PROVINCIAL. LI2?A1Y, Hi JWU A v onr.iEs drugs ; Daily Delivery NORTHJCRN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S KXWSPAPXB Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific PorWPrince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." PHONE 81 . VOL. XXXVIII, No. 200. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS lc ,iffirJi ' Ci-. bmmunists Toreafeeini jCABS r jmb tin. II,-- : ,::, 1" n.i :i(L Canton City apital Liberal A,suna- ipral ni'M-ting last m i dnc Ullhilipinr' Alters wliii'l are i ,0 u,c public by .1. Inl.rlnr fit ! .'' lAiiscomu, IS TRYING TO SWIM CHANNEL i FOR FISHING Reds Advancing On South China; Seem Headed on Formosa """"'a lfill m iImhi I hum I mt iii i hiii""' -Tl 1 1 'mi" in ' i ' mnmi ... Certain changes have been made CAP GRIZ NEZ, France Mrs. Willi Croes Van Rijsnl, 31- e Conservative ,h Columbia anu ,.jer Byron Juhn-the Liberal party . government. The ; get in touch wli'ii president of me ,ia liberal Asro-,i Victoria, to as- year-old Dutch housewife, entered the water here today In an in me regulations governing salnion toning in the various districts and will come Into effect at 8 p.m. Sunday, August 28. POLITICAL CAMPAIGNERS IN GERMANY The campaign for the federal elections In full swing In western Germany. These eager campaigners for the Social democratic party find their cycles take them farther, faster. Four ab reast along the cobblestone road they carry the banner letters of their party favorites. In the Naas River sockeye anu coho netting will start on Sun It anything, if i,e about it. GOVERNOR IS day evening. Only coho netting is permissible and start at the DUDLEY KING IS APPOINTED attempt to swim the English Channel. .- Mrs Van Rljsel ls the third swimmer to try to swim across the Channel this week. Philip Mlckman, 18-year-old English school boy, made It in 23 hours and 48 minutes. Another aspirant, the Cuba distance swimmer, Jose Cor- he local A.xsucia- CANTON (CP) Communist forces today pushed to the Kwantung border. A Nationalist Army spokesman admitted that the southwestern Kaingsi town of Lungnan had fallen to the Reds. 'Private reports, which were believed to be reliable, said that Kiennan and Tingnan . . too had been . taken by the advancing communists. This would put the .,kiiig exception to i same time, Sunday, August 28 at 8 p.m. in Skecna River, Principe Channel, Gardner Canal and continued leltei - Prince George Taking Over Big Steamer to Carry Out Local Fun Between Vancouver and Rupert Whale Channel, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Rivers Inlet and OTTAWA Commander Dud- TORONTO fK-The Governor ley G. King, R.C.N. , of Victoria, General, Viscount Alexander, has been appointed Chief of today predicted dynamic devel-Staff to the Flag Officer Pacific opment for Canada during the Coast, Naval fieadquarters an- next generation, nounced today. He recently "The future wealth and great-completed a course at the Na- ness of Canada is assured," the tlnas, failed, giving up after being In the chilly water for nine hours and 20 minutes. Smith Inlet. The following salmon purse seine areas will open at mid- NEW CANUCK JET PLANE Reds within 140 miles of Canton, the provisional nationalist capital, and on the Kwantung border. ; Canton ls the provincial capi Research Council Elfective with arrival her f loin Vancouver on September 14, Canadian National Steamships big luxury liner Prince George will be comlnt! on the night on Sunday, Queen Charlotte Islands, West Coast of Banks Island, Whale Channel, Seaforth 'Channel, Fisher Chan- OTTAWA (Pi A sleek twin Representative tal of Kwantung. It Is also the jet long-range fighter aircraft,1 present nationalist capital which Canadian designed and Canad- J Generalissimo Chiang Kal Shek David Manders, representative 1 TJ C?fVt Tit public, claimed s were usurping sive Conservative (lie g'wcl work. ,n government - -h It was felt was vjjh the spirit of or conducive to , the government. after consldera-a proposed "de Anscomb be ri-ontlnue the li t-functionin? as a coalition govern i a resolution re-i uviiiclal associa-i with a view. if ivihr the offend-i ontinued. tional Defene College, Kingston. Governor General said in an Commander Kins assumes his address