i i J 1 ?2 v i c v 1 1 . , i. c. rv .s Site J COO Daily NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ) Delivery Imbl 0t Conado' Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" 81 Phone vuu XXXIX, No. 284 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1950 tctm ' A AVXlC C 2. V lit lyClil A O j A DISPATCHED I y CABS ING WEATHER n Power Transmission Line mm MSG) Unqualified "No" Is Said To Be Decision ss Skeena River Goes Down tremc Difficulties Kcing Met in Restoring Electric Power Service ncmcn of the Northern British Columbia Co. learned today that, for the first time in , of nearly 20 years, wires of the high power lission line spanning the Skeena River above i carry power into the city from the Falls River tere down, seriously affecting the city's power Chinese Want Peace but Not as L'ng as United Nations There, Says Vishinsky NEW YORK. Andre Vishinsky, Russian for eign minister, said last night that the Chinese How many 01 me six P down was not at first to cut down on consumpUon Communists want peace but not until the United or imu nie jj.ul,... . wllerevf possible. With the co I how the lines would ODeration 0f ail domestic anrt In. CHIANG FEARS "MUNICH" TAIPEI, Formosa. Chiang Kai-shek warned yesterday that if the Korean question . was settled by "another Munich," war may break out at any time. He pledged Nationalist China's full support tor ward averting it. CHINA WANTS SAY NEW DELHI. Communist China has demanded a "full voice" in any Korea settlement, a source close to India's foreign ministry said yesterday. These sources said India's Nations had withdrawn completely from Korea. Meantime American and British leaders are faced with the decision whether the United Nations jj and the necessary re- duslrlal userSi he saldi ,t would fcade. Monday nights be posslble to malntain a con. Ifcemuaieu "V u..y.c-,gtant supp,y from shawat. should wipe off Korea complete- ire coating 01 uw w. lans Lake lant and drydock i;t of freezing rain, were lv The unqualified decision was plant to all circuits in the city However, he warned that, unless people cut their use of power to a minimum, It might be necessary to cut off one circuit at a Sponsible for bringing line which, on origination, was anticipated p stronger than required (again such natural conks might arise here. "no," an informed source said. The United Nations withdrawal from Korea is discussed as a last resort only. The policy is, if possible, to stabilize the military situation Old Country Haying Cold LONDON' Severe cold and time. Economies he asked for were reduced use of lights, ap he transmission line en- pliances and electric machines. by getting up a defence line which General MacArthur's forces can hold against Chinese delegate to the UN, Sir Bengal N. Rau, had reported the Chinese were insistent they participate as an equal party in deliberations on the Korean question . CALGARY FLOOD OVER lv Ice ice to to tn m micitness micitness 01 01 Merchants and others will be heavy snows have been experienced in England and Scotland. Electrical1 services had to be curtailed in various parts of the l-iine-half me-half to to three three in- requested not to use more than in-highway beyond the. Lake Summit was ex- pressure and then to negotiate the necessary lights and to leave settlement with Peiping author signs darkened. country. Meanwhile, work Is proceeding perilous for driving on of sheer glare ice to a ities if possible. Truman ana Attlee are said also to have agreed to try to avoid taking ' any action which might touch off a war against Communist China. .' , continuously on the drydock diesel plant, and it is hoped to have it in operation by the end or six Inches while Stive and solid ice in the Lie Hopes ."River has made navlga- f th ub Mr nio Japanese expansion. , the Manchurian granary and ar- CALGARY. The Bow River flood threat here virtually ended yesterday. The river cut a channel in the great ice jam in East Calgary and water ' flowed swiftly on the other side of the jam for the first time in a week. During the week-end hundreds were forced to abandon their homes. ARSENAL OF'THE FAR EAST D difficult and danger-I Port Edward meta naye been of the Northern men cut 0 slnce tne Uneg broke Rivalry for possession of the senal to the economic and strat-Chinese province of Manchuria egic power now being developed For Peace Australian f ower iO. were foiumoia unprecedented diffi- By BIP PARES has existed for 100 years. It was in the Soviet Far East, and con- Between Vladivostock and Port the prize for which Russia and troj the railways. The re-acquis-Arthur, Russias two Pacific naval Japan fought at the beginning iticB) of Port Arthur has providod bases, lie