NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Blue OHMES DRUGS STAR j w-v w m a Daily Delivery Cabs S. PHOtlE 81 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great North west? CTC' ; , VOL. XXXVII, No. 90. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1948 PRICE FIVE CEtfT!T dS Ini So st g 'Alaska eiremices Brazilian Explosion; Red Plot? Build Up Forces On Prince Rupert Beats l,tnost Facing Russia ieuiGTUrs u.u ir; xne unitea states without a smgie comuai iuoi soiaier in AiasKa wrnwinir from its mobile reserve to build ,f I . S . I 1 - ' ' lift, 1 t;y-.-- . ; i. 1L..1 . Y, , , . , , 4. ,1 Arsenal Outside of Rio 1 Is Blown Up RIO DE JANEIRO Twenty-three persons were killed and between 100 and 200 were injured late yesterday In the explosion of an ammunition dump at an army arsenal at Deodore outside the city. Police today declared that they believed the explosion was intended as the beginning of a communist plot for a "Second garrison lor mat nuiuiei u uuijjubl iieL uour Pt. Alberni In Opener Local Basketballers Give Good Account of Themselves at Island Town Strange surroundings and a different type of refereeing notwithstanding, Prince Rupert's AU-Star basketballers, in the opening of a two-gams series at the West Coast of Vancouver Island town, defeated Port Alberni by a score of 62 to 55 last nieht. Although Alberni scored the first basket. .aircraft and other ground combat units from L; coast and Hawaii win Alaska shortly "to un :0mr training in con- with a'r units, me j'vs. Thry will bolster the and Lindsay quickly equalized Prince Rupert iom there on maintained a slight margin throuehout the same, the count ;.0OO-man force. Ians xh !. y. H.M.C.S. Antigonish Due Here Saturday For a two-day visit to this port, H.M.C.S. Antigonish is arriving tomorrow, local naval headquarters were advised today. The Antigonish Is on a coastal cruise in command of Lt.-Cdr. Charles A. (Tony) Law. No special program has as yet been arranged for the vessel here. Bogota" on May 1. They said that the communists Inteded to kill Brazilian war minister Gen, Canrobert Pereira de Costa, wlio left the vicinity of the arms depot fifty minutes before yesterday's blast. Bodies are still being sought in the debris of the arsenal. Twenty -six communists have TWO KILLED IN GHASTLY WRECK BLOCKED at half-time being 32 to 30 In their favor. The Albernians were found to be a your;g. fasL and tall team and the locals for a time had difficulty in getting their rebounds. , X S A - It is noi ym what action American KREMLIN, Oklahoma, (CP-Two bodies, one still unidentified today, were lound in the wreck of tha derailed Rock Island streamliner "Texas Rocket." ,es will take following been arrested so far, a police statement saying they were "directly implicated" in the explosion, i ,jn of Russian troops in up a road block which ! - On; unidentified woman oas- ! the American air base n, Tne road block Is by one officer, lour Three Prince Rupert players Eaynon, Forman and Lindsay were banished on fouls. Fitch had to leave the game with DEEPSEA STRIKE IS NOW ENDED Tie-up on Both Coasts Is Now Over senger was killed in the blazing crash when sand-loaded dump truck knocked three 1 )XV--.i-l-". -V j a civilian interpreter use clearance to all ex- speeding coaches off the tracks. GOVERNOR GRIENING WOULD FREE ALASKA Governor' Ernest Gruening of Alaska, testifying before a Senate commerce committee in Washington yesterday, urged approval of legislation to permit Canadian vessels to servj the inter -port traffic of A1-. aska and carry American merchandise from Canadian ports to Alaska. He' charged that Gilbert Skinner, president of the Alaska Steamship Co. of Seattle, controls the Northland Transportation Co., thereby monopolizing service to the territory. IS HONORED BY NORWAY'S KING ELECTION IN FINAL PHASE" ROME O Italy's bitter election campaign entered its finil phase today with the Communists apparently still losing ground. The government ha3 mounted guard for any last- The other victim, reduced to a torso in the flames, is believed to have been a man. The truck driver suffered only back and leg injuries. broken glasses and it is doubtful if he will be able to play