Former Prime meat and other foods for rationed Britain. The walk-out was called in protest at the layoff of 33 men that the National Dock Board said it no longer needed. .35 .20 .23 .14 .07 Silbak Premier . Taku River Vananda Salmon Gold Spud Valley the Naas River district; Frank Cald(f of Greenvlllts newly- ; elected general secretary for , the province; Peter Caldcr ol , Greenville; JcJfery Benson and William Barton, Kincollth; Paul Price and Thomas Gosnell of Port Simpson; Vincent Wells of Prince Rupert, rc-appointrd busines agent; Matthew Williams of Skidegate, vice-president. Queen Charlotte Island. district; Fred Russ, Elijah Jones and Tom Smith, Mas-sett; Edward Bolton, Port Es- by Walter Smith, co-master . of ceremonies. Up to that time, no one had been able to wring from the "poem" an explanation of the Voice's identity, although several guesses had been hazarded by those whose ticket numbers entitled them to a try. Mr. Hanson was winner of a floor lamp. , Minister Mackenzie King last week announced that he would write and publish his memoirs under sponsorship of McGill University and financed by the Rockefeller Foundation of Ne"w York. The Foundation trustees WEATHER Synopsis F areas of the nrov- Increase of fifteen percent in railway coach fares as announced by the Canadian Passenger Association and becoming effective this week means the minimum one-way fare from Prince Rupert to Terrace will henceforth be $3.80 instead of $3.36 and from Princ Rupert to Smithers, $9.10 instead of $7.85. Prince George single coach fare will be $18.70 instead of $16.15. Actually the coach fares are back to what they were before the recent fifteen percent federal tax was removed. The increase would bring them up to the present first-class fares. Spokesmen for the Passenger Association, representing all railways, in 'making the announcement of the increase, said it will become effective without necessity of approval- by the Board of Transport Commissioners. He said that the standard fare in the most part of Canada, as mainly clear this Old Country H northern and cen- has voted an appropriation of $100,000 to McGill University for ins were cloudy. A Football I'm aonroiiphinfr The two-hour variety concert this purpose. Oils , Anglo Canadian 3.85 A. P. Con 22 Atlantic 71 Calmont M C. & E 4.60 Central Lcduc 102 Home Oil 1050 Mercury .12 Okalta 2.22 Pacific Pete 2.30 "ottcs Will caiiSP win was a blend of cnlertainmcn. which included practically all of the city's best musical talent with Walter Smith in organizing the show. Tiny Sonja Berg, costumed in white to resemble a Red Cross nurse, handled the placards which 'announced the program sections. Ushers, volunteers from the Soroptimlst Club, were Mrs. M. O. Kullander, Miss Margaret McLeod, Miss Ellen Klnnaird, and Miss Winnie Poxon. All were costumed as Red Cross nurses. Rotarians in charge of the door were C. A. Bcrner and D. C. Stevenson. northern coast this temperatures will high sixties in the ""lor this afternoon. 11 the northern in- SAN DIEGO WINS AGAIN with quiz features added. The quiz shows, which were In ad dition to the Mystery Voice, COllIme temnnra- English League, First Division Arsenal 1, Middlesbrough 1 (tie). ' Aston Villa 2, Preston North End 0. Blackpool 1, Portsmouth 0. Bolton Wandcders 2, Charlton Athletic 2 (tie). ' Derby County 2, Newcastle United 4. Huddersficld Town 0, Birmingham City 0 (tie). sington, vice-president, Prince Rupert district; Titus Campbell, Port Essington; Albert Young, Kitsclas; Harold Sinclair, Kitwanga. vice-president, interior; Lazclle Charlie of Fort Babinc, vice-president. Burns Lake district. - Disembarking at Butedal were Weiler Robinson, Hartley Bay; Peter Bates, Hartley Bay; Joe Gray, Kilimaat, and Heber Maitland, Kltimaat. were the "Mr. Big Brain" cyn test and the "Dr. P.R. Quiz." tile mid fifties Pacific Coast Hockey Play-offs Evened The "Mr. Big Brain" show Forecast arloties anM ni-m, SAN DIEGO W San Diego's sought to reveal which of the approved ,by the Transport Skv Hawks swamped New West city's three service clubs and ) the Junior Chamber of Com (It is minster 7 to 0 last night to even ' Board, Is 3.45c per mile, merce, possessed uic nigncsi the Pacific Coast Hockey League four cents Per mlle west of Wolf play-offs at two games each. , j Creek Alberta, owing to the Thp Ran nintm niiokstprs show- mountain differential). Overcast, continuous 'l ternoon and tonight. scattered showers suthwest winds in- southeast (30 m p ""noon, westerly (25' LTltUc change in tem- Lows tonight and '?rrw: Port Hardy 35 .29 06 .10 .15 .IS ill ,u .13' 95.50 1.17 .51 .57 2.85 .' 