Manchuria and Korea, of the century. Now, due to Jap- an ice-free port, for which the jince yesieraay in mer get hydro-electric pow- Will Be No Fault of U.S. If It Fails Heat Wave Yesterday a stagger system of supply provided most city users with power for certain periods. One or more circuits were cut off at a time. Chief sufferers besides industriesincluding The Dally News were householders with com into the city from Falls spnaratcd bv the Yalu River, on pen inriiiefrial ripuolnnmpnf. If. marina srnrl shlnhiiilriinp varrts CmmIIuiaI Acl whose waters suddIv Dower for is rIx t.imps Rtrnnwr than t.hp of the Amur River, frontier be- - . NEW YORK fe Trygve Lie, natriu Hivpinrrflrt hvrfrn.pippt.ririt.v o,Mf nv,,. vnr, i rt-fKr nffarHi,ria arH WCYCiopmeni - United Nations secretary-gen he main source of sup-falls River line went out k.iierday following gales SYDNEY Australia Is experiencing an oppressive heat wave. Several deaths and many prostrations have been reported. plants. This system has been industrial production and food. Russia, are huilding vast quan- OTTAWA ffl Premier Small- eral- sald la;st n;jht that , , set V pletely electrified homes. There had hopes for the peaceful ouut witnin recent years to ieea By international law it should titles of submarines. The neavy wood oI Newfoundland warned ay night which brought tlement of tiie Korean conuici were some cases where furnaces, the Manchurian and Korean In- revert to China, but the Rus- Industries of Manchuria, which the Fedtral-Provincial fiscal con rn over the line at some but he confessed he could not ference yesterday that the new dustrial areas which " ten years sians, though acknowledging include steel and engineering, ago, were the arsenal behind Chinese sovereignty, have linked support this Soviet program. predict the outcome of the pres kitchen ranges and all electric appliances In the homes were rendered useless. Houses became cold and meals were produced at ent emergency. He was speaking province might have to seek an nexation to one of the we provin and caused swinging short circuit elsewhere, vy ice encircling the line ill of freezing rain caus provin-1 flt a SDeclal Truman's Press Secretary Dies WASHINGTON, DC Charles Ci. Boss, press secretary to ces' within 10 or 15 years, fiiuei;0. " " 1 SOMEJRAPPED- . erratic hours. v . . does not get, rapid economic de He couid give assurance inai er difficulties. flay Lineman Art Alger it would be no fault of the United States if the effort faiJed, Lie said. velopnient. That, he told his fellow premiers, was something Newfoundlanders could see quite "clearly." over the dangerous road Aftleo Due In Ottawa Friday OTTAWA Prime Minister C. VICTORIA SEAMAN LOST IN KOREA OTTAWA Able Seaman Vincent Liska of Victoria has been drowned while serving on HMCS Cayuga in Korean waters, according to an official announcement. this side of the tower the Skeena River and ine Intact to that point Falls River coming In President Truman, died suddenly last night from a heart attack In his White House office. He hud gone to school with the President and for forty years was In newspaper work. v Doctors xiA Ross had been laughing and talking with two broadcasters who were preparing to make a voice recording of a R. Attlee of Great Britain will reach Ottawa from Washington on Friday or Saturday, It Is ex United Nations Trying ToJ Set Up New Korea Positions SEOULa United Nations forces were today establishing positions south of Pyongyang and just north of the 38th parallel. Reconnaissance indicated that the Chinese Communists were not in pursuit in that area at least on a large V, a large flash could be the first span between i the far side. pected. Indians Are Slill Stranded BELLA COOLA Stormy weather, including snow and a 60-mile an hour gale has prevented f.me Vic Grant and his on the company s land- statement Ross had just made1 is were fighting their mgh Skeena River ice la importers after the Truman-Attlee conference. Suddenly he slumped in his chair and death occurred amost at once. ut yesterday and reach- surface and aircraft from reach Canadian Force '. , May Be Needed OTTAWA W Canadian forces may have to be moved to Korea ahead of schedule but they will not be sent into action until unless the " situation becomes final training has been finished desperate, said Brig. J. M. Rockingham, commander-in-chief of the Canadian special brigade. Terrace Road Wt at 7:30 last evening. Coastal Indians To Present Their Plan For Revision Of Act y headed across to the scale. In the northeast, however, it was a different and more serious situation. Twenty thousand United States troops were trapped an doutnumbered 3 to' 1. of the river topatrol ir the line leading along all River to Falls River. 