i i PROVINCIAL LISP.AI?-.-- nORMES DRUGS Daffy Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER . - - Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHONE 81 VOL. XXXIX, NO. 17. ; PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS J i ...li t r Dflinn1 Mniln Anti-Union Move Is Seen HIIUII5 DBIilg ItldUC attle With Swirling s Of Snow-Fed River Norman Walton, CN.R. Chief, Formerly Here, Dies Suddenly In East MONTREAL (CP' Norman B Walton C.B.L., aged 65, executive vice-president of Canadian National Railway'", died suddenly here today. He had had fifty years service with the railroad and, in the course of his career, had been located for four years at Prince Rupert as assistant general superintendent. ! As the Canadian National COUVEK (CP) Powerless dike pumps WASHINGTON-John L. Lewis's top lieutenant said a reported operator plan to hold back payments to the miners welfare fund is just a move to force a coal strike. Thomas Kennedy, vice-president of the United 1 Mine Workers, said the mine owners would like to goad U. M. W. members into a walkout. Their purpose, as he saw It, Ls to build up the United States government case for an injunction against the Union and to push President Truman into action under the Taft Hartley Labor 1n the Fraser Valley today as farmers eyed Kraser River and began to prepare for having into a major flood battle. Ice jams mod the snow-fed waters of the Praser mite crews worked all last night blasting through committee is being' Railway's chid operating cer, Mr. Walton had charge of CUUmvaek,- nim-.i Ratepayers- Law. v 4 ! .service in all provinces of Can i i ada, eleven states of the United ! States -and was known to trans-i port ion and businessmen ! throughout the North Ameri- VANCOUVER ICE HOLDS UP FLIGHT NATIONALIST TROOPS PREPARE FORMOSA DEFENCE One of a series or photographs from favor Bigger Police Force ncouvcr, preparing plans for Fraser .its while on Van-d evacuation of at inundated township it;. i railway" traffic Is I aiH telephone ami i arc .still disrupted ,,f sliding snow and ud by warmer wea- i - ; V Icy conditions at the Vaneou- ca continent, ver airport again .caused delay Mr Walton had been busily In the departure, from the tngag.Cd at Railway headquar- southern city of the regular ,ers ln Montreal until Thurs- Communist-threatened Formosa .shows Chinese Nationalist Oen. Sur Li-Jen inspecting automatic rllle training on a target range. U.S. Senator William F. Knowland, of California, who brought the pictures back to Washington after h i 30,000-mile flying uVip through the Far East, Is shown behind the general. Becou.se of ammuni ion shortage, the troops defending island against Communist threat are limited to 17 rounds per man on the range.- fllght to Sandspit and, to make &dy evening. Feeling Indisposed, the delayed connection, the Officers At .1 ! ARE HONORARY PRESIDENTS Dr. R. G Xarge and Col. S. W ' ' , f A was completely t and power for sev- csterduy. he spent yesterday, Friday, at his home but, on his doctor's orders, early tills morning he was admitted to the western division of the Montreal General Hospital where his death took place. Canso from here to Sandspit was held until 2:30 this afternoon. Return here will be made tomorrow morning, passengers from Vancouver and Prince Rupert stopping - overnight at Sandspit. Import Simpson In Effect Creek, on the north Johnston were elected l.onorar raru Inlet, Is on the tin, Shawatlans Pump Deal and Other Matter Taken lp at Meeting Community Ratepayers' Association, at a general meeting Thursday'night, resolved to support anjnrrcusc of the city police force from ten to twelve men as proposed in an agreement renewal submitted recnlly by Commissioner John Shlrass of the Dritish Columbia Police to the city council. In order to improve the patrol, suggestion was also made that a second car be made available lo the city force. The meeting further expressed itself i (Continued ,jn Page Fuort president of the Prince Rupert Philatelic Association at a gen-er;U meeting this week. Election Of permanent officers was postponed pending a drive for in-.creased membership. Eleven were present at the meeting with President Protem E. K. Steele in ReininiHul oi Uie war days. Prime Rupert streets were drab and dismal last night as business people,, in cnmpiiaiice with the uppc il of Ilie mayor and the pow( r company in the current water and power shortage, elim-ii!a! d pi aelleally one hundred The funeral service will be held on Monday afternoon end , at the family's request, It will be of a private character. Mr. Walton was born in