ftOVlNCIAL LIBRARY , PROVINCIAL LI2?.A.iy t VICTORIA, 3. C. mm onnES cacos Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHOtlE 81 ' VOL. XXXVIII, No. 86. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS oenm o ancoy vir Wateirfirini . , i ipwwvv )i ii ii mi ii i 'p i w ii iifiiiinn i iinqwiwi'iiwiw1 M r nir'Hi in mh 'iwijuji1 wiiiiim ION OF LAKE FOR FISH OBSTRUCTION OF Canadian Seamen's Union Men Stone S. I. U. Sailors ERY PUZZLES NIMRODS 'PHOIIE BYLAW Vt Oil IaCWlK -llc v nuu aim City Council Expresses Impatience Over Delay Taking Action j au ppoi is iisnernien in uic uisiricw is f,ia site for trie nsn naicnery wmcn prole authorities are willing to place in the tiding a suitable location can be found. '. Two hundred members of the Canadian Seamen's Union clashed with police at Lapointe Pier on the Vancouver waterfront today , as new threats of violence rumbled- from Capetown to Montreal in the C.S.U. strike. Meantime the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada called in Ottawa for a judicial in Suggestion that the city's proposed $550,000 telephone . loan bylaw is being obstructed at Victoria were made in city coun ST. LAURENT ON COALITION EDMONION' fo Prime M'n-ister L. S. St. Laurent launched a one-day visit to Emonton Monday with the statement that it is obvious, if the Liberal partv did not win a clear majority in the next election, no party could. At a press conference, Mr. Sl. Laurent was asked whether the Liberal party would consider coalition If no party had a clear lead after the elections. The Prime Minister parried that "the Liberal party like to deal with realities rather than the hypothetical situations vc are sure will not happen." a location was orougm up ai me annual If ? s I B 1 ''A I III , ' u i , i ' 1 I : , v ; .'L-O, v.'i - - - cil last night by the alderman ;( Rod and uun Civic Centre last who admitted impatience at the quiry into a bloody clash in Ot- Planning For niters wore in-mit suggestions tawa last week. So far 127 members of the 4id In selecting a delays which have held up its approval by the provincial government for the last several months. Since the draft for the bylaw MOON ECLIPSE HERE TONIGHT Canadian Seamen's Union T. propagation of , Joint Defence . the variety L.C.) and rival Seafarers' In was first submitted to the Department of Municipal Affairs ternational Union (A.F.L.) have been arrested in connection with incidents arising from the C.S.U. strike which was called March United Stales and Canada Would Co-ordinate Industry in Event of Emergency jrts fishing, g also endorsed ,ns for the re-Came and Mig-Act in Central ... -i. ...Ml U ,. for approval, "minor criticisms" of the document have been re 31. Canadian ships In Vancouver, oia wnicn win ue Montreal, Saint John and Hali ferred with such regularity that the aldermen feel that it is being deliberately held back. They decided to take decisive the provincial on. SAYS VIDEO OBSTRUCTED , OTTAWA . The Canadian WASHINGTON, DC, W United States and Canada today established a joint committee to co-ordinate their plans for industrial mobilization in the A full eclipse of the moorj will be visible in Prince Rupert this evening If ,sky is clear. The moon will enter the penumbra at 5:31:6 Pacific Standard Time (actually before the moon rises here) but, by the time the total leclipse begins at 7:28, the astral sphere will have risen. The total eclipse will end at 8:53:8 with the final passage of the umbra at 9:54 p.m. fax have been tied up by work stoppage and Dominion shipping is also idle in such ports es from the dis- nd the annual action on the matter last night: after reading a letter from B.C.I Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs who auestioned explana as Liverpool, Capetown, Brisbane, Georgetown and British Guiana. ion at Harrison . eVent of an emergency. The De-i April 28, 29 and' partmcnt gf state made public ; be Geoffrey, jtn exchange of 'notes between Association of Broadcasters today charged the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation with tions of the bylaw draft sub Yesterday Percy Bcngoughr Terrace Rod and , Lawrence A. Steinhardt, Amerl- obstructing the availability of mitted at his request in March. d Gordon Jollif fe can ambassador in Ottawa, and Finance Chairman Alderman Trades and Labor Congress of Canada president, said the television to .the Canadian people. Charlotte Islands Hon. Lester B. Pearson, minis MASSET MAN T. B. Black, champion of the wounding' of striking seamen Club. They will The charge followed the action half-million dollar telephone re hem a resolution at Halifax by "trigger-happy strikebreakers from Montreal habilitation scheme, told his SUCCUMBS IN yesterday by the Board of Governors of the Canadian Broad-; Li club urging that colleagues that "there seems to must be soundly condemned." be appointed to be a desire on the part of Mr. HARBOR FALL casting Corporation in shelving six applications from private ampaipi lor tne ter or external affairs for Canada, creating a Joint Unjted States-Canada Industrial mobilization "committee. 