PROVINCIAL LIBRA-IT, 113 J5 I V:NCIAL 1 kXS JTICT0H1A, b. T. ,iY 3150 . People of Vcst Germany Fearful of Red Invasion Accepting American and British Occupation As Lesser of Two Evils Impressions of Terrace Man on Return onr.iEs DRUGS Datfy Delivery PH0IIE81 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Most Strategic Pacific Port - "Prince Rupert, the Key ff CABS ! PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, THURSpAY, MARCH 16. 1950 There is a constant air of tension and uneasiness rTlTl - WfnmTtmam mm u mijiniii..i,iii bw mmm 4 4 is , house ig Down j in Western Germany and everyone seems to think it will only be a matter of time before the Russians march in. The concensus is that they would do so if ever the western occupation authorities moved out. The Germans do not like west- em occupation but they are fearful of what would 1 happen if American's and British ever ation is accepted a$ the much withdrew. Therefore, the sltu-j lesser of two evils. So says Hans Koch, Terrace rS'tL ' f earu prime Minister hotel proprietor, who was in the there twenty-three years ago to city with Mrs. Koch yesterday make home ta Cfmada Ws on their way back to the Inv. . , terior after a two months' ab- brotn7' b"lldI"g contractor, t irence during which they visited 'r- Mr. Koch; native home at Bad-, Army iihr,hr, 9A miw f., , I years and took part In the re- city of Brunswick, in the BritLsh were tliere Mr. Koch's mother celebrated her :venty-fiflh birthday. His brother " Is - a' 1i i tlrl I litr trti run1 tir at t3.i r! llarzburg 'which Is a resort town in the Hara mountains and is now a British leave centre. Round about farming, lumbering, mining are pursued but nil it II is lu not rlAt primarily I -4t1 'irihl an nn in n. dustrial area. As a matter of fact, Bad llarzburg is only two miles from me oorcier oi uie wussian-oc- copied one of Germany and wnai goes on m me eoviei. dominated sphere Is well known "The Russians rule absolutely through fear," Mr. Koch said yesterday in an interview with the- Daily News. "Everyone must JUL' vL . to the Great Narthwr" PRICE FIVE CENTS Government Is Sustained OTTAWA, tfc-By a vote of 155 ! to 55, the House of Commons yesterday defeated a C.C.F. motion of non-confidence in the government and brought towards U close a name-calling, hop-Jtip-und-juntp debate on the pepcrt from the Throne. Chamber St. Laurent Progressive- ltion leader. lasted for two hours. The latter spoke for 113 min-ites, the former twelve. O vw crltiel.ed on a score of olnt.s, 'self-adulalion, loo tight trin w of exchange control and ck of plans for a Common- coifer-re- reHardlnrz Uiter-Conunonwealth trade. The Prime Minister charged Drew with waging "parlizan political warfare." The c.C.F. motion, a traditional Opposition thrust, was lacked to a Progressive - Conservative amelHlmnt to the Throne Speech" which has not been voted nnon y. t ! ii added i,if'rf 1 a few rL . word . amend- . meiil. It was Hie second angry session of turbulent scenes In the House in us many days. Tuesday' night iv r-v l, .d carried a stlnulnc at- .. ."v a, .poMuon leader against D-'fance Minister Claxton and hriiKt the Chamber into a late honr votfl on his party's motion i.H""iuiieiii oi a uousc com- ; ion. .; un oeience. That motion wa; rejecU'd 161 to 51 hi ft s t ra lidi t governmen l-opposltion t-ounti winch carried the Chamber fifteen minutes beyond the 11 o'cloc k closhig hour. C.C.F. and Social Credit parties placed their strength beside the Progresslve-Cons'irvatives. British Haval 4V raining Out OTTAWA The Navy announce ', a new -step that fits Into the three man Malnguy Royal Commission., which, last Fall brought doWn a, lensrthy and sweepbig roporf jCadeLs of thoixeciit.lve branch --4 h; general list tbatniakes up tlic bulk of the; officers -will now bc trained in Canada rather tnan paf(.jy Canada and partly in Britain, It had been the prac- , lice to give them two years tram-, ing In Canada and then send. lhem to Ule Unitcd Kingdom to' train for another twj or three yoar8 Thus it was the Rjya) Nyy )hu, roullcied off cadet j .rainjngt iind Inadvertently or j otherwise, worked occasional i changes in young susceptible ..... r ac- . 