officially opening the new duties on September 7. He 199 Canadian National Exhibi- surceeds Commander Harry tion nore- Kingsley, R.C.N, of Vancouver, " reallie tnc commercial and who has held the post of Chief Industrial development of Can- for acla has bf,en raPi(1 an1 tllat. ln basis of Staff on a temporary "-Heir, ls remarkable but I am ti,.. nnsi. re a- months The lat- of the National Research Board lan-bullt, ls expected to take to nas suggested may be withdrawn of Canada, has been a recent the air before the end of 1949 local run between Vancouver '"" ouu and Prince Rupert via Wcstview e" and Ocean Falls and on to Ketchikan. The Prince George' to Chungking. ; visitor in the city and district. it was learned today that the Mr. Manders' mission here has XC100, an all-weather twin- About 19,000 Communist troops are said by the nationalists to been ln connection with the part i seat fighter designed by Avro wllIinS to forecast that it is ter will resume his previous ap- will take over the run from the steamer Prince Rupert Which, be hammering at border 'points - that scientific research may play company at Us Malton, Ontario . . . it re nomine iikp wnaL vim are eoin'z ALICE ARM DROWNING of Kwantung.. The attack is m be with. r:r?,Zn7 to m u me d the next plant will be ready for test in Industrial development of the area. rolling up roads which lead Ill l ll.i'l-V.Wt v-.. drawn from service for an ex flights within the next four Senior officer, Reserve south of Kukong, Important rail months. Little Is known of the per way point 125 miles north of Body of Twelvf-Tear-Old Buy Brought Here 87 DELEGATES tensive overhaul. It was not known this morning whether this overhaul would take place in Vancouver or t Prince Rupert. West Coast; Commander of the wwaw .-.v.v.w.v. the Dockard and King's Harbor -rpiAvc Master. While in these appoint-, I UUA I O (i THrk'H lULKO ment-s he will hold the acting 8. D. joint. Co i,W. formance of the XC100 except Canton. The Nationalists report triumphs on the front due north. AT CONVENTION that the Department of Defence ilferenee of op- Bringina: the body of Herbert William Butler, a drowning vic believes it will compare with Wrt'WWWVWWVVSj'WVVVVV" SMITHERS-There were The Prince George has been any other plane of the same tim, who lost his life while, flsh- Vancouver eighty-seven delegates at the actual political ( the Anseonib 1 the speakers .vy had helped type when perfected. . i ran,k of captain j I Originally from B. C.'s Okan-agan Valley Commander- Kin was livlnt? In Victoria when he Baytvuie- . .05 ,i4 of Canton and along the eastern seaboard.., Official dispatches say that a Communist seaborne assault on the Cushan Islands, 100 miles UigV ear .Auce Arm, .Constable Anderson on the P.M.L. 15, skipper R. C. Good, arrived in port operating in the Ala$ka tourist eruise' service during the suni'-' mer. The Prince Rupert has been maintaining the regular local service. annual convention here last wee k of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central British Columbia. Twenty - eight resolutions I ise rather than , last evening. The unfortunate 1 vouth. twelve years old, was i southeast of Shanghai, has been were passed by the convention jcrowned at the junction of Falls Polio On Atlantic WEATHER FOILS SPEED ATTEMPT Creek and the Kitsault River. 'Accompanying the body were beaten off with 700 Communists killed and 30 large junks sunk. The Communists are bellevec". to be endeavouring to establish on south China coast and Islands a springboard for an his widowed mother and sister, 3S IN UNO entered the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve (Fishermen's Reserve i In October, 1939. He was located for a while at Prince Rupert and spent some time In the armed yacht H.M.C.S. Sans Teur and the minesweeper H.M. C.S. ArmeiHIcres before Joining the Naval Examination Service at Rtquimalt in October, 1940. Vis completed a specialist course in navigation at H.M.C.S. Klnus. Halifax. In April. 