1 Stelnhardt's note said that tlie common Interests of the two governments in defence, "their proximity and complementary characteristics of their resources. Indicate the advantages of co-ordinated efforts. wolves in the dis- Bracewell to procrastinate as much as possible. Some of his flrmR for television broadcasting licences. In Vancouver today the 200 CS.U. .members attempted to prevent 21 members of the Seafarers' International Union members from boarding Uie The body of David Parnell criticisms are purely of a minor 54-year old skipper of the Ncl The Board suggested that the nature. I'm not sure that he is son Bros, seiner Western Rover companies get together and was taken from Prince Rupert freighter Riverside. C.3.U. men COLORFUL M P. Jean-Francois Pouliot, ebulicnt independent Liberal Member of Parliament for Tcmiscouta, can usually be counted on for a novel twist in any contributions he makes to House of Commons debates. Mr. Pouliot recently rose on a question of privilege in the House to complain of an unsigned letter which described him as a "Jackal.". First, elected to the Commons in 1924, the member; who haila from Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, comes from a long line of politicians. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather werealKlitiar agree upon Joint operation of responsible but it looks as if someone is trying to hold up the i bylaw." harbor at 3:30 this morning l0n the Riverside stoned S.I.U. port showed the good condition, lip drive was ap-meetmg and Ned ippointcd to head for that purpose, appreciation to the within a matter of minutes at- seamen as they came aloncsWo Mr. Bracewell's letter contain ter he had fallen overboard m smaii boats and used roDC ed a suggestion that the city's from the vessel at Cow Bay ladders to board ship.- A tug later lowed the Riverside away PLEAD-GUILTY teM'tssuefetmds- noate ''- It is-belrvad rre- suc proposed- plan private stations. , The Board, carrying out what it stated was the government television pojlcju, indicated that, for the time being, no individual station or company will be granted a television - broadcasting licence. iummb lr a. upply under three' d 1 f f e r e n t dates cumbed to a heart condition which arc expected which caused him to fall , into might affect their marketing TO BOAT THEFT from the pier. C.S.U. crew members on the Seaside, sistcrship of the River near future will be ! will be planted in side, have accepted writs order Mi Rainbow lakes. ing them off the vessel. value. He countered with a proposal that the bonds all be issued on the date and sold at periods suitable to the city. He also objected to a recall clause for the bonds, saying that bonds which are Issued for the water. Mr. Parnell, a native of Mas-sett, is believed to have collapsed and fallen overboard ' when he went out on deck, seeking relief from a 4ieart condition that bothered, him 'during the early j Three youths were remanded ror sentence by Magistrate W. D. Vance in police court yesterday after they had pleaded James Thompson, C.S.U. west of conducting a as turned over to for consideration. MISS LINTON OUT ON BAIL ern vice-president, said union lawyers would go to the courts today to try to get the Supreme Court injunction against thn guilty to charges arising out of the theft of a wath, camera specific periods have a higher nnH nlhpr articles from a boat Convicted Of, Mass Murder Seven Ilich German Diplomats Found Willy of Directing Pogroms Against Jews GERMANY, XT Seven high German diplomats and government officials were 1 convicted today as willing accomplices in the Nail extermination of 6,000,-000 Jews. They were the men who directed, the pogroms and signed orders sending Jews from all over Europe to gas. chambers and concentration camp J, strike set aside. n of officers as!moored at Cow Bay jast week. MONTREAL, (T-Freda Lln-the retirement of I rard Pnarsnn nnr! Robert I ton. last of 20 persons sought as ' fro,n thc Pst of ! Woods, both recent arrivals from links in Canada's bizarre Soviet isurcr, which he was ireea on ouuu V.mrnuvpr. nleadcd EUllty to Py rln8 THE WEATHER ' : Synopsis - The weather is cloudy in all sections of British Columbia today. A few rain showers are being reported along the northern coast and light snow flurries in the Cariboo. Skies will clear during the day and widespread frost is expected tonight in thc valleys of the interior and in sheltered coastal areas. Tomorrow will be another sunny day. Forecast Queen.. Charlottes and North Coast Cloudy with showers today and tomorrow. Southerly winds (15 m.p.h.). Little change in temperature. Ground frost tonight. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow': Port Hardy 32 and 50, Massctt 35 and 50, Prince Rupert 25 and 45. hours of the moping. The fact that he did not sink during the time that he was in the water is said to bear out the belief that he died at the time of immersion. A wachman on the Atlin Fish-erics dock, passing by, heard a splash, ascertained that a manj had fallen into the water and notified the police. He then-assisted in pulling the body out F lne last 22 years market value than those which are subject to recall at the wish of the issuer. Other objections to the 20-year financing scheme proposed by the city were termed "trivial" by the aldermen. Legislation enabling the city to borrow money against the anticipated earnings of the telephone system was passed recent Sends . Pact 0 To Senate ball today and scheduled to appear April 19 -for preliminary trial. Miss Linton, now married, surrendered yesterday, ending cllon of his son, Uie position. The 1M9 officers is: charges of theft of more than $25 while William McMann. also of Vancouver, pleaded guilty to retaining stolen property. All three were teen-age youths. Thomas Boulter. a successful hideout of more Douglas Kerr. a United States war crimes They were arrested by Con than three years. She is 1 seven !court rulpd wuurer. F. W. MVc SatUrday 8taWe Jack on following a complaint that the months pregnant, ine ao-yea.j In .searinR woriliSi the court old dark-haired sunny-featured ( conyicted william Keppler, Haru woman, named as a contact be- Heinrlch Lammers. Richard 0. Van dcr e Rorvick, B. J. "i Christcnsen. of the harbor. Two sons, Earl and Wilfrid, asleep aboard the Western Rover, did not know of the tragedy until they were aroused by the police. An inhalator crew from the city fire department attempted to revive him after he had een brought ashore, but without success". ly at the legislature. Prior to that time, the only way In which the bonds could have been secured was against the city's gen-1 eral credit. To expedite the approval of the bylaw, council authorized City Clerk H. D. Thain to make a trip to Victoria, to Interview seiner Sharon M. had been robbed on Thursday. A watch, camera and several smaller articles belonging to Hanford Mc-Bride, the skipper, were missing. . Walter Darre. Otto Dietrich, Hans Kehrl, Gustav Steen-gracht. Van Moyland and ss. Lt. Gen. Gpttloh Berger. tween Russian agents, reiuii to give police her married name. . . Thc voluntary surrender was carried out quiletly through the young woman's attorney, JoscDh Cohen K.C., and came a F BATH HEATER a geyser in Yel.. After lllA'l hearing iH'uriiig an uii vAjimuaviui explanation 1. m 1 Mhrows 25,000 gal-' o the circumstances by Con TODAY'S STOCKS Coroner M. M. Stephens has department heads, giving a full explanation of the bylaw. Prior set an inquest for tomorrow af North Atlantic Alliance Strongly Recommended By Truman WASHINGTON, D.C., President Truman seitt the. North Atlantic defence treaty to the Senate today with request for its approval as "one step on the road to peace." In his message, Mr. Truman said that thetreaty deals with "realities of the situation we face today." He also said it Is set up "within the terms of the United Nations charter and .the constitution of the United States." "This treaty is only one step although a long one on the road to peace," declared the chief executive. "No single action, no matter how "significant, will achieve peace. We must continue to work patiently and carefully, advancing with practical, realistic steps in the light of circumstances and events as " not water 150 stable White, Magistrate Vance' a surprise Jofche Royal Cana ' ery 70 minutes, reserved sentence unUl April 19. dian Mounted Police. Courtesy 8. D. Johnston Co. Jtd.) to that, however, he will en ternoon. A well known coast fisherman and part owner of the Western deavour to iron the matter out by telephone. PARLEY HAPPY OVER FRANCHISE .j m Mr. and Mrs. Martin Van riHrtratc. was an Eskinmo dcr Cootcn and child saile dthis af ternoon on the Catala on a H" Afhii. of Premier Johnson at being unable to attend the - convention on the eve of such a momentous occasion as the granting of the Aumaque 18 Bcattie 49 Bevcourt 23 Bobjo .: , : .11 Buffald Canadian 13 Consul. Smelters 95.75 Conwest ... :., 1.17 Donalda 50 Eldona 58 East Sullivan :'. .2.81 Giant Yellowknife 6.00 holiday trip to