?3 tf T V f ft f F T - "" PKOViNUlAL 4 onr.iES DHUG3 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." PHONE 81 . VOL. XXXVIII, No. 77. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1949 PRICE FIVE CENTS Ctachill ytspto) M flccMsing Russia ff fl OA'S I0TH PROVINCE AREA 152,000 SQ.MILES ;grssDini ONLY ATOMIC CONTROL r 1s ACCUSATION OF RUSSIA MOSCOW 0 In a tvtemcnt POPULATION 320,000 DISCOVERED in 1497 by CABOT MAIN RESOURCES Wheat Board Defended by Pool Leader KXI-I.AINS WHY" LOCAL ELEVATOR CANNOT HE USED FISH PULPWOOD MINERALS SAVING EUROPE TODAY Conflict Is Not Inevitable United Nations Strength Can Prevent It Pleads for Goodwill and Fair Play BOSTON (CP)-Doughty old Winston Churchill last night thrust. out his bulldog jaw and told the vyorld that "Europe would have been communized, like Czechoslovakia, and London would have been under bombardment 'some time ago but for the deterrent of the atom .bomb in the hands pi the United last night, Soviet Russia claimed that the Atlantic pact was aimed directly at her and was openly aggressive. . A note to all pact participants charged the western nations with increasing their armed forces and with planning to use the atomic bomb. -V COMMITTED TO ASYLUM VICTORIA Douglas Cook, 23, charged with murdering his father at Duncan last Friday, has been ordered committed to Essondale mental hospital by the Attorney General's department. His father, Mi Winter Cook, president of lh Duncan Chamber of Commerce, was shot to death with eight bullets. ' GOOSE BAY yjgX The Canadian Wheat Board has proven an effective marketing agency for western Canadian wheat farmers, an agency which. Slates. in effect, permits Canadian producers to negotiate foreign wheat markets on an inter I GANDER MORE PKIt'E CUTS Detroit Moves Into Cup Lead lint Montreal Canadiens Still Hopeful of Stanley Cup Series MONTREAL, Montreal Canadiens may be down a game in their semi-final ot the Stan Try. ' . f ' 'vt.v t "But," Churchill said, "war is not inevitable." Speaking of lite "war of nerves" the British wartime Prime Minister advised the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's mid-century convocation: "If we persevere stead- governmental level, a meeting! of Co-operative members here, were told last night. Reaction from abroad was slow but the first British newspaper to comment called the speech "a recipe for peace" and "remarkable." BLAMES THIRTEEN MEN Churchill rolled out in sonorous tones a blunt accusation Corner brooks ST. JOHN S lasuy togctner and allow no that "thirteen men In the Krem- ley Cup scries with Detroit Red The speaker was Roy German, of Calgary, secretary of the Al- berta Wheat Pool, who addressed a gathering of 100 in the Sons of Norway hall on lessons learn- j cd by his organization in its 25 . years of experience. appeasement of tyranny and lin . . . are aiming at the rule , Win;s but, since the difference between the clubs is so little. of the world and had their own "self-preservation" as the root wrong-doing may not be structure in any form, it our nerves or the of our civilization RENOMINATED H. G. Perry, former Minister of Education,' Speaker of the Legislature and for many years M.L.A. for Fort George, was again renominated as Liberal candidate for that riding at a provincial nominating convention in Prince George last night. At the ' federal convention held at the same time, George Murray, another newspaper publisher, was nominated as Liberal candidate for Cariboo federal riding. they arc far from out yet. The Red Wings last night of their "sinister and malignant" Mr. German defended as "fair Something ; policy. which will break, else will break and went ahead in the best of seven series when they scored a 3 to 1 NjKW YORK A new series of prfce cuts was laid before the American consumer today, further clipping inflation's wings. Most of the reductions ar from highly-inflated levels and "many of them are small. Automobiles, accessories, radios refrigerators, kitchen ranges are some of the items in which prices are down. i TRAIL LOSES FIRST TRAIL The Trail Smoke Eaters threw the season's line-up at the Rcgina Capitals last night but Regina won 2 to 1 in the opening game of the Western ' Canada Allan Cup finals. Commenting on - whether the British Columbia representative in the Aldan Cup limit would use the peace may Repeating the phrase "these yet be preserved." thirteen men in the Kremlin," and decent" the decision of the Canadian government to negotiate a wheat pact with Great Britain which provided a guaranteed future market at a rea Churchill said tiiat their "mis victory in the fifth game to take a three-game to two lead. The dereat was the second straight