Palm-ston, Ontario. His railway pcrience began m 1900 at runto . where he Joined the Grand Trunk Railway as a clerk and stenographer and in I : ' 1 I ' .1 Plane Sale Mil C currying PORT SIMPSON-New-electcd ; officers of the Young People's i Educational Association and the 'Ladies Aid of the Y. P. E. A. , for the Year 1950 are as follows ! X. P. E. A. 1 tiro '.id President C. H. Du-1 cloward ' Grand Vice President ThOmas Oosucll i lyes-UtenU-Peter M. , Ryan . Trains Moving Through Drills Drifting snow on the Canadian iNationul Railways line in the , lower Skeena Valley between JSkeena and Salvus is being kept, the chair, i smnke-thirty-six of four. percent their signs and window and crew display llgl it the mal lantili operation I Utiig. There was eo- f i I in other ways too a UUlCn UlOUD lur.iwi iUiu! less less app; apparent . , i aliuorl here last cnia-iw ! First Vice President William under control by the, railway -I plowing ' equipment and trains . a North Star under nieans of cm tailing use of ch- ; Is rowed Lafson" '"jfeuPBSP" Vice President Churchill Opens .Capt.D. J, Li. . tri:,cun't;fif. U .. 'ei' cm.!Jihirt.h are1 moving "again ' following th extricating late yesterday after Mies errlier DIES SUDDENLY Nunuan B. Walton, executive vice-president of Canadian Nat ional Railways and assistant ganeral . KviM:rint.;'deait at Prince Ru- "peril-. from.' IIBO 1.19U4." C. A. Berner, divisional superintendent here, expressed sentiihents of old associates and friends here w hen he described him as "one of Canada's ablest railwayman and h ue and loyal ' ' friend." : ; Frettdie Campbell - 'Shird Vice President Hen the succeeding years moved through various positions which provided him with a wide knowledge of . operating and ' tiSffte Conditions and the addi'-lioni'l experience gained as an operator. : , ;' ' During those years Mr. Walloii became associated with the late F. II. MeGuigan, then vice-president, and H. H. Brewer, , now retired, and when these resigned to accept positions with Election Bailie Initial meeting of Urn I'tiiee Kuiiert branch of the Netherlands Society Tor British Columbia and the Yukon was held in the Civic Centre Thursday night when Dutchmen and Canadians or Dutch descent met in a group. A temporary executive was set un with Eric Faure elected as 'e U smoke ill 11)" I'm eul.iints in y radio inn." urn Calgary on a nrmivcr flight of i Air Lines, Ilie plain; ishion when spark t iiitiun si ai led the noon of a heavy duly wing plow which became trapped in one of the drifts. Passenger trains are being convoyed through the snow belt where drifting was continuing today. Following the clearing of the line, the train, which was lo iiave i i ..i ia.k rm, .. .....1., ry jMacoonaia Tieasnrer Arnold Sankey Secretary -Alfred C. McKay Ladles Aid praml President Mrs J. I Watson Grand vice President Mrs. the Great Northern Railway at : to the lorty ercfi..t leclnrtlon in consumption which Is held !'-cssary to see tin city through a continuation of (he cold snap without drastic mearurei having to be taken in the way of cut ting off power. Cloudy and milder woollier this morning brought hope of on amelioration in the long period of cold and rainless weather but it, will in i-d an early and abundant arrival .of soXt rain to bring about conditions which will relieve the continuing criais which threatens a eomplela exhaustion of water ami power Fupply. St. Paul, Minn,, Mr. Walton Walton Vas president and A. Van Per Heide Sarah Morrison amveu ncc u . a, - - .. - -- 1 nlht. trnf. In ol. ft -55 lust, niuht. coniDanied them. Mr. Walton us secretary. Members ot the ex- President Mrs. Joseph Marsu B"" r , " " , . .. became Inspector of Transpor and the train for the East, sched LONDON f - Winston Chur-thlll U)ld British voters tonight, that, the choice before them is "whether we should take another plunge into Socialist regimentation or, by strong effort, regain freedom, initiative and opportunity of British life. The Conservative leader said that Britain's future ns a leading country in world thought and progress "depends on the genrial election February 23." , Op 'iiiim the Conservative party's campaign to unseat the Labor government in the election, the wartime Prime Minister, now 75 years of age, made a 20-mln-uie poliUeal speech which was broadcast throughout Britain as I well as to North American "Real Friend" I Local Official iMakcs Feeling . Comment on Death or N. B. Walton "Norman Walton was one of the aDicst rallwaymen hi Canada," said C. A. Berner, divisional tauon for the Great Northern and when Messrs. MeGuigan and Brewer resigned he returned