"1 PROVINCIAL LI3HA: VICTORIA, B. C. onr.iEs.x cacss 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." PH01IE81 VOL. XXXVIII, No. 80. PRINZE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS ,L Leaders Call for Thorough Purge of Communists from Ranks ,!;. n n 1 rty-Seven, P v n tv71 3T n i ossib uriniea to 'Deafto- . - ii nnn. Caftho s Fire D Jim i j r c u "j ?m uj ruv jee neeu , I .. I -J? H I gating insidious Keas EFFINGHAM, Illinois, 'CP' - An estimated forty-seven persons, including twelve newborn infants, are reported dead today in a fierce fire that destroyed St. Anthony's Hospital here. Hospital and fire fighting officials feared that the death toll might reach .sixty. At least twenty bodies have already been removed from the debris. , The fire was discovered shortly before midnight hi a laundry chute In the basement. It swept up an elevator shaft and an eye witness said the sixty-year-old, three-and-a-half brick structure quickly became a great mass of flames. In little more than an hour its destruction was complete. , Many patients leaped from windows. Sonic died in their flaming rooms as nuns and townspeople tried to save them. .The bodies of twelve infants were the first to be removed. Uncounted bodies were strewn on upper floors. , There were about thirty patients on the third floor, a nurse said, and "I don't believe any of them got out." . Effingham is a community of 8000 persons in south central Illinois, 200 miles southeast of Chicago. 1 Hundreds of city residents rushed to the aid of 100 ur more patients in the 125-bed hospital. However, they were hampered by falling bricks and rubble and the danger of collapsing; walls. ' 1 Inside Roman Catholic, nuns who were on duty, braved .the; flames to lead some patients to safety. Some nuns died in the attempt and others perished in their rooms where they had been asleep. 1 The hospital is operated by the Sisters of the Order of St. Francis. . The chaplain of the hospital. Father Sandon, died in the fire. His charred body was found in his room next to the hospital chapel. There were two women in the delivery room when the fire broke out. Both gave birth and escaped. One of the nurses assigned to the nursery remained with the infants and perished with them. The -victims also Included old age pensioners in a charity ward. Decent Organizations ."The Congress has, and will continue to take tic f- V VISMERSUPPORTS COALITION GOV'T. RIVAL UNIONS NEGOTIATING Better Lighting Metlakatla Pass VICTORIA Atorney-Oeneral 1 Gordon S. Wlsmer came out yes i:f$t W, Ait On Behalf of Workers in British Columbia Logging Industry VANCOUVER Rival un j io combat the Communist menace which la attcmpt-its poison throughout the national life of our coun-p A. R. Mo.shcr, President, and Pat Conroy, Secre-p:t of the Canadian Congress of Labor, in a state- i .. has come in the Labor movement, and in other p, for Communist groups to be forced into an isol- There, under the spotlight of public opinion and Hie shadows of decent organizations in which they f; to hide, their ulterior purposes will be clearly re-f isolation will put an end to the insidious penctra-irommunlst perm into the bloodstream of our pontile, religious and social life. -e within the ranks of- our Congress a few unions Inunist leadership. Recently the Congress, by a de- Executive Council, found it necessary to take defin-jcainst some of those unions. This action has not because of the political views of those affected. It ken because the action of those concerned is consid-i overwhelming maturity of those democratically te.mduet the affairs of the Canadian Congress of i contrary to the interests of the Congress and of oritur in general, -and furthermore a menace to the v - JWT JT'4 . IK 4l terday In support of the Johnson coallUon government. The will of the majority of the people of the province was for coalition, Mr. Wlsmer felt. Mr Wismer was Premier Johnson's principal opponent for Liberal leadership at the provincial convention a year ago. Mr. Wismer said he was ab- ions of British Columbia's lum-. ber industry yesterday an Adequate lighting of Metlakatla Passage, ' important traffic artery for fishing vessels and all manner of small, craft plyng west and north of the port of Prince Rupert is to be sought by the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce. Contact will be made at once with the Department of Transport, conveying urgent representations along this line. Such was the decision of the Chamber at its meet-ins last night on recommend 4 v . FINAL GAME TONIGHT I) E T It O I T Detroit Red Win and