JCABS A v A I - nnnrc nnifre Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHOKE 81 VOUXXXIXO. 36. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS Sates Keviewm F irea go p die y i " p- - v - - - - , ; k j Will Ascertain Just Air Sfrip At iTugwell Isle Jaycees Are Complimented "H is gratifying tj sec earnest manner in which voting PH-ii of the city urc Stands In Russ-War- Where She Relation To l ir i llllkTlllitlT Iv 1 wivsmiNuiuiN, u.Kj. emment was reported today to lie taking tu- ,lVci-:ll1 liiok ;it. Amfiicnn forfiini nolicv in flct.-r- mine just where the United States stands in eon-fliet with Russia. Tlie study is lieiiiR made by Up.: National Security Council, embracing . the State i.'ii.mM ; lions of this east-bound pas.ietv'er train were buried under tons of snow I . re,, Hie main line of the Canadian Paeif ie Railw ay at Saddle Rock, 127 miles cast of nisTt.s were trapped for 40 hours In the slide that subim-reed seven coaches. V. V. Photo) TODAY'S. STOCKS ii.'uurifT a U JiiIiii,I..iii IJ.i l.t-l rii I r . t i . i i ne united ouues gov Department, liefence ' D'pi't-, uient and oilier govern nTt 'Pi)"ie ;. Up; ponsible offi ial: said the present preview ,is imi based on exiiecUition of any iew 'turn in direction ol major foreign poliey. Four Thousand Tons of Cargo This Was T raff it. Through Prinre Rupert to IlaincH Highway Last Year During the. 1919 season Alar, ka Freight Lines moved 4'ir tons of cargo.' mostly perishabl' products originating liv KealU and carried In refrigera, 1-' t-brdngh Prince' Rupert Haines for trucking into cen tral Alaska over the Haines an' Alaska Highways, according t Information compiled by the Alaska committee of the Prim-Rupert Chamber of Commcr.t In the revers? direction. '.' tons ot cargo was brought iron. Haines and shipped from her.. over Canadain National Rail ways to the United States. . Tlie northward cargo wa transferred from the rai!wa here to barge, and moved lo ii.. dri-tuu-ji Jh 1" f -: -fpjf rlj cni''":! trucks. It was an innovation as far as traffic through this port Was concerned and the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce is interesting itself in the possibility of Its further expansion and development. The information so far obtained is being forwarded to the Associated Boards of Tide of Central British Columbia and E. T. Applewhaite M. P. That so far obtained was gathered by a committee headed by Frank Skinner. J. C. Gilker is the new chairman of tlie Chamber's Alaska committee. O. B. Tribble, manager of Tor-brit Silver mine at Alice Ann, was a passenger aboard the Co-quiflam last, evening returning north after a trip to Vancouver. Action Pover miiir nl 'iii-Hiil;il'i'4 I'l-tidon! nlirr Wriline r ii 'iiiuiiiTce i Big Job On j a Waterworks j j Thaw Shows l'p Repair Program Which May Extend Into Summer Milder weather uiayjje thaw-j (in; out ' the' water mains and! ciHlinT another -phase of the eli y :,; continuing water supply crisis but it is not the end of; the headat'lie for those harassed apd overworked Individuals - Clty Engineer Dun Stewart and y.acerworks Foreman Carl Gusty fson. Every day the thaw is allowing up the results of weaknesses in the water system partictll- ai Iv the older lines. There are breaks all over not only In the su vk" lines but even In two mains, one on First Avenue and mother at Seal Cove, both ot .'.i'.cli were wartime iustalkt-' lions. . . I Abi.mtj the wor t of the service liii",s freeze-tips arc those in Second Overlook' where people have been without service fur '-- Nner -mMr--Puurtti:AvM East. Fourth Avenuo vsfest to McBridc Street and Eleventh Avenue. "It looks to me," said the city engineer to a Daily News reporter "that it will take us till summer to get all therepalrs made including the clianghig and lowering of lines." i Mr. Stewart estimates that the department hsa already at-' t tended to 202 freczc-pps and; j there are at least 7a more-some ; 1 of them tough ones in volving badly broken pipes. j j W. A. Mallory of Dominion ' Catering Ltd. on Watson Island, left by plane today for a business trip to Vancouver. Regular Reserve Navy drills will resume toniuht. Parade lime 8 n. m. Mt) a petition K'lllllriill. ; ! . of v..il"r and ! iii .'ill ad u"- , i "( I'lllil c Itu- Try Council of j t'i !..r." liiiuied:- tin present ' "' 1. 