lAl. rr PROVINCIAL LIB?.ArtT, ii3 nnnpc nnnns Mil 1.11 HIIWMW am TICIC.'.IA, 2. c. r. Daily Delivery NORTHXRN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NXW8PAPKR cabs Published at Canada'g Most Strategic Pacific Port-"Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHOHE 81 VOL. XXXVIII, No. 233. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1949. PRICE HVE CENTS a w I a m omer oives Yankee series IS WERE RECOMMENDED 'Prpmipr Of CAPT. TAYLOR TELLS STORY Tommy Henrich Is Hero Of Baseball Classic .RiMtiti ur cuuiAiiun r ft.. ridiiuu uuiib i By A. BRUCE BROWN I ,ast three years the Board of School his district has been giving attentioif to Politiral Crisis in Republic Comes to Head R H E Brooklyn 0 2 0 New York 1 5 1 IT''- ' A J. '- W k nrn f TORONTO Captain WiUlam Taylartoday continues his re-( cltal of events surrounding the j burning or the Noronic, Great Lakes cruise ship, destroyed at her Toronto pier with loss of, possible 130 lives. The cap-' tain's testimony before a federal ;bv w'ay 01 ntw t;tI10U1 ounuings ior me PARIS P Premier Henri n f eMi't,u Queuille of France resigned to- ,! has realized for some time that it day, the resignation beine m-ade YANKEE STADIUM A sudden bullet-like home d with nt'W construction due to the ever- to President Vincent Auriol. The1 inquiry into the September n run into the lower right field scats by First Basernan disaster was interrupted yester- Tornmy Henrich gave the New York Yankees a dra- day to allow four survivors frorn ,. . ,7. ... . . , . . ' matlc one to nothing World Series opening victory Ohio to teiiL their stories of the official announcement followed an earlier statement by a cab lire. The four flew here to over the Brooklyn Dodgers today. The circuit clout Living Cost Index Down 2 Z'TJl1 broke "P the bal1 game as 66,224 fans were settling back for what appeared to be an in- Taylor said he had been t si Vv ii ? ( 1:1 3 inet spokesman that Queuille had virtually decided to resign. Qifcutlle's coalition government, in office for more than a year and longer than any previous post-war French cabinet, ran into crisis with the insistence of the Socialist party Q (TiAct rnrtoln cvr-a lim na n I ... . . . . . structed by the company to 7 " " , oniy iwo nns ou me winning waive certain emergency prac- bU " l DrKe lne nearl 01 pitcher. AUle Reynolds, who made ,i p .pulal i'n and arq'wry of the (Oflsjdrraiion a . as formu--d r els I hat it Is at King Edward fd by a new ten-, sciHuil and thai a n''w Junior- l be built, am had been clc-j tlini necessary a of architects, -svd the Dcpurt-ation to rec;i'i-,bie and reliable tices. Diw.ijriio luuMc piw;urr( uic nine strike-outs but allowed lour Drop or Half a Point in Month of August Recorded . KJo-pouna negro iresnman, uon bases on balls as his control Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Beattie Newcombe, who had pitched a'waVered in early stages of ths ma Labors demands lor wage OTTAWA (P The cost of Index dropped half a point Increases be satisfied. returned to the city on the sterling game and struck out game. Prince George today after a holi- eleven Yankee batters and allow-1 jt was the first time In World day trip to Vancouver. ed not a single walk. There were ( series history that a game had during August to 162.3, due prln-1 Speaking of the government dp-ally to lower food prices, the deadlock over wages and prices, Buoau of Statistics reported to- Robert Bruynell, Under Secre -r j been won by a single home run. HIGH SCHOOL DISCUSSION GROUP cy- . tary of State and cabinet ppokes- This was the first decline In man, had said that Queuille ht DcparttiiPiit's Henrich was the first batter up In the ninth when he made the clout. The game was played in sunny weather conditions and was from ()f the index since last March. would see President Auriol later is the linn AGREED ON NEED FOR NEW SCHOOLS ine lood index dropped 2.2 In the day. points from its peak of 209.2 Queuille headed the Radical A panel discussion sponsored by Booth High School to 8trlltln8 exhlbi" lapson, B rwkk, jut, as chosen, dtably tlx- oldest s in Bi Ut.sh Col-' It.. L T-.... ..1. A tKn onhnn nnHirni". rareilL-ieacilUia rt.ui;icllioii ill tuc