pnovinciAL 1122 rai. 1 u C. s Foocf Sufi eed YoktWck Give Generously, Give Now! erers NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITLBH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER fee Kuperl's ,od Dyke A vr 0IU.1ES DRUGS i mm mm J- Prompt Service . MP) g'" & At All Hours : STAR y CABS IC. FLOOD Daily Delivery PHONE 81 ERGENCY Umpaign Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key ta the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXVII, No. 132. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS Vctive $25,000 tribed to Date $915 Soitlem B.C., Nortfiaw'fisft Menace Conftimuie DEATH MISHAP JURY'S VERDICT common coming to aid of D.C. IH HER GREAT DISASTER Thirteen Billion -For U.S. Defence WASHINGTON The Senate .yesterday approved a $4,500,000,- Flood Battle on Columbia Fraser Crisis Still Coming EXPECTATION IS OFFICIAL LONDON, ii Buckingham Palace officially announced last night that Princess Elizabeth Is expecting a baby. "Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Edinburgh, will be unable to make public appearances after the end of June" was the way the announcement read. Word in court circles Is that Princess Eliza OTTAWA (CP) The federal covernment yester- 0004 uay exieiiueu a neiping nanu vu iivuu - uevasuiii-u including air force and army. A verdict of accidental death was brought ln by a coroner's jury which this morning Investigated the death of Johan Oott-ired , Lundgren, halibut boat skipper, who was drowned on Friday at the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Co. dock. Lundgren, skipper of the Van british uolumbia. Uttering to contribute linanciany to the relief, rehabilitation and restoration of the Pacific Coast province, Prime Minister Mackenzie King told the House t)f Commons that the amount of Stricken People of Mighty River Valley Braced for Further Flood Onslaught PORTLAND, Oregon, Cfc All ,1 $20,000 . H $15,000 i $10,000 I $5,000 n beth and Prince Philip could ex- the contribution remains to be pect the child to arrive late In along the 1000-mile course of the October or early in November, .great Columbia River from the Bulletins DEAN FINLAYSON INSTITUTE HEAD BANFF, Alberta, m John Morison Finlayson of British Columbia, dean of the faculty of applied science, and head of the civil engineering department at University of British Columbia, was installed last night as president of the Engineering Institute of Canada. headwaters In the Rocky Mountains of southeastern British Columbia t o the estuary in the Pacific Ocean, water - logged cities and farm communities FLOOD STILL POUNDS TRAIL trait, ttt, tha ,n, rv.i nave Dracea memseives lor a COLUMBIA SORE SPOT VANCOUVER-- Funehed-out, soggy dykes along the Fraser River were today the source of anxiety to thousands of jaded defenders against "Old Muddy's" offensive but the Fraser River's rampaging was not the sorest spot. It was the Columbia, 250 miles east of here. In Trail sand bags were being loaded for a renewal of efforts to stop the river which threatened to sweep into the business section of the smelter city. The Columbia has risen nine inches in the last 24 hours. VANCOUVER, 0 .No new break-throughs of Fraser River dykes have been reported but this week-end is expected to be , a critical one for warm weather continues and, with large quantities of snow still metling In the mountains, the run-off Is definitely still incomplete. The Army said last night that REPUDIATES ISOLATION PRETORIA The new Premier of South Africa, Dr. Daniel Milan, says meniily relations with the British Commonwealth will be retained provided no attempt is made to interfere with South African sovereignty. Milan fully acknowledged partnership in the corlnunity of nations and umbia River Is still pounding rw flood onslaught this week-this smelter end' river was pawning city in the West Kootenay. Yesterday all resi- ,Iloods ln lts headwaters yester-dcnts of riverfront areas were day as tne crest r tne old one ordered to evacuate and, if they fiUU threatened to punch out couver boat Robert G. Johnston, .decided. fell from the wharf about 7:40 ! "It Is clear,", the Prime Min-Friday morning after he had Inter said "that damage caused been warned by a Cold Storage by the floods has already reach-worker of the danger of sitting ed proportions where federal so close to the edge of the wharf, assistance is needed not only for He apparently had been sleeping relief but for rehabilitation ,and at the dock edge. the restoring of devastated areas Alfred Macintosh, Cold Stor- to help in allaying anxiety in ' age Co. employee, told of wak- the minds of Canadians who are ing Lundgren and warning him homeless and have lost so much to move away from the edge of in this terrible disaster. I have, the wharf. Lundgren replied with the approval of my col-thatthere was no danger for a leagues, informed the Premier man of his experience. ' '0f British Commnia that