tonight. One Alberni player was put off. following the banishment of his teammates, MacPhee was sent from centre to defence ation which can only .ned after a 72-hour de-v cards had never before jmred for a trip to Tulin n along the occupation road. MAIL DELIVERY BY ROCKET--The first mail delivery in California -by rocket ended in a headache for all concerned. Here eight rockets, loaded with 4,200 letters, zoom into the air at a 400-mile-an-hour clip, over Searles Dry Lake in the Mo-jave desert. The rocket letter carrier landed some miles away, at VANCOUVER, 0i Walk-out of three unions, which tied up deepsea shipping on both coasts for a month and a half, has been finally settled on the Pa Trona, Calif. After rushing the letters to the Trona post office Car Washing On which held, the home team down until the end. cific as well as the Atlantic Coast. The strike began March 2. Last obstacle to settlement, the officers claimed, was on the Jan Prince and liier In Ottawa collectors found that Postmaster John McPherson refused to cancel the stamps because the sticker of the society sponsoring the project, also appeared on the envelope. The postmaster said that the sticker resembled the U.S. stamp, and therefore it would be Illegal to clear the mail. It was a very rough game, the minute leftist manoeuvre in the country's "Red North." A gov ernment decree closes campaigning at midnight tonight, allow, ing a 32-hour cooling off period before the voting starts Sunday MA - Prince Regent question of penalization, deduc City's Streets Comes Under Ban The city's little-known but, apparently all-inclusive traffic bylaw is to be put to work to Daily News is advised by its correspond! ft, and the crowd was "definitely pro-Alberni." Referees were Siborne and morning at 8 o'clock. Presentation to Rudolph Otsen For His War Work halt the Draetice of motorists Hindmarsch ed Premier Paul Henri tion of two days' pay for each of Belgium arrived in day t he officers were on strike, today for a three-day This obstacle has been settled : were welcomed by gov- wim the announcement of .the officials. They were shipowners that there will be no :hroueh the Parliament penalization. "Everybody a Tourist Bureau" Publicity Group Urges 'Citizens Wrv lpe ihitn f.iftu nPTsonals I nwWhtng their cars on the city- A well - known resident of THE WEATHER j were called. ! Joe Davis anu Jaci; Lindsay ! Prince Rupert has been honored :.- today. were high scorers for Prince Ru-jby King Haakon of Norway for pert with fotuteen each. ; nis work on behalf of the home Synopsis Some cloudiness is expected over the province today and Saturday. Little change, how- Led To Pay Everybody in Prince Rupert w ill be urged by the Public Relations Council to act as a tourist information bureau this summer and it is hoped that citizens will groom themselves for the barrage of questions that inevitably pop from visitors' inquiring lips. The Counc'l finds itself somewhat lacking in funds land during tiie years of the Nazi occupation. Met at Vancouver and accompanied from there to the Island by Harry Chapman, secretary of Last night there was an in -! ever, is anticipated in the gen- t.prpsr.inp- int.pHnrip Hurinir t.hp prsil Tupnt.npr Klhnnr.inn with Meal, Jailed A-Percy W'insor, aged h:ven a day in Jail belt refused to pay for a British Columbia Basketball. the Vardcn singers concert when the j temperatures remaining near Association, the Prince Rupert central needed to operate a streets. Sgt. L. A. N. Potter-ton has been requested by the city police committee to invoke a section of the bylaw to put a stop to it. Parking regulations also will come under more strict supervision of the police at request of the civic committee. ADVOCATES STATEHOOD WASHINGTON Representative Peden of Oklahoma, has said : Final declaration of the end of the strike was made by John Llvesey. western region secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Communications A s s o c i a tlon. Earlier Dennis Heard, head of the Association of Marine Engineers, wired union officials here to "clear all ships." Final points of settlement will Include implementation of the McNiven report, "no discrimination" clause, no penalization and