PROVI'ICIAL Ln.l.'.IT. .lii vicruiA, 2. c. !rf? ORMES DRUGS Daily Delivery HORTHIRN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NZW8PAPKR PHOIIE 81 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." VOL. XXXVIII, No. 190 . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS New Patrol Contract Persecution By Police? Difficulties Over Drivers' l.lecmf, ared be(ore Council Robert T. Harmon, former po-liee officer, u annraima n,. Solvation Army Keeps Pot Boiling Need For Christmas Cheer And Winter Relief Greater Good Used Clothing Also Welcome- Police Costs Twelve .Men Mere tipped-..' now Becpregl J "!. I r Doily News to Receive Subscriptions To assist the Salvation Army in its upjwul for funds for Christmas Cheer and winter welfare work, the need for which is greater this year than for (tonic years past, the Daily News has agreed to accept subscriptions for the fund. These subscriptions will be duly acknowledged through the columns of this paper. Fur many years the familiar cry of, "Keep the Policing of Prince Rupert will cost the city $:M,:J2U)2 in 1!)50 as compared with $20,750.71 this year under contract with the British Columbia Police, the city council' was advised in a letter last niht from Commissioner John Shirass. Twelve men, an increase of two, will be required city council aRainst a refusal of Inspector F. B. Woods-Johnson, officer commanding, provincial police, or his application for Hermit to operate a taxi. Harmon, who had a letter before the city council at Us meeting last night el tributes the refusal to Set. L. A. N. Pottcrton, chid of city police, who, according to Harmon, .aid that "the boys think you want to start driving Just to go bootlegping." Harmon, In his letter, said he hud an opportunity for a Job. He pointed out that he ' OIL ON CHARLOTTES VICTORIA Oil bearing lor-iiiationM have been utrurk in Kritish Columbia, both on the Ourrn Charlotte Islands, and in the Lone Mountain area of Monkman I'asH, Hon. E. T. Kciiiify, minister of lands, announced last night. 'This doesn't mean we have struck oil" Kairi Mr. Kennry in a statement "hut it does indicate favorable geological conditions." NCCM-AIt Ft I.I, "MONTRKA1 It is highly possible that useful power from nuclear energy will be available in five to ten years, lr. David Keays, In charge of the atomic energy project at Chalk River, Ontario, said Canada's Deep Sea Ships Cut ; Ol lAWA tfp--A sharply reduced Canadian deip-s: a shipping fleet is in prospect for l!).i0 and by the end of the year the Canadian flag may be hauii'd down on most vessels of the merchant marine. The new government marine policy, looking to a to adequately jxilie the city owing to greaU-r population and THE WEATHER pot boiling," has been heard in Canadian cities from coast to coast. Those who have uttered the cry have been standing dressed in the familiar uniform of the Salvation Army and presenting for the convenience of the public a kettle suspended,, f rom a tripod in which may be deposited 1 increased traffic, the coimnis-I I sioner advised. I Due to additional cost of liv-j lug bonus and higher cost of I uniforms, the cost for every ijlBOR - Robert O, "54. is leader of the coalition which ' Aii.-U.iliaii general pi;ilni!! an eight-year pvernmriit regime. Ub- iul prime minis-1933 u 1941, teamed .uers, wiih the Country deftat the Labor party Forecast proposed Allied "Defence Ship-1 North Coast Region Rain to- man stationed at Prince Kupert had no record. Aid. Ca.scy saw no reason why Harmon should be denied a II- tnee such as would be granlru donations for Christmas baskets for tlic unfortunate and ping Pool" to meet security re- day. Cloudy with occasional i is up to $2,263.69 per year. quirements left depressed the showers tonight and Wednesday, j Car mileage in connection Snow Is Late In Arr'mng j any other citizen. He did not high, seas industry with a gov- Milder. Wind southeast (45 mph) 'itn policing of the city during ernmeiit-subsidizcd lease on life today. Southerly (20) tonight, tne coming year is estimated at for one year on a cut down basis. ! and w((inesdav Lows toniuht 27,404 at cost per mile up to ! 