for the Canadiens. Harry Lumley, agile Detroit netminder, came through with sionaries are in every countrv as a fifth column awaiting the ,iTH PROVINCE From today Canadian students he Dominion comprises 10 provinces. Ceremonies 1st. John's marked the entry into confederation of 0 Canada's oldest colony. Canada's area will be ex- !)0 square miles and 320,000 people will be added Canadian citizens. Discovered in 1497 by John g.:i resources of the island are fish.pulpwood and ihn's. the capital, is the oldest city in North Am-3rook, major pulp centre, is the largest settle-, est coast. Two of the world's largest airfields, Labrador and Gander in Newfoundland are two iiada will gain from the union. (CP Photo) day when they hope to be the sonable price, even though it is lower than the price on the open world market. "The agreement was attacked absolute masters of their fellow countrymen and pay off old Coalition Is Favored Progressive-Conservatives C.C.F.'ERS ARE by the Winnipeg grain exchange a sterling performance to play a leading part in the Wings' win. It was in the last four minutes of the game that Detroit EMBARRASSED scores." The British statesman said that "the largest army In the world Is in the hands of a gov which told the farmers they were foolish not to take $2.25 a Call Nominating Convention bushel oifered on the open mar , Canadian Hockey Association For April 18 ernment pursuing Imperialist expansion as no czar or kaiser ket," said Mr. German. "However, our farmers accepted $1.55 won, Jerry Couture and Gordon Howe each notched markers 32 seconds apart to break a 1 to 1 tie. foundlanders Discussion of action to be in view of apparent cer Stand on Atlantic Pact Cause of Further Cleavage Within Party. '. ' I-' - ' .';.'. VANCOUVER Resolutions of C.C.F. clubs in British Columbia had ever done." '- The 74-year-old former Brit ruling which allowed four replacements for the B.C. team, Coach Ab Cromie said the squad had held a meeting and had - decided to string along wUh'tg men. ' : tainty of both provincial and a bushel from Britain, with its guarantees of, a substantial future market because it was felt federal elections this year occupied attention of a reorgan co-operation will prove far more 4 opposing tne Atlantic pact are to be the decent thing to do." pffeetive in stabilizing markets ization meeting of the Pro ians Today ish Prime Minister said the question "is time on, our side", was "not a question that can be, '.an- swered within strict limits. Wre have certainly not an unlimited period of time before a settlement should be achieved. The proving - embarrassing , to the party leadership in Ottawa In view of M. J. Coldwell, the national leader, and the majority gressive-Conservative Association of the Prince Rupert palling division in the Civic Centre last evening. Officers were elected and other business transacted. Dr. R. G. Large presided of the members in Parliament utmost vigilance should be prac Mr. German told the meeting that the geographical alteration of world wheat markets had "made it impossible for the Wheat Board to use the Prince Rupert terminal elevator, giving as the reason, its inability to arrange for full grain cargo shipments from here. and D. C. Stevenson acted as than fill competition." BOOSTS CO-OPS Second speaker of the evening was Hal Daykin, field worker for the Extension Department of tne University of British Columbia, who saw a large field for expansion of all types of co-operatives. On the basis of older cooperative movements throughout the world, the infant western Canadian co-ops still have a practically unlimited field of secretary in the absence of ig Sends Message of Goodwill . Confederation Is Completed ?0UNDLAND Land of wave - buttered fens and untrampled forests, fell into iine other provinces .today as a partner in ; Confederation. i) years as a British colony, a Dominion colony again, Newfoundland cast in her fiK neluhbur to the " Inler-Unioii Trouble On C.S.V. Calls Strike on East Coast After Owners Sign With I.S.U. OTTAWA, ' B General tie-up of Canadian-flag deep sea shipping on the East Coast was ordered today by the Canadian Seamen's Union (TCL) after it leaned that shipowners had signed with a rival union, the Seafarers' International. tised but I do not think myself that violent or precipitate action should be taken now." Churchill repeatedly asserted that "we have no hostility. to the Russian people," adding "We are seeking nothing from Russia but goodwill and fair play." J During his address Mr. Churchill paid tribute to the Labdr Foreign Secretary, Ernest BcjJ-in, asserting that he was "d- j having gone on record as favoring the alliance. So says a dispatch