pro-rata leave. j Nineteen ships have been Kt.riltphniinH In nnrt here but tim in a cafe. A vet- lie First World War, he future. Mr. Applewhaite told the meeting. Present were Miss Horona Sil-versides, council president; H. M. DaRpeit. E. T. Applewhaite, J. E. Boddie, A. P. Crawley, R. G. Hopkins, 3. K. McLeod, Pat Deane and Al Manson. was unable to work be- iuability and a.s try- along on $18 per local vice - consul, Dr. Jens' 1 normal. Munthe, presented to Rudolph Forecast Olsen a diploma, signed by the Prince Rupert, tjueen Char-King, and expressing apprecia- lottes and North Coast Cloudy tion of Mr. Olsen's work during with a few scattered showers to-the war towards the liberation day and Saturday. Wind light, of the country. Little change in temperature. Mr. Olsen, who was the Lows tonight and highs Satur-ertergetic chairman of the "Help day: Port Arthur 40 and 58, Norway" committee here during Massett 35 and 48, Prince Ru-the war, in modestly acknow- pert 38 and 50. ledging the honor, said that, had 1 it not been for the assistance! of such organizations as the Sons kJCll ACEIPEDC AC pension. team arrived in Alberni follow-; ing the trip across the Gulf on the Princess Elaine followed by a three-hour ride from Nanaimo. They had a short work-out at 6 o'clock and went on the floor at 8:30 p.m. Five hundred attended the game. ( Scoring was as follows: Prince Rupert Lindsay 14, Davis 14, Holkestad, Morgan 7, MacPhee 6, R. Holkestad 11, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM U.hr nf t.hpm wpt-p nrripred re- apeworm, a parasitic icoh wcHiu Thpv wpre. to which feeds in the p-stprr, vpkspU t.hP walk-out on COLDWELL ON RATES ISSUE of animals and hu- the east coast having been re- "We will never develop Alaska until we get people to go there and settle. And the only way to net them there is to no digestive system leased earlier this week. I Union officials said that Ol TAWA Railway revenues 1G Duminato of Norway. Valhalla Lodge and ML IT VI I IVLIW VI Beynon 1, Forman 5. must be dealt with fairly from giv tnem a-voice in the govern- others as well- as the Norwegian steamer Catala is due other ships mav not be ready to 4, Fitch. CANADIAN PRESS a' 10 o'clock tomorrow sail immediately as extensive basket: Alberni, 94, Prince Rupert, 86, tourist bureau but it does net intend to let the tourists be neglected for so slight a reason. A friendly, helpful spirit, spread throughout the townsfolk, will serve almost as well, they believe. Discussing plans for the sum -mer, the monthly meeting of the Council last night relinquished its last hope of usinR a portion of the Museum buiklin;; for a tourist information bureau. So, prodded by lack of funds, the members evolved the "everybody help" plan. Council members are convinced that if the townspeople, especially the business'men, brush up on touri.st information and keep a stock of publicity pamphlets on hand, both they and the city stand to gain. Signs advertising "tourist Information inside" placed at store entrances, followed up by courteous and helpful guidance would pay on in purchases as well as prestige. Actually, the central clearin-; house for information would b irom Vancouver and ren.iir to damage is needed in Shots on made 20; made 25. Penalties people generally, little could have been done. In accepting the diploma, he did so in the spirit that it was on behalf of all these people. ment and the right to own property. There is a need to bull?, thriving cities, highways, airports and all that goes with the development of states. I can re some cases. Pictures As Well As News To Be Exchanged Co-operatively a national .standpoint, declared M. F. ColcUill, C.C.F. leader, in the H'msr of Commons in speaking; on the question of the in-crra.se in freight rates. The wage question had been introduced as a rod herring, Mr. Coldwell said. Alberni, 15 out of 33; member that the development of large tracts in the western parts TODAY'S STOCKS : : Courtesy S. D. Johnr.ton Co. Ltd. Prince Rupert, 12 out of 25. The Daily News corrspondent, in his wire, added:' "Everyone is in good shape and hope to repeat today. Wires and general enthusiasm of Rupert fans greatly appreciated." NEW WHALING FLEET.READY He