to Canada and joined the forces of the Grand Trunk at Toronto in April, 1908, ln the brace of the Claims Agent. When Mr. -Brewer went west as General Superintendent at Win, ,rtMtr frtr 1 ho drarl Trunk .dish League uled to leave at 8 p.m., got away at 11:45 p.m. Tonight's train from the East was reported 15Vz hours late in leaving Jasper because of delayed connections, which would bring it in at 1:45 tomorrow afternoon providing there are no further delays. t IllVisilPII eeuUve are Rev. Basil Prockter, First vit.e president Mrs Mrs. Frank Comadina and Mrs. William Lawson M Rodseth. j second Vice President Miss The group was formed, said vkk,c Morrison President. Fame, to contribute; Tr,,.tsum. MlliS Amelia Ry-'to Canadian culture and assist ' an new settlers co.mng tn to become Secl.e(ai.y mss RosanUd good citizens as soon as possible. Saukcy ' Restated that an expected 1009 Dutch people v, ill settle in cen- iral British Columbia this year. Mm MrLofr At the meeting fraternal greet-' ft gYV lfIUIICl 1, Bolton 4, Middlesbrough West Hromwlch Al-ALhlciic 1, Blaek- THE WEATHER N Synopsis A southwesterly flow of warm moist air is giving showery weather over Vancouver Island in id For Fisheries superintendent of Canadian Nate Pacific Mr. Walton was invited "' Railways, on hearing this join him in the years that the morning of the sudden death of followed advanced to posi-! lions of Trainmaster at Wain- the executive vice-president in wright, assistant to the General Montreal. "Ho was one of the Superintendent at Winnipeg most sincere friends -that wc in and Superintendent ' at Edmon-. Central British Columbia ever ton. j had -a gentleman who will be With the almalgamation of remembered with, the greatest of lugs were brought by the Sons of Norway and encouraging letters from Dutch Consuls ln Montreal ! and Vancouver were read. Fuliuim 0 2. Birmiimham Ci- of a rket for the fishing uiu Lowerwuuuauu. u'id iiAir niiir r city 1, Newcastle I To walk the streets of Prince Rupert last, night indeed reminded one of wartime, when Japan's air power was a menace, and Tokyo realized how important this city was to the forces of the Unit cd etai':s in the transfer of i ; war material from (rains lo north botcid fnighters. There was i many an anxious night here, und i the siren khvo more than one f; lse alarm. On many an oecas-; ion, there was a complete blaek-ioul. There iniyht be a few glimmers here and there, but that ; was all, and none lasted long as i the men and women of A.R.P. i maintained their noct urnal pat - ml;:. j So, all through the night wao 'reminiscent of seven or eight 'years ago As evening came on, i the business avenues remained ;. sombre and darker. Illuminated I 11 4. lloddersl'leld 1 HOCKEY SCORES Pacific Coast Vancouver G, Fresno 2 Los Angeles 5, San Diego Portland 3, Victoria 2 Industry of Newfoundland was aer oi u1L- ""7 predieted here by M. W. Max- der the Influence of cold air. well, chief of development, Can- Snow is falling over most of the adian National Railways, when interior while skies are clear on lie addressed members of the the north coast. Temperatures Ottawa branch, Canadian Iusi- on the south coast ranged around these units into the National System, Mr. Walton was appointed asistanl general superintendent of the Canadian National Railways at Prince Rupert y 3, Manchester Uni- d , Derby County! 1924 he was promoted as 1 lute of mining and metallurgy, f0rty during the night ana win i m pleasure by every one who had the favor of working or associating with him," . Mr. Berner served as brake-man on the railway here during the years between. 1920 and 1924 when Mr. Walton was here as superintendent, and a close friendship was maintained from that time on. "His contacts with the rank and file were always of the most General Superintendent at Win : on the economic possibilities or risc i0 uic high forties this ufter- Canada's tenth province. jnoon. On the north coast mini-Mr Maxwell ioresuw the time mums around twenty were re- as nol fur off when the demand corded. Interior temperatures ; fur protein foods in this con- ranged widely between thirty in j tinent will outstrip the produc- some of the southern valleys to nipeg. In March. 