NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER I - TAXI I Phone 113 mxtom mm STAR Dlue i Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest. t Cabs VOL. XXXVTI, No. 22. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, TUESDAY. JANUARY 27, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS fcAAAAAAAT. Collective Defends Aaimis6 Jd Wave Wieved Urged USSDi .. ...jri.il and Fifty Deaths f'nittd 8,Uiev-v I ' V i ? , o " J j. " :',Mj' ' '.4' ' ' ' 'f0Av'"i'A", ' s t y i ' , ' ' , ' ' "t ' it Hard Hit , Industry Canadian Under Secretary Offers Solution to Veto YORK 0 Eleven. Miaou- r A' Acquitted On Two Charges Court-Martial of Commander QUIT-PALESTINE PLANS COMING Will be Presented by Great Britain to I'nited Nations This Week f United aiaiv i -f frinul weather from -al Canaua louay, "... v Littler Proceeding at Halifax TORONTO (CP)-A collective system for within the United Nations regardless of Ptuss- HALIFAX, H, Commander J. ' , attributed to the cold and weather. A fresh mass of .ir centred In the Dakota LAKE SUCCESS -Great intends to present to th ... J . tTHnl XT..!..,.,. 4lil.. c. Littler d.cf., of victoria, was lan veto tactics was advocated last night by L. B. acquitted on two of five charges Pearson, Canada's Under Secretary of State for Monday;! Zarfi S ! Af' something to be said for Minnesota alia nlOVea lUVU.unmu iinuuua ranj wi rcr. .sections of the central I plans for giving up the rule oi and Roc ky Mountain re j Palestine, It was said yesterday. ' Temperatures, across the The Information will come in TV except in southern j the form of answers to a list of . ,i.inl i Koprifir nnp.HonA Kllhm it terl nv the fatal collision six months 'standing up and calling a spade a spade" Mr. Pearson ago between the destroyer Mic-'nT mac, commanded by Littler, and $97,773 FIRE the freighter Yarmouth County. LOSS GREATEST "UM"a1, ...... - - da. arc aiiguiijr-uuuii ucaiiujrci co'.i wave started moving a nve-couiury raicsunc paru-the o i north central states tlo'n commission, rdav while eastern and' .tril stales wiiumiu The death list rce from ,;v ft Mich had been record- ( torn an audience of 1200 at a Toronto Board of Trade dinner, "but theje is nothing to be said for shaking a fist and calling at the"blankety-blank' Americans, British or Soviets." He charged Soviet Russia with using the United Nations for "aggressive and ignoble" purposes. Mr. Pearson suggested that one way out of the United Nations veto-soarred dilemma would be the formation of collective system of defence within the United Nations charter of all nations wishing to Join. The audience regarded the speech as another demonstra ., w yc.stciuay. Town Near Wiped Out IN CITY RECORD Prince Rupert's fire losses In 1947 are believed to have been the highest for any year in the city's history. According to the annual report of fire chief H. T. Lock, losses during the lear totalled $97,773, resulting from 109 fires. "I believe that was the worst year in our history," Mayor Arnold commented after the smiie points in Norm uuk- j he temperature skidded tj ' j::d fifteen degrees below captain was acquitted on charges of failing to sound a signal and failing to sound a signal in fog. Littler still faces charges of "negligently or by default" hazarding the Micmac and committing an act w prejudice good order and naval discipline. In addition, the court-martial which is continuing today, will decide whether Littler failed to proceed at "moderate speed" in a fog or mist before the collision on July 16 which took 11 lives aboard the fighting ship. Littler pleaded Innocent on all charges. The evidence on Monday duplicated largely the testimony report, which reviewed the fires, had been read in Two Thirds of Moclips, on West Coast of Washington, Burned IIOtJIIAM. Wash. CPI More than two-thirds of the business district of the small coastal community of Moclips, 27 mile north of here, lay in ashes today after sparks of a welding torch touched off fire itiur storm brought snow rcezinc rain to Texas. New EiiKland and other rn seaboard states oinc -ere digging out of an ac-i'.auoti 'of snow measuring Shan twenty inches. 