r .... i PROVINCIAL LIS3A?.T, I 1 VICTORIA. E". C. 115 - 0IK.1ES DRUGS Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRA L BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest' PH0IIE81 VOL- XXXVIII, No. 61. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS iaon Naftioima Gets D ck Eitfcsinisiioifii cabs UNEMPLOYMENT Dirtv Work PRINCE RUPERT, NOT SQUAMISH . Omincca Member Sees AMONG MEN HIGH Mayor Arnold Takes Surgery rtant Waterfront lation Is Saved Demolition In Gotham LOCAL EMPLOYMENT RESOLUTIONS ARE CONSIDERED BY GOVERNMENT Prince Rupert's local Employment Advisor Committee, a citizens' organization which works in close co-operation with th.e National Employment Service, demonstrated its usefulness as a grass-roots source of advice to the government agency by initiating two resolutions which are being given official considera ) Extension of P.G.E. . Benefitting This Port VICTORIA The Canadian National Railways line westward from Prince George to Prince Rupert wW benefit more than the Pacific Great Eastern o Mrs. Nora Arnold, mayor of Prince Rupert, underwent an operation in the Prince Rupert General Hospital this morning. According to a state An influx of workers to Prince Rupert on the strength of anticipated industrial development here this summer is one of the factors contributing to current higher unemployment figures among male workers in the opinion of Unemployment Insurance Officer E. V. Whiting. Number of men seeking jobs at the week-end was 442, as compared with 414 at the corresponding time a year ago. Of the 442 listed as unemployed, 419 are receiving insurance tion. ment by her surgeon, Dr. R. G. Ambassadorship Offered to , Mayor's Attacker Wire Tapping? NEW YORK, t Clendenin 3 Ryan, multi-millionaire civic reformer said today he had been offered the ambassadorship to France if he would "lay off" his bitter campaign against the administration of Mayor William O'Dwyer. Ryan said that the offer came from Benjamin Sonnenbcrg, public relations councillor, act- Squamlsh and Vancouver from1 tnSs afternoon, she was the extension of the P.Q.E.. Ink: . aolnS satisfactorily. TOUGH POLICY ON COMMUNISTS However, There Will Ba No Prosecution, Says St. Laurent the Peace River country In the opinion of E. P. Rowland, C.C.F., iation Building Being Advertised 0rd Yet On Warehouse Structure jjtrn section of the ocean dock here which Bring the war by the United States Army sub-port of embarkation set-up has been ny possible disposal by demolition, fupert Chamber of Commerce, which has for the preservation of the waterfront 5 installation here, was advised s today by the director of lands For Rupert- and buildings of the War As-t i , I sets Corporation that It Is pro- ' ' cecding to turn over the ocean Mrs. Arnold will have application before the city council tonight for a two months' leave of absence. When she i sufficiently recovered she will proceed to Vancouver to re celve further treatment and to complete her recuperation. The two resolutions which originated here were sent to the Pacific regional Employment Advisory Committee for "screening," then were passed to the National Employment Advisory Committee which also approved them. At present, they are being considered by officials of the Department of Labor . "This demonstrates the way In which the aciual problems of the people can be brought to the attention of the Department M.L.A. for Omincca. Mr. Rowland expresses doubt that any lumber from Prince George will go south to Squamlsh for export after the P.G.E. has been completed from Ques-nel to Prince George. He contends that the lumber assembly dock proposed for Squamlsh would be better located at Prince Rupert. ...w uuw.u m.,ve-.ln on 5ehaIf of an unldenu-rncnt of people hen lo find work fied ambassador. with the ColumbU Cellulose Co. denied sonnenbcrg promptly project at Watson Island, Mr. the statement. Whiting believes. Ryan made the asSertion as he "I think that the increasing prepared to testify this after-housing shortage here bears me noun before a New York county out in that," he said this morn- grand jury investigating a fan- G. B. S. WANTS GOOD SPELLING dock extension to the Department of .TransDort with a vIpw - ,1... n T il t In LONDON. fP,OenrBP Bernard'01 Labor through their local ad- frLUUHJ V. - " I -Terrace Board to 11 coming Into possession of WINDSOR, Ont., 0) Prime Minister L. S. St. Laurent has proclaimed a tough - policv against Canadian communis fs He said on Saturday, however, that there would be no "persecution." The Prime Minister , told a meeting that any expression-of support for Russian aggression in this country would be treated as treason. However, Mr. St. Laurent felt that Canada had little to fear from her communists as long as peace remains.