paovi:::iAL Liz?.:-,?, A-.VT1 vitv? t - DRUGS Daily Delivery j NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prints Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PH01IE8I VOL. XXXIX, NO. 162 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS KAN WAR De A ng B29 Policy S8j ss Attack lerieans Dig In j Canada Speeding Up Its War Equipment Program nth Of Kum For j rtlur Resistance j i Aleutian Air Bases To Remain In Operation WASHINGTON, D.C. (CP) The Department j of Defence said today it will keep in operation three 'air bases in the Aleutians Whemy, Cow Bay and j Adak. It notified Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem-loerat, Washington) of its reversal of an earlier de-! cision to close them. OTTAWA (CP)-The Department of Defence,! as a result of Korea, ia going to speed up and expand its equipment purchasing program this year on aj IvYO (CP) United t Air Force threw j st mass B-29 super-strike at North t today, blasting the rntre with 500 tons' f i .. I 1 f J O -r- ! Vir- "4 r v scale that will add substantially to the record defence hudrret Of $425,000 000 it waa lpnrnorl m - - , l-l lid T-1 'iHo . , , . v J 1 ).?. Ill' I 'IU l'.viv. It auainst a rail centres mis development, arising ironv tears. that thfc f the 3UI n parauei oy : n.orcan war u going 10 iasi ifly planes. All returned months and that it may be the o bases, It was rcportci. ; nan or runner communist ag-! Magnu.on . told a reporter that the bases, which provide the shortcs t route to Tokyo, were to have been closed for economy reasons but that the situation in Korea had caused a change In plan. . ...... Hoarv ITnitAM 1 oroflclnn nlll aft nMutiir nrrtttrm ' Ducharme Loses Out roops dug In behind the , placed for such key equipment ; 1 - i j irth Kum River while as fighter planes than had been 4i jonh Korean divisions ; panned. U) the north for an as- The equipment purchasing HALIBUT SALES ,er this natural barrier, j had been mapped out over a Air Force said today it period of years. This program NEW RED ATTACK OTTAWA P Mr. Justice J. W. Estey of the Supreme Court of Canada today dismissed an ap a report that a B-29 j wju be accelerated. Plans and i- f to- 1 tress had ocen shot near I V enemy iigiiiers other articles that normat'.y would have not been odered until next year will be ordered now. he first reported .B-29 TUESDAY American Nordic, 4G.O0O, 25.9c, 25.0c an 21c, Storage. Canadian Ispaco, 40,000, 28.4c, 27.6c n j lie, Atlln. ' Joan W. II, 36,500, 28.4c 27.5: enemy action. The bl? umilly carries a crew n or twelve men. An- plication for leave to appeal tii the court against a murder con- j viction of Frederick Ducharme, j under sentence to be hanged f rl- j day for a Vancouver sex-killing. Ducharme, 37-year-old mill worker, was found guilty in April of murdering Feme Blanche j !-29 was reported lost Advance American Headquarters in Korea-Communist North Korea troops started two heavy attacks about 10 a.m. Friday (12 Noon Pacific Standard Time) with about two divisions against South Korean forces in the central peninsula area, a headquarters spokesman said. - LINER HARD AGROUND QUEBEC The 20,000-ton Cunard-Anchor liner Fran- the ocean while crosi- i Tokyo to Korea, nited States troop3, now Fisher, 45-year-old spinster whose body was found last November 9 in False Creek near uth bank of the Kum, aring for a new defence North Korea's Red and 23c, Pacific. Helen II, 18.000, Co-op. Fredelia II, 17,000, Co-op. Tramp, 16,000, Co-op. " THURSDAY r American 1 Vansee, 28,000, Royal, 26c, 26s FINE NEW DOLLARS United States tourists in Ontario's Niagara area will be getting shining new Canadian silver dollars, like the one inset, in their change shortly. Happy about the prospect are, left to r:ght, D. Leo Dolan, Director of the Canadian Government Travel Bureau, Ottawa; Rt. Hon. C. D. Howe, Canada's Minister of Trade and Commerce, and J. C. McGlashan, Chairman of the Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce, who accompanied a delegation from his area to Ottawa to appeal for the coins. M r. McGlashan got an assurance from Finance Minister D. C. Abbott that Niagara banks would be allotted supplies of the dollars for local merchants. The silver dollar campaign has be en advocated for some time by private organizations, which argued tourists will, like to retain them as souvenirs of their Canadian trip. (Phot They had a new com- downtown Vancouver. Refusal of leave to appeal means Ducharme will go to the gallows as scheduled tomorrow morning. CHAMP BEATEN PHILADELPHIA George (Sugar) Costlier scored the fistic upset ( the year Wednesday night by thrashing the lightweight champion, Ike Williams, to fain unanimous ten-round decision. Costner weighed 148 pounds and Williams 111 for the non-title scrap. