LA PROVINCIAL LIBRJr, ' 113 fICTOHIA. B. C. ; orir.iEs DRUGS Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL. BRITISH COLUMBIA '8 NXW8PAPKR CABS PHOIIE 81 Published at Canada's Most Strate'eic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the, Great Northwest". VOL. XXXVIII, No. 169. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS v-mmcfiaill J "PSD SECOND VISIT BY AMBASSADOR Trapped In Car, Four Persons Are Drowned REVELSTOKE (CP) Four persons, including three members of a Fraser Valley family, w7ere drowned when their car plunged into. Summit Lake, nine miles west of here, yesterday afternoon, A 17-year-old youth saved himself by kicking his way out of the sinking car and swimming to safety. The dead are: 1 y Bowman, Prince ge, Named As New ster of Agriculture y 0 II I A (CP) T-T new-cabinet ministers rn into the British Columbia cabinet today ceremony John H. Cates, Coalition M.L.A. Ji Vancouver since the 1945 general election, fiinister of labor, succeeding Hon. Gordon S. I Henry R. Bowman, Coalition member-elect t ' " for Fort George, became min- The brief visit here today of Laurence Steinhard, United States Ambassador to Canada, is the second call made by an American Ambassador to Prince Rupert in the last five years. In 1944, at the height of the war, Ray M. Atherton, then U.S. Ambassador to Canada, paused here for a day enroute back to Ottawa after a tour of Alaskan defence bases. While here he was the ' I " 1 1 ' ' - iia i, . r. A it a .. vri i bi k i '-'jit r - iwiUyih' 1 DECISION TO BE YEAR YET i:;ter of agriculture, succeding 100T ERED Hon. Frank Putnam who Is re-1 guest of honor at a civic re Urine fmn, nnhiir life i ccption and a joint armed ser ! vices dinner. ! Mr. Wismer will Attorney-General. continue a.i Mr. Steinhardt, who is ac- companled by his wife and WO.MA'NS BODY FOUND NANAIMO The tody of a woman, not lanj in the water and with a life belt nearby, was found near .Galiauo Island yesterday. The body was found by Jack Cook. It is unidentified. BUYS NEWSPAPER WASHINGTON Col. Robert McCormick of Chicago has purchased the Washington Times-Herald newspaper here. MAKING PROGRESS VICTORIA G 0 o d progress was made in talks yesterday between the Auminum Co. of Cauaida and the provincial government over what the company will pay for resources in connection with the proposed establishment of a $500,000,000 plant in this province. This was said following a conference yesterday. FEDERAL MINISTER ILL IN HOSPITAL REGINA Hon. James Gardiner, federal minister of ag William Pixley, about 60, Agassiz. , Mrs. G. B. Evans, about 40. daughter of Mr. Pixley. Janet Evans, daughter of Mrs. Evans. G. Healey Rosedale. , Gordon Morrow, 17, Agassiz, was saved. Little Janet Evans made frantic efforts to save herself from death, an eye-witness said. Pounding at the window of the sinking car, Janet screamed: "Let me out. Let me out." However, the window held fast and Janet went to her death with her mother and the car's other passenger. ' RITA AND ALY ATTEND RACES Prince Aly Khan and his wife. JJO LAKE ,Ont. CP $10,000 stolen from a ifder Lake was recov-jday in undergrowth me of Lake Larder p;t where a seaplane 4 suspected robbers Mr. Putnam, who represented Nelson-Creston in the Legisla-ture since 1933 and who had been minister of agriculture! since late In 1945, did not seek Definite Announcement Re Aluminum Plant -Not Immediate It will be a year, at leait before the Aluminum Company of Canada will make a definite announcement as to the location of its plant in British Columbia. This was stated by McNeely Dubose, vice - president, who, with others, returned south during the week-end from a visit to tVit nrnnnvprt irwQtinn in eentrfll Rita Hayworth, are shown as they attended the "Prix de Paris," at Paris, France, which closed the Reason at Paris' Longchamps track. Their horse, 'Double Rose," running under Rita's colors, finished out of the money. The same day Rita fainted and was carried to the Jockey club. A French newspaper reported that she and Aly "expect a little visitor next year." daughter, Dulcie, Is making his first holiday trip along the coast since assuming office almost a year ago. CHARGES ARE RIDICULOUS nomination for re-election last o use in a getaway Junc 15 is sma;nna on snore Mr. Cates Ls president of C. II. a Vancouver alleged bandits, vie-1 Cates & Sons Ltd U.S. Ambassador