Montreal C'ana-iliens pack their hopes for if nounced that they will seek separate wage and hour demands for their total of 40,000 workers. .... The International Woodwork Rulutfly satisfied that "we must, suryival in the Stanley Cup carry on with the coallUon form' ers of America tCIO-CCD'wUl I seek a 15-cent hourly wage ation of the port and marine I boost. of government in British Columbia. The Attorney-General's state committee. Neville Gerrard, ( mi i I ..cf.,i L tr 1 i iiik luuut uiiniiuut,, wood ment; was a' fore-runner to the NEW CANADIAN STAMP Couuncmoratini; Newfoundland's entry into confederation this new four-cent stamp was issued across Canada and in Newfoundland post offices on April 1. It is green in color. Hi by one inch, the same size as present pictorial, issues. .The ship on the stamp is sthc,MuUn.cw in which "John Cabot discovered the island ia 1497. C. IVPhotoi committee chairman, reported that the Deep Sea Tlsher- Liberal convention 'which opens ircss reniKiibcK and will defend the right of every ! his political views. The fact that the Congress has, Cfcognizcd tlte C.C.F. as, thev poliUeal, jarni ol .Labor ,n m Infringement, oT thatrighl., Every member of , ttaioavUMl, thf. Halibut! workers Industrial Union ot Canada, wants 0c. , .-! .Both will light for a 50o reduction dally in the $2 board rate. W.I.U. said it will strive for in tin- CC.L. is. and always has been, free to use Ift-Wmwrnnrfi Thursday. Premier Byron Johnson will put the question of eontinua-Uou of the coalition before the delegates and will ask for support of the . present set-up to Vessel Owners Association had urged the committee to such action so that the movement of vessels might be expedited and the traffic generally speeded up. With the present poor lighting of the tortuous but important channel, there was a continuing hardship. WORKING JOINTLY FOR DEFENCE WASHINGTON, I). C. (CP) Armed forces of Canada and the United States arc excluuiiriiiK officers to work on mutual defence problems of the elimination of unnecessary overtime and both have agreed lo rigidly enforce the 40-hour week, . Jfe as he personally sees fit. That U a democratic ) the emigres proposes to protect on behalf of its . Any who suggest that the C.C.F. in any way j policies of the CC.L. arc merely echoing the Com-I .is laid down for the Labor Progressive Tarty by Tim pmln mi February 5. . I HAS RIGHTS of the rights of any minority Is, always has been, iutlnuc to be fundamental to Labor. The fact that Is exist gives no nrrsnn nr uroim the nrivilece of at- carry on the 5100,000,000 program he announced for roads, buildings and expanded social services. 4 Mr. Wismer said in an Inter- W.I.U. has yet to get Labor Relations Board certification. two countries, the national military establishment s:iid vesterdav. ' . . ...... t " l .l,lnnl n,l t. .......t ntll The estah shment said that "selecteil lnctiviunai 7 -K ,UI u of the zens province feel that n cnmplelcly destroy the rights which the majority Those who follow slavishly the Communist Party CONTRACT LET DOUBLING CAPACITY coalition Is working for the benefit of the province. Education Minister W. T. SU-aith said that British Columbia is developing so rapidly that there is no other answer fmall minority within the Canadian Congress of Labor. I well aware that the vast majority of members in the t are sometimes considered Communist are not them-r members nor supporters of the Communist Party. OF LOCAL WATERFRONT OIL PLANT play-offs into a single wallop here tonight in the sevr.rith and deciding game of Ihc series. Each have won three in a nip-aml-lurk semi-final series that has lasted two weeks. .Tonight's, winner will move into the final with the Toron to Maple Leafs who whipped Boston . Bruins last week. " BULGARIAN OUSTER SOFIA The Bulgaria communist party last night ousted Traicho 'Kotskov as deputy premier and member of the Politburo, No. 1 communist body in. the land. He is accused of double-dealing and causing (rouble. , SAM OA Hit DENIES 'IT OTTAWA Sam Carr firmly pleaded not guilty today as his trial brgan on charges of conspiring with Russian embassy officials to uUer forged passports. SAN DILGO EVENS IT NEW WESTMINSTER The underdog San Diego Sky Hawks last night fired three goals in the final ten minutes to defeat New Westminster 3 to 0 and even up the best-of-seven series of the Pacific Coast Hockey League final. The series .rranv stands at one win apiece with the third game to be played in San Diego Friday night. CONSERVATIVES WIN LONDON Conservatives appear to be winding in early results of county elections