1 ,.0nts. Now they win taKe lour yeyrs at Canadian colleges hi ; I uie lie I same way as army and air- ; flll'Cf ce cadets, and as naval cadets of the electrical and supply branches. .v, ..v v'had four days ln parts vner rue the consequence. There is m cnainpagne al no talking -back Anyone who a a boUle and irls dance nud, talks against the government ,n lne choruses Qn u,e way just disappears-where to one U, th yigUi& more chaste does not know. There is aLH ch -rv, Published at Canada's VOL. XXXIX, NO. 03. Coast Freighter Is Hard Aground VANCOUVER II,1 The Canadian Pacific coastal fregihter ,Nootku was still hard aground today at Chatham Point on Walker Island, 1?5 miles northwest of here, today. Capt. Charles Robson, skipper or (he 3.'00-tou vessel, , which grounded in fog last night, said I he vessel might be refloated at the high tide today but she remained fast. Pulp cargo is being unloaded to lighten the ship. Canada Swamps Belgium 33-0 LONDON Canada defeated r;i l :liMii by a score or 33 to 0 la.st nil'lil, for her second victory in i lie ml 'inaliimal hockey tou naiiK iil, here. Edmonton Mer-curys arc representing Canada. II. my Allen, Leo Lucehlnl and Hilly Da we each fired three goals as I lie Mercuries bieezcd to a J routine 13 to 2 victory over Switzerland in the first game of the world hockey championship. II. was a fast but, onc-sidi d gumc bi'loie ;,.ri00 fans. FRESNO IS OUT OF HOCKEY RACE I.OK ANGKLKH ft' Los Antvlc, Monarchs last night -liminatcd I'k no fiu.n the Pac-lfle. Coast. Hocki y I.e,iRiic race with a 4 to 2 victory over the Falcons. Rent Control May Be Last , OTTAWA if - Indication is that the extension of rent controls for another, 13 months, of which Minister of Jusl-ice K! n irt. Oar-son t;ave mil ice in ' Parliament, 'this w :ek. will !;e tlU; last. An official of the Kovirninent said that, If economic conditions war-ran!, it, the controls may be lilted at I he end of the 13-monlh period, April 3d. l!i!l, for which the Minister of Justice is asking. By I in-' same token, if the shortage is Mill acute at the end of the 13 months, the government may a.k for further extension. Encouraging Of Naiive Artist VICTORIA- Hon, W. T. Strait h inini.sU.T ol education said yesterday that the '.overnment was doini' all it, cnild to encourage the young native artist, Judith iMorcan, who hails from Kitwan-Ha, in her work. Five of her paint-inns iiad been purchased to be hunt; in the legislature building. ' Mr. Stra it.ii referred, anion;', others, to Emily Carr and said the ! j ovcrnmcnt has been missing tile i boat in failing to recognize Url-' tisli Columbia artists. THE WLATHLR Synopsis More than '.luce inches ol rain !iacl fallen on the West Coast oi Vancouver Island in the twenty-four hours ending at lour thirty More Uiiliy .More Funds fur A;ed Pensioners Was Too Drunk To Remember - CHALLENGE TO RUSSIA SAN FRANCISCO Speaking before a University of California gathering today, Seeiirtary of State Dean Acheson Issue! a new challenge to Russia to demonstrate her desire for peace by subscribing to a 7-point program to end tension and anxiety by discontinuing its aggressive diplomacy. If mutual security could not be obtained, United States would have to resist ZS1T2" ! where i finds it, Acheson de tlared. United Stales was ready to "discuss, negotiate 1 and agree" but was loath to play the part of "international sucker." iM. V. DIES MONTREAL Maurice llartt, Liberal Member of Parliament for Montreal Cartier, died at his hoiie here last night. He was 54 jcars of age. SVONEV MAYOR (il'ILTY SYDNEY, Nova Scotia ' A I SZZ 'c.Z ? tourt V j"ry ,oda today found I'"i Mayor Dan Jac k ... . . MacLean Innocent of murder but guilty of manslaughter in the death of Joseph MacKinnon, crippled 68-year old registrar of voter.,. He will be sen tenced Saturday. Earlier t hief Justice J. L, llsley had told a jury that there vas no evid- ence of murderous intent. Mac- U was ciiarged with slaying MacKinnon by running him down with a car. I CHARGE WITHDRAWN qiTEBEC Charges of attempted suicide against Mrs. Arthur Pitre, one of the key figures in Quebec's air disas ter murder case, was with- drawn today. Mrs. Titrc, 41,' was a crown witness in the murder trial of J. Albert Otmjr-who has been senttcni-cd to be. hanged for murder.