'il't les i i - r"ii.ietcnl and ; the the dis- cus.dng the jf fairs of the com-! miiiiiLy."' Rob'-rl McKay told the 1 Prince Rupert Chamber .of Com-I pierce follow!)):: his attendance i ! at a recent session of tlic Junior j Chamber of Commerce. Mr. M.;:- Kny luiul-d the latest proje,:ti the Jaycec;- -that of putting ' street si;; ns. i Robert Gordon I t Passes Away I'iuminrnt HusiiicvK M;in ; And Citi.en Victim of Sinlili n Heart Attack ' Prominent business man and highly esteemed citizen of thirty years' standing in Prince Rupert, j I Robert Oordon passed away sud-Idenly shortly before midnight last night at his home, 020 Sixth ! Avenue East. News of his de-mis was received with a drip sense of shock by his many ' jlrlends, in the elty. lung a sufferer from arthritis ; which had partially crippled him. Mr. Gordon had been in upparent good health and spirit:-! t. unliP yesterday morning when he complained of pains. However, no great alarm was felt and lie had the evening meal with members of his family as guests. Uiter it was felt advisable to call a physician. It was shortly after he retired that he unexpectedly expired. Coronary V ii'oinbo.ils was given as thft cause. Horn in Count v Cavnn., : Ire- land, December 17, 1383, Mr. Gor- don came to Canada in 1907 unj for some years was engaged In contracting business in Calgary. During World War 1 he moved to the coast and became a foreman In the Canadian Explosives plant at James Island near Victoria. It was In March 1919 that de-2 ceased came to Prince Rupert and established on Seventh Av-jenuc East, where Martin's meat. market is now located, a grocery store. Later he purchased the site of the old Prince Rupert Sash and Door Co. factory at Seventh Avenue and EbcrCs St.. !and erected a larger store, branching into the hardware I business in addition to the Bro- eery. He also erected the pres-, ent family home oil the samel ground. In 1931 he moved th'M Gordon's Hardware busines lo I -the building he had ereited on' I McBridc Street and which It now . ; occupies, disposing of the Seventh Avenue premises which arc now. 'occupied' by Kaicn Co-operative. In 1945 he retired from active business and devoled himself to I development of properly at the! Laketse Hot Springs near Tor-j j 1 -race where he had built a home. 1 Married In 1907 ot Mary Elizabeth Kusaek, who had come out from Cork, Ireland, Mr. Gordon Is survived, beslds his widow, by two children a daughter, M's. Wallace (Olive I Ant Ilia of SouUir bunk, B. V.. and a bfcn. Earl tlor ' don of Prince Rupert. There are, , o ... t .,.i' ihiiui luiiiini, imui i viia Lawrence Gordon, here: two. brothers. Jack Gordon. Calvary.' and David Gordon, Cuvan, lre-i , land, a married sister, al;u in' Cavan. i Deceased was a uicuioer ol the Anglican Church and took a ketn Interest hi the Masonic Lodge, being a member of Tsimpteali Lodge No. 56 here. In his younger days at Calgary he had iven a member of t he Orange Lodge. ' Always taking a keen Interest In public affairs pertaining to the flevelonment. of cllv nnrl district. j1P waH u nie,ber of the Prince R.,iUf.rt Chamber of Conmieice and Terrace Board of Trad?, lie was a member of the hospital j board here for many yeuij and was acllve In the affairs oi the ' Liberul party. DucIiik early or ganization of the Civic Centre he took an active interest in that movement. There will be a funeral service on Wednesday afternoon at St. i Andrew's Cathedral under the leadership of the Masonic Lodge i and that evening the remains, accompanied . by the relative.