today but at the expense of Independents rather than officers of Uie army, navy and J air force arc at present in Can-I ad for the purpose of increasing j familiarity with defence establishments and arrangements in : that c o u n try pursuant to the j joint United Stales Canada mutual defence agreement." CONSTRUCTION UNION APPROVES NEW AGREEMENT 1 well aware that they are Canadians whose first loy- but coalition. Involving an expenditure of about $40,000, Standard Oil Co. of British Columbia Limited is undertaking extension work which will more than double the capacity of its local waterfront plant. Contract was awarded today to Mitchell & Currie for tho building of a new gear storage shed for the accom anada and who would subscribe to the interests ol her than the interests of Soviet Russia, should the h a decision arise. " who consistently; place the Interests of Soviet c the interests of our own country have in some in-"oeuvered themselves into a position of authority r union. These people have repeatedly, and more !" recent, months, refused to' accept decisions demo- Prince itupert local of the Construction and General Laborers' Union Sunday approved Hw. Hi-ofl nf :i wnrkiny airree- Canada and the United States set up a joint defence board in 1940 and have carried on a e.o- modation of fishermen custoni- VICTORIA Y WINS VICTORIA Victoria Y.M.C. A. last night took the first game in the best-of-five series for the provincial men's A senior basketball championship, defeating the champion Vancouver Clover Leafs 57 lo 43. ;aade bv rcm-p.wnt.iiHvnv ,r n mrv inrco maioritv of Will- operaUve agreement since. 1 he ment whfch, according to f agreement now is. directed lam James, cousultant-concili-, against attack "from the .north ator for the union, probably will be signed with Columbia over the polar area or across the Cellulose Co. here within the North Atlantic or the PacUic next fortnight. j Russia. - . THE WEATHER GALE WARNING Queen Charlotte Islands Southeast wind, 25 miles per hour, increasMNg lo gales, 35 to 45 miles tonight, shifting to westerly, 25 miles per hour, Wednes-day morning. ers of the company. Mitchell & Currie will also instal foundations for five new steel storage tanks which will be erected by Western Bridge & Steel Fab- , rlcators Ltd. of Vancouver. With the new construction tha company's local plant will assume the status of a marine terminal, from which distribution TOD A TS STOCKS The agreement, similar to that signed last fall between the union and Northwest Construction Co., calls for a wagf scale of $1.10 an hour for building labor, $1.30 an hour Tor jack hammer and breaker men, $14: (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd. 1 99t9 9 99 9 9WW44 Clouds persist on the north 0f the company's fuel products .48 .23 10'2 for powdermen and Jl.a.j for roc.K iwmbcrship, At the same time they have launched, F own organizations and publicly, so far as they have I l" attract attention, a deliberate and vicious cam-mi l destroy all tliosc who refuse to follow the die-It Communist conspiracy. I 'on? been a fundamental tactic of the Cmnmunist P should it find itself unable to control, it will attempt I It to our flnn intention that such an effort shall not f ar as Labor In Canada, as represented by our organ- !mccrncd. I1 our ranks and from other sources there is not and pen any opposition to constructive criticism. We do F. propose to harbor within our house guests who !,!' ttlrm1t tu Poison the members of our family. fl TltAITOHS "'lson or Rroup who, in this time of crisis, provides a j'PMlabllity for such people is harboring in our midst iturs. jjnadU" Congress ot Labor has proven its leadership !"lUabor. w(, propose to continue to provide that Iu diKU Labor has foud Us strength, as has L, cuimtncs, In unity of purpose nd program. We ' aare that in Fascist and Communist countries Beattie Bcvcourt Bobjo Buffalo Canadian coast and over the Southern in- wm be made throughout the interior but elsewhere skies haveerlor as far as Prince George, cleared. Temperatures in most Heretofore the establishment, regions will be. much lower to- has been a local bulk plant day and tonight. Another storm , catering to little more than foremen. The contract, as approved by Consul. Smelters 96.50 Conwest , 1.20 is approaching the Queen Char local business; the union, also calls lor union shop conditions at the Columbia Cellulose Co. It Is intended lotte Islands from the west and Douglas Bell, chief of the en- PREMIER OF B.C. INVITED to cover about 50 men presently j employed at Watson Island, and eventually is expected to cover .51 .CO i nn 5.75 .30 .18 .07 .09 up to 300 men. Donalda Eldona .. East Sullivan Giant Yellowknlfe God's Lake Hardroek Harrlcana Ilcva Hosco Jacknlfe '. Vancouver Ba.Vonne 00 Bralorne 8.50 Ii. It. Con , 03 B. R. X 09 Cariboo Quart, 1.16 Congress . 