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 8 D. Johns too Co Ltd ) Vancouver Lt Oen. Walton H. veteran tank fighter of nd World War. ont was relatively quiet Presumbly the North conia was still hard aground today on the Isle of Orleans where she struck last night in clear weather soon after leaving here. It is believed the vessel may be badly holed. Her bow is 20 feet out of water. All passengers were brought back to port here. , TRAIN WRECK1 arc regrouping for an aeross the vital Kum, barrier In South Korea. planes pounded trans- supply routes north of r throughout the dav. ,.02 Vz fi 5n - f Btiyonne Bra'orua B R. Con. B R. X .... Friday, July 4, 1950,v DANGEROUS AGE and 21.5c. Children in junior high school , - Canadian grades suffer more eye injuries Sea Ranger, 51,000, Cold Stor-than any other group. age, 29c, 28.5c and 23c. Highes! Price For rlalibui , In Port's History Paid Today Another record high price for halibut was paid at the Prince Rupert Fish Exchange this morning when the Sea Ranger of Vancouver received 29c, 28.5c and 23c from the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co. for 51,000 pounds. ,. v The vessel had been out since June 24, it' being .0214 .05 GREATLY IMPRESSED j Swedish Minister Would Like To See Princeluperl As Active Link ; "t .Tremendously impressed with this part of the Dominion to which he is paying his first visit, Per Vijkman, Swedish minister to Canada, is hopeful that the port of Prince Rupert may some time share in expanding trade and shipping between Canada and Sweden which have so much in common in interests High 0:24 19.3' feet 13:36 17.4 feet A .v.. 7:14 3.1 feet 19:07 8.7 feet I. Mii' Arthur's. - 1cj4-announced tonight rican losses to date arr; . 190 wounded and 25t since the start of the ar. sustained by the Km-'rres have been greatly ted in press reports front," a statement Low Cariboo Quartz 1 00 Congress 22 Hedley Mascot 27 Pend Oreille 8.30 2.25 .03 2.75 .03 Pioneer Premier Border Privateer Reeves McDonald .... Reno dividual wounded or shocked have given a ly distorted picture." the tne economic condition of the country at the present time. There was full employment, living conditions were of the most excellent, like Canada tt was a and tastes. Mr. 'Vijkman, the first min-( lster from Sweden ever to visit Prince Rupert, came yesterday; to make an ln.sper tion of the i consulate here, which is one of pt inc Ittf ENCE Treaty On Port Use Is fffcclive RIA Civil drffnre ' i . j ". 1 ,1 ' -'-'1 .fat I : S i -) . t i ; , 1 if ! 1' 3 t 'i a' f . . I i r . t i ' y i ..;; ..... ... t,. I her final trip of season io Area No. 3. The catch, it was estimated, would gross about $16,000, the proceeds to be hared between the crew of eight men after the twenty per cent boat share had been deducted. Afcer discharging here, the I'lM from British Col- ""i the I'nited Stales Northwest met at Se- two in British Columbia, tne other boine at Vancouver. He OTTAWA The Canada United States treaty for ex- perinesdav, it was an- Id by Premier Bvron o. The purpose was lo Three Games Weekly Now Fina' anaagements for the week-end baseball series with Smithers were concluded at a meeting of the executive of the Prince Rupert Baseball Association Wednesday night. It is expected the same Prince Rupert team will be used as engaged Ketchikan recently. It was also decided to resume league play 'on a three games a week basis next week Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Abel & Odowes and Commercials meet tonight. President Art Murray was in the chair and others present at the executive meeting were Vice-Presidents A. S. Nickerson and Gunnar Anderson; Secretary-Treasurer George Murray and Team Managers Dave Abel. Eddie Davis and Don Dodswcll. PAYNESVILLE, Minnesota A Soo special train, tarrying 225 eastern vacationists to Canada, sides Iped a freight train here today. Approximately 40 persons were injured. Preliminary examination indicated only five or six were injured seriously. All were passengers to Minneapolis later in the day... TED WILLIAMS OCT BOSTON Red Sox pennant chances, already shackled