the fed- About 8:20 Macintosh re- eral government is prepared to counted, he heard a splash and assist the province financially saw that Lundgren had disap- not only in yneetlng . expendi-peared. He and William Gomez tures required for immediate re-rushed to the wharf edge and uef but also the cost of rehablli-saw the man in the water 25 tation and restoration." feet below. Both then rushed un-1 announcement was ap- deV the dock and Gomez, who.plauded by aU members. fail to do SO. will be evicted. wcaneueu ay near me sea. i RAIL SERVICE EXTENDED EAST. OF SMITHERS Canadian National Railways extended their flood-bound rail service In the central Interior today as road repair crews restored to operation sections of :tn SSO.OU Birkrniore 1.00 Wood l.Od hy Hills 1.00 My Love Is Derby Winner Krlowna Man Cleans Up $10,000 In Derby Sweepstake EPSOM DOWNS, Eng. i-My Love, French-bred colt belong- . tno In lh Ana Vkan unn 4n said he was not in favor of an isolationist poliry. BUTTER SUBSIDY OTTAWA The federal government will pay a fic per pound subsidy on butter flown to British Columbia in the flood emergency. NEW EDMONTON HOTEL EDMONTON A new $6,000,-000 hotel, fifteen storeys high'. is to be built in the downtown trackage washed out by the ram Warning of a new flood came as residents of Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia v were near exhaustion from their two weeks' battle with what has already been the mighty river's most disastrous rampage. Red Cross executives here say they believe few, if any, of 18.700 residents of war housing projects were lost when dykes cracked and Columbia River waters washed away a city that had been Oregon's second largest such project. The known flood dead, so far, excluding those was aiicaa, puiiea ijunagren out. Macintosh estimated that the 2.00 1.50 1.50 3.00 2.00 5.00 I Cainp l-.poau l'Tson .. h .nd the response of volunteers to work on the dyke-manning and reinforcement had been very satisfactory. In addition to the man had been in the water for paging Bulkley River, east of Smithers. The westbound passenger train, which has only been coming as far west as Hous "about seven minutes." He was given artificial resplr Negotiate 1 atlon immediately but did not men now actually a work, there Is a mobfte service standing by ready to be dispatched to any t , . , i day s running " of the famed Ep- fc;jert Da 3 y News 50.00 1 . 1m , som Downs Derby. The 100 to son 2.50 ....... . ton, today proceeded another 50 respond. First Aid attendant' nr 77? rwi rror Iruce Thomas Elliott worked on the section of Edmonton by the j miles to Tallow, five miles east point of emergency . n a snuv u lumpnea oy une-snu-- Glendon Co. of Toronto. man until the arrival of Dr of Smithers after washouts ln that region had been repaired. ! Johnson ". .. 5.00 Moose 50.00 ra's Royal Drake, also a French- ivlor 3.00 the'e avce been in Van" bred horse, Noor, another Aga tmaf total 23' Khan horse, took third place by port' four lengths. The winner's take ! Federal and state agencies G. Large who pronounced him dead. Jurors were William Long, Frank Parlett, Libro Basso-Bert, Murray Oliver, Cherrll Mclntyre, Service from Jasper to Smithers is expected to be resumed within" about three days, it was learned this- morning. Some districts report a further slight recession. Weary workers are toiling constantly to strengthen the dykes In all areas, pouring thousands of sand bags and tons of rock into the breaches and on top of nnett 5.00 2.00 was $49,736. Albert Pattern, 37 -year -old WW Wilson 5.00 have co-ordinated plans and their massive reconstruction Will Bolam. Meanwhile, between Terrace I No Starting Date Has, However, Yet Been Set CAIRO,' Egypt, a Count Folke Berhadotte of Sweden, United Nations mediator, seeking to set a date for a four weeks' truce In the Holy Land, conferred for 90- minutes With Premier Nokrasky Pasha of Egypt here today and planned to leave for Lebanon, Haifa, club steward of Kelowna, was weight has been applied to the the parapets. WOOLWORTHS FINED VANCOUVER F. W. Wool-worth Co. was fined $250 yesterday for violating the labor code by discriminating against employees for joining a union. SLOWS UP TOURISTS VICTORIA The floods have slowed down the tourist traffic. The tendancy is for tourists to remain where they are until the transportation situation is clarified. y 2.00 ti 1.00 wen 10.00 ihbrook 25.00 The critical period ln the al among the ticket holders. His task of rehabilitation of some ticket on Noor brought him 5,000 persons and repairing dam-$10,232 from an Army and Navy j age running into untotalled mil-sweepstake. I lions, perhaps $100,000,000. JOB'S DAUGHTERS SUBSCRIBE $100 W. Eurnln ready stricken Pitt Meadows area is expected to be aboub it Read ... next Thursday when high tides Nils may supplement the swollen river waters. 5.00 5.