in, j )QjWsTAR Cabs y 3 1 HORTBJCRN AMD 'iMES DRUGS Or?- ma Ill PHONE 81 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." VOL. XXXVII, No. 50. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS taw z j v,,.i)nu..i.. I mm Zm. . m"t IS BY i i 1 C Canada To Absorb Twice As Many Britons and DP's ' HALIFAX (CP) Hon. J. A. Glen, minister of mines and natural resources, today announced Can Ad ada's 1948 immigration policy which will virtually double the number of displaced persons and Britons permitted to enter the Dominion. I In an interview Mr. Glen, whose nortfolio as re i sources minister covers admin- 1 r OPPOSE RED ALLIANCE III LSI.NKI Two minority parties announced their opposition yesterday to entering into a military alliance with Russia. Their stand means that parties representing a majority of the members of Parliament are now aligned against such a lie-up. RENT CONTROLS OPE OTTAWA The government will depend for the present on the "just a-nd reasonable'' , e la use of the Prices Board regulations to hold down commercial rentals after decontrol Monday, it was announced Friday. CONVENTION DATE SET OTTAWA A national convention to select a new Liberal leader will be held in this city August 5, 6 and 7. it was announced today. The formal convention rail was issued today by Prime Minister King. The announcement indicated the convention also will consider the party's platform and discuss the vital matter of party organization. Mr. King again made it clear that he plans to quit political life. X hit?' IS l. ,;uir nl , n,,l U hniiarras l.ihers IHn. Louis oi. . i ,tcr oi rxii. ', he House of Com- lt?roeiU. attributed; with the Poiisn ; were a "ridicu- lumsy but deliber- lo smear Quebec Lie federal bacinet. ; lis statement wasi p;y to a .story in clique which said .sis "gave the order sisters of Hotel - t,,ve and disgrace-I ' by Royal Cana-! Id Police officers! J-m to open "clois- ! yal Canadian ;Jic issued a state-ljt:iat ol fleers of the i demand to enter, irch" Hotel Dieu pitai and church $::erc part of the ;rc a stored be-uixiuiided by the id', government. Y SCORES :uic ( nasi VJsaii Francisco 3. T,Koma 4. , Alleles 2. WIS PLAN IUAINT ui"ile!" il U' the invitation 'immunities 'hi' Royal Canadian -lions hold "open 'i the object of "J I th . Sees n I i Al nw enace "f (ivrrmurnl Irish Hunk Threat Iron ( urtain" KOYAL TOl'R "DOWN UNDER" 1 LONDON King George VI will visit Australia and New Zealand early in J 949. Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret will go along. The announcement was made by I Buckingham Palace last night. - GOVT COMES TllKOK.II OTTAWA The government withstood its third want of confidence motion in two days last night as the Commons voted 108 to 74 to sustain the Speaker in rejecting a Social Credit want of confidence motion. Earlier a Progressive-Conservative motion was rejected 101 to 85 while a similar C.C.E. amendment was defeated 173 to 38 Thursday. APARTMENT PIKE N E W W ESTMJ N ST ER Kou r persons, one a 91-year-old man, were rescued by an aerial ladder from the second floor of an apartment building here early yesterday u hen they were trapped by fire which started in the garbage chute which threatened the 10-vuite building. Other occupants managed to climb down fire escapes to safety. ' Harry Bridges Fired.By CIO Comes to Parting of Ways as Result of Supporting Wallace WASHINGTON D. C. Cf Congress on Industrial Organization has "fired" Harry Bridges as northern California regional director because he is supporting Henry Wallace and opposing the Marshall Plan. Bridges' other job as president of llu ENGLAND GETS GRAIN FROM RUSSIA Dock workers stick their hands into the shipload of grain which arrived at the Central granary, London, aboard the Russian liberty ship "Baku." This was the first shipment of grain from the U.S.S.R. to England under an exchange agreement whereby Russia will get heavy machinery from Britain. This will not only increase Britain's exports but will alleviate some of the food shortages felt on the island. "OPEN HOUSE" Wheat Price Set at $2 International Agreement Is Annonrd Minimum to Re $IM WASHINGTON, D.C. A 36-nation wheat agreement putting $3 per bushel celling price on wheat exported by the United States, Canada and Australia was announced last night. The International Wheat Council made public a five-year pact. It Is subject to approval by United States Congress and other governments concerned. '.The agreement Axes a mini mum price as well as a $2 maxi mum. The minimum will be SI .60 per bushel In the first year 1948-49. it will drop 10c a bushel