PROVINCIAL LI2R.1.1Y, DQQ9(STfln ! VICIOSIA, B. C. 131 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BHiTlBH COLUMBIA'S NrWEPAPER T JAAI w Phone U3 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." vol,. XXXVII, No. 23. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS Jniomi Newfouim and Witfi C da C. GASOLINE PRICE JUMPS THREE CENTS u : TERIM BOOST IS ALLOWED EMIER JOHNSON ANNOUNCES National Convention Thumbs Down Proposal Only Option Now Is Continuation of Commission or Return to Responsible Government ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland (CP) Weary members of the National Convention today defeated by a vote of 29 to 16 a motion put on the question of Confederation with Canada before the people of Newfoundland in a referendum. Following the action, the convention, elected to ICTOKIA (CP) An interim gasoline price in-of three cents a gallon effective tomorrow was mml by Premier Byron Johnson following a ;ne of the cabinet. The increase has been grant-inVcommendation of the Fuel and Petroleum IHIRTY-THREE DIE IN CRASH FRESNO. Cul. (t Thirty-three persons are believed to have perished today as a chartered air liner crashed In the diablo section of the Coast Range near here. There were no survivors. Most of the dead were Mexican agricultural workers. The plane carried a crew of four. H$-r- IlllSSH'll, peininij; iniaiiiji-iuiiiiR ji an nuujiuai.ii; nt formula. Heads of oil .'consider and recommend future PRINCE GEORGE JUDGE PRESIDES AT CASE HERE I Judge Eric D. Woodburn ol I Prince George Is presiding over ! a civil case In County Court to-1 day in which Charles Anders, a ' carpenter, of Prinze Rupert, ,is i seeking payment of money al- ft . At'' f s i have been meeting in m connection with up of the new rates. SURES NOT HSTITUT10NAL da s Dollar unM-rvation rm CritM-iw.nl in "" A'A ' dollar conser- program was questioned House of Commons yes-by Opix).sition members ubt was also expressed - program would provide )p. of the American dol- legedly owed to him from Mrs. Constitution-1 Loretla BarnharUt and Dia-C-nada's mentc Zarelli for carpenter work performed on property belonging to the defendents. The case is being heard by Judge Woodburn because, prior to his elevation to the bench last year. Judge W. O. Fulton us'- ! had acted as counsel for Mrs. m!:iuti'.nalitv question ; Barnhardt and Zarelli. Mi av John T. Hackett J. T. Harvey Is appearing for sivf - CoiiM rvative' of ' the plaintiff and Roderick Mac-d Q-ii b'-c. who describ- j Leod for the defendants. ARABS THREATEN TO DESTROY "WAILING WALL" Jerusalem's "wailing wall" sole remaining relic of the temple destroyed In 70 A.D. symbol of the glory that was once Judea's, has been threatened with destruction by the Arabs. The wall, to which Jews come from all over the world to pray and bemoan the dispersal, is shown here. Arabs warned that if Jews carry through plans to blast through Jerusalem's walls to relieve 1.500 isolated compatriots, they, the Arabs, will blast down this wall and scatter It to the four winds. lu-asiiii- as one mat was 1 CITY. YOUTH OFF FOUR-AND-HALF MILLION DOLLAR CAR BUILDING PLAN, TR ANSCONA WkNNMT.C There whs jrotnl news for the West in the .irrival here Tuesday of K. II. Kattley, chief of motive jwwer and ear I'Miiipnient, Canadian National llailways, Montreal lie announced a $1,30(1,000 car liuildinjr program to bo completed at Transeoiia shops here this year. "I am ulad to sav we have been alilo to secure the material to build 300 refrigerator cars and IN TROPICAL WEST INDIES WATERS How would you like to cruise the tropical waters and completely uncoil-a!" and (ine that would 1 people "iiuwhere but to : !0 QUB IS MED TO 'ill I I A I I !& iIINIUN AVN. Ruperi Aero Club, j :.t been inactive since i iiation mx months ago, n a position to swing in- : n. lojouint: its accept siav mto the Royal " Fiyms: clubs Asso- :m to word received president Jarvis H. Mc- niornma. a meeting of i.inmn-widc association oi uie unusn vesi incues lor three months : That is the treat ahead for Louis Campagnola, ordinary seaman of the K.C.X.V.R. establishment here, the H.M.C.S. Chatham, who left the citv bv SS Catala Tuesday for Vancouver, . en route to Esquimalt, 1 if.. r... i Oil Embargo And Canada Would Be Bad Blow For Dominion, Ottawa Agrees OTTAWA (P-It would be a calamity of the first order if the United States applied an embargo on the export of petroleum products to the Dominion, Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, min-isten of trade and commerce, said in the Houe of Commons yesterday. The minister said that Canada produced only eleven percent of its consumption of oil products. He pointed out that the Dominion in January had voluntarily reduced its