urged continuation of! of the United States was much healthy competition between ' more rapid after they became Canadian National and Cana- j states. Previously they had been dian Pacific Railways. . territories." TORONTO m Victor Sifton, publisher of the Winnipeg Free Press, was elected president of th Canadian Press, Canada's co-operative news service, succeeding Frederick I. Ker, publisher of the Hamilton Spectator, who has been president for the last two yeafs. Herve Major, editor of Montreal La Vancouver Toronto He Con. VANCOUVER, a A new whaling fleet, part of a million dollar enternrisp is hplno- nrp. N Quart Athona 07 Aumaque 15'2 Beattie -68 Be'vcourt 1 Bobjo Wt Buffalo Canadian 09 Consol. Smelters 105.00 .. 7.50 02 y2 06 ... 1.25 .02',i 04 53 01i2 3.60 pared for operation in the North Presse' was elected firlt vicc- Wihksne ; Pacific. Three ships of the Mascot .93 .68 the office of E. T. Applewhaite, council secretary and secretary, of the Chamber of Commerce Conwest Donalda Oreille er Border . 'mil Eldona 83 Elder 50 Giant Yellowknife 4.00 Hardrock 75 Harricana 1! PS -i "' XUIUIQ newly-organized Western Whaling Corporation are now being equipped here and in Victoria and are preparing to sail about the middle of May. Centre of production for whale oil and meal will be at the Royal Canadian Air Force seaplane base at Coal Harbor here. The organization is headed by Clarke Gibson and some well known British Columbia fishing interests are Involved. It will be the only whaling enterprise now operating in Canada. Gold president and Roy H. Thomson, publisher of the Thomas dailies, second vice-president. Arthur H. Ford, editor-in-chief of the London, Ontario, Free Press, was elected honorary president, succeeding Senator W. Rupert Davies, president of the Kingston Whig-Standard. Members elected to the board for British Columbia are Donald Cromie of the Vancouver Sun. asd H. Handham Graves of the Victoria Colonist. Canadian newspapers at ths convention took steps to extend a news picture exchange on a principle similar to that by which news itself is transmitted. Members approved a plan under Heva Hosco Creek . .06 .11 .29 BritiBe Jacknife River .. Anyone unable to answr questions put by the visitors would be requested to direct the tourists to Mr. Applewhaite. Council members plan to take the lead in the "individual bureau" plan and they believe that other citizens, particularly the business group will take up the plan of being rextra kind to tourists." To aid in attracting tourist, to central British Columbia and Prince Rupert, an advertising sign is being placed at Blaine, Joliet Quebec 04 Vi 4a . .35 Lake Rowan Lapaska 1" iv u Sf. 45" . v -v. - .Lin,. -'.V ; .V C) If " 1 Hi 1 k.s,.v y xy A ' II . Ml J Eastern Amak .19 1.50 .08 Vi .18 1.02 .40 .45 , .16 .02 .041j .0212 .13 .31 .16 .54 5.45 3.65 7.65 Valley .UO'2 .09 2.60 .53 Little Long Lac Lynx '.. Madsen Red Lake McKenzie Red Lake .... LOCAL. TIDES priiict 7:17 17.6 feet High 1 which Canadian Press will act ai Saturday, April 17, 1948 B.C.'s westernmost highway en-tranrp Dort. urging visitors ,o Con. nt 20:58 16.4 feet a pool for the distribution of .vf '3v. NT " drive to Prince Rupert. Placlns 1 Low 0:59 10.5 feet . Canadian news photos and ma',- 14:17 5.6 feet rices. His McLeod Cockshutt 106 Moneta 30V4 Negus 2.05 Noranda 48.50 Louvicourt 63 Pickle Crow 1-90 Regcourt "8 San Antonio 3.90 Senator Rouyn - -38 Sherrlt Gordon 2-29 of the sign is to be supervised by Al Manson who Is going south next week. Art work for the city's new publicity pamphlet is now in the hands of the engravers and adequate paper stocks have been assured, so the illustrated folder should be published in the near QH in ri, P. R. FISHERMEN'S CO-OP GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ODDFELLOWS HALL, 2 P.M., SUNDAY, APRIL 18 HER MAJESTY KEEPS PROMISE MADE BEFORE THE WAR - Her Majesty Queen Eliza- beth kept a promise she made before the war a s she officially opened the Queen Elizabeth Hos I 1 pytos ex- Steep Rock UB . for .17 pital at Gateshead, Eng. She is shown here making friends with one of the little patients who does not seem at all awed by royalty. (91) prizes, tit) Sturgeon River Silver Miller