8.6c. winter wcirarc work for men and women in emergency situations. : Last year the citizens of Prince j Rupert donated through this means, and by direct donations from the Rotary Club, Booth and Atlln Fisheries, Junior Alter mat, rnme Minister bt. n,-.rl hlehs tomorrow at. Port uiiiiK mat Sgt. Pottcrton had any right to persecute any pcr-mii Just because of what he happened to think. After some di.scuion, In which last night. Hp said, however, that use of nuclear energy as fuel would not he as economical as either coal or oil. -INCOME TAX REFUNDS OTTAWA The Treasury Department said today that it was giving back $2,000,000 Chitliy 'CP. Photo) ing Plane Overhaul Laureni indicated to tne House Hardy, Sandspit, 38 and 44; With four inches of snow over the rails in the "snow belt" between Terrace and Tycc, Canadian National Railways yesterday dispatched its first that tne remaining units of the prince Rupert, 34 and 40. fleet will be on their own finan- j cially against world competition i ' t i-mermen expressed the desire Chamber 01 comerce, and also u , M10W pow fr0m Prince Rupert The Commissioner asked for ratification of the new contract, which would commence January 1 next, at as early date as possible. He expressed hope that the city would accept the necessity for Increase involved. The matter was laid on the table for next year's council to deal with. this season. Last year snow had girt from T. D. Patlullo, the sum of $331.80. In the eleven months which already has driven many vessels Into lay-ups for lack ot business. It ls estimated in Vancouver that 50,000 Canadian seamen will t t i i I i i ' I to have more Information on the matter, it waj decided to noUfv Mr. Harmon ol the usual procedure wheiby, H he was not sat-i.-.iicd with the decision of the police, he had recourse to appeal hi formal menner to the city council which would then sit as Airl;H s Irrc H ft Mon-p A. plane lor Van-,i.c tie will pick up a Hjviihincl RiipUle air-:,his bt-f-n in the south twits for ovcinaul. sr'i i back with the come October 26 and, by this time in 1948, the railway was operating through a deep trench. This year's exceptionally late snowfall on the railway arrived at the week-end. Nowhere along the line between Prince Rupert and Red be put out of work by the gov-j Wednesday. Decemoer 14 ,1949 ernment's plan to cut the present 1 , 818 19 6 feet deep sea iieet irom n to iu snips, i 20 54 1 0 court of anneal to review the It was pointed out by Mayor ! Arnold this morning that fine collections up to the end of October thU year amounted to $20,831.50, this being applied against police costs. to 251,301 Canadians in all parts of the country. Cheques, averaging $8 each, will be mailed today and are expected to reach the recipients in plenty of time for Christmas. The cheques are for those who became exempt when exemptions were increased to $1000 for single and S2000 - for married persons last spring. CRASHES KILL 29 WASHINGTON Twenty-nine persons were killed last night in two separate plane crashes. All 21 passengers and a crew of four were killed That was the first reaction there- Low 17.4 feet 6.9 feet 7.2 feet that have elapsed The Salvation 1 Army has disbursed the sum of 1 $329.27 on baskets for 88 persons at Christmas last year, meals for 238 men during the year, overnight accomodation for 25 people and emergency food baskets for two families caught at the weekend with no access to other welfare agencies. That there is a need to replenish this fund is quite obvious. The tripod and 1U receptacle will be standing outside the Post 1:48 14:51 n.atter. Similar procedure was sug last week as fhipping operators sought further details of the gov- . al'i ijio.-jr, and the ! -.xf a week service to I j j ..0 once-a-week run to i !.i Sirwart will then j t Cunsidi'iable char- s availing atten- j ernment's proposed $3,000,000 subsidy plan for the merchant1 will have to find marine shore Pass ls snow so far this year causing any delays. There is two inches of snow on the track around Prince Rupert. In the Mount Robson ; area there has been 19 inches to date but plows, which have been out for a week, are keeping it well under marine as announced earlier hobs, change vocations or go on in Ottawa. 'relief. gested to two taxi operators who desired to have their chauffeur's licences restored following recent liquor convictions. Their case was brought up by Aid. Casey who charged obstinacy on the part of the police department. Wants To Know About Hospital Since the subsidy will, appar-1 The opinion is general , that ently, cover only forty ships, the I shipping companies will change Office this Saturday and from yys stocks Case of local woman who had operators said that the 36-man registry ol snips to permit ior I M). Jvh,i Co l.t'J 1 in a transport plane rnsa Wth "of Karachi, Pakistan. crews of the remaining 138 -ship lower-wageaxoiits, etc, . next Tuesday to Christmas Eve. j Puisersby are asked to give their very best donations to lhL 1 Andrew Hanson Is Var ' uver