annually until 1952 when the minimum will be $1.10 per bushel 14 DEAD AS TUG SINKS Marine Disaster en Lower Mississippi River Yesterday GREENVILLE, Miss. Fourteen to twenty members of the crew were dead and missing yesterday from me 180-foot tow-boat Natchez which rolled over and sank at night after the treacherous . Mississippi River current swept it against a bridge piling below. Capt. WjUiam A. Howell of the towboat Sohio-Latonia, which brought eleven survivors here said "there could hardly have been any Ouiers saved." A twelfth man escaped, however, as iie was wun barges behind and not aboard the Natr chez at the time. The Natchez carried a normal crew of twenty-six but survivors' figures of the actual number this trip varied from 26 to 32. Mrs. R. Benson of Massett, who has been visiting in the city for the. past few days, is sailing by the Cassiar Sunday on her return to the Islands. PUBLIC WITH NAVY CULPRITS ARE STILL UNKNOWN "Not even a suspect" was at U.ast an official statement this afternoon, in answerlo queries as to the progress of the investigation following the incident in Booth Memorial High School during Wednesday night when fire hoses were turned on and saturated the building. There was, however, a persistent report going the rounds that culprit or culprits were known. There was no confirmation of this either in police or school administrative quarters. to the citizens of their when for the first time in the Navy Canada's twenty house" for the general making Canadians better acquainted with their Navy. "Come alongside,,' when trans lated into the international touchy which seafarers everywhere communicate visually to one an- dthrr consists of a "hoist" of f i.nri l.hp letters "WTJC". These will be (lying at yard-arms from Char-lottetown to Prince Rupert when the score of "ships", Including istratiou of Canada's immigration policy, said approximately 100,000 persons will be admitted to the Dominion. Last year 54.687 Immigrants came from overseas and 9,440 from the United States. COMMUNISM UNDER FIRE Government Weathers Progressive-Conservative Want of Confidence Motion OTTAWA 'ii A Progressive- Conservative want of confid ence motion in the government was rejected by Parliament yes terday on a division of 101 to 85. The motion was put forward by the Leader of the Opposition, John Bracken. A Social Credit sub-amendment was ruled out of order by the Speaker. The division was thrust into i the shadows by a large and j more dominant issue the ; growing demand by Opposition members that the government i take effective steps to crush the development of communism within Canada. The attack on communism was spearheaded by Donald Fleming, energetic 42-year-old Progressive-Conservative member from Toronto Eglington. On Thursday the House defeated a C.C.R. motion which expressed regrtt that the government had "failed" to use its powers" to control prices. The administration drew support on this division from the Progressive-Conservative opposition. HITLER GETAWAY SAID 'FANTASTIC MUNICH it' United States Army officials today checked a former German pilot's claim that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun escaped from Germany near the end of the war. One American official described as "fanta-stic" a signed statement by Arthur Friedrich Rene von Angelotte-Mackensen that the couple flew to Denmark in a Junkers 52 transport shortly before Germany surrendered in May 1945. He said that Hitler then continued on to Malaga in southern Spain. Bob jo .14 Buffalo Canadian .11V4 Consul. Smelters . 94.00 Conwest .88 Donalda, .78 Eldona .81 Elder : .55 Giant Yellbwknife 4.75 God's Lake 70 Hardrock 15 ft Harrlcana 06 ft Hcva 13 1 Iosco 33 Jacknife 044 Jolict Quebec 36 Lake Rowan 12 Lapaska 06 ft Little Long Lac 1.24 Lynx 10 Madsen 2.95 McKenzle Red Lake .. .53 MacLeod Cockshutt .. 133 Moneta 35 Negus 2.40 Noranda 44.50 Louvicourt 130 Pickle Crow 2.17 Regcourt 07ft San Antonio 4.15 Senator Rouyn 52 ft Sherrit Gordon 2.00 Steep Rock : 2.10 Sturgeon River 21 j PIONEER PASSES A. T. Parkin, resident of Prince Rupert for forty-one years. . "DICK" PARKIN, a 'CITY PIONEER, PASSES AWAY Arnold Thomas Parkin, one of Prince Rupert's earliest pioneers, who in more than 40 years residence here saw the city grow from a barren acreage of slashed timber, died this morning at 8:50 in Prince Rupert General Hospital after a long illncM. He was 70 years old. Sportsman, marine electrician and contractor, Mr. Parkin took j part in the growth of Prince Ru- J pert from the time he stepped I from a steamer here on July 18, 1 1907. He came here