-,. v r. iilil al.,o rc-ii' iii ics at pre- 1 MUiilllc- Of fll- !u 'ii. me ad-':'. pmcr sup-"'"i i-Ajiii i mi m 1 and door rilM nl the W. R. May, director ol research awl development of Canadian Pacific Air Lines, and an en gineer of CPA are expected in Prince Rupert shortly to go further, into the possibility of early establishment of a landing ise'id on Tugwell Island, it is stated by T. N. Youngs, ciiair- "iun of the air transport coin- nweo of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce. Mr. ouiii S is very optimistic about ule prospects of Hie Tub well J. land landmir field and Is lire dieting that it will be actually in existence within eighteen i urn u is or so, ', Present flights by Canso air-:iian. ifoin innce Kupert to ivaiii..pit to connect with the Dounlas flying to Vancouver are an expensive operation at $2.80 per mile and tnc outlay will be' doubled this summer when CPA anticipates It will be neces-, aw to have two flights per day instead of one, There would !- ' cnviaei julc saving if there was a landing field here so the " Douglas could come straight' itirout.li. further reason wny v.PA are pressing for the air .aid nere is tn.. It would be abie to bring Edmonton and Whuenor,;e nights here and pos-fibly extend other operations to tills area. Mr. Young is convinced that development of ' a 7,200-root cup ui- 'luweii lsiana per- lectiy ieasibie and that the topu-fiapiiy. and nature of terrain en the island is such that it ould not be too costly an un-vrraiKiiig, notwithslunding such pievious estimates as a million uollars or upwards. Further a terry boat service of 20 to 25 minutes from Prince Rupert to Tu;v.eli Island is K-i ..bin, -wr. : YwuiK(.i liukU THE WEATHER Synopsis 3 28 Inches ol iawi was re-' i corded at Pachena Point on tlie west coast of Vancouver Island i in the , last 24 hours. Tills is well above the general average tut many south coast points had over an inch of ruin in the same p.rioil. At Vancouver airport 1.37 inches was recorded. . The storm which has lashed the British Columbia . coast fori 'the past 30 hours is now weak-' jenhig. as it moves inland. Gale loree winds have subsided along uc entire coast. Temperatures In the coastal regions remain little changed, However milder weather Is be-throiiBhotit coming general tlie interior. Typical of the sharp rise In temperatures in these, 'regions ts the minimum of 34 1 at. Qiiesncl as compared with eight, ynsterday morning. Re-J Kional forecasts valid until micl-I iii;',ht Tuesday. ' I OK H AS T North Cosist Region Cloiidy with showers today and Tups- j day. Little change in tempera- ! tine, n'lud southwest, (20 niphl decreasing to light Tues -! tiay. Lows louicht and highs Ti.esday--at Port Hardy 36 and 42; Kaudspit and Prince Kupert ;M .'. . I BOY SCOUTS WORTHWHILE "A worthwhile utovcuit nt" was the cogent boo.-t which Dr. R. O. Large gave the current Na- i tuna l Boy Scouts campaign when- urging members of the Prince Rupert chamber of Commerce to give the drive their gener-ons financial assistance, the drive is now in the second "f It? three weeks In Prince Kupert, ii;ath notici GORDON Passed rfwav sud ilen'y at, his residence. OiUJ Seventh Avenue East. February I !. Robert Gordon, aged Sixtv-tour. Siirvivel by his Widow Mary Elizabeth, one daughter. Mivs. Olive Antilla. Soiu.ibank. B. V.. and one son, Earl 'Gordon. Prince Rupert,. Service at St. Andrew's Cathedral Wednesday, February 15, 3 p. m. The remains will be laken to Terrace where hiiilnl wdii (nVr place Thursday. February 18. following service in St. Malthtvs Anglican Church at 2:30 d. m.. Rt. Rev James B. Gibson D. D., Bishop of Caledonia officiating I ALLS It IV Kit UISI.NO Water level lieliinil the dam at Palls Itiver. principal source , ..r i. V...4I g ..i u. aii.ra..u,,uM,,,uiuiii. power, has Kai.n?d siiciitiv, it I as annmnieeU this mornim; ' l;y fjcneral ."Manaser Thomas 15. Biack. However, despite the