petroleum imports by fifty percent and was prepared to reduce even more. This, he expected, would be taken into consideration before the embargo was actually applied against Canada. Canada would be knocked groggy if the spigot was closed on her imports of United States petroleum products but a high adminlstratioin official said there was little fear that this would happen. Pointing to the wartime Hyde Park agreement that called for integration of Canada and United States natural resources, the official said, since the creation of the agreement. Canada had been regarded as "another United States state so faF Ss imports of their materials were concerned." TODAY'S STOCKS Courtesy 8 D Jihuoo Co t w i MVAVrtWiW.'AW.VW Vancouver Bralorne 10.50 B II. X .00 2 Cariboo Quartz 2.25 Den ton ia .14 Grull Wihksne .05 Hedlcy Mascot .83 Minto .03 Pend Oreille 2.40 Pioneer 3.30 Premier Border .044 Privateer .27 Reeves McDonald 1.15 Reno .11 Salmon Gpld y.21'2 Sheep Creek 1.02 Taylor Bridge .45' VaVnVanda .18 Congress 03', Pacific Eastern .07 Hedley Amalg .02 'a Spud Valley .11'. Central Zeballos .01' 4 Silbak Premier .44 Oils Calmont 45'. C. & E 3.85 Home 6.00 Toronto Athona .07 Aumaque .21 Beattle .70' 4 Bevcourt .55 Bobjo .14'i Buffalo Canadian .12 Consol. Smelters 96.50 Conwest ". .86 Donalda .76 Elclona .73 Elder .60 Giant Yellowknife 5.75 God's Lake .85 Hardrock .14 Harricana .07 Heva .16 Hosco .35 Jacknifc ... .04'. Joliet Quebec .36 Lake Rowan .11 Lapaska .09 Little Long Lac 1.25 Lynx .08 Madsen Red Lake 2.90 McKenzzie Red Lake .. .58 McLeod Cockshutt 1.27 Moneta 352 Negus 2.25 Noranda 46.50 Louvicourt 1.30 Pickle Crow 2.25 Regcourt .07 San Antonio 4.15 Senator Rouyn .53 Sherrit Gordon 2.70 inter-). Hock DAMAGED U.S. PLANE RELEASED Took Off I torn Sandspit Today After l uaulhorirrd Landing The Mount McKinley Air Service DC-3 plane which made ioicrd landing at Sandspit al most three weeks a'40 took off afternoon to rc- . 11 ' -UMm,ay ap" Horn there tin French Devaluation Might Help Canada OTTAWA O" Canadian government financial men are inclined to the belief that devaluation of the franc will result in increased trade between France and Canada, permitting a greater flow of French goods, particularly luxury goods, to Canada. MARINE MINE CLAIMS 306 Disaster In Inland Sea of Japan TOKYO 9 -Allied Military Government officials reported today that 306 Japanese had perished today in the sinking of the 400-ton freighter Joo Maru, which struck a floating mine in the inland sea -and went down in 20 minutes with her whistles Wowing. The K y o d nr news agency earlier placed the death toll at 250 with 50 bodies recovered. Queenie Is Slated For Gas Chamber The shadow of the gas chamber has faiien upon Queenie, the jail-hardened female police dog whose past is spotted with delinquencies which have made her a bane to the peace of mind of City Constable George Redhead. Queenie is in "stir" again. She was picked up this morning by Constable Redhead on Fourth Avenue. Her actions, he said, definitely supported a charge of vagrancy. This time he has hardened his heart to her soft eyes and gentle manners. Queennie, owned by an unknown fisherman, was saved from the gas chamber two months ago when a story in the Daily News located her owner, a fisherman. She had been making a neighborhood nuisance of herself after escaping from her owners' boat. "Unless her owner picks her up and makes proper arrangements for her confinement. Queenie will be done away with at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning," said Constable Redhead. "This thing has gone far enough." LITTLER IS DISMISSED Relieved of Command After Being Found Guilty of Negligence. In Naval Disaster HALIFAX (P Commander J. C. Littler, D.S.C., of Victoria, was dismissed from command of the destroyer Micmac and severely reprimanded after a naval court-martial Tuesday found him guilty of "negligently or by default hazarding" his ship. The court-martial arose from collision off Halifax Harbor six months ago between the Micmac and the 10,000-ton freighter Yarmouth County and followed a Transport Department inquiry which fixed the blame but attacnea no criminal negligence ior me accident, on commander Littler. Eleven naval ratings were Killed in tne erasn. UtUer retains his commission. forms of government for Newfoundland, adjourned until tomorrow to draft recommendations for submission to the British government. An official said the Convention's decision meant that the people of Newfoundland will have no opportunity to express their views on Confederation when they go to the polls in May to select a future form or government. The people would be limited to the alternate choices of continued commission government or return to