1930, Mr. Walton became General superintendent of Transportation for the Western Region with head- nunrtcrs at. Wtiinhwir 111 NOV- mill Division . Blaekburn Rovers Tottenham ll'jlepu: Sunday, January 22, 1950 tivily of animal husbandry re- be)0w zero In the northern reg signs told no story. Gay store j windows had ho messages. As the i IIiglV 3, BrcntTord 1 . n 2, Ve.st llai ' 20.2 feet 19.5 feet 0.9 feet 4.7 feet time grew later, only nn odd lamp i 4:09 15:59 10:00 22:19 iUmate and character ember, 193S, he v,as appointed friendly Chief ot Transportation for the and I am sare there arc none or entire system and established ! the old timers who do not feel headquarters at Montreal, re-j deeply grieved, as I do, at, his mainine in that twst until his passing," continued Mr. Berner. suiting in an immense and permanent increase in the demand for the products of Newfoundland's fisheries. ions. There arc no Indications of any major change in the weather picture over the week-end. Forecast Low . ' ! Prince Rupert und Chariotu-. r ( lt am)uintlnellt in July. ' j. m. - r" 1 mm I I 1 f 'i' (Ml 1, South imtei City 1, Cardiff Ci y Argylo 1, Hull Ci y I Clear today and Sunday. Little jg38 as cxecuuVe vice- presi- here and there was visible, und none amounted to much. There was little illumina'iou left tuiy-' where except, the regulur street ; lights, the movement of ears, 1 and of course tho stars which I had nothing to do with power i and water. "Mr. Walton never lost interest In his old friends and, whenever I went to Montreal, we had pleasant times talking over the old days in Prince Rupert." WHO'S ANNEXING? MOSCOW I urcn Minister Andrei Y Vishinsky f Russia said today tliat Dean Ache-son's eliarnre that the Soviet I'nion Is anneNing four North (h!." provinces Is a "lying slanderous declaration. Vish-insky accused Achcson of uncovering his own "annexationist plans in relation to Japan and also the Philippines and Itjukju." HISS CONVKTKI) WASHINGTON Alger Hiss was convicted here today in a surprise early verdict on two charges of conspiracy. CANADIANS OUSTi:i PKAGt'E. Chechoslovakia Two members or the Canadian legation here have been ousted from ( 'iechoslovakia, the legation's charge d'affaires, John A. Invin, said today. The two arc Sgt. Reginald Danku and Cpl. J. G. Vc-ier, v.bo were on the. slafr or the legation's air attache dent In charge of operation, maintenance and construction North End 0, Luton ' 4 Parle Rangers 0, A. Morrow, v. ho has been for the nasi five years at Sand 'V changc in temperature.. Wind, northeast, 15 miles per hour. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Sandspit, 28 and 35; Prince Rupert, 20 and 30. Remainder of Region-Cloudy with showers mixed rain and snow and occasional freezing rain today and Sunday. Little change in temperature. Wind light northerly. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow at Port Hardy, 32 and 35. United a, ShelL Id! spit us accountant for Northern-Pulpwoods, was ;n the city for a' Donald Gordon Pays Tribute MONTREAL The following tribute to the late N. B. Walton was paid today by Donald Gordon C.M.G., chairman and president, Canadian National system : "The f II of men and women throughou' Cenaila and' the -.United State.-who, having served under nim knew him well and held him ir high ifspeot and affectionate regard. Mr. Walton was a man o: simple tastes and a railroader ir every fibre of his being who undertook, cheerfully and quietly brief business visit, today bet ween nhincs. Alter the end of the) LJ-2JT 1 I wii 1, Coventry Cl- "U'sh l.eauiie "ivision A Dundee U Third Lanark' 1 . Rangers 1 I'hteUe 2, nibernlau month Mr. Morrow will be leaving Sandspit for Santa Rosa, California, where he is being transrerrt.: 1:: service of llu Crowu-Zcllerbaeh Co. lie will be accompanied by his wife and sudden passing of Norman Wal- heavy tasks and handled then Ion, the Executive Vice-Fresid- Willi decision and efficiency. 1 cut of our railways system, has feel that his death, is a loss not deeply grieved me and every only to the Canadian Nallona ! BASKETBALl! CANADIANS CONFKR WITH McCLOY Members of the Canadian National Defence College were briefed on Oermun situation by J. i. McCloy, U.S. high commissioner (luring a conference at Frankfurt. Left to right itaeuig camera are LitHil.-Gm. M. Pope, chief of the Canadian military mission; General Hays, deputy to McCloy;. Lieut.-G.cn. Guy Slmuionds, commandant of the Canadian National Defence College, and High Commissioner McCloy. Mrs. II. Conlon ol Tintagel ai- " f the South 3, Stir'lns TONlGKT-:4. li-lved in Prince Ruuerl, on ri- meAiiber of our bourd of directors, but to the transportation proies-Our. sorrow and shock will be slou and to his country as i shared by the tens of thousands whole." j family. Roy Garget!, who lias 'been assistant accountant, at Sandspit. will succeed Mr. Morrow " i there. Sr. Bu-iWe-Hi vs. co-op "Vers 0, Mothervv: 2 day night's train to visit 'With j Mrs. R. C. Good. !(n 0, East Fife 0