heavy raius, Woodwortli Lake level continues in drop slightly. Air. Blark still had no forecast lo make as to when current restrictions on use or power may be lifted. NORTHWEST Al LR'I't O OMMITA. Wash. At Ihe request of Secretary of Oefrvc Lewis Johnson, air raid alarm systeni! in Washington anil Oregon are being re-established. There is no need for hysteria, said Governor A. B. Lannlie. who naid Ihe precaution had been ordered "in view of Ihe possibility of re."iflicl." MORE DISTRESS ( ALLS WHITEHORSE Radio direr-lion finders have been railed inlo the search for Ihe missing C-51 transport plane, with 44 persons aboard, low clouds, it is predicted, will last until tomorrow. They have interrupted the search since yesterday. Continued distress calls raused the setting up of special radio seta to mcr.Hor distress j sifjnals in the search area. j ! TORNADO TOLL 44 ! SHREVEPORT, La. Torna- i does hop-scotched through i four states over the week-end, , killing at least 44 persons and muring; syu or more. Six persons in one family were killed in the little Tennessee farmi'i community of Hurricane Hills "iiear-Kifley-'foilar'Th? Ke(l Cros said at least eight persons were killed at Grand Cane, La. The twisters had previously struck 38 persons with death in northwest I.wuisiana, East Texas and Southern Arkansas. PllTSL'l RGll vSliilJnV coal miners across the I'ulted Stales today ignored, John L. Lewis' go-tiw(irk order, vowing that they will Slav out until thrv gel a contract. Reports indicate that pr.L t callv all the more than :7t'.0IO strikers are contiiiuinir their walk-out. They are defj in? both the I'ni-ted I Mine Workers and Pie government. I Western Pennsylvania and Ohio mines said none , of last week's idle soft coal diggers are on Ihe jch. There s only from one lo three week's coal shihiIv' in the country. I' IKE IV A KM STROM; AKMSTKOM; Ixpleiling ras-olise yesterday touched off a $!0,() rire which destroyed a new co-operative store, adjoining store and liiirm-d out city pvwrr aim telephone lines. water shortage hampered fire fi?litri's. The new ro-op-prrative store had been open ' for business only a month. i Russia Is Returning LAKE SUCCESS l Rustla'b return to the United Nations uieetliig within a month is predicted by Western diplomatic sources. They base their predictions on an expected switch in French, Egyptian and Ecuadorian policy to vote for the ousting from the Security Council ol Dr. Tingul F. Tsiang.' top Chlneso Nationalist delegate, following recognition of ihe Communist government of China by those nation s. AIR PASSENGER.0 To Vancouver (todavi W. A. Mallory. T. R. Watts. V.'. Purvis. To Sandsuit i today -A. Mearr,, G. Green. H. Helin, From Vancouver (Saturday i T. R. Watts. J. F.Ross. R. Ihi'.-k-cit, L. R. Dudoward Cut of respect tj the memory of the late Robert Gordon our jitove will be closed all div Wd-I nesday, February 15, mid February 16th. GORDON'S HARDWARE (It) Vmieouvrr Hayone 03' Bra lorne 9.33 B. It. Con .02 Vj B. H. X .00 ' Cariboo Quart . ... 1.30 ; Congress New .20 ' Hedley Mascot .27 Pacific Eastern .00 Pcnd Oreille 5.00 Pioneer .. 3.00 Premier Border -.j. . ...03'. Privateer Wi Reeves McDonald 2.25 ! Reno .03 ! Sheep Creek 1.13 Silbak Premier . . . .i7 Takii River ..2 Vananda .11 .Salmon CJold ou Spud Valley .04 Oils Anlo Canadian ... U'O A. P. Con .23' Atlantic 1.30 Calmont .18 U ii E. " 7.00 Central I.educ 1 02 Home Oil 11.00 Mercury ..." .10 Oku 1 la 1.80 Pacific Pete 1.30 1 Princess .... .37'; Royal Cunndlan .... Royalife 9.00 ' Toronto Athona OR , Aumaque Anticipation Of Session I.riiirtliy And Active Session is l upei tril at OlUwa OTTAWA (P' Indications are for a leiiitMiy and aei.lv second session or Canada's 21st Parliament which ojieus on Thursday. Cu.ilomnry silence has Uicn maintained by the government of the legislation it plans to introduce but the Opposition par-Ucf have indicated that there are many things they want to discuss. fleoiire Drew, lender of the mi. i H rii.iinber. oTj nl -i iici'ii active j l'i;a the power ws a i ui toni;;ht; I' it t i the eily , Hi", thai. ' ruie-; '1 advice be ob- !llTi"ii with Ihei a new power ! rili' M'liedule and i r (Vmpany be! 