6.0S 38 V .18 .07' ,. Liverpool 0, Manchester City Manchester United 1, Chelsea il (tic). i Sheffield United 1, Evcrton 1 Maple Leafs Are Two Up D E T R O I T Toronto Maple Princess Royal Canadian South Brazeau Toronto Athona Aumaque Beattie Bevcourt Bob jo , Buffalo Canadian Consol. Smelters Conwest Donalda .... Eldona East Sullivan Giant Yellowknife .... God's Lake Hardrock -. Harricana Heva Hosco Jacknife Joliet Quebec Lake Rowan NEW TECHNIQUE AGAINST CANCER WASHINGTON, D.C. Discovery of a possible method of mental power as indicated by members' ability to answer general knowledge, questions. Winner of this was T. B. Black, a Rotary Club contestant. Others in the show were C. G. Ham and Duncan McRae, Gyro Club; George Dibb and Bill Long, Kinsmen Club; Bruce Brown, Rotary Club, and Hugh Mac- ered shots from all angles at New, Westminster goalie, Lucien Dech-ene. His thirty-seven saves were not enough. Hits Out 50, 38 and l'1)ert 38 and 48. For some years railways have maintained a differential between standard and coach class fare which up to now has been 3c hi the most of Canada. Now they arc bringing the coach fare up to the original scale and for the time being same fare for coach and first-class travel will prevail. (tic). Sunderland 0, Burnley 0 (tie). Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Stoke City 1. ' Second Division Barnslev 4. Tottenham Hot F TROUBLE Leais won the second g.ane straight in the Stanley Cup play-offs last night from Detroit Red Wings by a 3 to 1 score. Next games will be Wednesday and Saturday In Toronto. Rookie Sid Smith 'scored all three goals for Toronto. FIVEllAZis Kenzie and J. K. McLeod, Junior Chamber of Commerce. Martin F. Stuart, in cap and gown, was interlocutor and also acted as "Dr. P.R." in the later quiz. .08 V2 .21 Va .04 V .35 .10 forecasting cancer of the uterus from one to two years before it develops was disclosed by a Canadian doctor, Ernest Ayre of Royal Victoria Hospital and McGill University of Montreal. Cancer of the uterus Is one of the most frequent of all malignancies. It kills aproxlmately 26.000 women annually in the spurs 1. Blackburn Rovers 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Bradford 4, Bury 1. Cardiff City 3, Lincoln City 1. Fulham 1 Leeds United 0. Grimsby Town 3 Brentford 0. Luton Town 0 West Bromwtch At Soviet Trinic Minister C. R. Alike Makes Slashing Attack GLASGOW "Only Communists, their fellow-travelers and a few eccentrics" oppose the At 1. T lqUlry lnto re- tn Canad LV" 'l' at Halt- Audience members took part in the "Dr. P.R."- show and "T'U headquarters ,J Pl0b s being 'j P Roar aj , ARE GUILTY cleaned the stage of a number of prizes through their ability lantic security pact, declared s ' irnv, M .. r t . Albion 1. Nottingham Forest 2, Leicester City 1. Prime Minister Clement R. At NUERNBERG "CP'-Fivc of K.c. ;:r w- Plymouth Argylc 2, Coventry City 3. United States alone. Dr. Ayre said his new technique opens up the possibility of tracking development of such cancers in all victims and attacking them at the earliest and most curable stage. BASEBALL SCORES Pacific Coast League FRIDAY San Diego 2, Oakland 0. Hollywood 5, Sacramento 3. Seattle 10, San Francisco 2. Los Angeles 8, Portland 7. SATURDAY Sacramento 18, Hollywood 6 San Diego 9. Oakland R (ten innings) Seattle 13, San Francisco 8 Los Angeles 6. Portland 3 SUNDAY Seattle 5-2. San Francisco 4-1 (first game ten Innings) Los Angeles 8-5, Portland 5-2 lh( 'it C- Mter or "JF tlce who departed from his customary mild . manner yestoruay to make a slashing attack upn Soviet Russia. He placed the responsibility for the world split squarely upon Lapaska 10l4 Little Long Lac 80 Lynx 13 Madscn Red Lake 2.92 McKenzie Red Lake 42 McLeod Cockshutt ... 1.06 Moneta :'. 46 Negus , 2.40 Noranda 55.00 Louvicourt 14 Pickle Crow 2.12 Regcourt .i 05 San Antonio 3.95 Senator Rouyn 41 Sherrit Gordon 2.05 Steep Rock .14 Sturgeon River . .18 Silver Miller 33 to answer questions. The musical portion of the program was of a high quality. It opened with three selections by the Shrine Club Band, two marches and a Viennese medley, included accordion solos by Mike Colussi, a piano solo by 10-year-old Mardell Soiland, choral slng- Queens Park Rangers l, Chesterfield 1 (tie). Southampton 0, West Ham United 1. ' ratlMs on th, Adolf Hitler's leading govern-; mcnl officials were convicted today by the United States war crimes court of helping him plan an aggressive war. Chief defendant was- Baron Ernest von Weizsaocker, Secretary of State In HiUer's foreign office and one-time German ambassador to, the Vatican. The court will pronounce sen-t'.uces on Friday. Russia where there was no free Division Scottish League, First nt Ian inc bv the Rotary Club Male the U LOCAL TIDES Tuesday, April 12, 1949 High 0:32 32.0 feet 12:58 21.9 feet Low 6:49 2.4 feet 19:0-1 2.8, feet dom of election, speech or i thought and where there was ai dictatorship more reactionary j than even some of the worst of the dictators of tht past. Clyde 0, Aberdeen 0 (tie). Hibernian 2, Partick Thistle 1. Morton 3, Albion Rovers 0. Motherwell 4, St. Mirren 1. Third Lanark 3, Falkirk 2. Uvelv '"fd as Hollywood 7-5. Sacrame, Chorus, two vocal solos by tenor Rowland Miles., popular selec-t.)nnp tv Ult pour Dukes Or-' ie. . "'cwcbcs of San Diego 14-0. Oakte f