1 or nu relief Is in sight, antime in Canada the mobile industry of Ontario faced itli the threat of a tion of tougher Canadian policy towards the Soviet Union's attitude in the United Nations. ! in the basement of a commer which had been heard at the f( ot as many as 30,000 London Mart Rally Today Reaction to France's Devaluation Checked Golds Weak GOVERNMENT UNDER FIRE Dollar Saving Program Criticized by Opposition at Ottawa ..?r.s m the automobile ln- OIL EMBARGO federal inquiry some months ago and whose report fixed the blame for the accident on the navy captain but absolved him cial garage. The damage is estimated at SI50.000. The blaze destroyed We post office, garage, grocery, cafe and gift shop and five homes. -j due to the extremely cold nir having caused a Has I 'we At Windsor yesterday TO HIT B.C. LABOR MINISTER WELCOMES NEW CANADIANS "This is fun. I'm going to like it in Canada." That s what Jan Hawrylak, three-Vear old Polish boy, seems to be thinking as he's welcomed by Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, minister of labor, after his arrival in Canada from a German Displaced' ."Persons' Camp recently. Jan. who was bom in Germany during the Nazi regime, has never known a home of his own. That's his mother, Mrs. Janina Hawrylak. on the riyht and a friend, Miss Clawens Mirdzza, from Latvia, on his left. The HawTylaks I daddy watched from the sidelines i were brought to Canada for employment in the garment trades, and Miss Mirdza is slated for a job as a domestic in Win from criminal negligence. i.omoN (r-RHtain' niertirp OTTAWA OlTAWA if- The The govern- Ir. W. A. (arrother (inn-mriits on Proposed Action of I'nited States to protect the value of the I "B piumaoi ullder a barme f criticism pound brought a rally in gov-l"'as om benches in the "bonds crnmcnt today. Gold PPf-"i Vtuliir Co. laia oil B.wu f:s and Chrysler Corpora-mid off 3.000. Emergency npioyment relief offices are ; opined up in Windsor Ion and Sumla industries also hard hit as' a result of e4 wcllj. . COASTGUARD TO HIPPA ISLAND VICTORIA Dr. W. A. Car-rothers, chairman of the British shares, however, had a relapse, t Fmnci'R affirm in devaluating t John Oliver Probe, C.C.F. nipeg. The picture w as taken when Mr. Mitchell visited, on " -- - . o v f . - n i . ... -1 .1 Columbia O the franc had staled aOreak . """T oal and. Petroleum" lJanuary 16-tne well-appointed reception centre lor newly arriv-t ,. . J'ed displaced persons operated at St. Paul l'Ermite by the Dom- ia.st nignt mat. an , jn,on Dopjrtment of Labor abnut 22 miles east of Montreal ARRAIGNMENT IN EDMONTON Libel Case Against Publisher, Writer and Social Welfare Authority Proceeding With the United States Coast- Ex.for reposition of price ceiib. ,n gold shareg Qn ln 6tyck Board, -said guard sending a boat to Hippa opposing the 25 percent emse embargo on oil exports from the Island following reports that bodies of two men, believed to j change Monday but today short -. term speculators took profits. I Government securities yester- D THOUSANDS, t tax on a wide list of United States goods. F. S. Zaplitncy, CCS". -Dauphin, said that austerity was the I Ivii'P Ktor viliinc tf thn n-rnc b- blow to British Columbia in ID NO RENT .n value. The dip on the Stock Ex dustry. He intimated that strict, rationing might have to be im-ixisecf. At Washington DC. yesterday, embargoes on all oil exiwrts. in- change reflected fears of investors that France's action would damage the pound sterling. EDMONTON (r For the second time in eleven years the Issue of the freedom of the press in Alberta arose today with the arraignment of a publisher, a writer and a social welfare .... 1 it.. nlsn rnne (if n s: 1 t T - ("most rabid type of protectionism" Canada had ever known. jThe move reduced imports, cre-lated shortages and enabled j ' Canadian manufacturers to reap profit. I G. R. Pcarkes V.C.. Progres- DIASAI'OLIS -When Edgar i tin, 39. was searched by pol- i un complaint from his land-tiiry found $2,984 in hU els She had Ijcen trying to it JI 50 uwinu for room rent., n she persisted, he threat- i her with a hatchet, sho Clarksdale Victory there in November have been washed ashore, district police offices here have so far made no plans to investigate. District office of the provincial police Sunday received word from Queen Charlotte City that bodies of two men had henn ' eluding shipments to Canada, i and restoration of wartime Sir Stafford Cripps. 'of the Bxchequer, yesterday that the pound auui.MiLjr automobile speed limits were Japs Ruled Out of Timber Work; May Be Returning to Coast Soon VANCOUVER, ff The Vancouver Sun reported today that the provincial government has ordered the immediate discharge of all Japanese 800 strong from British Columbia interior logging operations. This surprise action threatens the shut-down of many independent logging camps and "ghost towns" revived by the Japanese when they were moved from coastal areas during the war. The move, following the lapse of federal wartime regulations which permitted the employment of Japanese in the timber industry to stimulate the war effort, may, it is felt, preface the return of the Japanese to the coastal regions of the province. u-riiiM nnl Hp rlpvalnutpH riirt not. inn to puDiisn a oeianiaioij ; promised Monday In the fight llOei. ilie rilUIK- """- .,;... nrBaAin f,,nl ,H no. ' s've-Cnservat.ve. Nanaimo, said disclose what steps would be HeBrMsih Columbia farmers were disclosed that consultations with,anx,ou,s '. take produc- siehted on Hinna island, seene i taken taken to to protect protect the the pound. pound. He eedented. 