Near here a Capital Air Liner' wandered off the radar path leading into the fogbound national airport and crashed into Potomac River, carrying four of 23 persons aboard to death. :lLeen.unabte.ii gain ajdjr-lssion " j to the Prince Rupert General (Hospital because she was suffer-' ing from measles and -ho had subsequently passed away, was I subject of complaint by Aid. Casey at last night's meeting of the 1 city council. He wanted to know i v. hat was to be done in such Prince Rupert Outlet This Port Considered Important In Connection With Pacific Gt. Eastern The taxi men, present at the meeting, were R. B.Morg"an 'aft8 Rene Van Wallegham. Aid Casey wanted to know If council's police committee was running the police or if the polite ran the committee. He wanted to know why some permits were reinstated while others were not. He was opposed to a law of revenge based on likes and dislikes. Aid. Stone, resenting the sug local service effoit. ' The number of nun passing through Prince Rupert in search of employment ls Increasing weekly. Many of them have absolutely no funds. It is regretted by The Salvation Army that they have not been able to open a hostel for men in Pririce Rupert and thus provide oVer-nlght accomodation In these emergencies. In this conectlon it Is pointed out to citizens of Prince Rupert that, while the local branch of The Salvation Army threw open Its Sunday School room and housed the inmates of the Pioneer Homo Diesel Waler Pump Outfit Mourned By Many Many friends gathered at1 the Grenville Court Chapel of B. C.j Undertakers Monday afternoon to Join in the final rites for Andrew Hanson, well known local halibut fisherman, who died last week In Vancouver and whose remains were brought to his home city for burial. Rev. Earl Soiland, pastor of St.-Paul's Lutheran Church, officiated and Peter. Lien presided at the organ o accompany the hymns which were "Rock of Ag's" and ' Nearc- My Ood to Thee." Following the service interment was made in Fairvicw cases where admission to general hospital was, denied while there was no Isolation hospital in which to handle them. He asked for a rsport from the hospital board on the matter. Aid. Whalen, city council representative on the hospital board, was asked to Investigate and re pott. One of the advantages which the Pacific Great Eastern Railway will have after, its extension to Prince George will be the connection with the Canadian National Railway which runs across the continent and through Edmonton and Prince George to Prince Rupert declared Senator J. G. Turgeon recently as he piloted through ' the Senate at Ottawa a bill connecetd ' with the Pacific gestion that the police were running the police committee, pointed out. however, that the city actually had no Jurisdiction over the inspector of provincial police who had the power to ,-rant chauffeur's permits and who was responsible to the attorney general There was the ihht. of rou!c. of formal np-1 1 al to the chy council. 03' 4 9.00 .03 v .05 '2 QuarU; 1.45 s ' 04 Mu.sc!' .30 Easterr 07 "ilie 5 00 3.20 "Border 03', 'a '" 14 M l.i.aiil ... , 2.00 03 Cwk 1.17 fr'mi'T . .3D G'llil .07 fhr .07 "aii.idi.m . . 4.15 'A 22 1.15 . . V 8 00 h iJiic 2H i:joo I7r 375 1 .... :m . ! 00 authorizing the granting Ocean by a short ran route v Rejecting a suggestion, brought forward by Aid. Casey and Mayor Arnold, that the present worn-out boilers in the Shawatlans Lake emergency water pumping plant be replaced by a boiler, oil burner and tank which were available from J. H. Carson Co. Ltd. at a figure of $2000, city council last night openeeF bids and rrince federal subsidy of ($15.000 per wards Vancouver when that Institution burned down some years ago, it ls not practical or possible to allow men to sleep in "the Hall buildings as mile to the government oi Rupert. U S. Help To Save Formosa British Columbia to aid in the Triltulc lo Terry construction of the extension.1 "Theie has bcsn a great i a regular nightly arrangement. Cemetery with Anton Dybhavn, Barney Roald, Arnc Husoy, Emil demand for these railway facilities, and 1 should like to file, as follows for the supply of die-sel engine and pumps: Senator Turgeon was answering a question by another senator, Mr. Haig, as to why it was anticipated the P.O.E. would be any better off after the exten raeifie. Tractor & Equipment Would Semi Arms lo Save It Front Communist I'aphm; without taking time to place it fully on the record, a recommendation made in J044 by the Peterson, Peter Wold and Leon Sandvar acting as pallbearers. There were many beautiful lloral tributes. City Engineer Is Defended Cl. $8,415, I k A hi IT A Jiflht Tim ttiitrnr man iiii r.