60th Anniversary ing six natives who are stranded in ice in Dean Channel. A Royal Canadian Air Force plane was leaving Vancouver today with a view to dropping supplies. Title Bout Charles Is,' led to have the work and the line in opera- SEES NO USE OF ATOM BOMB SEOUL, Korea 0) General Lawton Collins, the United States Army's chief of staff, said today that he could not see any worthwhile use of the atom, bomb in Korea.. Collins refused to amplify. He made a flying inspection of the war front yesterday. n today, although on the high line down OTTAWA (CP) When Citizenship Minister Harris starts to revise the new Indian Act for presentation to Parliament he will have proposals from Boat Sinks One Drowns Of Regina Lights REGINA TO The 60th anniversary of the first electric lights in Regina had old-timers coining up this month with a flood of reuiiniscences. When tna lights -were first switched on, Regina had le&s Closed Again reassuring. me, Shawatlans Lakt; d dry dock steam plants ig taxed today to handle and that was the reason . British Columbia to consider, among others. EasyWinner Over six inches of snow falling c?ered service on various i A bill amending the present Indian Act was to the House of Commons last July but after nits was being resorted Marine Trauedy in Oak Bay, Victoria, Last Night Had No Difficiulty With yesterday. Says Louis Should Quit ime the company is rush- VICTORIA F The 52-foot at Terrace yesterday has closed the Terrace-Prince Rupert road today, the assistant district engineer, D. S. Love, of the provincial public works, announces today. "Snow plows and men from getting first reading was withdrawn for further study before Parliament meets again In Feb- f on the first 800 kilowatt fairs. The committee plans to name a permanent advisory Nick Barone Last Night CINCINNATI P Ezzard Charles unloaded his heavy guns in the eleventh round last night to knock out Nick Barone of Syra than 2000 population and Saskatchewan was hot to become a province for another 15 years. Regina was one of the first western towns to have electric lighting, although Calgary and Brandon were ahead by about 'he new three-unit diesel F 'he dry dock to bring it ruary. committee on Indian rights and The federal minister Is hear- . - BUFFALO ffi Jack Dcmpsey, former world's heavyweight box here will dig back from .Terrace and the road will be re-opened cuse. New York, and retain the "ration to relieve the P and provide and insur-fainst winter emergencies. cruiser Discovery Isle sank, in Oak Bay near here last night after being lashed by heavy seas. The captain of the vessel, Major Ernest Beaumont, aged 76, suffered injuries and severe shock. , Both were residents of, Dis- world's heavyweight boxing title. ing champion, said today that Joe Louis should quit the ring as soon as possible," said MrJ INDIAN "MAGNA CARTA" In this connection the Vancouver Civil Liberties Union under direction of Prof. Hunter Lewis of the University of Brit F9 JOB absolutely hopeless'to try Pr the river crossing until a year. The first company, was capitalized at $30,000 and it had 14 shareholders. First buildings lighted included the Windsor and Lansdowne hotels, govern The knockout came at 2:17 minutes of the eleventh round. It was the first time that Bor-one had ever been knocked off lng representatives 01 Indians, of whom 30,000 live In British Columbia. A delegation sponsored by the provincial government may be sent from the west province, probably headed by Chief William Scow, president of the Native Brotherhood of Love. The "extreme caution" warning issued yesterday by the public works referring to the "silver thaw" on the Summit road, west melts," T. B. Black, gen- "before he gets hurt and finds a permanent address on Queer Street." Dempsey said the former heavyweight boxing champions co-ordination was gone. "He sees ish Columbia has prepared an covery island. The rudder broke while tne Jiager of the power com-N the Dally News thfs ment offices and the barracks of the Northwest Mounted Po vessel was being towed into Indian "Magna carta. It calls for eventual full citizenship, with the right to vote, of Terrace, has been relieved by his feet in professional fighting. If Charles lost any round it might have been the fourth and then only by a slim margin. The main conductors completion of sanding the Ice rhlef Scow presented a peti (ikecna crossing and near-"es we have been able to the engineer said. Silver thaw,' referring to wea openings and nothing happens. He has lost his punch, timing and ability to think in the ring." 