03 Hedley Mascot 32 Pacific" Eastern .07 l'ciid Oreille 4.B0 Pioneer 3.40 Premier Border 02 Privateer 17 Reeves McDonald 2.40 Reno :: .05 Shecu Creek 1.25 Silbak Premier .33 Taku River 20 Vananda .' '. 25 Salmon- Gold ' .1 3 Spud Valley 00 ' Oils Anglo Canadian 4.10 A. P. Con ,.20 Atlantic 00 Premier Byron Johnson is being asked by the Prince Rupert- Chamber of Commerce to visit the city this summer. The rain is expected along the north' gineerlng department of Stan-coast this evening and tonight, dard, and Lloyd Green, assist-Forecast ant engineer, arrived in the city Queen Charlottes anil North yesterday afternoon by air from Coast Overcast, rain this after-1 Vancouver and will be here for noon and tonight. Showers Wed- ( the next week following the let-nesday. Winds light, increasing ting of contracts and the start-to southeast this evening. Winds ing of the new construction southwest (20V Wednesday. Little work. change hi temperature. Lows to- Five new tanks are in addi-night and highs Wednesday At tlon to existing five tanks and Port Hardy 38 and 48, . Maset will increase the plant's storage Negotiations, Mr. James sam, have been carried on in an amicable atmosphere with company representatives. He felt confident that the pad would e a mere minuet, of tho state and free trade lave ceased to exist. We do not intend that Canadian 22 'a, local Chamber so decided last e,.t. .05 fa11 Mfer that fate." night rather than to accept a suggestion that this Chamber Joliet Quebec 39 Lake Rowan 08 ft along with other Chambers and $ . SALMON TO GT. BRITAIN nf I Lapaska .07 J t. Little Long Lac 81 be signed within two weeks following adjustments or minor clauses. The union meeting, attended by 65 of Hs members in the Carpenters' Hall, also moved to widen the scope of Its internal It : . 44 and 4G, Prince Rupert 40 and capacity from 120,000 to 340,000 45. gallons. The new shed will I neriM Gives with Great Britain for months. "cay l!,!irant.e t0 Green had warned thai the fish ernien might be ruined. go to Prince George to meet the Premier when he pays a visit there this spring. . It had been suggested in a communication from Duncan Kerr, secretary of the Associated Boards of Trade of Cen measure 32 by 80 feet and are in addition to two existing sheds one 32 by 50 feet and ?A ft-; insurance coverage iur The minister did not elaborate) life Hon. Hubert W. Dogs Mangle Girl OTTAWA A little Eskimo I minister Lynx 12 Madsen Red Lake 2.87 McKcnzic Red Lake .45 McLeod Cockshutt .... 1.05 Moneta .47 Negus 2.47 . Noranda 55.50 . Louvieourt 17 Pickle Crow 2.17 Formerly, insurance nf fi.i on his statement but said the members the other 40 by 60 feet. Von t "there is industry. would not be overlooked n Ik .i not mux sonip- and that "fishermen are going to be ruinod at all." "ic tral British Columbia, that presidents of all the Chambers of Commerce and Boards of benefits were not allowed men who joined at 60 years of age or over. The revision will grant coverage to members regardless of age. providing they are in good health at the time of J online the union. Death benefit girl, her face terribly mangled,' will be taken on a 1,000-mile trip from Port Harrison in far northern Quebec to Toronto for treatment. Ann, aged seven, was seriously injured when savage dogs attacked her In a tiny sell Calmont 42 C & E. .: 4.80 , Central Leduc 1.05 Home Oil 10.50 Okalta- : : 2.30 Padiic Pete 2.35 Princess 31 Vz Royal Canadian .013 Vi South Brazeau 18 Toronto Athona 17 Aumaque ibVi buuu fl its $his wis vp vp:;iy'us to Great NOT GOING ON STRIKE VANCOUVER Crews of British Columbia coast based deepsea ships have been ordered by James Thompson, Canadian Seamen's Union vice-president here, not to go on strike. LOCAL TIDES , Wednesday, April 6, 1949 Nhew Regcourt 04ft San Antonio J.10 Senator Rouyn 40 ft Sherrit Gordon 2.14 Steep Rock 1.52 Sturgeon River 10 Silver Miller 41 told under the plan are up to $500, J Trade in the central interior visit "Prince George on the occasion of Ma Johnson's, visit there. It would be preferable that the Premier came to Prince Rupert, the meeting felt. Pm uoward Eskimo encampment fifty miles north of Port Harrison on the Chairman ol tne meeims Thomas Thomas, union wtpi- High 6:05 17.8 feet 20:02 15.0 feet Nh LQUUU1). that shores of Hudson Bay, been 6.7 feetdent. Suing on, Low 13:29