to the Vancouver Sun. Many clubs in the province have voted against the pact. One objects to having been compromised by the stand of the members at Ottawa. " , Last week the Sun reported a rift in the party caucus at Ottawa over the alliance. When the issue came to a rote in Qie House this week, Rodney Young, Vancouver Centre, and H. G. Archibald, Skeena, who led the opposition in the caucus, were not In their seats In the House. ,"When the Alberta Wheat Pool had this elevator under; lease a number of years ago, one of our best markets was a big firm of Japanese flour millers, the biggest in Cne world. We shipped 3 opportunity. Chairman of the meeting was H. V. Hill. . Addresses by both speakers were followed by question periods. A film showing concluded the meeting. are Canadian: George Rorie. The election of officers resulted as follows: Honorary President, Hon. George Drew. Honorary Vice-President, Hon. Herbert Anscomb. President, Dr. R. G. Large. Vice-President, William Lam-bie. Secretary-Treasurer, George Rorie. ' . Executive Mrs. Willa Ray, John Bremner, Dr. J. P. Cade, Percy Cameroh, Mrs. J. T. Harvey, Edward Smith, Mrs. G. L. Rorie, George Dawes, W. R. McAfee and J. T. Harvey. serving of great credit showing himself as above p direct to Japan in tramp stcam-'ers which loaded full cargoes. , Today, because most of our mar- f: , I- ' 'I tizan interest in dealing wi national and world issues." A strong United Nations co 1 kets lie in Europe, the Canadian I Wheat Board is unable to get de-! mands for full cargoes from Prince Rupert. ' The shifting save the world and civilizat TODAY'S STOCKS. (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd.) VICTORIA ENTERS, SENIOR 'A' FINALS VICTORIA Victoria YMCA's defeated Albernl last night 41 til 34 in the sixth game of the Vancouver Island senior basketball from disaster. "Principles of fairness and justice are greater than anything science can bestow," asserted the old war horse. "Logic like science must be made the 4 Or Vancouver Bayonne 00 Bralorne 8.00 B.B. Con 03 B.R.X. -00 market picture is responsible." As a government marketing agency for Canadian wheat, the Board Is doing a job that the three prairie wheat pools learned by bitter experience is uw big for any private agency, Mr. German said. The certainty of a provincial election this year, as well as the general expectation of a federal poll some time within the year, inspired the meeting with the need of taking steps now to prepare for any such finals and earned the right to meet Vancouver Cloverleafs next week in tire provincial Senior "A" finals. servant and not the master of man." "The flame of Christian ethics is still our highest guide," said Churchill at one. point. "Fulfil VUUUUU . j Congress 03 'i It took over in 1935 from thoi God's Lake 39 Hardrock 17'2 Harrlcana 07 Heva 03'2 Hosco 20 Jacknlfe 04 oliet Quebec 35 Lake Rowan 08 Lapaska 08 Little Long Lac 76 Lynx : -12 Madsen Red Lake 2.72 McKenzlc Red Lake' 38 McLcod Cockshutt 1.02 Moneta 43 '.In a iivssanc con -j nount Alexander, . oI-General, nave his 1 '.Confederation be-da and Newfound- 'I , I !Mnn that is now 'tow under God's' ''fwiw in strength,1 lc' happiness and nE new benefits to f") sea to sea," His I '-t V. Gordon' John's, Newfound - idian Secretary of 1 as Newfoundland's native in th(, fcd. Vvas announced to- Minister L. S. St. in liis early 't reputation as one ;wnds top criminal 1 as Attorney-Gen-wndland from 1928 vf88 ,,n f two Lib-s n,-"i'".r. in the :f ctkm in New-frum 'iH'n until 'Has Leader of the Canadian Wheat Pool, a marketing agency for the organized prairie farmers after the latter had lost $22,000,000 in a stabilization effort "that was loo big ment of spiritual duty Is vital to life and only by it can be solved the problems of the world." J. T. Harvey, who introduced the matter, believed that such action would be the best course to pursue at this time. With this there was general agreement. The meeting went on record as NEWFOUNDLAND GOVERNOR Sir Albert Walsh, knighted in the King's New Year's honors list, Is the first lieutenant-governor of Newfoundland under - union. He headed the Newfoundland de- legation which negotiated the terms of union with Canada. "Let us move forward," he for us." said in conclusion "and together I The result of this loss, which j almost broke the three prairie discharge our obligations and Hedlcy Mascot 34 Pend Oreille 4.90 Pioneer 3.05 Premier Border 02 Privateer 18 Reeves McDonald 2.40 Reno -06 Sheep Creek 1.25 Silbak Premier .35 Taku River 25 Vananda 25 Salmon Gold 13 Spud Valley 00 Oils-Anglo Canadian 3.75 A.P. Con 22 favoring the continuation ot a coalition government. wheat pools, Is