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 1.00 .50 and Prince Rupert, the railway has a power shovel lined up to load gravel Into trucks which will repair the washed-out roadbed east of Kwihltsa. An oper-ater will be flown In from Smithers at the beginning of the week. Trucks, which are being hired by the railway company to move the gravel, will go into operation as soon as the shovel starts working. The company plans to send out a work train early next week to augment the crews already working. "mng (. fr'T Handsome donation of $100 to Amman and TransJordan. . He the British Columbia Flood Em- denied a report from Amman ergency Relief Fund was passed j that he had fixed Monday for last night at the monthly meet- the beginning of the truce, ing of the local Bethel of Job's Both sides have agreed to the Daughters. It was the final ! Security Council's order for a meeting before the usual sum-J four weeks' truce, and are now mer vacation recess and two new negotiating to set a date for the $ Ware 3.00 MrNab 1.00 irtta .... , 5.00 Retired Lighlkeeper To Be Given Empire Service Medal The retired dean of Canada's west coast lighthouse keepers today learned that he is to be honored for half a lifetime's efforts in protecting shipping from grinding itself to death on the rocks of the British Columbia coast. Benjamin J. Codville, who retired from the ser PARKS BOARD IN SESSION The city Parks Board held a meeting hi the, City Hall last evening to discuss conditions in local parks and playgrounds. Miller 2.00 members were initiated Mar- start of tne truce. During negotiations both U 2.00 1.00 sides have disagreed over Inter Tiny Barnston Island, 2 miles long and 1 Vz miles wide, 20 miles up the Fraser River, was abandoned early yesterday, and Its land, flooding slowly, was completely covered by the middle of yesterday afternoon. The Barnston Island dyke collapse followed an earlier break at Hatzlc Lake, 45 miles east of here, which tore the largest section so far out of the slowly weakening dykes as the Fraser roared through at about 15 miles per hour. In other sectors of the far-flung flood front little change garet Tattersall and Ingra Peterson. Following the meeting, a dancing party was enjoyed until 1 a.m. with music by, Andy Mc- flntosh l-K pretation of the United Nations resolution calling for the truce. 1.00 1.00 1.00 Flynn , vice in May. 1948 after 27 years Flood Relief Board Named Although Mr. Codville had actually been lightkeeper at Point rumbull 1.00 uckovich 1.00 n's Lid .'.... 25.00 Hardy Grocery .... 5.00 1 5.00 The meeting decided to further the improvements at Roosevelt Park for the safety of the public and also to repair damage at Gyro, Park, the work to include the repairing of the back stop and cleaning up the grounds ln general. A very important matter being ers Island for almost 30 years, he has lived almost half a cen iNaught.rtn at the piano. Games were playeS and delicious refreshments were served. Alex Mitchell was a genial master of ceremonies. Many parents were in attendance to also enjoy the proceedings. Dorothy Kergin was the winner of the attend-lance prize. Duluth Has Big Fire piily Market 5.00 has been reported. Spongy dykes as keeper of Pointers Island light near Ocean Falls, was informed this morning by Department of Transport Agent Keith Dixon that "in recognition of the meritorious service you have rendered" he is to be awarded the Medal of the Imperial Service Order. At a brief ceremony in Col. Dixon's office in the Besner 'mi Lid. 35.00 VANCOUVER 0i Sorely stricken flood victims received heartening news yesterday with are still in danger but all major water barriers are holding. r Scott 2.00 the parking of cars on Sixth suk 1.00 Avenue East and McBride Street, the announcement that Major- Millions of Dollars Damage in Business Section of Lake Superior Port Lid . 25.00 ber Shop 5.00 riurine the olavlne of fastball , General B. M. Hoffmeister and Eric W. Hamber, former Lieut- league games, it was decided that 1'0 & Electric 5 00 enant-Governor of British Col- f 'Tailor) 3.00 Block- DULUTH, Minnesota, (CP) Fire no parking" signs would be in Mr. and Mrs. uoavme it hard to believe that Elkins Ltd 20.00 Iourm swept through sections of two stalled on Sixth and McBride uniDia, naa Deen appomiea anH this ivin hp Ktmniriv Pn-;two-man commission to direct their vears of faithful vigilance 1.00 Plrt-r 5.00 had resulted in Mr. Codvllie's forced for the safety of children and citizens. retail business blocks in the heart of Duluth early today, causing damage estimated at several million dollars. AU telephone services were disrupted a? more than 150 fireman mannec Halibut Sales American New Washington 67,000, 19.50c and 19.10c, Storage. Alaska 60,000, 19.50c, 19c and 10.50c, Storage. Aleutian, 51,000, 19.50c, 19c and 10.50c, Storage. Spray, 40,000, 19.50c, 19c and 10.50c, Storage. Canadian Miss Jean, 32,000, 19c, 18.30c and 10c, Booth. . Pullen 2.00 '"wild 2.00 "' Balagno 5.00 1 s"iith 5.00 A