Sees Changes Since Visit I fere 34 Years Ago The little girl's grandfather,' .,, e h rn,mhla Bprpnt.iv LONDON Spokesmen of! rais, 23, of Noranda, towboat company. fftail, 23, also of Nor- Mr Bowmah has served as $ apprehended by , ,..,,,, ur!lI tt n ri P()i0i71,i,n Mr. Puley, did to manage es-lMr advls. Dubose and tw0 top cape from the sinking auto ' erg Paul Leman treasurer, and only to die in the bitterly cold , E P BakeFi company counsel Great Britain and United States, have described as ridiculous charges of Russia in accusing the Big Three western cowers ' fuperiniencieni jor the Canadian National Railways with Hon. Laurence A. Steinhardt, Here On Brief Visit, Recalls Prince Rupert In 1915 water 01 me lane. were confer ln victoria to headquarters at Prince George i f nnltliin Ttr.1.. n ..l..l, 41 I Morrow made several attempts ! disCuss with' the government all for many years. He is a eradu- " 6""" L"c I riculture, suffering from a severe stomach disorder, is a patient to effect a rescue but failed and, angles dealing with the drawing ate in agriculture from the Uni-j ";(rms J her peace treaty by in-I vprit. f Rnatu-on "h , J vltlne her to sign the North At-! finally, swam ashore. up of the agreement. ". : Hon. Laurence A. Steinhardt, United States Am- baspador to Canada took his second look at Prince Rupert today 34 years after he had first seen it as in hospital here, having been brought "from his, farm near EH3 MING N ISLAND ew of about six hunts on the job, con- A British Foreign Office spokes- Lemberg. His condition is good I elected to the Legislature lor the first time at the recent provincial election. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 8. D. Jotuutcn Co. Ltd.) With Mr. Dubose, on the visit to the Tweedsmulr Park area and Kitimaat were Major R. C. Farrow, comptroller for water power, and George P. Melrose, man said that the North At- a frontier town struggling to achieve metropolitan lantic Pact was of essentially status from a welter of stumps and muskeg. miu lie oiiuuiu UC UUb KJl 11U pital in a few days. With the new appointments, defensive character. There was ork on the Columbia the cabinet now consists of el-! no intention of bulfdine un anv , uere in the course of a visit to Alaska and the i Yukon, Mr. Steinhardt was a 1 Vancouver defences beyond the terms of i. pulp mill at near-! even members seven Liberal Lund Urocetdliii1 CoulltiofiisU and four Progres- j pas.iCiii;cc . aboard. th - - figure CuMrge during its four-hour I .06 Bayunne the peace treaty, r ' deputy minister of lands. Mr. Dubose' said, speaking of the trip to Kitimaat and the Nechako River, that soundings are being taken to determine if Now Iroop The Moscow radio had said r s Foundatiw work"B SEVENTH VICTIM SEATTLE CRASH SEATTLE A seventh victim of the airplane crash here Tuesday when a transport crashed into a housing area when tak stopover ?nroute to Skagway.f He is accompanied by Mrs. Steinhardt, their 22-year-old that notes had been sent to Great Britain, United States. Fiance and Italy herself charg- jigs Is taking shape erection al:o pro- Handle Coal I a giant dam can be constructed. . So far, survey work is in the daughter. Dulcie Ann, and Col. Bralorne 9.75 B.R. Con 03 B.RJC .07Vi Cariboo Quartz 1.15 Congress .03 Yz Hedley Mascot -. '. M Pacific Eastern 06 Pioneer , 3.25 Premier Border 03 V ing that Italy had violated th Jack C. Hodgson, United States ing off from Boeing Field is treaty when she signed the At j o w accommodatinf; jrd men, Is being en-Ike care of anolhe: company s favor. (Continued on Page Tour) dead. He succumbed to injuries Canada Not Seeking Bomb lantic document by invitation of the Big Three. a day after the crash. air attache to the U.S. Embassy at Ottawa, and Mrs. Hodgson. The 54-year old diplomat, who has been an Ambassador to six world capitals in the last 13 years, recalled vividly a visit to rrince Rupert in the summer of 1915. He was enroute to Alaska ,nr excavation worn ALBERNI JUDGE ' Sailors and Soldiers Unload Blacklisted Work in Australia Mines MELBOURNE Oi Australian Navy blue-jackets today began unloading coal from the Canadian collier Haligonian Duke. BACK FROM ; s now being carried ON ALASKA TRIP 1 Privateer 14 Vz Reeves McDonald ....... 