ov.ujji auuivui orthodox hnrler ium last night explored the educational picture in -xpenrm-e In all lii'.iun. For mimic rrince Rupert, emerging with the unquestioned con in July. i Socialist (Conservative) party, j AIRLINE OFFICIALS PRAISE COAST ON, VISIT HERE FROM LOS ANGELES Top officials of the contln- tracts for the expansion of rnfs oldest scheduled airline --hat t.hfv ndii hi. a "main 75.000TH N.H.A. HOUSE R.C.A.F. veteran Paul Bergman, of Winnipeg, and his family found there -was special significance to completion of their five-room bungalow when they were greeted by a ceremony at their new home last week. Built by the owner'sr father, Winnipeg contractor Walter Bergman, the house Is Uie 75,000th unit constructed witfi National Housing Act financial assistance. Among the hundreds on hand to welcome the' young couple and their daughter, Oail Denise, were: Hon. Roland Fairbairn McWilliams, K.C., Lieutenant-Governor of clusion that popular approval of the two forthcoming (By Canadian Press) NEW YORK Tommy Hca-rich'8 dramatic home run clo'it mto the lower tight field s.r. as he led oft the last pi Cie school finance bylaws is necessary The group, representing only; gna'pM. portion to lirm has been i!tli school eon-4s in no less than in tlic province .nr.pd add built Moll, including 1 ninth taming gave the New York. a fraction of the P.-TA. mem-, toward the construction of ne Yankees a 1-0 opening .World Manitoba; Mayor Garnet Coulter, K.C., of Winnipeg, who pre bership, held round-table dls- schools, it is possible that this Series victory over BrooklVa to cussion on the bylaws to auth- policy may change and the sizt of the grants may be reduced visited. Prince Rupert today en Une 0 I route to Edmonton where they . . 1 ,n esU;m Canada ftnd the plan to complete arrangements for the probable exteirston ot United States, ineir service into the Alberta Currently the company has an Capital. - explication In to the Canadian Thpv ari Terwil r. Drink, and American irovernments to orize replacement of Booth and King Edward schools from the sented the keys ot the house to the Bergman family; Mrs. Monica McQueen, Winnipeg, a member of. the Board of Directors of Central Mortirftge and Housing Corporation and Major-General Hugh A. Young, gjB,. C3 JUP-VV.'fe1 Vice-PreadenV. of the Crown Company. ' greatly. REUEVINti COIWESTION I jiiw, Trail. PuW-Imiiy. Chilliwu'l-VvA Fd.Ich, Cran-' It.niiiver i day, ending a sizzling luound battle between AUle Reynolds ad Don Newcombe.. The count was two balls. and no strikes on "Old Reliable" Henrich when he pole-afd a Newcombe fast ball Into 4; the standpoint " of the rate-payers, parents, teachers and students. Extent to which the two pro posed schools would relieve over crowding which at present af flicts King Edward and Conrad istands about 10 rows bach!' m.H that our , water presl(lent or western Air- extend their service from Lctn-In area wnlon operatw. 5000 miles bridge to Edmonton under the Why of them of oul of Angeles, recent lnter-governmental air ( Wioeasy plan-, Marvln w Landes. vice presid- agreement. ?: Apart from ellfti cj Art Kelly. Allan Randa The line, Col. Kelly said. Is H.pm by repre- .. nd 8 R shotto. officials of the the oldest one in continuous Street elementary schools and The crowd of 60.224 whk & sat The meeting was under chairmanship of Canon Basil 8. Prockter, P.-T.A. president. Popular belief that to finance the school district's share of $407,515 will mean an Increase of five mills on the city tax rate is not wholly true, School Trustee (Continued on Page zj j politely quiet through most of Work Progresses on Gaifoway Road Contract;' Finish in Dec. Work on reconstruction of the five miles of road 1-etween the city limits and the Galloway Rapids bridge is progressing rapidly and it is anticipated firm to obtain une scheduled service on the con- ii? of local Arriving on the Prince George tinent, and the first to carry architects have this morning, they plan to leave air mail. It started operations A. Bruce Borwn told the gather I tar time and bv train tonletit for Edmonton. In 1926. ing. "While on the face of It, -It would appear that It would mean B iarri, J where they will