request from Norman Baker for permission to operate a concession at Roosevelt Park and BASEBALL SCORES Western International League Tacoma 10, Wenatchee 4. Victoria 8, Yakima 2. Pacific Coast League Sacramento 3, Oakland 2. San Francisco 5, Seattle 7. THE WEATHER A weak weather disturbance is causing overcast skies and occasional light rain over the northern portion of the province while clear warm weather persists over southern British Columbia. This general weather situation is expected to prevail over Sunday. . every available piece of fire ap also at Gyro Park was granted. frs L. O. Crampton 1.00 s. Carl fllt. 9 nn A letter from the Canadian the spending of $1,000,000 in flood rehabilitation. . Last night Hoffmeister, who represents the federal government, assured flood control committees that assistance would be provided and fodder insured for livestock in the stricken areas. The provincial government also promised assistance to Fraser Valley farmers to offset reported livestock - profiteering by racketeers who are said to be exploiting the feed and flood Faundrell 1.00 tury on lighthouses. He first went on a coast light in 1899 with his parents at King Island, near Bella Bella. A short time later he went with his family to Pointers Island where he remained without a break until 1948. He became keeper of that light in 1917 when his father died. Rarely during his 29 years of stewardship did he leave the light, and then never farther than Bella Ooola or Ocean Falls. Prior to his retirement, he had not visited Ocean Falls in 20 years. Mrs. Codville, too. has distinction in her quiet way. An English girl, she became acquainted with the lonely lightkeeper through correspondence. Then she came to Canada and they were married. During the Second World War she was recognized by the CanaT dian Red Cross as having knitted more garments than any other woman in Canada. During the six years of war her busy fingers turned out 5,000 garments. In recognition, she was awarded a golden Red Cross which she wears proudly. Mr. and Mrs. Codville now live at 1063 Ambrose Avenue where they still have a view of the sea lv'K s nn Inclusion in the exclusive company of Imperial Service Medal holders. In making the announcement. Col. Dixon said that he was making arrangements for an early award of the medal. The Imperial Service Order is a civil order of distinction instituted by King Edward VII on August 8, 1902 to "more fully recognize the faithful and merit-ious services rendered by members of the Civil Services of the various parts of the Empire." It is held by only 38 other Legion Athletic Club. requesting the use of Roosevelt- Park for July 1 for the purpose of holding a track meet was granted. r timing 3.00 sPofford 1.00 w- Wralhall 2.00 Those present at the meeting were Mayor Arnold, rresiaeni 5.00 5.00 C. P. Balagno, Alderman Mc- GALILEO'S THERMOMETER One of the first thermometers was made by Galileo but, as it was susceptible to atmospheric pressures, was unreliable. r llj .. T" . . .J .J .. .. Y, . , ... Al s James S. Irvine 6.00 derman Morin, E. D. Forward, situation ta buy stock at sacri- ;itin 4.00 lark City Engineer Stewart, Secre-1 ce prices. 7.00 paratus. One fireman was slightly injured. Police said that the fire apparently started in the four-storey Rudolph Furniture Co building, one block off the city's chief thoroughfare. ONTARIO FOREST FIRES ARE RAGING TORONTO, ,0i Several big forest fires are still blazing uncontrolled over 125,000 acres of northern Ontario but officials report that fire fighting condi-tiort". are generally improved. There has already been much loss In lumber camps, equipment and wild life. "'1 MarM tary W. D. Lambie and Pat P. Forman. -'uuuuu iU.UU U!n 5.oo mswrth io.oo 1 n nn Anonymous .. Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Fnzie Furniture Ltd. 25.00 10.00 5.00 25.09 25.00 5.00 5.00 Prince Rupert, Queen Charlottes, and North Coast Overcast with occasional light rain today. Northern Section: overcast with occasional light rain today. Cloudy Sunday. Southern Section: cloudy today and Sunday. Winds light. Little change in temperature Sunday. Lows tonight and highs Sunday: Port Hardy 45, 60; Massett 45, 57: Prince Rupert 47.60. GYRO CLUB SWIMMING POOL SEALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned,, for the construction of a Cement Swimming Pool at McCly-tnont Park. Tenders must be received by 5 p.m., June 12 and be accompanied by s certified check in the amount of 10 of tender. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Blueprints and specfiications on request. ' ' E. D. FORWARD, Secretary, Box 1145, City. (132) 2.00 PHIS Pus LOCAL TIDES (Standard Time) Sunday, June 6, 1948 High 0:04 20.6 feet 12:59 17.9 feet Low 6:46 3.0 feet 18:38 7.5 feet 5 00 Thomas Lunn j S nn AnnnvmnilK pwkins Elio .. 10.00 1 Previously ACkowieageu which surrounded them so long 10.00 3.00 Ius .... date - 915 00 Total to