P?.07I!i:iAL LIBRARY, VICTORIA, 2. C. 11 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ORMES DRUGS 1 Dluc lhiily '( T STAR . PHONE . 81 Cabs a - Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' i V VOL. XXXVII, No. lOtfr FRINGE RUPERT, B. C, TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS c anacnan H Kaiiway Strike Probable ' : ' ' If TORNADOES WHIP ACROSS Two Halibut Boats Deliver JEWS SEIZE ARAB VILLAGE TEL AVIV, p. Irgurr Zvai Leumi said today that a Jewish battle force na; st:zeC and oc-Icirpied the Arab stronghold SEVEN STATES Unions Reject 7-Cent Wage Boost; Preparing Strike Ba lot MONTREAL (CP) Representatives of IS international railway unions today rejected a conciliation board's recommendation for a seven-cent an hour increase in wages and authorized the taking of a strike vote immediately. F. N. Hall, chairman of the union's general com village of Yehudia after an all-night fight. The village is one of Cargoes Here the wealthiest in the Arab area and has barred the way to Lyd-da airport. jtfi , I I IV KANSAS CITY Tornadoes and violent windstorms whipped across seven states during the week-end, killing at least , 19 persons and injuring more than 100. Property damage is said to be heavy. West Virginia and Kentucky communities were lashed by tornados last night. Twisters The United Nations truce' commission, made up of French, British and United Sates consuls-general, is reported to have First halibut of the season was sold over the fish exchange this afternoon when Baron Fisheries bought the 3 000 pound cargo of the hall-butter J. H. Todd shortly after 1 o'clock. The price was 14.2 cents a pound for mediums, VI cents for large and 11 cents for chicken. mittee, declared that the strike ballot is now Ining prepared and in his opinion the vote will le overwhelmingly "for a strike" unless substantial concessions arc made beyond those suggested by the conciliation board. gone to Amman, capital ol Tran.sJordan to confer with King US hit in Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas on Saturday while high winds swept Indiana and Illinois. West Virginia, where six died, had the heaviest death toll. Later reports slate that in Kansas City tornados have raised death toll to at least 21. Abdullah. ' ' Arab fighters, meanwhile, art reported to be attacking a Jewish settlement south of Jerusalem and other light skirmishes have, developed as the British mandate draws to its end. The Arabs said that the Jews have filed on a convoy of the British-officered Arab Legion. FLOODS MAY BE BLESSINGS IN DISGUISE 0 HAVE WOMEN S POLICE FORCE One Of India S nd smallest police forces, the women's branch of the BRITISH TROOPS ARE RE-INFORCED IN PALESTINE JERUSALEM e?--Thc Jews insisted Monday, in face of denials, that Syrian and Lebanese armies invaded northern Two halibut boats landed 25,000 pounds of fish from the Area Two grounds this morning, but neither established prices on the exchange because both went to the Fishermen's Co-operative. The P. Doiron and the Skeena LOOKING EAST? A new portrait of Mayor Nora E. Arnold, chosen by the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs as the "Woman of the Year." She will go east, to Regina this summer to receive the award at the national convention. i-c. slmwn as she trained in the usage of Sten guns. iiuini)iiim: only a score, the force is trained In self-.ncl Hi-arms. The group have already been in action ifiif. 10 ussim. uic prince in iuuii.ei: ui law aiiu uruer R mere male finds himself at a disadvantage. The McKINNEY, Texas, t - Two north Texas towns, McKinney and Princeton, began to snap back to life today after a violent tornado that killed three, injured 53 and caused widespread Palestine. Britain rushed sold WINNIPEG, j Rivers and creeks continued to recede toward normal today as the drying out period came to western Canada after the worst floods Packer Strikes Reef, Undamaged iers back into the country to deal with what they callled a the lurc-e are all specially selected and they must be he a-. of 35 and 45. It is hoped that the force will ,ini autonomous branch of the police, with its own nil a separate headquarters. seriously deteriorated situa tion, less than two weeks be in the area's history. In western Manitoba where damage. j xile Canadian Fishing Co. The list of tornado casualties packer Hillside left port for the in six states within the last 48 1 company's 1 i.shing camps in 900 persons vfere evacuated from 'WAIT AND SEE' hours was 23 dead and 10G in fore May 15 which marks the termination of Iter mandate. First British re-inforcemcnts were estimated at 1.000 soldiers who reached Haifia from Cy TURNER NEW M. II both took their cargoes to the Co-op where they were marketed on the basis of initial payment plus further payment when the