establish con- (Continued on Page 5) each pro- l"S various plans a five-mill increase, 11 is no. Municipal elec- cast ballots. that it will be completed in advance of the December .'51 deadline set in the contract tttween the Provincial 'o the Board le-1 plans were ac me Burring aiiOTiiuun ivi kamb a mighty roar ait the gamen- ,. ning blow. Up to that time, it was a sparkling pitchers' battle that Uireatened to set a new Series strikeout record. Going into the last of the ninth, Newcombe, the Dodger's huge Negro.rookle, had 11 strikeouts and Reynolds, the Yankee right hander had niiw. The reeord for World . Series strikeouts was 23 and the Individual mark was only 13, held by Howard Ehmke since hls surprise opening start for the Philadelphia Athletics in Chicago in 1929, Few series games in recent times were better played than Public Works department and Wood, Parr and Mc- likely that it will be so," Mr Brown said. "At present, we ar. paying $13,000 annually on an old school debt. Principal on this Clay, the contractors. tus been assured Orientals Get Vote Thursday Thursday's school bylaw plebiscite will mark the first lime In a municipal vote In Heaviest part of the work, ex- 'lie construction 'rtilwu will lliive lending better than a mile beyond the city, limits, is well on mgineer in resi- the way to completion with the ' Rupert. debt will be retired by 1951, which will knock an annual payment of $6,000 from school costs. "In 1955, the annual $7,000 Interest will have been paid up. That will mean that a Aotal of slashing of right-of-way finished Hons carry similar qualifications to tho.-e set out under the Elections Act. However, in order to vote in Thursday's plebiscite, the Chinese, Japanese or East. Indians must have property qualifications similar to other voters and be British subjects. Those affected In Prince Rupert will be predominantly Chinese, although there may be a few Japanese In the district with proper may be eon- and material being dumped Into lrrIul ei.iiMdei:.. the fills. day afternoon, but these are said to be infrequent. Past the most rugged area in the first mile and a half from the city limits, the new location will follow closely the present road thus eliminating much of the difficult and costly work which has marked the first part of the contract. When finished, the new road will extend an even five miles from the city limits to the Gal- tivrn to the ein- In place of the present series "P'tent and ex- of sharp curves each a poten itect. Prince Rupert In which persons of Chinese, Japanes or a.st Indian origin will be entitled to cast ballots. A change in the Provincial Elections Act earlier this year made II, permissible for people of oriental background, hitherto denied the franchise, to tial "death corner" will be a this thriller in which Reynolds, who had pitched only four complete games In 31 starts " tills season, blanked the National League champs on two hits. Just as In last year's opening scries of gentle, crescent-like em C; I.aiKe re- $13,000 will be dropped from the overall school debt by 1955." No Interest will be paid in 1950, Uie first year of the new loan, so the total tax Increase of the city's share of $310,000 of the new loan will not be felt on the tax rate until 1951. Total annual payments on the new Cl!y today on th, bankments designed to give good visibility and a wide surface. 'mm a trio t(, Promontories of the sharp. loway Rapids bridge game when Jdhmny Sain beat attic and Pentic- LINKED WITH UNDERWORLD Johnny Young, described by police as ruler ot the Montreal underworld, faces charges following record seizure of $140,000 worth ot narcotics in his apartment. Police consider his arrest' In an RCMP raid a powerful blow turns are being joined by the new right-of-way In carefully designed surveys which will er Johnny Comadtna returned to the city at the first of the week after a two-and-a-half month loan will be about $25,000 for 20 years. However, a reducttoii of $13,000 caused by completion adicate the hair-pin angles which have been a danger to 1 motor holiday trip to the United of the old loan would leave an against the drug traffic In "frrasl actual amount of $12,000 for the t