3.15 Reno ...x , .05 Sheep Creek 1.17 .inpbcll & Bennett Can Make Weapon Itself, Says Howe No Conclusion at Washington THE WEATHER Synopsis Relatively clear skies returned to the southern interior of Brit- heavy equipment irtion of the water t Judge and Mrs. L. A. Hanna of Port Albcrni, Vancouver Isl- AUSTRALIA VANCOUVER 9i Completing the first historic round trip of Soldiers carted the coal to the friKthomme Lake to OTTAWA Minister C. - Acting Prime Howe said yes- .32 .21 .11 .06 Vz Silbak Premier Vananda , Salmon Gold .... Spud Valley I ish Columbia during the ni(;ht. -4- 1 at that time, too. 1 "I was pretty young then," he ! recalled, "just 21. A couple of ! other fellows and myself set out I on a tour of Canada with $125 ! each. We covered the whole of the country from the Maritimes city gas works two miles away.(and- were in the city today go-During the night the des-,'lnS north aboard the Prince Geore to make the round triP troyer Warramung brought , Navy ratings aboard from Flin- j 10 Alaska.' Judge Hanna for ders naval base to the wharf many years wa3 Member of the where the Duke is tied up. The. Legislature for Alberni. Oils-Anglo Canadian 3.35 )1EAD terday that there is exchange ,;iouiiy skies are general over of classified atomic Information the rest of the province but the between Canada and the Uni-j disturbance which moved into ted States and "we have nothing the northern regions yesterday more to ask for at the moment." appeared to be dissipating over u!northcrn Vancouver Island this Mr. Howe said: "Thore weolnln8- Decreasing cloudiness some classified information do not pet and that includes the should bring somewhat better Canadian Pacific Air Lines new transpacific route to Australia, the Empress of Sydney," Can-adair Four, landed here early today. The flight had carried a party of 36 Air Lines, communications and government officials, "-as well as' newspapermen, and RACIES .16 .69 .31 4.60 A. P. Con. Atlantic Calmont C. & E. destroyer came alongside the collier, v4hich was blacklisted five months ago by the Canadian Seamen's Union, and a naval boarding party occupied the ship without incident. This move ended a stalemate to Vancouver, then decided to see Alaska." They sailed north on the old Princess Sophia, which three years later was lost in Lynn Canal with all her passengers and crew.. The route thev cov- Speech By ' 1 conditions in most regions to- I bomb. We do not want Are Voting on Atlantic Pact Truman at Chicago know about the bomb." The cabinet's atomic expert, '? The struggling Central Leduc 77 Home Oil 9.75 Mercury .. ". 09 Okalta .... 1.40 Pacific Pete 2.41 Royal Canadian 06 Vi morrow. . Forecast North Coast Cloudy today and Friday. Occasional diziile j there was an extra passenger 1 on the way back Gerry Adams, j mayor of the community of Lotoka in the Fiji Islands. have President Tru- ered was essentially the same which had deprived fuel-starv- at a press conference, reiterated the government's position that 1 r a n c e of United - , . . . I. I .. I n H J t 1. t.. "rshlp to provide cd Melbourne of the Duke's cargo of 6,700 tons of urgently needed gas coal. South Brazeau 12 y I United States Senate Expected to Give Overwhelming Approval 'c to maintain Canada is not interested in'alo"B uie n.an.m.iu u.k ...win manufacturing the bomb and '"5- Little change in tempera his own statement that Canada ture. Winds light except north 'nrld which he said as the one on which the Prince George is now tak'ng them. From what he could see of Prince Rupert, prior to making a tour of the city, Mr. Steinhardt noted many changes. (Continued on Page 61 l by broken Russian AI.SO WORKING MINES Prime Minister Chifley and WASHINGTON ft The United could make an atomic bomb if westerly (20 m.p.h ) in the cx-j she had to. "Maybe it wouldn't posed areas of the Queen Char- be as good a bomb as the Am- I lot tes. Lows tonight and highs , ericans turn out," Mr. Howe 1 Friday -At Tort Hardy 50 and smiled, "but it would be a '62. Ma'sset 50 and 59, Prince Ru- ( bomb." I pert 47 and GO. nitrrl Nations char-nd the collapse of ian said, peace for senior federal cabinet ministers States is coming up to a vote this have also decided to use troops afternoon on the North Atlantic to mine coal in an effort to Pact amid the wrangle over break the strike of Australian sharing atomic secrets with coa) miners, informed sources eleven other countries, said a:-t niRht. Already hund- Foes of the treaty demanded reds of Army trucks and troops to know whether arms for are concentrated in various Europe will mean giving the Toronto Athona 13- Aumaque '. .'