- She de- ' livered to a Quebec airport a parcel which Guay had given bcr and which police said contained the time bomb which destroyed the plane. ANTI-DUMP APPLIED OTTAWA Canada has applied her rarely used antidumping laws to prevent a flood of cheap Japanese goods from entering the Canadian market at "ridiculously low . prices." A government official said today that the laws had been appLed against Japanese j knitted goods, men's shirts, . children's dresses and cigarette lighters. HOCKtY SCORES I National j Boston 4, New York 1 I Chicago 4, Toronto 0 j Detroit. 4, Montreal 1 Pacific Coast Seattle 4, Tacoma 0 New Westminster 5, Portland 0 Los Angeles 4,f'reSno 2 San Francisco 5, San Diego 4 ruthless police force Hie Rus-I sian officers arc bad enough but actually iirrmillv irA the oorman German "nuiia- "quls- i ling" police vlio go over to j them are worse." Would Never Go Back , I Mr. Koch spent only twenty-1 l eight days in Germany but it i was a relief to get out, he says. P One -.always feels that., somv 0l nvOmlHUniSni , thina; Is going to happen, fears i what the next day is going toj OTTAWA "It is extremely bring forth. "I'll never go back doubtful if the Chinese people to Germany, you couldn't dras (7norQ lltf ftill airiAnr frm ry- 1 1 ti ; aon, It is noticeable that there no wood ef whatever , tha , , rubble- 11 J evidently been picked out for use as fuel. , It was Mr. Koch's first visit back to Germany since h left 'n Stalingrad. He ws ended and, not having been a Nasii, was able to start up In business again. The most of Nazis were thrown Into concen- Nation camps after- the Allied occupation camp. A cousin of Mr. Koch's, a woman, operates a sawmill with eighty employees f ' r out. One can oidy get in for business or to visK. with relatives, as was liis case. All per- mite for people from this con- tinent to visit Western Germany be obtained from Ameri- can authorities Mr. and Mxs. Kocli left January 4 and travelled to Vancouver whence they flew to New York and embarked on the n f, m,,.K.,v. iw, U UOVV ft VWHV1WM. 4V J tui.t rived on- the Prince Rupert yes- terda Uom Vancouver and . . . continued on to Terrace on last night's tram. Chinese Hot They are fundamentally dernocrsUc a, heart and, wftile u to unwise to make predlctIons. u fa ; h h. ... . K. .. . . se wiU f!nd th" T,, Z democratic way of life ulti- mateIy' So sPke Rev. Vc. George M. Ross, after forty years experience as a missionary in North Honan, China, speaking at a misionary supper in St. Mark's United Church here. Russia Lifts Her Boycott TOKYO Russia yesterday ended her six-week boycott of the Allied Council for Japan. Lt.-Gen. Kuznia Derevyankq and his Soviet delegation came back after removal from the agenda of ques tions concerning Russia's failure to complete repatriation of Japanese war prisoners. The Russians walked out ol a council meeting Dec. 21 rather -than discuss Gen. MacArthur's charge that more thari 370,001 Japanese taken prisoner by the Russians at the end of the war have not been returned. " This was foUowed by Russlan walkouts from tW(J olner n)eetlngs. Hockey League Play-Off Evened Kamloops If. Sparked by bril liant five goal performance of Billy llryciuk, Kamloops Eiks downed Nanaimo Clippers 8 to 5 last night to even up the Main-land-Okanagan Hockey Leagua play-off series al one game each. Nanaimo look the first game Monday 5 to 2. AIR PASSENGERS Ifrortt Structure demolished And jalSold to g Go- ,ho is -"K'l '" 'lrtl (his ' ,jid ill VilllKlUVlT he Hail imrcliiiscil illi:v UHar j.hMs built l H"' 'lfS Knriimciit at inert lnri"S World ,,.n suiif tlif '''-Ik (urn i1''" (,,r ,! other malrrials. the lumhi-r will he KdiiKinliiH where L (Jiivprninciit has liutrliase il- , - i...a,i. taiu i l,lr ntliwd. irty Prince liiip-.