fish is sold to eastern wholesalers. The P. Doiron brought in 14,- 000 and the Skeena M. II 11,000. Their cargoes were the first landed by regular halibut boats this season. A rush is expected 1 tomorrow, even though the boats TWO-YEAR DRAFT FACES U.S. MEN WASHINGTON W The House of Representatives armed services committee today approved the two-year draft bill by a jured. their homes, improvements were noted. The same Is true in Saskatchewan, although the northern portions reported large tracts of T.C.A. . Chatham Sound and Hecate i Straits Monday afternoon after I unloading a cargo of halibut : which she brought here earlier in the day, despite the fact that she had gone aground off Squadarce, Stephens Island. prus. Despite jewisn repons, CANADA'S POLICY ON HOLY LAND LAKE SUCCESS Canada holds a "wait -and-see'' attitude towards the United States deliberations on the Palestine problem. British sources said there was no sign of an invasion or land Inundated. Sunny weather RViSOR TRADE WITH U.S. CANADA'S NEED vote of 28 to 5. Vote puts the aided Alberta where waterways j I lie vessel, under command havc aiso been amuk for the ! of Capt. BUI Fuller, struck a ia,st. two weeks. issue of selective service formerly before Congress for the first time since the war. The measure calls for the oi. ujiutj, w finance Min- floods rcef reef while while enroute enroute to to Squad- Squad- ThG xtie history-making history-making u.. . ....... n,... I J ,.4 i ' . t LI- have not met with good fishing since the season opened on May 1. A steady Btream of packers has begun to land halibut from the istcr Douglas Abbott said today i aree. but was refloated shortly however, may be a blessing in I'VIiK Tin- appninl-WnLsuri C Turner to be region supervisor of . TransCanada Air Ji jurisdiction over u "M-wling from Winni- Although the Dominion has urged that United States suggestions of trusteeship for em that Canada has rejected de ASK UNIFIED LABOR CODE alterward. She was found to be country's first peacetime draft. Under its provisions, men from disguise to prairie farmers. Water means crops and the long-term results In raising water battled Palestine be studied, she undamaged,' Hit cargo was brought to (the Athn Fisn wharf. wants assurance that the plan will work before voting on it. The United - States . proposal levels In Saskatchewan will more thajj cancel the property damage ' the floods havd caused.- I OTTAWA '(f) The Canadian Congress of Labor today proposed amending the British 18 to 30 would be registered, with those from 19 to 25 liable for 2 years service. It would raise the total authorized man power of armed forces to 2.005,882. Present total strength Is 1,384,500. however, appears doomed in the light of Jewish and Arab t to enable filled natural and They have Amerj(.a Ac artifici uncial reservoirs to the high- . v.rnr the federal government to take disapproval. GOLD MINING ACTIVE HERE Revival in Various farts of North est levels In several years. jurisdiction over industrial re- valuation of her dollar because her economic problem "is not the kind ... for which that is an appropriate or effective remedy." In a speech to the Missouri Bankers' Association he said that currency devaluation may be helpful to a country which is in difficulty because costs and prices are too high to enable it to compete in the world market. He said there can be no solution to Canada's problems in "a constructive and expansionist manner" unless the United States is prepared to accept Canadian lmp'orts on a much WINNIPEG '(Pr Spring floods lations in all Canadian indust- iitn'iu. has been unity W J. Dalby, region- manager, here. ' .flier's appointment to v ei'-aii-cl position is ,U with (lie transfer saks activities to the ;i.irl.ni-nt. grouping to-sali-s funeUons of the lit was formerly dis-d'.:i-r, cargo sales, Van-ii'-re his headquarters ..in. v service was only re- ry. x , In a brief, sharply critical, of Co-op and company camps since Monday, but prices on this fisn are dependent on bidding on the exchange bere;- - $ ,... Initial payments by the Co-op to its members for halibut delivered to the plant here are said to be 12 cents for medium, 10 cents for large and eight cents for chicken. Prices are two cents lower per pound for fish delivered to the Co-op camps. Buyers on the waterfront are confident, however, that "independent" boats will arrive overnight or tomorrow with fish that will be sold on the exchange, thereby estaoiishing the 1043 s halibut price level. , U.S. PAYS $7,000 FOR TRUCKS ON ALASKA HIGHWAY the proposed federal labor code, the congress contended It would not bring about uniform labor WHITEHORSE ( A motor convoy carrying United States army supplies was halted for a ' KINSMEN CLUB DRIVE OFFICES POLICE-RAIDED VANCOUVER, (P Vancouver police