responsible government abandoned in 1934. GARBAGE TO BE PROBED Question of "Missing" Accounts Aired in City Council Charges of lack of co-opera tion between the city treasurer's department and the clty engineer's department were aired in city council Monday night after the reading; of a letter In which City Treasurer H. M. Foote demanded an investigation into the facts behind a newspaper story that 1,000 homes had been "lost' from the city garbage collection rolls. Mr. Foote's letter demanded that the investigation be made for the purpose of either exonerating or censoring the staff of his department for inefficiency which he claimed was -suggested in a Daily News story on January ' " 15. The newspaper story suggest- ed that the 1,000 homes were "lost" because the list which had been prepared last October showed 1,366 collection points, while the telephone and water list which the city engineer's department obtained this month as the basis of its current survey, contained more than 2,400. "I am told now that the garbage list has more than 1,900 names on it," Mr. Howe declared. "The list that was given to me contained 1,366. I can't understand how there can be a difference of 600 names In a four months. "If there were 1.900 names on the collection list last fall, I can't understand why that figure was not given to me," Mr. Howe said. (The difference was at least partially accounted for by subsequent additions to the garbage collection list resulting from Wartime Housing sales). In answering complaint that he had exceeded his authority in giving the Information to the press, Mr. Howe said that he had not been aware that he had been talking for publication. However, he would not say that he had not been told by the reporter that the information was to be used for publication. "I may have been told that It was going to be published, but I don't remember It," he said. Mr. Arnold then declared that information coming from city departments should channel in future through the mayor's office. The matter was deferred until completion of the current garbage Investigation. HOME OF RELIGIONS Palestine has a unique place in the history of three religions Judaism, Christianity and Islam. ' ''"mission of the .... ... a i.,.... RUSSIA READY TO DEAL NOW l Hopes For Settlement of Austrian Peace Treaty Said Brighter VIENNA 9 Russia was re ported yesterday to be ready to deal on a peace treaty for Austria. An Austrian government spokesman said hope for a settlement of the country's future, long blocked by the east-west deadlock, now appeared brighter. Russia still wants oil field concessions and payment of $200.- 000.000 within two years for ail other German asseUs in Austria ' now controlled by Austria. j 50 express refrigerator cars at Transcona. said Mr. Battlcy. "We built 300 of these cars there last year and the standard of workmanship was excellent. The know-how' we have in our Winnipeg shops is a splendid example of the West's ability to engage in heavy industry.'' Mr. Battlcy indicated the supply situation, particularly' with respect to steel, was still tight but that some of the supplies for the 1948 program had already arrived at the Transcona shops. The working force was now being built up with welders, carpenters, sheet metal workers and others to the point where the refrigerator assembly line would be in progress by late Feb ruary or early March. "From a technical point of view, we are proud of our new reefers," Mr. Battley said. "The 50 overhead express refrigerator cars to be built here will be the first of their kind in North America.' He revealed the Winnipeg organization would also play a part in the passenger equipment reconditioning program which is going forward to modernize existing sleeping cars. FRENCH GOV'T STAKES FUTURE ON GOLD POLICY PARIS P Premier Robert Schuman's government will fall if the National Assembly votes down his gold program, a Cabi net spokesman said today. However, observers believe that the measure will pass, even If only by a narrow margin as Socialists have decided to refrain from voting. Devaluating the franc and setting up a free money market is an Integral part of the French government's monetary program. The Socialists decided unani- niously yesieniay w scnuman uu. u trade ol goia in nauw uui, w- d'.iy decided not to vote - . . FOR NAVY CRUISE INJURED LOGGER DIES DESPITE MERCY FLIGHT VANCOUVER (S George Martin, a 41 -year-old logger died in hospital here early today after a 200-mile mercy flight during which the plane pilot and a doctor administered plasma in an effort to save his life. Martin suffered fatal injuries in an accident at a camp on Fra-scr Creek, Gilford Island, in Queen Charlotte Strait. Flying at 3.000 feet. Pilot "Denny" Denroche of British Columbia Airlines, Vancouver, piloted his craft with one hand while he held a bottle of plasma in the other as Dr. W. R. S. Groves, of Vancouver, administered it. THE WEATHER Synopsis Rain is falling over the Northern British Columbia coast today in advance of a storm which is approaching the coast from the southeast. This storm will result in increasing cloudiness and some rain over the southwestern sections of the province. Intermittent snow is reported from the northern interior today where snow flurries are expected tomorrow. Intermittent snow is expected over the southern and central sections of the province on Thursday. Milder weather Is In store for most of the southern half of B. C. tonight. Forecast Prince Rupert,' Queen Charlottes and North Coast Overcast with rain today and showers tomorrow. Winds southeasterly (25 m.p.h.) early Thursday. Normal temperatures with lows tonight and highs Thursday; Pu riardy 37 and 43, Massett 37 and 13. Prince Ru.ert 33 ar c. ij. after bring released by a Uuu-tll io (' ii st urn s officer from Prince lluperl who made a sneri.il tiio t the I .land air strip today. The plane took off with Jack Kcavinu.s. president of Mount McKinley Air Service, at the controls. Scavinus flew to Sandspit this morning by C P A. from Seattle. Customs Officer S. P. Wood-dde. who flew to Sandspit this morning, released the plane which has been held by the Canadian authorities since It was repaired last week-end. When the plane made its forced landing at Sandspit on January 10, its six passengers und two crew men, enioute from Seattle to Anchorage, were picked up by another plane which made an unauthorized landing, unknown to Customs officials. A third plane, which brought - -.mJ lll'll lllP- vuocuuvri lsidiiu. Seaman Campagnola is one of scores of volunteers from navy establishments in British Col umbia to be chosen for training aboard Canada's latest cruiser, H.M.C.S. Ontario. FOIIM PART OK CKKW FOR H.M.C.S. t'AYl'GA Four fellow-seamen left here a week ago Monday for Halifax to serve aboard H.M.C.S. Cayuga, destroyer, which will be sailing through the Panama Canal to Esquimalt. Members of the R.C. N.V.R. are: Chief Petty Officer Douglas McGillivray, and Able Seamen Howard Lavigne, Peter Petersen and Neil Sheppard. Training courses of this nature are held periodically, and are open to any recruit. All expenses are paid by the Navy, which provides uniforms and places the trainee on regular pay the moment he leaves his home town. At Esquimalt, Seaman Campagnola will report to H.M.C.S. Naden, from where he will be drafted to H. M. C. S. Ontario. Steaming out from Esquimalt Harbor, the cruiser will head for the Canal zones and in all probability will join the British West Indies fleet for winter manoeuvres. Likely points of call during manoeuvres will include historic Jamaica, Panama City. Balboa and Trinidad. For Seaman Campagnola and scores of other British Columbians the training course will be crammed with interest and excitement as the Canadian cruiser sails the old Spanish Main. Sets Punjab Death Toll At 100,000 NEW DELHI (f K. C. Neogy. Indian Minister of Relief, said at the opening of Parliament today that nearly 100.000 Hin -dus and Sikhs were not accounted for in the west Pun-Jab state of Bahawalpur. "It Is presumed that they were victims of forcible conversions, or were killed," hp Hpr iru. ill H)'-rt )cr ,-. club. K Thin This move 1 Kovcrnmnit assistance I '".ins of airport equip 111) w as incorporated uu- J an " 'liarter several lVt'S Us tin. .,..., 11. .U -' 1 I .-111,, '(Ki Mill! Hue , .,.. ' hum nniK, ' h''v'' to go ahead -'in ini-mbi-rships and aircraft ll'b already IS ill nitu. lw buiUli ings, with !i!!.s at Cove air f wen. i i . i in iicu over dv f nwm of Transport Uub use ()r a nominal P.PARALYZES STRY K ''-Cold weather ,,'Uwnying s"w and Winer ri.m ....... , . . - K)IK mows w uie United - .unTiea many uslrv hoh ' '"''no idle thousands rs. A . ' IUII in the east. 'U 11 ni ""u-i'si was nearly '-'ii'd ... m. . . lactic, . r w A1,'xi- ' 1 ICnU'ilve truii servicp lui-the, 1 rl'k.... anuriagc. ,- . . """nuniticT r land, in De- !'saiids d fif ... . . ' ui in ni-i we'e laid tax Jw 10 a in- itllp I chanics last week was released i yesterday bv Customs Officer i ' ... ' , ...... ... e..., o.scar smitn, wno new w oaouo- 'pit for that purpose. LOCAL TIDES Thursday. January 9. 1948 High 3:45 21.6 feet 15:45 21 7 feet Low 9:41 5-4 ,ct 22:05 2.4 feet Mr. and Mrs. Donald Main and family of Sunnyslde returned on the Prince Rupert this morning from Vancouver where they have been visiting for the last few weeks. HAND-MADE CARS R. E. AOlds turned out 3,uuu cars by hand methods in his Michigan plant in lHOf. i - i r J