-i - vhh.v. Committee pHiliamentary States has Informed tlie rtiit- 13 r,,.f irm ,,r wllli'll I Watt "P"8' government that it wil chairman. That committee, con-t I !.. I. n i,i.l t inn iml hn niinlilriK. sion to Prince Rupert if it still did nut run to Vancouver. "Also," continued Senator Turgeon, after referring to the move in the United States for the elimination of restrictions Could Prince Rupert get a new City Hall and more commodious police arrangements then possibly men could receive emergency sleeping facilities as is provided in most cities across Canada. ' Clothing Is also bundled by the local Salvation Army Corps for people In need. This clothing conies from the homes. Clothes which cannot be worn by another should not be sent as this constitutes a drain on slender army Standard Machln'e Shop, $15,104. Finning Tractor & Equipment Co.. $8,800 or $12,500 for a larger outfit. Bytown M a c n 1 n e Works, nf tlilrt.v-fivp members. lulvc .ui.wi (ilsling i act the Communist threat t( "Courtesy" Corner Is Simplified recommended that the pro- vinces of Alberta and British rormosa, iugn uui u u Tciriiiitu which prevent Canadian vessels Coimbia should have railway Malacanan Palace said today. tn American: ii.,,, n.r, i, Ihn Praw, me source saiu it is uimci- carrying cargoes v . I i ri-ijlUH t.nivnii vnv ...... Une' stood that the United State.. ports through the inside pas- piver country, and thut U an error was made in the p. ran ting of a permit to T. N. Youngs for the type of structure he Ls erecting on Third Avenue across from the Post Office for use as a real estate and insurance oficc, the city council holds thai It Ls to blame iUself and not Hie city engineer. There was no particular ef-rort on the part of the council $10,829. Pli'trich-Ciillins Equipment Co , $7,020 or $5,983 for a used outfit. B. C. Equipment Co., $7,738. The tenders were referred to the Board of Works for tabulation and report and, in view of (age, 'Prince Rupert will be- j ro.itl exteclrct as far as the come a greaU'r port because j j,a(,iri(, (X.,,an, About the same it can then handle cargoes ko- i time the British Columbia Gov-' Complications at. the imich-discussed "courtesy corner" Third Avenue and McBrid? Street- arc being at least partially alleviated by .an amendment to the Street Traffic and Parking Bylaw which was presented to the city council last night by Aid. W. F. Stone, chair would send arms adequate to enable Generalissimo Chlaiu Kai-Shek to hold his last Nationalist stronghold. (Washington sources said Sunday that the United States is prepared to give Chiang funds." The critical need is for men's boots and rubbers and men's trousers and overcoats. A call to Captain Poulton at the Smu'Ii,. .00 "a .13' 05 '4 . .20 .14 ion-).) . 1.17 .01 A1 r..3'i 0.35 .35 eminent set up a committee on reconstruction. The chairman, Hon. H. O. Perry, was one of the greatest pioneers of that great the urgency of getting the Sha which 1 economic and diplomatic sup Salvation Army Citadel will result in arrangements re picking up your old clothes. north - central country last night to defend the nature of Mr. Young's building but the ooiineil declined to adopt a motion of Aid. Casey and Aid. Dag man of the traffic committee, and given its Initial readings. '''iran surrounds Prince George. Mr. Perry then and for many years port but not new military aic. in his effort to turn Formosa' into a fortress against the and 'knife Some $25 of cigarettes Ing to the United Stales, an activity which is now prohibited. . The linking up of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway with the Canadian National Railway, which now carries everything to anil from Prince Rupert, will add greatly tc thu revenue of , the Pacific Great-Eastern Railway." -Senator Turgeon' discussed a. length the history of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway and the transportation problems of the Peace River1 country, "Today, u thp nrnvinriRi mrmm'r ior Chinese Communists.) that district, which Included Prince Georue. a large grca' AWUiftMWVrtWWrt AIR PASSENGERS south of the city, and all thej Peace River country. Later he gett that council refuse to concur with the action or the city engineer in granUng the permit 'The city engineer suggested that there hud been inconsistency on the part or city councils themselves In regard to the enforcement of building regulations tobacco and a few pennies from the cash register comprised the loot in a breaking and entering