Monday raided the charity campaign headquarters of the Kinsmen Club and took "samples" of books of tickets and stubs connected with the organizations "food-Inr-Brltain" carnival. '.riKluced by T.C.A. to niiiiiie the heavier and were receding in most sections of the Prairies today with the exception of Western Manitoba leaving damage to homes, property, roads and bridges estimated to total many millions of dollars. While the worst appeared to be over in Alberta and Saskatchewan, many families are still homeless and rivers remained at flood levels in several districts, Including Wetas-kiwin, Alberta, and Lumsden, Saskatchewan. Estimated road damage in Alberta will be in excess of million dollars. week here until the United States ended a licence plates dispute by paying $7,000 to the :upnie!ii.s and has now irnilid throughout the Yukon administration. The deadlock arose when the M-'iii m Canada and ami the I'nit.cd Slates, iiid Bermuda. Mining revival in various parts ol the north this year, is largely explained by several factors the importance of which is readily seen. One is that gold-dredging outfits are able to enter Canada free. Another is that new gold mines received certain benefits and exemptions under the Dominion's gold aid program. And another is that foreign firms entering Canadian gold mining industries are given the privilege of taking out their money if it becomes their decision to liquidate and also to remit current earnings. One of the world's largest builders and operators of gold Royal Canadian Mounted Police legislation as it now stands. This was the niajor goal of the government in creating the legislation. The Congress brief was submitted to the Commons industrial relations committee which is considering the. code. Nation - wide industrial disputes, the brief charges, might paralyze the whole industrial life of the country if it struck basic industries. New Longshore Company Listed In a list of 28 new companies registered in British Columbia the following appear: Prince Rupert Stevedoring Co. Ltd., $I0,-000; Morice River Sawmill Ltd, $25,000, Houston. URGES CANADA CUT RELATIONS WITH SOVIETS SER MAY ARD WRITER larger scale. COLOMBIA CUTS SOVIET CONTACT BOGOTA. Kfi Colombia broke off diplomatic relations Monday night with the Soviet Union. The Colombia cabinet decided to sever relations with Russia almost a month after the abortive revolutions which took 1.500 lives. CRUISER HERE, NOT FRIGATE - H.M.CS. Ontario, which .s coming to Prince Rupert this Friday for a three-day visit is refused to let the trucks roll through on the Alaska Highway until they bore Yukon licence plates. The supplies, some of them in the secret category, were brought by rail from the United States to Dawson Creek. HEBREW ARMY BUILDING UP ' TEL AVIV Hagana, the COLORED OLEO SALE APPROVED TRENTON, N.J. Governor Alfred Drlscoll has put his signature on legislation legalizing the sale of colored oleomargarine in New Jersey for the first time since 1886. I. Neubergi-r, whose Prince Kuperl in the Evening Post last Feb-t- this city world-wide lias come under the OTTAWA, ' Eugene Marquis, (L-Kamouraska) urged Commons last night that Canada should meet the Communist menace by severing diplomatic relations f with Russia and her satellites. He urged that' communistic organizations be outlawed in Canada, even though "radical dredges, Yuba Consolidated of San Francisco is drill-testing placer ground at Twenty Mile Creek in the Omineca country, central British Columbia. Another area, this also In The rail followed warnings from city prosecutor Gordon Scott that he considered the ticket sale -involving a quiz contest with $10,000 in prizes - a lottery, illegal under the Criminal Code. The Kinsmen officials say that they will continue the campaign because their legal advisors have told them that the quiz contest is not in conflict with sections of the Criminal Code dealing - with lotteries. Fate of Prince Rupert Kinsmen Club's "Kiddie Camp" fund, in which an automobile is a prize, apparently hangs on the outcome of the Vancouver affair. If the one is fipehoeri lllccal. the other dance r,r in chamber "'fee anil m:iv he i-e- first Hebrew army to take the field in the Holy Land for 2,000 his effort locally, ni'inlhly meeting of the Omineca ,1s at Lost Creek, years, will come into the open within the next fortnight, after where Los Angeles capital will means" were required to sup undertake large scale hydraujjc coming alone and not accompanied byll.M.CS. Antigonish as at first announced. Ontario. activities. During tile winter, the Larsen- being underground for 43 years. The new Jewish Army is already fighting with considerable arms of its own making and in uniforms of its own manufacture. '': . J. ' ' 3? - 5 f .