rpisPATCHED f CABS PROVINCIAL LI2!.m, 113 onriesa dhugs VICTC-IIA. 0. C. Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published ot Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' PH0I1E 1 PRICE HVE CENTS Is Callgd For He es rar lament I I A. I I I - 1 s Becoming . S Mill Industry Line Railway Strike Here Is Quiet And Orderly ans All Out , gnd Pusan h Allied forces; Pickets have been posted since vesterdav at the Paralyzed As Hailivay ; Strike Holds Hation ... No Inkling as to Line of Action is Given by Prime Minister St. Laurent kt the wedge pusneu Entni Korean bat"? approaches to Canadian National Railwnv nmnortv ' wnsuara oi 3u,u"j . . J i Vl 1 f Yrt fVlAAVt r n 4 1. n L ........1.1 1. 4. 1 hns massed for at-. L fpnm tinrth ' uut uiucuii ao viti l wuuiu uu conwrary to law. raeeu irom . . .' Ahmit. Plfrht mpn nrp nn rlntv Aa tVi riiluio.. of r bht over a nunarea ao w.c 'mioji oumc e no-mans land, went into its second day. the situation in Prince intotmthe narrow Rupert remained quiet. Railway property remain ck-up of the allied locked up and shops and offices release five North along the railway line are quiet. ;. OTTAWA Prime Minister L. S. St. Laurent I announced today that Pzrliament had been called to I meet next Tuesday at 3 p.m. to consider the railway strike crisis and the Korean situation. That would i give members, he felt, plenty of time to reach Ottawa litre, twelve miles to Railway employees affected by , me siriae met i uesaay ai Peters' Union Hall to discuss on Taegu. sup- 4 ) ( i uie sirisb sibuauun ana uie bran forces are fight- " i Mr. at. .Laurent had no comment to make orj battle to save Taegu .possible legislation to deal with Snder repeated Com the strike situation. It would ic while the United nty-Fifth Division ted to guard Pusan. following statement was Issued by Leonard Hopkins, chairman of Joint committees: "A Joint meeting of the railway employees affected by the strike was held at the Carpenters' Union Hall. Meetings will be held there twice daily with roll call at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. 48 hours may deter- Mail Truck Is Welcome be incorrect, he said, to say that 'the cabinet had decided on any i proposed program of legislation, i British United Press has said j that the cabinet will propose compulsory conciliation with J3. compromise settlement betwefin railway and Union heads in tbi ate of Taegu and being suggested. until Dffrpmint. is rathist Th ' hoir SPECIAL SESSION MONDAY OTTAWA Premier St. Laurent said on Tuesday that as members of Parliament and Senate were already booking passage for Ottawa by air, be had reason to expect that the special sitting of Parliament would commence next Monday. STRIKE AND CROPS WINNIPEG Harvest time is near and farmers are, feeling concerned how far the stop hall will be open every day. "No statements will be given the press except by the chairman of the Joint committee." 1 , TERRACE The town turned I I out yesterday morning to see the mail come in from Prince Rupert by Hyda Transfer truck PICKET LINE ACTION -ir. files tof garbage and picket lines are a feature of Hamilton's strike of nearly 1,100 civic employees formally engaged on outside work. This photo shows a scene outside Hamilton's east end .dump after a road block of 13 cars was opened by a tow truck under police orders towing them away. The car surrounded by the pickets was owned by a private citizen attempting to take his garbage to the dump. (CP Photo) S driven by Adam Ewasuik. It was railway strike and the Hamilton civic workers' strike. However,-observers feel that passage of such legislation would take considerable time. and that, In the meantime, the still unrevoked Wartimes Powers Act might be Invoked. i Meantime, as the strike entered its second day, industrial had a marvellous GAINING IN SOUTH only first class letter mail but it was very welcome. Gratification was expressed at the prompt arrangement for delivery of the he party will never ! about the magnlfl-r of British Columbia, s Journey along the COOking ShOViyaouver is, ! mail so soon after the commence ' VICTORIA. It has been raining heavily on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Patri ment of the railway strike. wr route with the crisis was creeDine; on Canada Ai nMn:..Ai nam nu I over the mountains The truck was going through nn, more and more thousands NATIONAL SCENE Scattered Industrial lay-offs with Indication of more to follow resulted immediately in wake of the railway strike. Three thousand Nova