between 4 and 9 o'clock this morning of the U. and I. caf9 on the waterfront. Entry was made by breaking a window on watlans pumping plant in readi- t ness to meet any emergency such ps thai, which occurred a few weeks ago when Woodworth Lake water main was washed out. It was decided to have another special meeting of city council Wednesday night, to award the order. Aid. Ruddeiham suggested the advisability of getting the present boilers repaired in the mean-, time pending the new Installation, but the wisdom of going to this expense wts questioned. Aid. Whalen referred to the was Speaker of the Assembly, then Minister of Education, and now he is a newspaper pub- The bylaw amendment buns entering cf motor traffic from Market Place at that intersection and, in effect, makes it a oneway street with exit at First Avenue and McBride Street. The amending section to this eftect is as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person in charge, control or in possession of any vehicle to op-crate such a vehicle on Market Place between the intersection of Market Place and McBride Street the waterfront side. ' 2j .07 11 14', ... .05'. wee. o'j 00 I " 05 U";S Luc 10 ' R"" i.-kr' 30! ' 1 c-k.,hU( 1. i7(; '1 an he said "over 20,000,000 bushels t lisher. The provincial com-of wheat are produced annualy ! mlttee of which he was chair- To Vancouver ( Today i Miss B. Holland, Miss B. Simpson. B. Willie, M. M. Johnston, Pat Wail, R. C. Emery, C. H. Todd. To Sandspit (Today) J. Anderson. From Vancouver (Monday)- J. Sutherland. E. Carswell, D. Mc-Leod, A. Dixon, A. Falconer. Mr. Crepil. From Sandspit Monday) Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin, E. White. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Lewis, who have been- on a trip to Vancouver and arrived Sunday evening from the south, sailed this afternoon on the Coquitlam for Butedale near which point Mr. Lewis is engaged in logging. The council at one time decided 10 comply with the -national building code and then had gone back to the old original city code of 1813. Aid. Wlialen objected to the city engineer being made the goat. Mayor Arnold agreed that the city council itself had been "n iiimviipoi irimmlnar its sails man made two recommendations: That there be a railroad ki British Columbia from the Peace River to Vancouver, and that the Dominion Government negotiate with the Government of the United States concerning the construction of a railway through Prince George down the Rocky Mountain trench, across the Tukon, and into Alaska. There has been some and the Court House In any direction other than towards the Court House in approximately a in that area the Peace River country of British Columbia j but we are still without a railway connection with either Vancouver or Prince Rupert. "A branch of the Northern Alberta Railways runs north ot the Peace River and has its terminus at Hines Creek in the province of Alberta. Ail the people of Alberta are anxious that thin branch be extended from Hines Creek into British , 1.6! . 67.7 . danger of further breaks in the pipe line not only above the pumping plant but below it towards Shawatlans Passage. Aid. Black did not think there was much chance of another flood and slide during the winter months. As he saw it the weak link in the water supply I BASKETBAiLf according to circumstances. There appeared to be agreement that it was poor policy to permit the erection of "shacks" in the central business section, To Advertisers To Insure publication of display or classified advertising, copy for same must be In the office of the Dally News by 4 p.m. the day previous to advertising. Requirements of the mechanical department ? "tonic :: 01 "' 3 t ) ,JtRouyn.. '3, ;c'ir&-. R'k Z 2'4-i in northerly direction or to operate such a vehicle on Market Place between the Court House and the intersection of Market Place with McBride Street and First Avenue in Any direction other than towards the said intersection in 'approximately a westren fruition of that latter recommendation, because, as we know, negotiations may take place between the two governments at any time." TONIUHT--9:I5 Sr. Bo-Me-Hi vs. Co-op system now was the 18-inch main Columbia, to Fort St. John and leading .to Shawatlans Passage, j as far at least as Hudson Hbpe. No one could estimate as to how , They are most anxious to see long It might last. i that great Peace River country ;" River ..1 enforcing the bylaw in some cases and relaxlns It in others. Council rejected the motion tc repudiate the Young permit. i make this rule necessary. 1 .