with an eight-game deficit, suffered a bruising jolt Wednesday as x-rays disclosed that Ted Williams has a fracture-of the left elbow. Ted crashed Into a wall after hauling down a line drive off the bat of Ralph Klncr, National League home run king. Surgeons operated today to remove a bone fragment. The club physician says he hopes Williams will be back in the line-up before the season ends. LaMOTTA WINS NEW YORK Jake LaMotla Wednesday night won a unanimous 15-round decision in defence of his middleweight boxing title against the challenger, Tiberio Mitri of Italy. Each weighed 159 pounds. Military Plane Crash, Arizona ; land of freedom and there was i nc reason for peop:e to leave. ( Industrial production of Swe-i j den was 50 per cent higher in 1949 than it had been In 1938, a j ! record that was exceeded only i i by Canada and the United States. True, Sweden had not , been at war between 1939 and 1 1945 but it had maintained it3 : I army on a wartime footing with 600,000 undei arms and this, of ' , course, had been a drain on its Sheep Creek 1.10 Sllbak Premier .28 Taku River 20 Vananda 15 Silver Standard 1.50 Western Uranium , .55 Oils-Anglo Canadian 4 65 AT. Con 35 Atlantic 2.20 Calmont "15 C. & E 7.00 Central Leduc 132 Home OH 13 50 Mercury -14 Okalta 150 Pacific Pete 5.55 Sea Ranger will proceed to sr change of port privileges for hall-home port of Vancouver. j but fL3nlng vesseis on the Pacifw The catch is being shipped to!Coast of tne two CoUntrles br the fresh fish markets. came effecUve today. Only two more Canadian ves-j Un(jer the agreement! eaerl sels remain to report in from country grants the other'S;half-Area No. 3 waters following the ; but boats the right to land and co-ordinate civil In coastal areas in the tense situation in The Premier announ-formalion of a pro- flvil defence commit- was accompanied by Mrs. Vijkman and O!of Hanson, Swedish consul for Northern British Co!- umbia and the Yukon, and Mrs. Hanson. Highlight of the minister'3 visit was a luncheon yesterday at the Broadway Cafe at which Mr. and Mis. Vijkman had the: opportunity to meet members of the local Swedish co'ony as well j as representative Prince Rupert! itiseiu. of the season. They arei cawmes ana uumi BuPpiica, im closing ler direetion of Educa- "istcr Straith. industrial manpower. Sneaking of international af- the Western Spirit and B.C. Producer, both of Vancouver, which may be In tonight unless they proceed direct to pairs and equipment in its r acme ports. Canada gets these privileges in Alaska' as well as in the continental United States. IE WtATHLR Synopsis i fairs, Mr. Vijkman pointed out j that Sweden was co-operating ! fully with the United Nations "I did know this was a vast country and 1 did know how me! cloudiness was evl- the south coast this a a weakenine svstem and various agencies such as the Marshall Plan. At the samo time his country .was keeping nl'nrt. Northern ser.- .50 .07y, .08 .15 ' .45 .43 .11 .13 Princess Royal Canadian Toronto Athnna Aumaque Beattle Bevcourt 1 Bobjo ! Buffalo Canadian . he province are cloud- easy it is to get along with Canadians," said Mr. Vijkman. "But it was indeed a revelation on coming here to have a close view of the beauty of the country and the vastness of both the scenery and the resources. The scenery, he agreed, was liKe that of Sweden but on a grander scale." and a few showers are I from the Prince George 1 ooo areas of the interior 1 i up a substantial defence and its I "inner front" was very stable ' with its democratic institutions ! firmly based. ! "Our country," he declared, "is ! anxious to carry on a policy of Korean Aid Is At Limit Question Of Using Atomic Bomb Up In United States WASHINGTON; D.C. M Congressional demands for threatening Korean communists with the atomic bomb served today ' as an index to the growing seriousness with which United States lawmakers are treating the world situation. Representative Lloyd Bentsen of Texas said President Truman should give the Communists one week to get out of Southern Korea. If they refuse he said, the President should then supply their commander with a "named list of principal North Korean cities which would be subjected to atomic attacks by our air force." .' , i .