Canada. (C P. Photo) Bob Feller In the 1-0 opener In the Boston Braves-Cleveland Indians series, this was another tight-ito-the-vest battle. In addition to throwing ; this brilliant game, Reynolds came through with a double and a single. Other hits off Newcombe were a single by Johnny Llndell In the second inning and a eighth Inning double by Jerry Coleman and Henrlch's homer. This was Tommys fourth Ser- RnKinii. c::ik travellers between the city and States. While away he saw four-the bridge. teen Big League baseball games including both the New York Currently, a power shovel and Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers. a drag-line and two trucks are . . m ""is lodav in-. Wint! remainder of the period, he declared. "It Is also obvious that the amount of rural taxable property vr!erK dumping hundreds of cubic yards William Sherman will sail for of base material into the dc- vintntia ,itiin the nevt few MRS. P1TRE TAKES STAND QUEBEC Mrs. Arthur Pitre !"ttr,.ccelwesl. ' l,nr hour i. over S"tllHll seeti,,,- pressions along the new right- oays to visit his father, W. H. will Increase In the next few of-way near the city end and Sherman, sr., old timer of Prince years with the growth of new rojn. I.,,,... ... owivj, i-jtc -v.-, j ko r.1 lhV..mi 1 l.....n .linwvnil JVO 1 IV1 1 11 I 1111 ll VM. v- what will emerge will be a 30 " tomorrow.. of a wueoec jtrweuvi, wnwe noma noma (rvfff -.f f TWioAl TVrtfMt T-vHv industry. This will mean that a portion of the cost will be as- TxftVil-ny One Rupert, who moved south some lime ago. He has been making foot-wide grade. The travel sur ,8n! Sanclsp' l WHO IllUIUt-I Ul HIS .w-."" l 107 to Stand to-ejcjJJ incidents which occurred before face will be 24 feet In width. his home In Victoria since the sistcd In that way. The twisting trail, which Is change and, despite his age, Mr. Brown said that while cur the Dresent road, ranges between which is eiehtv-elEht. continues . rently, the provincial govern thC J'f"! ,TT Uneups: " Brooklyn-Reese ' ss, which took 23 lives. The Crown ment allows grants of 50 percent 16 and 18 feet in width. in reasonably good health. maintains that the jeweller .JA'. t, Aioerr, uuay, wuot Hodges lb, Campanella c, Newcombe p. New York Rlzzutto ss, Henrich lb, Berra c, Di Magglo cf. bomb to be placed aboard the plane in a plot -to kill his pretty wife, Rita. The plane crashed 40 miles down the St. Lawrence j l lndell If, Johnson 3b, Mapes rf, 4 Is J f,.-3s; f 19,8 fret 20'8f-et -5.1 f-rt '. , 4.4 fjet - t 0:46 13:04 8:54 19:17 River from Quebec, killing every The contract with Wood, rarr and McClay calls for completion of a gravel-surfaced road by the end of the year and makes no allowance for black-topping at present. A considerable amount of blasting of rock shoulders has been required to widen the road and increase visibility at the corners where the new road touches Uie old grade near the city end. Much of this has been don? Marshall Plan Nations Remove Trade Barriers ST. PAUL, Minn. (CP) Paul G. Hoffman reported today that Great Britain, France and Italy had agreed to sweeping removal of trade barriers between themselves and other Marshall Plan countries. Coleman 2b, Reynolds p. one aboard. I 000 000 0000 2 000 000 0011 3 Brooklyn . New York Mrs. Pitre said yesterday that' she had purclmaiKl ten pounds , of dynamite on Quay's behalf,' that she delivered a mysterious parcel to the plane at' his request and that later he had ad-1 vised her to "disappear," tell-: Bazaar j L-"! SdaV nnrl MAXIM SCHAPIRO Pianist TONIGHT 8:30 P.M. The economic co-operation administrator said that the three countries have lifted import restrictions on since the company began work little better than a month ago. Re-alignment of the road occasionally causes short delays In traffic, such as occurred, Tues- hng her to take sleeping pills and open the jets of her gas ai Evenimr as much as 55 percent of total , countries participating in the purchases from thirteen other European recovery plan. stove. stewardess to serve on Chinese ORIENTAL STEWARDESS First Hall of Hong Kong is shown on a Canadian airline, Miss Dulcle her arrtVHl In Vancouver aboard tl.e ln.ianliin PhcIIIc Airlines 23-HAU.