Scotia coal miners were among the first to go. Thousands more workers including about 40.000 in British Columbia will be Jobless temporarily if the strike continues too long. Supplies of most commodities are normal or nearly so but this conditions could not last long. Some areas and email communi dl UdllllYdl cia Bay had 1.02 inch in 24 hours. Elsewhere there, has been half', vicrmriTAVnnviiitfpr Tcion 1 to Smithers and had in all about i beine iaid 0fi n industries In idreds of lights of the its shining on the page of rail traffic will affect marketing. The available quantity of binder time is down to a small total. Red River Valley home owners, trying to restore their property from flood damage, are being-given setbacks. HEAVY CROP OTTAWA Summarized crop and fruit reports from all over Canada indicate the harvest will be one ot the heaviest an Inch. ' . . -J J ... . FORECAST ' S N'B"tly average in. attendance North Coast-Cloudy with a,at the Civic Centre carnival and is particularly hard hit by the ' twenty sacks of mail for various addition to the already striking railway strike. Lumber mills PoinU aboar-J. j railway employees and others may have to close down as may The return Lrip to Prince Ru- ,wh become automatically wltH- I , ; iiu.w . . . . . , nut. inhs unforgettable sight." Findlatcr, organizer of the famous (tor Choir 91 Vancouver few showers, cooler; winds light, southeast,- 15 miles ' per hour over open water. - unc twu nunc. tuaawii perx is Deing maae wxiay nu . steamships tied up the Island is ; there will be a three-days-a- Picketing on the approaches Isolated except bv aircraft and i week run while the railway strike of railway property throughout t The Todd and Pluto show and the miniature railway continue 6utstanding entertainment feat-tires and are drawing appreci present concerts in ) uted Church tonight 1 the country has become general ferry connection with Washing- i5 on. ton State, stranding thousands Bay evening. jhut there has been no trouble reported. ative play it on the last stage ; of tourists. The cut flower In- j Navy Being f- Chief attraction last night was,' dustry, faces heavy losses with Kurnr I alfn Man pry that has taken j the home cooking contest. ' the product going to waste for) VUlllJ LUIYV. I IUII f, Wenathee, Trail, icton, Kelowna, Ver- j p vaites .and -Jellies had their .Jack of shipment. Planes are 'usual play and some very tempt--moying milk and cream to Vic pi" Arm. Kamlnrm Expanded ing dishes were shown. Com-, toria. ' mlttee felt there should have . . e, Prince George The Journey has i bus and has been ties In northern Ontario and Vancouver Island especially would be isolated. Bus and truck companies, telephone .systems and airlines are all but swamped in the rush of new business. In addition to the 125.000 ratl-waymen laid off in the strike are nearly 75,0000 other railway workers in trades not represented by the striking unions. Stockyards in Toronto and Winnipeg are Idle. Pulp and paper mills are making plans for layoffs. Alberta oil. wells and refineries are hard hit. Air PASsrltfGERs To Masset iQCA today) G. Olson, G. L. Davis. From Vancouver (yesterday Mr. Dassit, Mrs. Dell, Miss Dell-Mr. Northcott, Mr. Goodwin, Mr. OTTAWA The Canadian been , a better response from I Navy chief in disclosing details Prince Rupert people. Following i Applevhaile an educational treat Robert Sims, 55-ycar old carpenter of Bums Lake- has shot himself in the Interior town, according to word received at div is a list of prize winners: V members and lead- of the fleet's - expansion plans own a musical treat ' -iou centres where POT OftdWB Drop cookies : Miss Margaret; Johnson, 12 years, Angus Apts.; , ' Miss Isabel Gladdish, nine years, e T. Applewhaite, MJ. for isional headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police here from Constable William Rich- mond of Burns Lake. Deceased p ere given. From ' he to Smithers the i f made in cars pro-1 Mthers Junior Cham- i UUl ITlavantti Avonno lpa ct . 1a.,a V... timnrmm't i ! II1UI . . n . . 1. v. v. j..wv. OKCCllil. Will icarc fcy ............ . , , . .. No details ' "aS a T lit ttllU laiJUljr rhvnloU .otUocl.r P.,,..... - IT - .nmut tn are given. Halvorsen. ten years. 