1942. PICTON, Ont. ff-Heavy misLs ArrangemenU. for tne funeral and choppy water conditions to C. are In the ; hands of. the B. Sloop Missing In Hurricane MIAMI, Florida XT The British sloop, H.M.S. Alexandrine, Bralome 9.85 B R. Con 03 B.RJC 06 Cariboo Quartz 1 17 Congress 04 HeUley Mascot 23 ti Pacific Eastern .04 li Tend Oreille 4.90 Pioneer 3.45 Premier Border 04 Privateer 21 Reeves McDonald 2.35 Reno 04 'i Sheep Creek 118 Sllbak Premier 38 Taku River 26 Vananda 15 Salmon Gold 13 Spud Valley 08 assault upon the Nationalist Undertaking Parlors. ' f Hoi Hrathrr bastion of Formosa. HALIFAX c? The United States Coastguard cutter Coos Bay bucked choppy seas ofi Halifax today, carrying a doctor and medical equipment for tVio treatment: nfr n 9.1 vpftr Old day forced Hurold Wllsoiv to postpone an attempt to crack the world's water "speed record with Miss Canada IV, highly touted $100,000 speedboat ipparrnt THE W LATHER Another week of iievetl by widely is reported missing in the hur- Tito Branded ricane area between here and j infantile paraiysis victim aboard the Bahamas. I iho r.QrH -..-.r Porthia f'rs and heavy Arter five months In command of a Fairmile motor launch, he became Executive Officer of the corvette, H M OS. Arvlda, tak-ina command of the ship the districts, has In M steady pro-tng In the west - WARNING ISSUED TO GOVERNMENT Synopsis The trend to Improving conditions which has been apparent along the British Columbia coast will now be felt In the Interior Today the east coast of Flor- , R C-A.F. search and res-Ida braced Itself for a "rena- clle ;entre here said the cutter gade hurricane" packing 110- j nad made rendezvous with the mile an hour winds. The hur- nner this morning and put the ricane, Increasing In size and doctor on board. Peace Enemy MOSCOW tm Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia was bracketed la.s!, "cording Ui the, following month. He command- Port of the De- Oils Anglo Canadian 3.50 night with the Greek vice-prem ed the frigate H.M.C.S. Stettler. from March, 1944 'to November, 1945, when ho was appointed Executive Officer of the Fair-mile depot ship, H.M.C.S. Pro LONDON Great Britain s of the province. Sunny weather 700,000 civil servants today served is expected over the major por-notice that the government will tlon of British Columbia today have a tough time if It tries to and tomorrow, save money by firing employees I Forecast A. P. Con 17 Atlantic 62 I 'ricullure of the nal Railways, yield reports are Ifct of the long intensity, whirled toward the coast at 18 to 20 miles per hour. It was due to strike earlier than had been The Ptrthla Is enroute from Europe to New York. It asked for medical aid yesterday when Sidney Moody, jr. of South Plainsfield, New Jersey, son oi the- vice-president of the Amer vider. Shortly afterwards he Calmont 29 C. & E 5.15 Home Oil 10 00 'father on yields of the crown. I North Coast Region Cloudy was named commanding officer f fumes more an- ier, onstantin Tsaldaris, Winston Churchill and Generalissimo Francisco Franco as an enemy of peace. This grouping of 'ieuemles" was made by Nikolai Rossissky, leading Russian worker under the StaKhanovite system for The warning came from L. c. and fogpy, clearing this after- While in this appointment he "clions, partlcu- ican Cyanmld Company, was transferred to the R C.N. Later stricken with the dread disease. White, secretary of the Civil Clerical Association. In so many words White said he took a Royal Navy Etaff noon. Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Little change ln temperature. Wind light. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At EARTHQUAKE PETERbHURG. A lav ska An j - I'm w-iit crops fiance resulting Isrowlh occuriiig course In England, that, If departmental staffs were Increased Industrial production, He came to Naval Headquar WOMEN'S GOLF ! trimmed, it would mean Just that p0rt Hardy 52 and 60, Masse' who spoke at the opening ot ters early In 1947 and took up the duties of Deputy Director of Russia's ak-unien conference much more overtime fur thos.;.antj prince Rupert 48 and 60 rains. '"w weather has cooler with two ! "c damage from other slight earthquake shock was felt here at 8:30 last night It was nothing like as severe ln Intensity as that of Sunday night. of peace proponents Naval Reserves, a post he held until the commencement of his who were left. It was taken from an edict issued yesterday by Chancellor of the Exchequer Sir Stafford course at the