- The Prime Minister express nE- t-astic wire-tapping plot against Shaw says he Is willing to leave vlS0,y committees,' Employment his fortune to a movement for Insurance Officer E. V. Whiting spelling reform In Britain and said- "The local committees vuiiuuiuu tuiiuuui naiiwuyj) for use as required. f received wora T. Kenney, s and forests, Another factor is the slowness O'Dwyer and other high Hvlo with which the logging industry officials. ' Is recovering from Us winter slump. A feeling of caution re- " rcr' , Red Cross S100.000 will be ADMINISTRATION BUILDING War Assets Corporation also claimed today that a British were sev up lor xnai purpose anu alphabet of 40 letters would be il is sood to see that some of made possible by rational spell- r suggestions reach the gov- i- on the high- Prince Rupert garding the lumber market, OOLICHANb AKL 1 !l!u'c,un:ountosTw RUNNING AGAIN ' Drive Here ing to save 20 per cent of each i eminent." minute's time and labor. j Prince Rupert's two iesolu- Shaw's views were read from tions were anions 18 which or- Prince Rupert's annual Red a letter in the House of Com-, iginated with local and regional ed hope that the North Atlan- ouu in uic wuuuh, ia i co j Jul ioiiie for the lack of activity in the logging camps. The unsteadi-1 ncss of the lumber market is mons by the Labor Member, advisory committees throughout tic Dact will arrav Cross campaign commenced to a strong IE day. To supplement the volun- Mont Follick, but his private bill the country. They were sent t enough force to discourage Rus- ! confirms previous advice that j the administration building Is ; to be advertised for sale, advertisements to appear immediately In Prince Rupert, Edmon-I ton and Vancouver newspapers. 'Possibilities for the utilization (of this building will br fully j set forward. It is a two-storey 54 by 251-foot structure with : four wings, each 78 by 38 feel, all on concrete foundations; The the Pacific, repinnnl ntlvisnrv sia , from war. iup tary subscriptions, which have for simplified spelling was ae-alrcady started to come in to feated 87 to 84. committee at Vancouver where they were considered, then passed on to the national committee Mr. St. Laurent said he dirt not know when an election would be held. campaign headquarters, a place-1 causing the operators to move cautiously at present, particularly in view of the fact that they have large storks of low grade lumber on' hand. While umi.iployinent among Oolachan are running on the Naas River and native fishermen are foregathered at Fishery Bay for the annual harvest of the traditional food fish which in more recent years have also become popular with the white epicures of sea food. The run this year Is said to be a few days earlier than usual. It usually con- Itorls Continue ktit Towards to-place canvass Is being con-j "yQQY'g' STOCKS at Ottawa. I irrmirt-nuv R. n. Johnston Co. XAU.) Port One of the resolutions dealt 1 zens. oeverui uusmess concerns ICELAND TQ with the lack of promptness of1 internal 5 on an t - Israel and i Chamber of Commerce has been are carrying men Is higher than it was last year, the situation is reversed canvass. Thp nhipiMivr- Is tdfinn mid l.hp ; uve signed aiorklne ou the possibility of I fire agreement i having the building converted liimcs for. iwo. ohree : weeks, Eccj Crds3 executive is con-j ending as sharply as'lt com I: uive until 8up-j for use in proving much need I 'neral armistice. ed housing acnommodation here. fident that Prince Rupert, which has never let the good cause down yet, will again c o ni c some government departments, lflM UA T la returning insuranca books to Jvlll r.fVV , workers who had concluded cm- Foreign Minister of Island ployment with those firms andj Kepublic Meeting U.S. offices. slate Department The law requires that Uiej stamped books must be returned f WASHINGTON, D.C. Ice-to .' Jand's fo,ei6n minister Is due to the employees immediately on termination of employment. ca at he. nite? f1?8 Vr: fiit came as Uni- There Is no,' further lnforma-i Mivrrs intensi- tion as to disposition of the large Vancouver Cariboo Quarts 1-20 Bayonne ........ "... I4 CO "" Bralorne 9.00 B. R. Con 03 Cariboo Quartz 1.20' Congress 03 Hcdley Mascot 42 Pend Oreille 5.00 Pioneer r 3.10 Premier Border 03 i ks into reports, warehouse, mences. First oolachan to reach Prince Rupert were landed during the week-end by Percy Stanley who brought in two boat-loads. They are being sold direct from the boats at the through with flying colors. Leading the drive here are R. A. Morley, president of the local Red Cross branch, and as far as women are concerned. Only, reason , admired by iir-WhiUng for that situation is that there Is greater activity in the fish plants than there was a year ago. At present there are 110 women drawing unemployment benefits from the Prince Rupert office while on March 11, 1918, there were 159 claims entered. The closure last summer of the Premier mine at Stewart is still making itself felt in comparative employment figures j!i, of Israeli at-.irca between the i tne TransJordan The second resolution urged u' "- Information which inaydetw Stanley Saville, veteran of several successful such drives. CHAMPIONS OF SILVER BLADES Privateer I9 Reeves McDonald 2.55 Reno OS The canvassers are: Mrs. J. Arseneau, Mrs. A. E. mine whether his strategically-located Island republic will enter the North Atlantic ; security ' ' """' pact. Foreigix-Minister Bjarnl Beii-e'digtsson last night told reporters that his government had not Blackball, Mrs. Edward Clapp, that the government's policy of not employing workers In' Uie 45-year age group siiould be removed. The policy did not apply in the case of veterans. The resolution urged that it be dropped completely. Members of the local Employ- .liit week-end Stale 8"il told House of flat TransJordan I Israeli forces had I miles" into Trans-jpry, raiding a pol-f.'Wl withdrawing. I that no British Mrs.' A. W. Burnip, Mrs. G. R Hull. Mrs. Maurice Brydges, Wil among miners in the distri j At present, the only mines in ' ARDMORE, Pennsylvania & -Richard T. Button, world's Olympic title-holder, retained the North American figure skating championship Saturday Russian Refuses Answer Question NEW YOK,, CP' A Russian engineer, accused of espionage, yesterday refused to answer a question at arraignment in federal court and claimed diplo- liam Scuby, Duncan McRac, H. D. yet reached a decision to join operation arc the Torbrit mini ment Advisory Committee are tne alliance and that it would en "involved In J. S. Wilson, chairman, J. S Thain (City Hall), Mrs. S. A. Keilback dry dock), Ling Bo Shong (Chinese), T. Steele (Canadian National Railways), R. at Alice Arm and the Silver Standard at Hazcllon. A seasonal bright v)t is the matic immunity. Valentine A night and Yvonne Sherman of New York won the ladies' singles crown. Miss Sherman succeeds Bar Sheep Creek 1-30 Silbak Premier 36 Taku River 30 Salmon Gold 18 Vananda 31 Spud Valley 07 Oils-Anglo Canadian 4.00 A.P. Con 23 Atlantic -71 Calmont 39 C. & E 5.00 Central Leduc 10.50 Home Oil 13 Mercury 1-62 Okalta .: 2.30 Pacific Pete 28 activity in the small boat build-. Gubitchev had been indicted , Burnie (W. H. Malkin Co.), Miss ing industry, which is blossom- , on Thursday with Judge Coplon, 1 Frances Cross (KellyDouglas),- definitely refuse to grant peacetime bases to any power. - -A Department of Btate spokes- man said that Iceland's wish in regard to bases would be respected and that no pressure would be brought to bear upon her to do so. . s ing as fishermciv prepare their a United States Department of, Thomas Elliott (Canadian Fish Black, vice-president of the Carpenters' Union and George Anderson, secretary of the Deep Sea Fishermen's Union, representing employees; J. C. Gllker of the Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Co., and Robert McKjy, representing employers; James Nicoll, representing the Cana vessels for the sniiinx r fishing. 