-rt hind In ti ar duuii lust, .nr. i,uimii o sUrt iU im- !omobi!e Captured J Tu.ii j u v 1 1 1 1 s ill ;,l"!''ll - fi'lli' J police 011 a wild lay bcl'Hc tI Ijv a i''i.i 'ock i V,(CI!-yr:ir nl iids ll'iin liii' !! lu- ol al Port Cequi' Diiriiv: a clia-: U but ,il riijUl, ii;1.. iViiiii;, d uf nine' ; mil-.i .r pi.ce t..; .' liny 'J pins ll) .,1 .- 'tie 'in ben;', Wails lament - b('in)iii. ( xiN'd nas ih-eiileti '"'as to his ui ure r' Parhaiiii nl, lie lay. wis Hn niicr, Gus-ill;l''it repuris that ; Klli; lu ab- ,,r' ri lcMcmhmi on "'KliiK's return to 'iirunc. Leopold re-W.ol thevotR. lie a he got 5i prr-I Mum. 'cision is up in i.ui.. March 17, i 0::.i; hi tl feel 2(17 feet u ''l f fi li.i.l 15:13 3.5 feel ixtcr is I,,. ivim; bv Umiglll. for r vncouvcr "UI wciKhts ; KENNEDY "lsf(J Flush" Vs. PM APP! Iki llct Rupert VC Centre y' orch 17 1'r,'lir.-.i'.v.r .... nou s ' SYDNEY N. s: - Former Mav- drive by Prince Albert MlnUtt or Dan Jack M.-Lean, taking the. last, iiiglit to take a 5 to 3, vic-stand on his own behalf al hfe' lory in the first game of the best 'I Hve inthe Mcmorhd serjes Cup trial for the .murder of Joseph MeKiir.m. t.iH the fury yesterdv p:a.v-offserits. - , t'oi. he h;"l h"( n on a drinking 7! T , ' party that day with McKinnon. Conodian Scomon. r; He hud fallen asleep at the party n JuncOU Hospitol and could not remember how he alter the Princow r.ol home or r-oi. to bed. The first Shortly ss. lion uses SOCIAL .SECURITY, DEFENCE f'ENCE HtmOKTS ORKATES 3T ,N v:A'. HTPIME HISTORY- K.wi-,1 Social f-i lo ity ami deff-nce expenditures will hit new records in the coming year followlni; the budj-et, eslbnaU-s presented by Finance Minister Abbott in Ottawa. Increasing jxipulai ion requires more family allowance -oinlay. Uiieniployiinit, insurance will be extended. More fund.; have been allofed to old a Re. pensioners. The armed forces' budget will be $425.-00.'I.()(K1, Uic la- tjest hi Canada's p'wf time history, and $43,000,-000 ;;reatpr than last year. Of this the air force will be allot-t d the largest share. Junior " Smoke Eotcrs Win " TK'ML tr-'-Trail Junior Smoke Eaters slaved off a la.st period Norali, on her last voyage north,. Larry jonnson, one o! int.- s"'m' nf nis n,,?l'rs nad b'"Pn seriously injured when a heavy loor closed on th'-in. As there is no doctor, al present,, in Skugway, and in order to give Mr. John- son treat ment as early as possible, . I I 1.. ft AiMOi'i- lio'.'. lie was piac.i-u ui ov. "ii- - u pita! in Juncau. 1 Ucuttie lievcmirt Collin IJiiftalo CaiiHdian Con. Smelt"! s ... . ... . S5.00 Con west DuuaUla FUlona 'M East- Sullivan Giant Y 'Knife ... God's Lake ITsi i d ruck Ilan icana . .. .05' lteva Ilosco Jack ni To ,'liiliet Quebec Lake Rowan Ltn'ska Little Long Lac r1 Lynx .he 'emrmbered was Alien his wile aw-ala-Hcd him next morn- put out lroin juncau ioi onas-inr, and told him the police want- way, it was necessary to return ert to see him. to the Alaska capital to land The crown prosecutor said yes- terday that he as satisfied thut McLean hud not intended to murder McKinnon mid that he would he centt nt v.illi a vervUct ot manslaushter. McLean is ailci.cd to h ive kill- it: M-Ki'imm by running over him with his car. .:: TODAY'S STOCKS K'l.nrliv y H. I) .fcliii'tuu Co Mill me back," he declares. ' In spite of alarms and res- j frictions, however the people stay on in hope of better days to come. Mr. Koch's mother, i for instance, would never leave. As for the other people, their interests are there. They could never sell out and take their .money with them and move to a new country The only way to get out of Germany today is to sacrifice everything, There is no rationing in West-j crn Gennany, Mr. Koch says. "You can buy anything If you have the money at prices about the ame as here." Only Ameri-i can money is accepted, however. Like ln the other European countries today, they just, do not take such money as British or Canadian. Unemployment is a serious problem hut that can be un