440 Eighth Ottawa to attend the special fierce. Through the said last night that it is taking all of its destroyers out of mothballs and equipping them with the latest anti-submarine' gear. More than a dozen may be put to sea. Vice-Admiral H. TV W. Grant said that the navy's preparedness program is being speeded up through acceleration of the production of anti-submarine escort vessels, minesweepers, radar and In other ways. The greatest need is for men. Avenue West; Miss Nancy Lund, fi of the Department in year. 1 SMALLER NEWSPAPERS ' MONTREAL As a consequence of the railway strike it is claimed hare that for a while newspapers in the United States will be smaller. Eighty per cent of newsprint used In the Un"ted Slates comes from Canada. AUTO PLANT CLOSING TORONTO The Studebaker plants, it is reported here, are expected to close down. MORE LAY-OFFS TORONTO -Reports continue to be received here of the imminence of more labor being laid off in the large mining plants of Northern Ontario and Quebec and in other large industries in both Ontario and Quebec. WORSE THAN EXPECTED MONTREAL Some of the union members are frankly saying that the reaction to the strike, in the scope of the way the stoppage of trains is affecting commerce, Industry and general business Is on a greater scale than they had expected. Mayor Of Battle Creek In Alaska f and Bmlthers taxi- school buses from session of Parliament to deal with the railway strike crisis and the Korean situation. The Skeena member expects to? be in Ottawa by early Friday afternoon. tre martc otmiioki . Williams, Mr. McKenzie. Miss Morin, R. McDonald, L. Doran, C. Levitt. From Sar.dspit (yesterday) W. Pickett, S. Fairweather. , Mr. Karkle. Mrs. Husband and child. To Sandspit (yesterday) G. N. McTavish, P. Machura, R. Johnson, J. Thompson. ,. To Vancouver (yesterday) Mrs. E. M. Cjok, R. Lachlan. J. Neil, M. Stevens. Mr. Gait. A. Parent, H. P. Thompson, J. H. Watson, Miss A. Floyd, J. C. Steffan-son, Mrs. E. R. Dodds and. J. L. Carr. " . t' Of the choir to I wlluam v- nmyur ui Pwt. Arraneement J BaUle creek, Michigan, ana urney horn mm wlle ana iamuy were nere bo-jhiu P"t are still undrr Thursday, August 24, 1950 High 11:32 17.3 feet 23:07 20.1 feet Low 5:00 3.9 feet 17.-04 8 9 feet M the reception that the steamer Prince Oeorge which was tn port Sunday morning northbound. They will be here again Friday evening unless the call of the Prince Oeorge southbound is dropped owing to the i"a rece Wed on the Findlater comment said that was that railway strike which has tied up "lemwrs of spnW . " ." . 1 me i;anaman national uucr. he off. . ,re effect that these' 13 years. 929 Sixth Avenue Fast: Mtss - Yvonne Jackson, twelve years. 537 Eighth Avenue west; Miss Carol Berge, 11 years, '537 Elerhth Avenue. West. Bread Miso Marion Evans, 1264 Beach Place; Miss Kathleen Gladdish, eleven years, 500 Eleventh Avenue East. Muffins Master Robert Yam-ada. seven years, 526 Eleventh Avenue East. (Open) White Bread Mrs. S. L. Pea-chev. 733 Tatlow Street; Mrs. E. W. Becker. Fire Hall. Brown bread Mrs. Rubv Pollock, 525 Eiahth Avenue West; Mrs. T. J. Boulter. Tnv'or Street. Section C Open Sponge cake Mrs. A. J. Tur-cotte, 514 Seventh Avenue West; Miss Margaret Johnson, Angus Apartments. Date Loaf Mrs. Ruby Pollock, 252 Eighth Avenue West. Lemon Pie Mrs. A. J. Tur-cotte, 514 Seventh Avenue West; Mrs. Arthur Oswald, 2025 Gra- singing music orally sung by adult Mediation Stalemate KARACHI, Pakistan. Sir Owen Dixon, United Nations mediator, said today that his efforts to end the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir had ended in a stalemate. Before leaving to report to the United Nations Security Council Sir Owen said that there was nothing he could do to end the disDUte. Tonight - - at the "iiQiater added that. Cellulose Plant Work Is Slowed Work at the Columbia Cellulose plant is being held up to a small extent by the railway strike. No more employees are being hired for the moment. Highway construction is proceeding normally as the greater part of their requirements are being brought in by air express. Alaska Motor Vessel Ashore Carnival rally do not realize f le of trained Junior Prince George Coming Here m course nf n t Union Steamers Facing Strike Nn the choir was Pke a return trin thi Canadian National Steamships wveiopment of the ! p.m. p.m. p.m. annnunrn that the Steamer ha?JU!iRested that 1 Prince Oeorge, ' southbound from naving the mpmhor. ?. .m all Doors open Midway Home Cooking Rides Industrial and Photo Exhibit. Todd and Pluto Stage Show. Todd and Pluto Stage Show and Dancing till 1 a.m. -NIGHTLY DOOR PRIZE 7.30 11.30 pm Vanmiivor ni. i here Friday night notwithstand UNION STEMSKIPS ' ' inIeArnSTioThrvroS BRITAIN WORKING overwhelmingly In favor of a ON WAR MISSILES strike acainst Union Steamships 1 ' ' fion of all nnrt. f 'v, ft be Included. Fol-' Ewder BlKultrulIWo", -tor f . idea Mr. Flndlater Arthur Oswald ?en nuu oujeut, .u as a caller at Prince Rupert with 1 Scones 2nd prize, Mrs. Ruby r' 10 local girls who ing the railway strike. As the vessel is completing a voyage which started before the strike deadline, arrangements have been made to handle her for passengers and baggage. The Prince George is due here at 8 o'clock Friday night, sail-inu at 12:15 midnight. She will fish shipments for the East from southeastern Alaska ports, : Pollock. Ltd. The date has not yet been ' LONDON. Britain today ap-set. Increase of $30 per month in .pointed one of her top strategists wa?es Is belnij sought. : to take over and develop plans (The Union Company has the ' 'i' latest types of guided mis-steamer Camosun sailing tonight files. Work will be directed by for Prince Rupert. The local Sir Alex Coryton. 55, air force f'MTPsrprl - r. . . r .1 tr.,. A DnnolH Feu mKht then be a I the chnlr in it. . second prizes 'of Queen Charlotte Sound yester- nffii-e nf the comDanv has been veteran wno in 1M4 commanaeo. Ph Isles. A necessary the Elrl wnnin k -. ice COX .uu:c raw. . iw.i- ..... l0rC m dav- alrf Mrs Ruhv Pollock. ! vnv.Mnr that, this salline will ! the Third tactical air Canadian National Rall- Tomorrow--. at the Carnival KIDDIES' DAY . ItO tpll nf.w land lana at al a: S Le.- k. be made. The Job's Daughters' southeast Asia. - drill team is coming home on this vessel.) ' Miss Doriel Do11. ln.8 distance 1 operator at the local telephone Drop Cookies Mrs. A. Ronald, 1 Another vessel of the same Mrs. Ruby Pollock. Une, Dahl Transportation Ser- Gooseberrv Jam-Mrs. George , vice of Seattle, was reported to the assistance of Scott, 318 Ninth Avenue West; proceeding Mrs. Arthur Oswald, 2025 Gra-, tht Robert Eugene. ulm,, sue Thus in the various tht usually follow e girls pnnlrf n .u. IS JAILED FOR PLUTONIUM THEFT h district. lers those attenriintr DENVER Sanford Lawrence Simons, 28-year-old scientist, was Jailed Mondav on charges ham Avenue. " ! Rhubarb Jam Mrs. George Scott, second prize. i Black Currant Jelly Mrs. J., askd that they be BASEBALL -SCUKES TODAY (American) ivonne Bell, PANAMA CANAL exchange, returned ' yesterday The Panama Canal was opened from Terrace, where she spent to commercial traffic on August a vacation with her parents, Mr. 5 i9i4, . and Mrs. Harvty Doll. ' ' Canadian Seamen Land. On Coast 'Korea - Destroyers Are In Action mb of the choir and ": having robbed Los Almos New York, 7; Detroit, 5. (National) - ! Kir & r .... ntrtmin Tirol apt. nr diuiajimuiu. u a Personality that vltal atom bomb component. to "le Citizens of -a-1- agents saiu ""c ' en plutonium was recovered A. Rutherford. 1045 First Avenue: Mrs. Arthur Oswald. Anple Jelly Mrs. J. A. Rutherford. Black Currant Jam Mrs. .1. A. Rutherford: Mrs. Oeoree Scot.t. Pickled Onions Mrs. Arthur Oswald. 2-5 p.m. Outdoor rides 5c Industrial and Photo Exhibits. .:. 3 p.m. Todd and Pluto Stage Show children free. 7 p.m. Doors open - Midway Outdoor. rides Industrial and Photo Midway Outdoor rides ; Exhibit. 7.30 p.m. Children's Pet Show A prize for every entry and Special Awards. 1 1 .30 p.m. Todd and Pluto Stage Show and Dancing till 1 a.m. Horticultural Exhibits received during evening. NIGHTLY DOOR PRIZE 1 Irom a hiding place In the slight i scientist's home. Simons says he took the plutanium purely .for souvenir purposes. MANSON I New York, 5; Philadelphia, 4. TUESDAY (National) New York 8, Chicago 5 Brooklyn 10, Pittsburg 8 Philadelphia 4, Cincinnati 3 Boston 5, St. Lous 1. (American) New York 13, Detroit 6 Boston 9." St. Louis 5 Cleveland 5, Washington 1 Chicago-rPhiladelphia W. E. Williams K. C pioneer R. O. Van der sluys will be the Last week Canadian destroyers took part in two bombardments of enemy shore installations. The destroyers Sioux and Cayuga have also been In action, the details on which are not released for security rtasons. MLL TROPHY PT 7 O'CLOCK TOKYO Canadian stamen have made two landings on the Korean coast. No casualties are reported. Men from H.M.C.S. Athabascan helped catpre an island. Others took part in demolishing an installation. They co-operated with South Korean forces. I speaker tomorrow at the weekly Prince Rupert barrister and for. many years located tn Vancou-1 ver. is pavins a brief visit to the ! city on business. He arrived on V' Gen. Motors luncheon of the Prince Rupert Rotary Club. He will tell members of some of his travels. yesterday afternoon .'s plane. 1