Vancouver. Rover, Mr; Parnell is survived by his wife, four sons and a daughter at Masse t. The body will be sent to Masset Thursday for burial. - The sonsare Wilfred, Earl, Ambrose and Samuel Parnell and the daughter is Miss Daisy Parnell. Brothers are - Moses Parnell of Prince Rupert and Joseph Parnell of Masset. Tliere f mual convention Norman Broadhurst and W. 1Ve Brotherhood of Provincial franchise to natives tOllClllrtort ..1 .. Hopkins of the J. H. Todd and Son Fishing Co., Victoria, left Thc meeting expressed grati scrlptlon of a pack dog, which was later loosely applied by early traders to Indian packers. Thc convention went on record as favoring thc Department of Fisheries' salmon conservation program and agreed to do "all In its power" to aid In building up thc spawning grounds and protect the salmon. Assurance has been given by this afternoon by the Catala on w'k-end was Urm. fclogatc. as the fication at receiving thc provincial franchise which will enable their return south after bring they occur, building our struc d most streamlined' the natives, "through thc vote ture of peace soundly and ing a small boat north to the God's Lake .38V2 Hardroek ' .17'2 are six granchildren lne founding of to fight against many things The remains will be taken fori solidly." company's Inverness cannery this week. 'Uon, The uact is exnected to bo burial at Masset where deceased which have obstructed Indian was born in 1895. Vai!icouvr lJayonne .0 jBralarne 8.60 B.R. Con' -03 Cariboo Quartz 117 B.R.X 10 Congress Hcdley Ma,scot 20 Pend Oreille 4.05 Pioneer 3.30 Premier Border 03 Privateer 17 Reeves McDonald ' 2.35 . Reno 05 !& Slx-ep Creek 125 Silbak Premier 33 Vananda - 23 Taku River 20 Salmon Gold 14 Spud Valley -07 Oils-Anglo Canadian 3.80 A.P. Con. 21 Atlantic '. -07 Calinont 39 C. & E. 4.G0 Central Lcduc 100 Home Oil 10-50 Mercury .- -12. mull tt ; hcm Agates re-4ay n'.8ht on tiv- hunlr!,s f .,.. LOCAL TIDES Wednesday, April 13, 1949. thc Department of Fisheries that the program will not interfere with the rights of natives to fish for their own consumption. A committee, which -will op- progress In thc past." Expectation was expressed that "the Dominion government will not deter thc progress already made, but will, through revisions to the Indian Act, grant a (national franchise and given a long debate in Scnato but its approval is confidently expected. ' BREAK FOR MOTORIST Electrically treated highways which melt snow, are now being perfected. !Silws Irom all uw' High 1:11 23.0 feet '13:43 22.0 feet CUBIT MEASURE The cubit, ancient measure of distance, was actually the length of a man's forearm from elbow to end of the middle finger. itaUc,,dod the co. 1 4S in,.,,,,,..., ; Hanicana .'. . .07 Heva - :....-:.....'..:... .07 Hosco .... .20'a Jacknlfe - .04 Jolict" Quebec -35 Lake Rowan' 10 Lapaska .10 Little Long Lac .80 Lynx 12 Madsen.Red Lake 2.87 MeKenzic Red Luke 44 MeLeod Cockshutt 1.05 Moneta .06 Negus 2.40 Noranda '. 55.00 Low 7:33 11 feet crate jointly with a committee from thc United Fishermen and ,ul,uu Jonn ml .!:' v, Nri Vancou. 19:43 3.2 feet still let the Indian keep his ab-! original rights." L'S Premier n f"nr Cast,,, nTX" AM....... Allied Workers' Union, was set up to negotiate fish rri,'ps wl,n the companies. Dining thc meeting, eight, members were ap; pointed to be deputized as reg Tcy -General . nit km k "Ml The meeting received assurances from Premier Johnson and Altorncy-Ocneral Wlnnicr, through their representatives, that the vote would in no way British Columbia BASKETBALL FINALS (SENIOR 'B') Prince ltuiert vs. Kamloops-Victoria Winner CIVIC CENTRE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, April 22 and 23 'Indian 8' Amen- u Louvlcourt - , .14 Va istrars of voters for their respective districts. The meeting welcomed a ncw interfer with B.C. aboriginal Pickle Crow 2.15 Regcourt .: .0434 C ,;hwnn and rights. "SWASH" IS "SLANDEROUS' district into tnc uiuwhuiwi. H was the Burns Lake district, orcanized last fall. Covering 50c STUDENT TICKETS $1.00 RESERVED 75c RUSH (Taxlncl On Sale 2 p.m. April 13 The convention condemned the I Eilu . "wmiv Okalfa 2.20 Pacific Pete 2.20 Princess 30 Royal Canadian f .08' South Brazeau IO'i ' Toronto Athona - I3 San Antonio ': 3.95 Senator Rouyn .40 Sherrit Gordon 2.08 Steep Rock ... 1.50 ; Sturgeon River .'.:... .17 EUver Miller .40 word "Siwash" and voted that its application to Indians be wiped out as slanderous. Origin Confirm Season Reservations by April 18 All Reservations Must Be Claimed 48 Hours Before Game parts' of the northern Interior, it includes Babine . Lake and vicinity, Burns Lake, Fort Fraser, (Continued on Fage 3) y "xte:.l.,l ii. 11 of the word, as explained by a