derstood when it is explained that three-quarters of the population of all .Germany is now on half the land In Western Germany. Germans do not stay in the Russian-occupied zones if they can escape to Western Germany which is, therefore, full of refugees. Housing is extremely scarce No one is allowed more than one room to Jive in-that Is a single person or a man and wifeand ; that includes the owners of their own homes Such owners are required to' share their dwellings and their only advantage is that they can have the pick of t!ie room. At that, it is really a liability to own property since taxes arc so high, actually ex-r.'eding any possible revenue. '"Ihere is no such thing as living 4 oil one's property ln Gennany,'; ays Mr. Koch. That does not f I mean that construction of hous ing projects Is not going on but ii is government sponsored. Mr. Koch took occasion to visit the city of Brunswick which was uadly bombed during the latter days of the war. 1 ; I V feV k s - - n v -5 . ' 1 ; . Mf . , bye , v - , - i I ihi; mnrniiHi :nul there is cverv indication that almost as jnuch uiill f ill mm., In tnrluv Hie rlorni that brought gales j and rain to the coast during the last Uetil.y-tour hours U movin;; , inland today, bringing snow toj Vancouver I'.iyonie .01 Bralortic !)."0 Ii. Ii. Con MV3 ii r; x ..ITi Cariboo 11im U .. 1.25 Congci'.'.s N ' .25 Hi dli V Ma scot :u I'enil Oreille 5.15 l'itiiu'cr 3.15 i'n mier IJo.'ili r .. . Privateer .i:i Reeves McpoiiaM . t'.io 1,',. no .115 Shci ') Creel: 1 .07 Sllbak Premier ,:u Taku River Vananda .11 Salmml Go'd . Oils Anglo Cam.i'.ian . 4.1:3 A P Con . .'! Atlantic 1.48 Calmont .51 C & E 7.25 Cintii'l LctUic ... 1.10 Home Oil ' 1.25 the interior . regions f rum the Cariboo to Uie Yukon boundary, The southern interior, which re mained cloudy and mild through- cut the night, will get no more than a few showers in' most sec I 5 ) t?-. I .lit';- I fi , A tions today with somewhfit mote general ruiniull tomorrow. j Forecast , Norlhcoast Region Cloudy with scattered showers today and Friday. Little change in temper- I at ure. Winds southerly 15 miles I per hour. Lows tonight and hi'-,hs I I i .10 1.G5 455 .35';. .05':. . 9.15 ..U8 .15'-. Mud sen Red Lake 3.05 McKenzic Red Lake 54 McLer.d Cockshutt . 3.05 Mo'.ieta , 34 2 Nc'sus 11 Noranda 68.75 Louvieourt 13M: Pickle Crow 1.83 negrourt 04' . San Antonio 3 "5 Senator Rutivn 26H Sherrit Gordon .'. 2.13 S:c?p Rock .'.... 2.78 Sturgeon River .., 22 Silver Miller . -oC tlppei C'.nia'la a.fili I . i tomorrow At Port Hardy, 40 and 40; Sandspit, 30 and 45; Prince Rupert, 40 and 4.6. Blocks and blocks of Uie e.ityi To Vancouver (today) Mrs. E. were utterly devastated and, ' Lonergan, E. Slatta. D. Moore, after five years, there has been G Najor T olscn Q w Eggiri till start made on even no son H Uen w D clanren cleaning up the rubble, much, to Sunrispit Mr?. M. ! t today) Ilex, rebuilding. The greets, o ,Anderson "J""" course, have been cleared itt ,is estimated that it will take atj 'nn Vancouver (Wednesday! least seven years to clear up, Inspector F. B. Woods-John-the devastation. While the son, Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Duncan, buildings of Brunswick were to a Mr. and Mrs. J. Stevenson, Mrs. large extent of frame construe-ID. Ifvlng, W. Calhoun. i Mercury OkalU Pari fie Pete Princess Royal Canadian Royalite Toronto trip Mhomi , . ; ... .'.enaT'ie it,,. .. oums. LIFE BEGINS AT 106 That's what you would think from the enthusiasm Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander of Toronto showed for the party celebrating her 106th birthday Maxell 14. Her advice on how to live to a ripe old age is "hard work and raise a big family." York County's oldest resident, Mrs. Alexander has outlived two husbands and her in ehtHren. But still living are 21 grandchildren. 44 leai-jsrainichilciren and 15 great-great grandchildren. (CP) C:at50n Maud Miss Nina Youngman of the Bank of Montreal staff is sailing tonight on the Prince Ruper 3c 4.,0enf,ral ... v . , ! for a three weeks' holiday to Los Angeles