still being ten by the farmers, although all obligations ,are being honored, Mr. our duties, fearing God and nothing else." A resounding, ovation of long duration followed the address. I A further decision was to name a small committee that would approach the Liberal party organization in Prince Rupert to learn their views concerning support of the coalition THE WEATHER Synopsis Raki is general over the southern British .Columbja coast this morning while showery weather prevails over ; the remainder of the coast. . Clouds have spread over most of the interior at daybreak this morning and are expected to cover the entire province before noon. Showery, unsettled weather is expected over all the . coastal regions for the next 48 hours while cloudy okies and widely scattered showers are expected in the interior. Forecast Queen Charlottes and North Coast Overcast with showers today. Cloudy, occasionally overcast tonight and tomorrow with widely scattered showers. Winds Negus 2.30 Noranda , 54.75 Louvicourt 17 Pickle Crow 2.0i Regcourt 01 San Antonio 3.90 Senator Rouyn 39 Shcrrit Gordon 2.17 Steep Rock 1.47 Sturgeon River .16 Silver Miller 44 BASEBALL SCORES Pacific Coast League German said. ' WHEAT l'OOI. J OSS The Alberta Pooi alone lost $0,000,000 as a result of overpayment to members when the wheat price dropped 60 cents a The choice of the committee , was left in the hands of the president, Dr. Large. Should bushel in 1929; he added. AL TIDES Los' Angeles 8, Seattle 0. San Francisco 4, Portland 3. Sacramento 9, Oakland 2. Hollywood 7, San Diego 5. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McRae sailed last night on Che Prince Rupert for a trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island. Mr. McRae 1949 In tl; fact of these losses and despite continued low price lor! grain, the prairie wheat farmers did not lose their faith in Atlantic 02 : Calmont .39 C. & E 4.65 Central Leduc 100 Home Oil 10.O0 Mercury "".12 Okalta 1.84 Pacific Pete 2.25 Princess -25 Royal Canadian 08 Vi South Brazeau , 18 Toronto Athona 15 VISCULATOR INSTALLED y pni 2, 3:06 15:44 9:40 .. 21:28 20.5 feet 18 0 feet 44 feet 7.2 feet the co-operative idea of marketing, Mr. German declared. Instead, they sought to widen the.'r organization to pull out of the slump- the Liberals not teel disposed to continue further support of the coaliition, then the Progressive - Conservatives would find a candidate of their own. Monday, April 10, was selected as the date of the nominating convention'. The following were nominated as delegates: Harry Walker, Mrs. C. H. Elkins, Alex Mac-Kenzie, Crawford Moore, Jas. H. Thompson, D. C. Stuart, Harry Love, D. C. Stevenson, will attend the British Columbia Liberal Association convention in Vancouver next week. southeast- (15 m.p.h,), shifting, to southwest (25) about midday today. Little change in temperature."" Lows tonight and , highs Saturday At Port Hardy 39 and ETBALL Fred Jensen returned to the To do this, various agricultural growers organized the Alberta Federation of Agriculture Autnaque , 1 9 Vz Beattie -48 city by air Thursday afternoon 45. Masset 35 and 42, Prince Ru from a trip to Edmonton. pert 37 and 42. ?Y-OFFS tm v- North Star NORTHLAND DAIRY has installed the first visculator in the North Country. ; These machines are unique inasmuch as they can build up as much as 5.000 pounds pressure. They are used for homogenizing milk, cream and ice cream mixes. In homegenizing milk pressures of around 2500 pounds are used on milk which is forced through minute discs to break up the fat globules into very small particles, scattering them through the milk so as. they do not form into cream. ' Har'rv Breen. Mrs, S. C. Elkins, i CABINET MINISTER F. Gordon Bradley, attorney-general in the last Liberal government in Newfoundland and a strong advocate of Confederation, was appointed to the federal cabinet as Newfoundland's .representative, The first Newfoundland minister was sworn in today as secretary of state. Bevcourt -23 Bobjo 11 Buffalo Canadian .14 Consol. Smelters .......... 07.50 Con west 1-20 Donalda 48 Eldona 55 East Sullivan 2.66 Giant Yellowknlfe 5.50 which in turn was a part of a Canadian Federation of Agriculture which also was part of a bigger group, the International 0 r g a nization of Agricultural Producers- "We organized on a provincial, national and international basin. We believe that intenutliunal All Roads Lead to Civic Centre Auditorium for Operetta "DREAM BOAT" " ADULTS 50c Tonight by. Borden Street School, S.H STUDENTS 23c , , W J. Raymond. D. C. Stuart brought up the question of an up-to-date voters' list, suggesting it might be well to give this matter some attention. "-is, n.m