originally 1 las an eitrtrieal contractor lor jtlie B C. Tie and Timber Co. I in that capacity, he constructed ithe city's lirst' electric light sys- teni, lor which power was sup- plied by the B. C. Tie and Tim- ber Co.'s mill at Seal Cove, i When the mill burned down in lyufl, the power system was ; taken over by the city and Mr. I Parkin went ink) business for ; himself. In 1911, he entered partnership with Hubert Ward, another 'pioneer in the firm of Parkin- , Ward Electric Co. Joined by D. - " - - coming to Prince Rupert, he 'served as electrician on the r.HI(li:lt VuMtt rai:.TIniri. v... Lin t,nv. liner Kmprcss of China, plying between Vancouver and the urieni. In his youth deceased was an-ardent and proficient football player, being at one time a member of the famed Sheffield Wednesday team, for which he played abuut, 1896. During recent years he was a prominent member of the CN.R.A. lawn bowling club. For siime time, oft and on, he suffered from a heart condition which kept hint In hospital for the last several montis. This final sojourn in hospital had been from February 18. He was a Mason and a member of the Anglican Church. Surviving are his wife, In Prince Rupert, a son, Gordon, now in Vancouver, and a daugh ter Mrs Owmi I AnH 'als0 r(,sUlj jn v b ; now in the city. The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon from St. Andrew's Cathedral of which deceased was an officer and active workvr for many years. Constable and Mrs, J. JV4. Fletcher and family are leaving Monday on the Cassiar for Queen Charlotte City where Constable Fletcher has been transferred in the provincial police service. He replaces Con stable F. J. Walker who has, left the force. .. International Longshoremen's j C. Stuart, the firm continued In and Warehousemen's Union Is ; operation until 1933, although not affected. ; Mr. Ward withdrew after re- C.I.O. Vice- President . Allen ' tl"'l,il, f '" overseas In 1919. Haywood said, in a letter to' In 1933, Mr. Parkin cstab-Bridges, that " a third party ' lished the Parkin Electric Co. without the labor movement as which he operated up to the a base can only result iiT creat-' time of -his death. Ing division and confusion In , Burn at Sheffield, England, organized labor." j deceased trained as an elec- At 0...1 ip..., ..nL-ni. Mio full- l.rie.hiii in his Iwimplunrt npfiirp .VP GUS LESNEVICH RETAINS TITLE NEW YORK (P Gus Leslie-vich, light heavyweight champion, knocked out Billy Fox of --hr - -one Philadelphia mrrmtir-fifty-eight seconds" of the first round with six straight right hands to the head. Fox had won In 48 previous fights by knockouts. LOCAL TIDES Sunday, Marfti 7, 1948 High 0:06 17.0 feet 11:36 ' , 18.2 feet Low 5:46 9.5 feet 18:15 4.8 feet Civic Centre gym. The team took the championship in a three-game series in which they defeated Kincolith, last year's champions, and Aiy-ansh in the first two nights, qualifying to meet the Greenville squad last night. The Junior Chamber of Commerce consolation trophy went r to Port Simpson, which defeated Kitkatla 45-43 in the first game of last night's double-header. Thursday night, Port Simpson defeated Kitkatla, after entering the consolation round Wednesday night on being defeated by Aiyansh. To Chris Wilson, of Kitimaat. went the Indian Agency award for the "most 'valuable player," an honor granted by the panel of referees based on their observation of all players. The Kitimaat, team received the B.C. Packers'. trophy at a post-game ceremony from the hands of Nick Mazzoni, office manager of the company. The Junior Chamber of Commerce award was presented t Port Simpson, by A. P. Crawley, J.C.C. president. Indian Agent F. E. Anfield awarded tha "most valuable player" award to Chris Wilson, in behalf of the Indian Department. Kitimaat's victory last night was earned in one of the hardest-fought gamss in the series. Greenville started off with a,. tContinuea on Page 8) ' KITIMAAT WINS PACKERS' AWARD "k if k IN NATIVE HOOP TOURNAMENT Kitimaat walked off with the B.C. Packers' trophy, emblem of championship in north coast native hoop circles, last night when they defeated Greenville hy a score of 27 to 17 in the finals of th'i Northern B.C. Native Basketball tournament in the f -Harold Winch. ; II M.C.S. "Chatham", open their Co-operative Coin-! "gangways" to the general pub- f '.deration Onimsi- lie. Legislature that ' i,. ,,,nnv fit irs tin- naval es- .!,., " ""J -i v-oii in )ln uiivirii. . . . .. i ... ..i i govern-, :lu1i,np,,is readv enjoy a re- :: TODAY'S STOCKS : : Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd. lationship with the ritiens I through social and aimeuc ,, events where the facilities Of; the divisions already have been made available. The purpose of the "Come alongside" signal, however, is to enable the man on the street to acquaint himself with the "business end" of the local Royal Canadian Navy ' Unserve i set-up to see just how It plays its part In the training system by which the R.C.N, is engaged In bringing its reservists to a high standard of efficiency. 