31IDAY" Justice employee. He declared that the prosecution against him was to pursue "certain alms.'' bara Ann Scott of Ottawa who turned professional since last year. v Marine Smith of the Toronto Skating Club was second to Miss Sherman and, teamed with Don Gilchrist, also of Toronto, took & Cold Storage), H. F. Robins (Nelson Bros Fisheries Ltd.), Dr. J. D. Galbraitli (Miller Bay Hospital!. William Malcolm (Canadian Fishing Co., Bute-dale !, M. H. McLean (B.C. Pack THE WEATHER I Jobs by John f Voirst at hit HEWFOUIIDLAHD Synopsis Clear cold Weather was genera! LOCAL TIDES over the Interior of British Col-i Tuesday. March 15, 1949 ers,. Namui,' D. Cuthill (Pott HAVIHG FLOOD dian Legion; Mrs. Charlotte Hunter, representing women workers. Ex-offic!c members are Mr. Whiting and Herbert Whif-fin. who actr as secretary. Princess uu , Toronto At bona .' H Simpson), Mrs. H. R. Frost (Mas-sett), Frank Crooka'll (Oslandi. umbia and along the northern High 1:43 22.4 feet coast early this morning while 13:58 23.0 feet 1. - A miners" ' scollt- Jn tlie pairs. today reduced the ' RKcr Wickson of Vancouver "f the United' vvas furth"ln the men's. i''rc trickle. It made r Jeunne Matthews of Vancou-f 1 000 hard and soft 1 vrr was eighth In the women's. ('ist or the Missis- j f the country's coal-! 2.6 feet, Mrs. E. M. Dyson (Port Cle-1,5 feet ments.'. skies were overcast along the Low 7:52 southern coast. The storm cen- 20:11 tre which has been off the Call- DOESN'T WORK fornia coast for the last three or four days lias become quite active overnight and is moving P'Kistrics by forcing F some G'lnim rail- THREE DEAD IN TRAFFIC ST. ' JOHN'S Ncwfoundlahdi-TorrcnU of heavy ralns following a premature thaw are blamed for having caused iUircc deaths in Newfoundland over the week-end and disrupting railway traffic. ... A big steel bridge over a river on the trans-island railway 148 miles from here and between St. John's and Port au Basques, the port of departure for Canada, has caused a disruption of railway service connecting .St. John's with the ferry service to Federal Appropriation Assures Atlin of Highway Federal and provincial governments appear at '" started a two-'ary lay-off In an- Deer There Thrive on What Is Itcpcllant Spray in Mains northward along the coast this morning. Increasing cloudiness is expected over the western half I of the province during the day I with rain spreading northward ! along the coast. Easterly gales . w !.- cuu ior Aumaque 20 Beattle .-' .48 Bevcourt ..: 21 Bobjo H'z Buffalo Canadian 15 Consot. ; Smelters 102.50 Conwest , I-26 Donalda 51 Eldona 56 East Sullivan 2.74 Giant Yellowknife 5.40 God's Lake 43 Hardrock : 16 'i Harrlcana 07 ft Hcva -09ft llosco 25 Jacknifc 04 Jolict Quebec 35 Lake Rowan 08 Doctor and Nurse Killed by Railway Train in Fraser Valley Old Man Struck By Automobile win continue Unlay over exposed j last to be getting together to save the historic mining coastal waters but are expected camp of Atlin from extinction by providing it with a to dead and injured I ls are uw protest liniment of Dr I as director of the Fs Bureau of Mines. j DOING f&CTORILY to decrease tonight. Furer-iist Queen Charlottes and North VANCOUVER Three people are dead as a result of traffic accidents which took a heavy toll on the lower mainland during the week-end. Besides bringing death to three persons, tne road connection with the Alaska Highway. Some tune ago British Columbia's minister of public works, Hon. E. C. Carson, announced that the province would make the sum of $200,000 Canada. This transport will, not be restored for five days.. Steel girders spanning ..the South River at Port Blandford crumbled under the weight; of ... . drifting ice. DURANGO, Col., (PRepel lant spray from Maine that keeps deer out of orchards in that section is just sauce for Colorado deer. District Game Warden Lawrence Kinsey said today. Kinsey said that a two-week experiment in the Hcrmosa section with the deer repellant spray is a failure. The spray was tried on trees around the, edges of orchards. The deer paid no attention to it. .Then game wardens sprayed primings from the orchards and put these out around tho cieer and elk breeding grounds "The deer ate those loo," Kinsey said. I.anaska -uo ' Coast Clear at first with cloudiness, increasing lo overcast by midday. Rain spreading northward along the coast during the morning and early afternoon. timates for the construction of the portion of the road from Little Long Lac 75 ,13 accidents caused injury for a doi.en others. 