National Defence wveiiip,:,!. Fruit ,lwc at present. SEMI-FINALS VANCOUVER (P) Freckle-faced Babs Davies takes on 21-year old Oracle DeMoss ln the semi-final of the Canadian open golf championship at Capilano course today. In the semi-final bracket the Dr. Hewlett Johnson, dean of Canterbury, after a half hour speech at the meeting, concluded with "Long 'Live the Soviet Union! Long Live "Peace!" Okalta 1-40 raclflc Pete 2.45 Princess 18 Royal Canadian 07 Vi Toronto Athona 13 Aumaque If1 Beattlc 61 Bevcourt 27 Bobjo I5 Buffalo Canadian H'i Consul. Smelters 95.00 ' Conwest 115 Donalda 57 Eldona -65 East Sullivan 2.33 Olant Yellowknlfe 6.60 God s Lake Hardrock 24 College In November, 1948 For his services in H. M. C. S ! Crlpps calling for government oriinmu thnt. h rut. In t.l,f rjl Mrs. J. J. Judge returned to the city on yesterday's plane after a six weeks visit in Los Alleles with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shaw, formerly of this city. Miss Bemlce Mostad salted last night on the Prince Rupert for Vancouver where she will take, up studies at the Vancouver School of Art. Arvlda, Commander King was I 6 venules has MtnuonPd ln Despatches In service employment was iron, Banff. June 1944. defending champion. Grace P-fJine time wltn Lenczyk meets Mrs. Marlon Herron of Portland. I"1 whip thei-f re. POLIO IS MOUNTING Bab yesterday knocked out TUNA FISHING the 16-year out &eattle sensa '.'"tTiial "lalidii,-,! tion, Pat Lesser, ln the quarter IS PICKING UP final match on the nineteenth Victoria 2 Brcmirtin 1-3 "natchne 10 "Jkane 1 hole. Harricana m'J Heva w'' Hosco 15 More encouraging signs that JOB'S DAUGHTERS Flc Coast tuna fishing may even yet develop into a worthwhile activity this year are evident In the RETURNING HOME hi Diego 3 wanicnin a NEW YORK t7 The polio epidemic may not have reached even the half-way point yet and 1949 is certain to be the worst polio year in United States history, syas the National Foundation for Infantile paralysis. : Score on the basis of the foundation's latest reports is 17.306 cases so far in 1949. Last week 3,422 new cases were reported in the United States, th9 highest number ever recorded report that the Prince Rupert FlKl,or.n,'E. ..nap.ifluA no.,,.. ,3' "ullywood 1 Jacknife UJ 4 Jollet Quebec 50 Lake Rowan 03 Lapaska 06 Little Long Lac 65 Lynx 13 Madsen Red Lake 2.95 McKenzie Red Lake oi " '.v.,,,. ti .5 v,ul"r,l"'t V-CIILij at Skldegatc received a ton and a half last evening. The fish Bringing back the victorious Job's Daughters' drill 'team, whclh won high honors In drill competitions at the recent International gather honni Brnklyn 0-3 tafcliiliial-4 " Brton 3 are very plentiful and ln large schools but so far they have not been taking the lures. for one week. ing in Spokane, Union i steamer Catala, Capt. Ernest ' V Cleveia Mid. 3 4 -t" 0 REPRESENTED THIS DISTRICT F. M. Dockrlll of Telkwa represented the Associated BoarcU r I ' wtrolt 2 McLeod Cockshutt 1-30 Moneta 4 Negus v 2 Noranda 57-2J Louvicourt 15 Pickle Crow 2 i5 Regcourt 0(j San Antonio 4-3i Senator Rouyn 33 Sherrlt Oordon 2-60 Steep Rock 16 Sturgeon River 21"- Sheppard, Is due in port at 4 o'clock this afternoon from Vancouver The vessel was In (he Skeena River early this afternoon Also arriving on the Catala is G. McBesn, managing director or Union Steamships Ltd., who ls making a trip north on official inspection of Trade of Central British Col umbia at a banquet held last week in Vancouver ln connection TOURING CADETS COLLECT CAMERA SOUVENIRS The 50 Canadian and U.S. air cadets visiting Britain for nearly three weeks arrived in England and spent their first three days together, paying visits to Windsor Castle and the Royal Zoological Gardens, at Regents Park, in London, after that they separated to tour the country in two parties, until their last week after Ucn t..ey will spv-nu logcUier in U.c London area. Here the Canadian and U.S. cadets get a good ciost-np ti 'ion. a y Day it taioliuu, sen having a ride on a giant tortoise at the London zoo. . Saturday, August 27, 1949 High 5:18 215 feet 15:37 21.6 feet Low 9:28 2.6 feet 21:55 3 3 feet with the arrival in that city of business. the Yellowhead Pass TransCan ada Highway caravan. .30 Sllver Miller J