( the north end of Van-land. system Is develoninor Consol. Smelters 97 50 Conwest 106 .39 1 niiles west of Vancou- i maximum effort toward the ! establishment of Europe and to He had seen enough now, Donalda Eldona .23 "I and Is tvniint In East Sullivan 5.90 avoid any measures that might increase tension." n(,ouver tomorrow eve- minister said, to have a strong impresion of the wealth and the great possibilities of this OTTAWA F The Canadian government Is not now considering further aid to Korea beyond the dispatch of the three destroyers already on the way. Parliament would be called nnipanied by light rain. Questioned directly, Mr. Vijk ......... 4,Tf (c nnrtninlt, !,,! nrtch nice. lb la V.tl minijr wu. TYo to have more direct trade re man said there had been no tit- l.mnl nn (So napt nf T?MBiin t.fl ' temperatures will be he normal range of 60 the coast and 70 to 35 TUCSON. Arizona J) A big military plane crashed and exploded In a mass of flames In the rugged Galuro Mountains of Southern Arizona early toray. Six hours after the crash a search plane reported sighting wreckage and three survivors. Parachutes were spread on a lations with Prince Rupert, he ' r PProval before 'Canada Interfere with Sweden or Swe-lypon iterior. aerccd. "We already have our 6.25 .28 .28 .07 Va .06 .06 Vi .05', .39 .10 .34 .23 Giant Yellowknlfe Ood's Lake Hard rock Harrlcana Heva Hosco Jaeknife Jollet Quebec ... Laka Rowan Little Long Lac .... Lynx .... dish affairs. Of course, there sent aw involving am creni types had been the odd incident of . of fighting forces including Swedish fishing vessels ' whkh ground and air personnel, the Russians had said were out These points were made clear oi their territory. jat a press conference in which I'orceast Coast Region Cloudy "ntinuous rain tomor-ler tomorrow. Winds 'y. southeast tomorrow. ridge. The Davis-Monthan air base Mir Vlilmmn snoke of till Jixiei nai ftiiaiib muiiai iri JGht and highs tomorrow here said the type of plane had Madsen Red Lake 2.01 son, acting Minister of National Defence, reviewed the Korean situation and Canada's contribu 0 "ardy, Sandsplt and "Pert 52 and 60. ' successful operation of co-operative movements in Sweden, these operating principally in .39 ships operating to Canada," he commented "the Swedish-American and other lines to the Atlantic Coast and the Johnson and other lines to the Pacific." Svreden has long been a market for Caadian raw materials, said the minister and, to date, has bought more from this country than it has sold. On a sound economic -footing and with its credit solidly established, Sweden paid in the currency of this country and there were no exchange problems. While Sweden was interested in developing the Canadian McKenzle Red Lake .... McLeod Cockshutt .... Moneta not been established. Scene of the wreckage is about forty miles northeast of Tucson In some of Arizona's roughest country. te public utilities field. Yetition. Sweden was still-firmly based Pearson also said that Canada 1.70 28Vi .05 CITY OF PRINCE RUPERT NOTICE TO WATER USERS The water supply will be cut off on Sunday, July 16th, 1950, commencing at I a.m. to permit a change-over to a new section of line. It is hoped that service will be restored by 9 p.m. In order that the water in the reservoir may be retained for use in case of fire, water users are requested to draw a reserve supply prior to Sunday, and to refrain from using water from city mains on Sunday until the work is completed. AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE OVER THE RADIO AS SOON AS THE JOB IS DONE. GEO. RUDDERHAM, , Mayor, (164) Negus ANCE! Noranda 63.75 .12 Louvicourt on the principle of. free enterprise and opposition to government control. LUNCHEON Speaking at the luncheon yes-(Continued on page 7j Pickle Crow 1-75 .05 Regcourt will have to supply and maintain ; her own vessels in Korean i waters and provide any neces- j sary replacement for naval per-sonnel in the Korean force. i The minister further made It j clear that the three Canadian t destroyers would he used only in , the defence of Korea not for 1 Formosa. j rday nite fellows' hall CHURCHILL Eight freighters will visit this Hudson Bay port this season. The first will arrive July 28 to load a cargo of grain. Three of the vessels will bring automobiles, tractors and industrial equipment. market for its products, there was no immediate prospect of I .Baseball Tonight, 6:30 Xbt-1 San Antonio 2.15 Senator Rouyn 22 Sherrit Gordon 1-70 Steep Rock 2.95 Silver Miller -75 Upper' Canada 1-75 bjj THE DUKES ' Commercials. emigration from Sweden in view I and Odowes vs (It) of ih. excellent political andj