. 16 Vi Beattie 54 Bevcourt 22 Bobjo 15 Buffalo Canadian 10 Consol. Smelters 94.00 Con west 100 Donalda 53 Eldona 65 East Sullivan 2.14 Giant Yellowknife 5.90 God's Lake .44 il didn't coin.- Howe's statement fol-1 Mr Ii we had an ally, an CONCILIATION IN DOCKERS' STRIKE LONDON W Conciliation liablt tt is, anO it has been since 'owed a secret conference at Washington yesterday of the congressional atomic committee with the Atomic Energy Commission and defence offic-1 ncreementi for parts of New South Wales, the atomic bomb or atomci secrets chief coal-producing state in to the Atlantic allies. the country. At Chifley's order,) "We've got to have an answer moves in London's vast port tie- up went, forward today with hope' tno Army is withholding any before the treaty is ratified of breaking them, absolutely necessary sune leadership democracies of th uiiuiuiauun 01 iroop move- not alter, senator K.ennem exnresscd in several nunitprs ments Rll1 the dispositions are that. strikinR stevedores might' ials. It was announced that no, conclusion had been reached in Friday, July 21 the matter of sharing further High ..: 11:28 bomb secrets with Great Britain 22:55 or Canada nor were none con-, ( Low 5:10 templated in the near future. 16:52 191!) 15.4 feet 19.1 feet 5.5 feet 10.0 fee', ihat there will I iiiuwii iiiny 10 senior army om- .18 .05 .OS' .15 .06 v; soon be back on the job. Hardrock Harrlcana Heva : Hosco Jacknife f" In this world ccrs and top members of the eovernmpnt Meanwhile, although conflict-! Wherry (Republican, Nebraska) told reporters. Senate leaders said they wtre confident that the atomic issue will not halt overwhelming approval of the treaty. They es face." - 1 ru .1,1 .ii- ing rumors still circulate in poli-i , tical quarters, there is nothing Xrrnt rvo nnu,.,,, definite to indicate Lord Am-iVVOKLDS BOXING Joliet Quebec 32 Lake Rowan 08 Lapaska , 07 Little Long Lac 59 timated not more than fifteen mon would resign chairman-! TITLE AT STAKE ship of the National Dock Labor' .11 Board following his clash with' LOS ANGELES 'CM Champion Lynx Madsen Red Lake McKenzie Red Lake ... the Minister of Labor over the!Ike Williams gives Mexico s En- votes, and perhaps less, against the pact. Fred Hemsworih, provincial mining engineer, returned to the city yesterday afternoon on 2.78 .45 MAMA DIONNE GOES TRAVELLING Mrs. Olivia Dionne, mother of the world famous quintuplets, as she sailed aboard the S.S. Mauretania from New York -for a month tour of Europe. She ls sailing in company with two nuns Mama Dionne will also visit on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. the Vatican when she will have an audience with the Pope. mm"-, ' the Princess Louise from a two s ' 4 s I best method of getting the men to return to work. Amnion said that their employment benefits would be cut off if the men refused to return to work by today. The government repudiated the threat. rique Bolanos his third crack at, the world's lightweight crown tonight in a bout billed for fifteen rounds at Wrigley Field. Winner of the first two matches the negro clouter from Trenton, New Jersey, is favored to turn back the third challenge. fi McLeod Cockshutt 1.00 Moneta 40 Negus 2.05 Noranda 55.00 Louvicourt - 10 Pickle Crow 2.00 Regcourt 04 San Antonio 4.15 Senator Rouyn .37 Sherrit Gordon . 1.96 Steep Rock 163 Sturgeon River - - .21 Silver Miller 36 weks' trip to Tulsequah and Atlin on offical duties. ' Sam Joy, formerly of this city, arrived yesterday on the Prince Rupert from Victoria on one of his periodical business visits. He will proceed by Friday evening's train to Smlthers, Prince George and other interior points. jit x?x sSnJS-V"- Jack Sargent, Vancouver bar rister, arived in the city on the TODAY'S BASEBALL National Brooklyn 7. Pittsburgh 6 inn EYES THAT SEE IN THE DARK Capable of flying and fighting in pitch dark- TODAY'S BASEBALL ROOSEVELT PARK 6:30 F.M. Commercials vs. Merchants I Prince, George today, being on I alr force's radar-equipped Z4-nour jei nmm, ngnter. new Lockheed F-94 is a two -seat, f. designers say, rm fly and fight under conditions of weather and visibility that St. Louis 2. Boston 1 (last of his way to his boyhood home; ninth inning). I at Hazelton for a visit. t""iu standard Je. fighters. - - ... -