--- ' I Elarms people moved 27 carloads of California dredging equipment press the Red doctrine. The French-speaking member said any communistic movement is clearly directed against the security of the state and Is not entitled to be recognized as a political party. His suggestion highlighted the sagging foreign affairs debate. a light cruiser, is commanded by Capt. J. C. Hibbard, D.S.C. and Bar, will conduct on Friday night an Inspection of the Captain Cook Corps of Sea Cadets in the naval drill hall, plans for the inspection having been com "I Commerce last "is suggested that members subscribe to " I'.iy Mr. Neuberger's north cither for in An--, est or for the '''"ventifHi of the Asso-"""1 1,1 Trade in Jun-"liteinber. :e.;lii,n Wiis -i,jn;,i,., rH'-cnthal, who told that t.he Board '"" Mr. Neuberger p'"t Day. Other mem- '"R1"1- that the conven- pleted at a meeting of Uie Navy WOODWORKERS ASK WAGE BOOST VANCOUVER p. Harold Frit-ehelt, district vice-president of League executive at the end of the week. ern British Columbia. This was dune over a 70 mile road from Watson Lake on the Alaska Highway. The Yukon Consolidated, in Klondike continues as usual, which means washing about three millions annually. New outfits in Yukon embrace Yukon Explorations Ltd. of Vancouver W. B. Milneri and Yukon Gold Placers. At Barkerville, a Montana corporation is installing a hy probably also will be banned, TWO STRIKING TARS ARRESTED THOROLD, Ont. KP Two Canadian Seamen's Union organizers, for whom warrants were Issued more than a week ago, have been arrested. They are Basil Dawson and Kenneth Corrigail, both of Owen Sound. They have been charged, following the April 24 attack by seamen on the collier Glenlagle. nl He iiiin-e suitable. "N'liuutl ami W. M. " appointed by acting G- R S. filaekaby to . THE WEATHER Synopsis Another storm has developed over the Pacific and is expected to bring rain to the northern B. C. coast tonight and to the southern coast and interior tomorrow. Little change is expected in temperature. Forecast ARAB ARMIES MOVING TOWARD PALESTINE DAMASCUS, W Seaghan Alaynes, Reuters special correspondent at Arab army headquarters, said today that the Arab armies are beginning to move toward Palestine battlegrounds. Maynes said he saw a motor-used column of Iraquis moving through the mountains of Moab toward Palestine. He quoted an Arab field commander as say-in? that Arab armies will invade Palestine within a few days. draulic plant at Antler Creek. A dragline equipment isgoing In PROBLEM along the Lower Quesnel River. ' HS GOV'T A Bremerton firm is to operate on Willow Creek in the Cariboo. ELS I I'N'mii.f 1).. ..1 the International Woodworkers of America, said Monday night that more than 27,000 B.C. Union members have been asked to contribute toward a $200,000 strike fund. Earlier, union demands for a 35-cent an hour wage increase, union shop and welfares fund were tabled at a meeting of the meeting of the union's negotiating committee and the operators' bargaining agents. LOCAL TIDES Wednesday, May 5, 1948 High 11:15 17.3 feet 23:38 19.1 feet Low 5:22 7.1 feet 17:23 6.6 feet Prince Rupert WuV.i v.ia -Thc Hrk,na MonU Placer syn- Pope Pius Asks Prayer For Peace lottes and North Coast Cloudy rl ir n In k t.( l.p;t. 1 3 Inn kpa nri ...... i j tLlll '"f "' Belgillm has in the resigna- 4mTm0nt l thC ... KU1'. It WllR lnni-nnrl VATICAN CITY Pt'PC Pious 5COD NEWS FOR VETERAN COAL DIGGERS The headlines are good news to these two Coveruale miners, Frank (lefti and Lawrence Grousoskey, 69 and 64 years old respectively. Both are eligible for pensions under the compromise pensioh plan agreed to by U.M.W. leader John L. Lewis. The brothers started work ln the Pittsburgh area back in 1907, soon after their arrival from Poiand. Frank was forced to quit the mines last year because of asthma. Lawrence said he was ready to return to the pits as soon as they reopen. Pension for miners 62 years old who have put In 20 years of work in the mines is $101 a month. today rain tonight. Cloudy with ' Qluvsnd NoJ.tn Fol ks xhl.rc are showers Wednesday. Wind light aLsQ outnu interes,ed ln plttL1. today, southeast 35 miles per num ' hour tonight. Southwest 20 on Wednesday. Little change in j temperature. Lows tonight and ; FRID AYBRODG E, Cambridge-highs Thursday: Port Hardy shire, England No entries 40 and 50, Massett 40 and 50, . were received for a men's beauty Prince Rupert 42 and 52 j contest, here. has asked for ipecial prayers during May for the "Happy triumph of peace" in Palesttine. The Pope's plea was made In letters sent to Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world. The letters, dated May 1, were made public today. ' government policy ;-;-old dispute be- ' MILES OF WOOD Annual car loadings by .Canadian pulp and paper mills would fill a train stre lung from coast to coast.