0,lne shortage in the United The charges were laid by the States. A bill to prohibit petrol- Al.l , imvonunrnt ni'uinst Jack CUlll CXIHJl tS for OI1C VPaT WHS the French were continuing. Jcport Favorably V Alaska Hiehwav nun ui uuius miu veKCiaoies out wanted to know how long the import ban would last. The farmers had to make large Investments to meet demands." Kent Cooke of Toronto, publish LOCAL TIDES introduced by Senator Styles Bridges. Oil shortage- both present and er of New Liberty Magazine; Harold Diniiman, writer, and iATTLE Robert Brandt of Alaska Territorial Highway Wednesday, January 28, 1948 Dr Charlotte Whitton 01 Ot- ' prospective- nas vn many oum- i'"ol who reeentlv rirovp over tuwa. nationally known wen arc. eu nuu uu.- vum'""""" Alaska HiKhwav to Falr- llpht. High 3:04 21.5 feet; SOUTHAMPTON, Eng., A 14:58 22.8 feet postcard, delivered at Salisbury, Low 8:55 5.5 feet 32 miles away, was five years 21:24 1.1 feet and four months late. THE WEATHER PROFITEERS worker. Tl, oli'ii-iiim nri- h:i.-.eri llllon a 1.1 the cm- If enacted into law, it'- ,',.(- s - ks by nay of Portland, " and Edmonton, says th'j nay is in excellent condition m 'he hazardous many rnople epoplc think It is. artielc by Dingman entitled . - - , .uu . nr UCU . r r Babies for Export" a report on ; . c . " ' MKC T It MALL - - - . - vw UCUS niui yuo.ii.ut. uniuii'i unu ..,.1.1 n,,.-i,-,f, il... i Synopsis A storm centre in the Gulf of Alaska is giving rain and strong winds along the northern British Columbia coast. The weather remains clear and cold In southern and central B.C. but Vies .Niim. tumult. Luiinb iiiv " patrolmen report similar- CUSTOMS MIX-UP FOLLOWS LANDING OF U.S. PLANE AT SANDSPIT BASE Worst Danger to Tree Enterprise Slinister Promises to Deal With Them child welfare administration In Alberta prepared by Dr. Whitton. The defendants contend that a section of the Criminal Code in-voWeH in ehaming them Scc- 0NDON. t BBC viewers announcer last few months oil trucks have been going through New England right through towns where people are in dire need of fuel Tor the sake of a differential ot our five cents a pound In price." Sinuiltaiicons.y Congress Is being asked to start a nine mil Stanley Leinln of the wreck. The bodies reportedly were sighted by Albert Duf-fey, a fisherman, who said that they were on the beach at high water level. Activity of marine birds on the island indicated that other bodies might be there also. It was stated today that despite search, no bodies had been found. Mother, Children Are Gun Victims WINNIPEG ft Two young children are dead and their mother, Mrs. W. S. Macdonald, is in hospital in a serious condition following an early morning shooting at a suburban West Kildonan home. Police refused to give details but it is reported the mother is under police guard in hospital. Her husband was absent from the city oa business. RATATTACKS WINDSOR BABY WINDSOR, Out. A baby boy, 17 months old. was attacked in his crib by a giant rat last week. The father, hearing the screams, Pe In a faint when televis-1 tion 334- constitutes a threat to QUEBEC 9 Minister of Labor cloudiness is expected to spread Humphrey Mitchell said yestcr- into these sections tomorrow. In-day that profiteers, more than j creasing cloudiness will bring anything else, threatened the j moderating temperatures to the system of free enterprise in ' province tomorrow. recently. fl.eedom 0f the press. Customs officials at Prince Rupert today were hoping to clear up the complication caused when an American aircraft made an emergency landing at the Sands-pit air strip two weeks ago, unloosing a series of customs and immigration violations that did lion dollar program to build an Canada and the rest of the American synthetic oil industry, world. In this country the gov- rench Government's Forecast Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes and North Coast Cloudy today, becoming overcast tonight. Wednesday, overcast with occasional light rain. Winds crnmcnt "intends to deal with them as they should be dealt with." Mr. Mitchell was speaking at the annual meeting of the Canadian Construction Association. old Bill Is Rejected NOT TAKING U.S. ORDERS learned of the goings-on about that time. Under the Canadian regulations, foreign planes making emergency landings In Canada must Immediately inform the Customs and Immigration authorities and keep passengers, crew and cargo on the spot until a Customs officer arrives. Today, the damged plane and pilot and mechanics, who arrived wit hthe new engine on Friday, were still at Sandspit hoping to get clearance from the Canadian Customs. Customs Officer Oscar Smith left the city on yesterday afternoon's C.P.A. flight to arrange for their clearance. That still leaves the original plane the cause of it all on the ground at Sandspit. Arange-ments