'Xmos Bonus For ar coated with a. thick tion to the provincial authorities that B.C. Indians be fully protected and their problems be ther conditions of heavy rains then immediate change to freez F Towers and other lice. When it came to discussing street lighting, the suggestion was that 32-candlepower lights should he used. But when it was pointed out Moose- Jaw had lamps of that power, it was decided that Regina, as the capital, should have larger. Fifty-candle- broueht to the attention of the May Be Eight Candidates FM are sheathed In ice for Indians. . "The act should be designed to bring out among the Indians the qualities of independence. Initiative, self-respect, responsibility, self-reliance and heightened 'morale,'' says a brief prepared by the C.L.U. for presentation to Mr. Karris. Leading Civic Defence them Impossible to federal government. ing temperatures, causing ice formations, although attractive, is extremely dangerous, Mr. Love Jlack tnade a st.rnnor annpfll Trail Workers TRAIL Employees of the Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co. The petition nowas uimei consideration of a provincial committee on'. Indian af- ptrlcity users In the city VANCOUVB2l"-Mal. Gen. F. F Prof Lewis charged the tea- who have been with the company since January 15, will receive a To date five candidates for the four aldermanic vacancies have filed their nomination papers. The two labor candidates hae had their papers filled in, It was eral government with "keeping Indians as children permanent $75 Cristmas bonus, it Is an explained. "High Dower tension lines, formin? ice as thick as your wrist will develop under "silver thaw' conditions then the weight of ice breaks the power lines." said the road engineer, speaking of power line troubles. Power lines running over the ly in t.he first arade. Worthlngton, coordinator of civii defence for Canada, expressed hopes while here today that the present crisis would tend to speed up civil protection measures in Canada. nounced. Those who have been with the company since July 15 He envisioned an" expansion of piieugeii marcusvjuiuuii power lamps were decided on. Fifty-candlepower lamps were the equivalent of slightly less than the present-day 50-wati lamp . Since 1890, the load (on the city's power plant has increased by more than 800 times. The value of plant and distribution system has increased from $14,-000 to $5,000,000. ...... will receive half that amount. TnHian life from the cramped OARS - 640IW1M1P PIANIST disclosed today, but they have not yet filed at the City Hall. There might be one other reserve to communities similar Eminent Young American Francisco Onera Co. Such measures were now in process of organization, he said, with Nova Scotia In the lead ovjr other provinces. IN JOINT RECITAL Summit road have been threatened v;lth ice formations from the freezing temperatures In that district. to those of white men. Prof. Lewis, who is chairman of the Vancouver C.L.U. committee on Indian citizenship, said the natives should be re .m. The only candidate to date to, have filed papers for the three) vacancies on the school board is j Dr. R. O. Large. There had bten no papers filed for the three-man parks board at time of writing.) p Centre, Thursdoy, December 21 - 8:30 p stored to self-government, ana their standards of living raised to "our level." The brief also advocates im HMCS CHATHAM GRATEFUL On behalf of the dance committee of HMCS Chatham it is desired to thank the people of Prince Rupert and the Columbia Cellulose people who attended the dance Friday, December 1. Their support aided a good cause. ltc if SYDNEY O) The independent Sydney Mirror last night branded Attlee's visit to Washington as a "mission of appeasement" and said: "Australia must march with the United States." The paper said the United States had Tomorrow noon is the last time for filing nomination papers. Friday night candidates for the civic election will summarize Any change of listings for the 1931 Telephone Directory must be submitted to 1 the Telephone Office not later than December 15, 1950. J. K. EDWARDS, Telephom Superintendent. 2SR proved educational facilities and a policy of decreasing governmental regulation. TICKETS: Reserved $2.50 and $1.90; Rush $1.25 Season Tickets 20 Discount Additional 20 Saving to Civic Centre Members NOW ON SALE AT ORMES and CIVIC CENTRE Phone 231 or 107 for reservations their views on civic matters over It' would have Indian courts Thursday, December 7, 1950 High - 11:15 22.7 feet Low 5:06 7.4 feet 18:01 2.4 feet H i set out to create a United Na-I tions that would bring peace to the world. and police to deal with matters the radio. The broadcast Is of law not covered by establish-1 sponsored by the Junior Chained courts. - I ber of Commerce.