1 A doctor and nurse from Seattle were instantly killed when available for British Columbia's share of the project. Now word has been received by the Daily News from W. D.', Smith, M.L.A for Atlin, that the federal eov- Lynx the Alaska Highway to the Yukon-British Columbia boun !' -- The King is j!1"1 "nd his gV tn "m"s -satis-?ls doctors reported crnment is coming through with dary, that the item had passed the Treasury Board and would Winds easterly (25 m.p.h.) locally, reaching nortlu.-ast (40) in exposed areas. Little change in temperature. Lows tonight and highs 'Tuesday -At Port Hardy 40 and 48, Massett 35 a.id its share. , their automobile collided with an caslbound Canadian National Railways train on a level crossing at Rosedalc, 80 miles east of here. They were travel Alter pressing for some lime undoubtedly be passed by the JVei on the lederal government to u8" underwent n I! Ullerntii... cv.i.. House of Commons. "It would now appear," con , .wviYJU OUIU - 45, Prince Rupert 35 and 43. lerve centre Madsen Red Lake 2.72 McKenzie Red Luke 33 McLeod Cockshult 102 Moneta 41 Megus 2.28 Noranda 54 00 Louvlcourt ' 20 Pickle Crow 2.10 Regcourt - 05 San Antonio ...: 4.10 Senator Rouyn -41 Shcrrlt Gordon 2.25 Sleep Rock I-88 Sturgeon River 17 Silver Miller .43. near his lm in an effort to In- CLOTHING RATION t hi,...., HOCKEY SCORES , National League SATURDAY New York 0, Montreal 1 '-Boston 2, Toronto 1. SUNDAY '- Montreal 1, New York 1. Toronto 3, Chicago I. Boston 0. Detroit 2. Pacific Coast . ' ! SATURDAY Vancouver 6, NewWestminster 3. Portland 2, Tacoma 5. . ' LosAngcles 9, San Diego 5. Fresno 3, San Francisco 2. SUNDAY Seattle 1. Vancouver '5. Portland 5, Tacoma 5., ;,. San Diego 8, Los Angeles 4. AIR PASSI NG MIS ling to Vancouver. The car was carried for 1000 feet on the cowcatcher before the engine was derailed and the train was delayed for three hours. The dead are Dr. John A. Hauch, 52, and Miss Luella Mattmuella, 30. The traffic deaths for the fipuu circulation In J years f age. now take early action on their portion of the road from Atlin to Jake's Corners (near Whilehorse on the Alaska Highway), W. D. Smith, now in Victoria attending the session of the Legislature, is in receipt of a communication from James Sinclair, M.P. for North Vancouver and Parliamentary assistant to the IN BRITAIN ENDS LONDON, W End of clothing rationing in Britain tomorrow eludes Mr. Smith "that, with the announcement of the B.C. public works minister of the $200,000 being available for British Columbia's share, the entire project has now been provided for and we may expect early commencement of same." The link between Atlin and ill his To Vancouver- R. B. Boulton, S. Scharff, A. Berg, WL. Woods, A. Hagen. To Sandsplt-J. Timms, W. J. legs Wcmbor was announced in tne aouse i of Commons today. From tomor year in Vancouver Junipcd( to 9 when Ernest A. Glcdhill, aged row Britons will be able to buy car'HodsmvM'8- P- Craft alul m" Mike Collussl Is leaving on to- any clothing or textiles without Minister 'of Mines and Resources, Ha wns insr.nnr.iv Kinea dv a i the Alaska Highway Is about 51 nncln Wmt "RmnflWaV L failt. announcing that.. an item, had miles," roughly half in British night's train on a week's busi- coupons which they have had "eon Lt,;!''mouln Sc(jl' Uiu; " Performed fe J J - been in al- Ule v upurallon J -W. L. Woods, From Vancouver- to use for the last eight years. been included in the main cs- Columbia and half in Yukon. ncss trip to Terrace. nunc wuaiiiiij nw - near his home after midnisht Saturday. R. Johnson