were being made today socialists. nn Nnr Want Cabinet MEDICINE HAT FIRE PROBED r - not come to light until the weekend. The emergency landing was followed by two unauthorized landings at the Sandspit strip by planes which took off passengers, express and baggage and then landed a new aircraft engine all reportedly, without knowledge or permission from the Canadian authorities. The first plane, a DC-3 owned by Mount McKinley Air Service Inc., a non-schedule Alaska line, made a forced landing at Sands-pit when an engine blew up on light today and southeast (20 j m.p.h.i Wednesday. Milder. Lows tonight and highs Wednesday at Port Hardy, 35 and 45. Northern Section- Intermittent rain today and Wednesday. Winds southeast, (25 m.p.h.i Mild. Lows tonight and highs Wednesdaly: Massett 38 and 45, Prince Rupert 40 and 4a. Northern B.C. Overcast with snow flurries today and Wed- Crisis or Resignation of Schuman PARIS (CP) The French National Assembly V jw cunimission today rejected the gold trade bill ft'mior Schuman's monetary program by a vote u 15 with five absentions. Socialists joined ""munists in opposition. The bill proposed free Hie 111 m.l.l i - . MEDICINE HAT, Alberta (P Police and fire officials are today investigating the flash fire which swept an bid people's home here on Saturday, causing the deaths of five elderly women rushed in the room, catching the rat with a blow on the head from a large hammer. The place is overrun with rats. The Browns pay $25 for three little rooms. tifi... ""-inn rrancc Oil (if tUa f ii..tr -.-M 1,1, 91;1nesday. Winds southerly (15 m. Mrs. Dora Reiger, aged Z cabi,lpt. decree and did Mrs. Eva Feneke, Mrs. Isabel "euro annmv.,1 ,.r k a.. p.h.i. Lows tonight and highs Wednesday at Telegraph "Creek, 15 and 30. .-r--"'.i vi nit: ns- the night of January 10. The plane reportedly carried six passengers and two crewmen. bly. by Mount McKinley Air Lines officials at Seattle and Anchoragethis time with meticulous consideration for Canadian Customs regulations to fly a fourth Leach, Mrs. Margaret Hoffman and Mrs. Ludmila Novak, all of Medicine Hat and Rcgina. Wild Beer Party Shocks Far North "Kubliish" Says Minister in Answer to Vancouver Meni-ber's Charge OlTAWA (CP) Charge by Howard Green, Progressive-Conservative member for Vancouver South, that the Canadian government was taking ordeps from Washington was quickly denied by Finance Minister Douglas AJibolt as Parliament resumed its sessions yesterday following" the Christmas and New Year recess. Green said that "no Canadian government since Confederation had ever gone so far towards taking orders from the government of another country." Abbott said: "That is rubbish. We take no orders from anyone. My friend is talking rubbish." s "ul clear what the So- iwts On January 11, another DC-3 flew from Seattle, landed at "Posed in the lace of KOVni... FAIRBANKS Eight hundred plane to Sandspit carrying a FORD'S FUNERAL COSTLY AFFAIR members of the Non-Commis- Sandspit and picked up the pas- j pllot who would take the first Attorney General Criticizes Dries TORONTO Attorney General Blackwell, during a speech here. sioned Officers' Club crowded sengers, crew ana express, ana plane out. manufacturers the chance to cut prices as much as one-half in the world markets and, consequently, threatened British markets abroad , The new rate of the franc to the American dollar is 214 as compared with the old of 119. Provision is also made for a free market by exporters by which they will realize even more than the official rate. France is a member of the International Monetary Fund which refused to sanction the new rate. Ncdth V l"umpi crisis and I ulnUome hni-ncl,, ..u in for a "Free Beer Party" at DETROIT The funeral ser new to tneir destination of Anchorage. To make things completely horrible from the standpoint of vice and burial of Henry Ford Mile 26 during the Christmas r led to avoid the Last Friday, January 23, a 'Canadian regulations, Sandspit third plane arrived from An- although it has an airstrip, is chorage with two mechanics and not classed as a customs airport ins of h both ., ovcl'rldden objec-f Britain and the declared the tactics of some of cost the family $21,980 according, season. Wild reports circulated ( the prohibitionists "would, drive to claims on file in probate court. ' but finally sifted down. The any man to drink." They would The coffin was bronze and cost trouble appeared to be over ex-be well advised, he remarked, to $14,935. Other items included ' uberance, with minor and un-abandon their present pressure 1 $1,683 for flowers and $3,540 for intentional bodily injuries, as replacement engine for the : and therefore foreign planes damaged plane. Canadian Customs authorities, apparently, have not any right to land there at all. group tactics. choir and organist.. well ns hurt feelings. -"'"ion gives French if