1 Open house at II. M. C. S. Chatham will be held on Saturday, March 20. Lieut. -Commander .Tack M-R'ae. cVfiekT commanding the Prince Rupert Reserve division said. Visitors will be welcomed at the various training stations of the division dur- Ing the -afternoon, and In the evening a public dance will be neia. With very few exceptions, divisions will be found to be so completely equipped that little is lacking except waves and seagulls in preparing the reservist for th? weeks or months at sen which climax Ills annual training. In the eases of H.M.C.S. "Scot Inn" i Halifax i and H.M.C.S. "Malahat" (Victoria), the near '""ii in handling -y'T si! nation lust I'ftd in the nuelpus 'HI' u'"'li iikiv cause1 li:f.ik., i disorder r. 1 Iranslatinn of f,;d "J- J Veregin ' i 'ii., lor a new cuin- ii'ilueenient, j 111 P'llire coiitro!. i members oi tip must declare iMt naturalized In nd i.v Ooukhobor 111 ar must su;- '''Is he wears, Kive " uniee not, to 'r '" 'ounlry," Mr ""iniier ire asked "'' MIUl Ol $17 a 1IC iiU) cxnics.scd r,.. 'Vi'ch from ti.p !""rl im Illdiei.H,,,, " swernmeni.v I n - "10 out' laetul in- -X'.F. ir 'der elaiin- 'eminent 0 mhliMin I. " .. 'tecit'c,,. 1 Clll'i'l" i ""I'eci lu fit..,.. 1 n mi 'U- ( ,i 1. 1 r1- Juh' ... urr given 'I i o r ma tin .... ll I , .'!d "ever i'minhi Cunlkk'ce.l tm, (r be 'ing I ""'UOll on such f'nool Cu-Sts anri 4V,- oui 1-iauvi.ivu w. vy...i Bulletin newspaper says an im- i,-.niiniiinr ic ihoic to seen iiuui inabion im a unm formal effort U) deport Bridges. I The Australian-burn Bridges, ! an ullrired communist, success- i fully appcalr-d a deportation order in 1941. Bridges said: 'The arrest of labor and political leaders by President Truman is threatening and frightening to all believers in fair play and justice." CARROT BAN IS RELAXED OTTAWA 0' To meet a growing shortage of carrots, the Prices Board this week announced relaxation of the lm- nort. ban acainst them ana ,lmullancoU8ly Mt prlce ceil- lngs on domestic and Imported carrots at 10c per pounci, ef- fective at once. THE WEATHKR Forecast Prince Itiioert. Oueen Char-! lotos and North Coast Overcast today and Sunday with in- (251 tonight and bunaay. wor- Hardy 37 and 45, Massett 37 and 43, Prince Rupert 37 nnd 47. NATIVES AID TO BUSINESS Paskrtbalt Visitors H;ive Been Noticed In City This Week Many re'lail dealers in dif-Jerent lines of trade have the native basketball tPams and their supporters to thank for a substantial increase in business during the past few days. Restaurants and news stands have been btiSy. theatre patronage has been good and general ' .shopping active. How many In dians have come to town be cause of the matches Is not clear but the number reminds one of the streets, after the wind-up of the salmon canning season during summer. One story from the Naas Val ley says some, with a most de-l cided interest in the outcome of the games hiked fully sixty miles across roxigh country, and in not the best of weather to get to' the nearest boat, in order to reach Prince Rupert in time. , Most of the "villages within fairly . convenient distance of the city are represented among the visitors. J. A. Rutherford, B.C.L.S., is leaving Sunday on the Cassiar on a business trip to Massett. He is accompanied by A. Vancouver Bralorne 9.50 B. R. Con .03 Vi B. R. X. .07 Cariboo Quartz .... 1.90 Dent6nla. 1 1 Vat Hedley Mascot 70 Mltjto .02 pend OrieUe 2.30 Pioneer 3.40 Premier Border .04 , 2 Privateer .25 Reeves McDonald 1.20 Reno .10 Salmon Gold 20 ya Sheep Creek 1.00 Taylor Bridge 45 Vi Vananda 16 Congress 03 Pacific Eastern 07 Hedley Amalgamated .02 Vz Spud Valley 12 SUbaK Premier 43 Oils A. P. Con. 15 Calmont ., 45 C. it. E. 4.05 Foothills 3.50 Home, 6.05 Toronto Athona 07 Aumaque 02 Beattle fi5 by presence of one of Canada's termittent rain commencing to-two great naval biuscs elimln-1 night. Winds southerly U5 ates the necessity of divisional m.p.h.t today and southeasterly The thirteen training facilities divisons with "standard" equip- mal temperatures. Lows tomgni inland highs Sunday At Port ment, however, possess gear quality and quantity that would. 'Continued on Page Two)