'liialely Increase; lmiciit, i,ere, i Beattle '. 03 Bevcourt 'M Bobjo .13 nulfalo Canadian .03 Con.sol. Smellers . Du.'io Conwesl. , 1 12 Oonalda .51 Eldonu SI KhsI Sullivan ... 4.65 Oli.nt Yellowknlfe . .. . C.( l Jlardroek 3i,:iV" Harrlcalia 00 Heva .07 1 i lfoeo 03',2 Jaeknlfe 05 Jollel Qilel)ec .00 Lake Rowan Oil is I.apaska ... 04 '., 4 I.ltlle I,oiik I.ac ... .49 j Lvnx l.V AfadMen Red Lake 2.00 McKenle Red Lake .55 Mel'od Coekslv'l 2 07 J Muncfa 31 Negus 17 j Noranda Ca.75 , Loiivlcourt 19 ! Pickle Crow 137 Reiieoiirl 0-i San Antonio 3.75 Senator Ronyn i Rherril Gordon 2.20 Sleep Hock . 'i - Sturgeon River 2'J ! Silver Miller 02 Upper Canada 3.30 1 Waterfront Rents j Generally Raised Trade and commerce committee ' of the Prince Rupert Cham-he r or Commerce in the course I of Investigating a complaint ot Home Oil Distributors Mil. ui au increase by the Canadian N.-tional ll.uilwn.vs of its waterfront rental, has learned that Il '.., ls the Intention of fh railway company to liicrea.se all such rentals correspondingly us current lenses terminate. The new policy of the railway company appears to be that the busis of , i ii i. rt.. ....(...mil ttf rental Mian oe live jnm.-iu t the assessed valuation which Is the provincial governmeni, basis. Himiiestlon has been nunc that' Independent valuation of waterfront properties might be obtained. . j T. flarvev. last year's chalr-iiian of the Clmmber's Imtle and ri.ioiiieivc coiiunlttee, has re ported to dale on this subject lo the Chamber and has turned the subject over to the new chairman or the cunmiiwe, Harry Davies. Tuesday. February 14, )!.() High 0.00 17.9 feet, mHr .Jr.t ill 'I nanl "i i-rr SUm '"in ( Nnijce "I'l.nio p. v i'n;i-' !- was round In her home ;l hours i-iij.r nl ' killed by "" "h; slaving '' ; Mrs. Ellrii 1 ".I liealen ti 1'tils Paes :i;i'iel;ed three ' "" i' v.lien tin y '.lien him. 1 iVi'ii Rats ProgresKivp Conservativps, w oa, record as saying that he does not make a practice of anticipating what may happen at. a sis- KirVKi. - -'v.- ' ' 'c, ' i r;?r -: - ''r' t , ' T - 'i t- "- - s:" (rJ v - v i , - V-: rr;---''.i fiion. However, he has indicated throunh recent speeches and sialcmenl that he will cvitid.e the government's trade and employment policies and wi'ut ho terms complacency in dealing with communists. M. J. Coldwell, C.C.F. leader, also said he plans to bring up the question or loss of trade markets and lo Inquire Into the fuel shortage hitting the Canadian National Railway recently. Y SCORES Ml ia v 'ti i f1 ',""!.' t (Up i f ""Ireit ll '''Willi S lllnl 1 '"'(nasi ' "Mia 5 tlldiAY 'tiiiieil 1 1 rial lllll. ft ' "I'm i to j ' -tun i I S il'lnri- l mM. . jfcnAjiWtfi te&Ui&TmtMl -iiriMIMIHi III' I BRIDGE PLAYED BY LAMPLIGHT Mrs. A. Turcotte, was high lady and I. Fanner, high uian at a Civic Centre bridge touru-nmcnt Friday nliiht. Four ta MUSHING FIREMAN Laird Ouellette, 38-year-old Canadian National Railways fireman, stoked up his dog team to win the 1950 Canadian championship dog race staged during the recent Northern Manitoba Trappers' Festival at Tlie Paa. Shown with his familv and lead dog. Rex, after completing the gruelling 144-mile course from The Pas to Cranberry Portage and return, Oue'ktte won the $1,000 first prize with his time of 17 hours, seven minutes and 30 seconds. (CP. Photo) V Vv'eslr.iitirto- bles were at ulav and following le:! Vui.,a2 u 3. in io . will be taken to Terrace where 11:35 20.5 feet burial will take place the next 5:37 9.2 feet afternoon with a service lroui St. 18:22 3.0 feet i Matthew's Church. I An- r:,''""fiwo 3 iriii light curtailment at 10:15. vne group played by lamplight for Low-about an hour. ' '"i Diego P