a" OWES DRUGS Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S KXWSPAPKR Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest." PHOHE 81 VOL. XXXVIII, No. 189. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1949. PRICE FIVE CENTS r fiant .Mrs. Tait Larid Safely In s ireen ana Uc In Her "Wrnno p,hu,... i. Communists Are Assaulting Canton's Gateway Ruled Out (origan'' Escapade PROGRESS ON NEW BUILDING Kanhsien Is Under Siege European Assembly Refuses to Touch Contentious Irish Question STRASBOURG f By an overwhelming show of hands, the Council of Europe's Assem y i If. . -:' ''-'-'I j (('!') M's- lii.'harda Morrow-Tait, ithe-woi'ld-m-a-year aviatrix, defied a eminent order yesterday not to fly the hupped from Goose Bay, Labrador, to line air field in southern Greenland in ir.ed plane. Today she was making Large attendance at last night's special general meeting of the local branch of the Can CANTON Kanhsien. gateway city to Canton, was reported standing firm today against furious assaults by from 50,000 to 60.000 Communist troops. bly today rejected an akU-mpt adian Legion was evidence of the Interest that Is being taken in the completion of the recent by the Ihuublic oi Ireland to call up for debate the Irish partition problem. Ireland had sought to have ly acquired naval bulldlgs as Chinese Army spokesmen said the permanent headquarters I that the da were still unable PADRE DROPS WITH PARAS wr,d Ki the last Hilil Tf-circliiiE t year ago acb was (Hayed ol her original He the 7i0-mlle X. Iceland. for their branch. FORT ST. JOHN When the un-bronzed soldiers of the id Ilyine nous:- to crack the city's defences. Pro-government dispatches said that fighting was raging In the outskirts of that city 215 miles northeast of Canton. . , Provincial officers have fled from the capital of Kiangsi Province but the governor Is said to be directing Kanhsien's William H. Murray, chairman of the building committee, reported that steel to be used In the new building had arrived and was now being prepared for setting In place. A great deal of the demolition work that has to be undertaken had already been in Greenland Princess Patricia's Canadian ........ 11'.. tr t I..U T.. f., .... 1 .. ..n..L.l the newly-created Assembly take a hand in Its lon'-standln-? demands for union of Northern Ireland with the 26-county republic of the south. Strong opposition to the con-' troversial proposal came from most British delegates of the 101 -member Assembly. Since 1921 the counties of Northern Ireland have been part of the United Kingdom along with England, Scotland and p Bay. Labia- swift airborne assault against C or Britain (in Fort St. John and the Peace completed and the contractors, - (he rmind-tli''- River bridge during Exercise ,f had taken off Eagle, the regiment's padre !a;iip, after bWng HCapt. J. M. "Jock" Anderson ,n by the t'anu- was not left behind. In fact, he THEY WALKED AWAY The pilot and three passengers riding in this float-equipped biplane walked away without even a bruise when it crashed In a residential street In South Porcupine, Ont., this week. A freak down draft was blamed for the crash. (C. P. Photoi Greer & Bridden, had the work well in hand. The meeting approved of the upper portion of the premises being operated under the title of The Canadian Legion Club of Prince Rupert. Pattern Is taken from the recently opened club Wales. defence. He is General Fang Tien, who Is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces in Kiangsi. i On the southeast front heavy fighting is reported developing In a Communist attempt to Isolate the big port of Foochow. Foochow lies opposite the Nationalist redoubt of Formosa, i Press reports say that the at of TiHiispnit went In with the ftr.-t wave, (fiiiaml flight. At his own request, the regl-oniy two more merit's popular chaplain went ,i and to Glas- Into the attack cn the Peace if the year-long River bridge In one of the ifft'.me ambition flimsy army gliders. It was his THE WLATHER "BEAUTY BY THE DOZEN" FEATURED IN CIVIC CENTRE'S QUEEN CONTEST BEARS GO BACK TO MOUNTAIN of the New Westminster Branch I No. 2 and other Legion branches first ride in a glider and to get he vwrUI. I in the Fraser Valley which hold a place aboard the motorics Communists are trying to cap the two licences. I Under the authority of a club (Synopsis) Cool moist air still covers almost all reg:iii of British Col craft, capt. Anderson had u "Beauties by the dozen" is a literally correct way double as medical orderly. How- . i . . . ,L . ,i , , cf lcscnbinff the entries in the Civic Centre beauty ever the Pai. had comniete con- ... The bear which visited Mc-Clymont Park Friday afternoon with two cubs completely dis- ture Yungtal, 30 miles southwest of Foochow. Sharp clashes also are re .license Issued by the Liquor umbia. There Is little present 1 rt. K .(,n(l ,nM o-""" ""' 6'"" vm" fuientce in the padre's ability contest vs hich will result in the crovvnincr of a Carnival ported around the main river Ba.cuani.. ..w "'-premises will consist of a hand Indication of any marked Im- An hour's tthe park area. somely furnished and well- towns of Mlnstng nd Shulkow, 30 and 40 miles upstream from pt jvemont in general conditions bill to take care of their physical as Queen next Friday after threo preliminary appear- wcll as spiritual well-being. . , . , v ,i r, , ancc8 ,)tfore JU(1Kts and audience on the Carnival capt. Anderson, of London. Ontario, won the Military Cross stajje. and H. It. Walmslye " ' ' over the weekend. Southern Ui-1 Martin Foochow. iard . and . card . rooms and . pro few lauea w reveai any MBn o, visUjn has aLs0 begn made Jn lh4 Urior valleys will enjoy a flT I lit' inrHf IIII.I IlllflN H.1IJ11IA plans for a modern snack, bar Judging appearances of the,- I?, lovely girls will form part of to Prince U,lervals but cloudy 5kiPS , . aJn,,,ny Hays Creek ot the surrounding k u f. live aeo pen, years ncneral U(Ln,l,ti Kp overt it ic nuoiw with ample seating - capacity potential m o t a r United States in i U fiiiahed by .iortwtion In the i L publicity lurv tain, ays J. It. rd collector ot utw rfently rc- r. - - t. q H fa. - IHftl Ult tlU V 0 M.VV.J the Ctnmtvul nnwrnm npitt ov;t4ce t,.L..,..l,'c A,Hnmw This Club is separate from the that the trio forayed down from remainder of the province. week. Their first appearance nnrl is now doins office work 1n tn present Veterans' Club which and Bar In the Second World War. He served with the Highland JJghl Uilantry. ftom Gait, Ontario, landing with that milt on the Normandy beaches on D-Day. He won his decorations for rescuing wounded soldiers the mountain after berries and will occupy premises on the will be Monday evening and 'the rtty. She Is interested In Another disturbance In the Gulf, their second Wednesday night. I Indoor snorts, music and danc-!f Alaska will cause rain and surprised themselves and the Dublic when they broke Into a Counterfeit r -Case Arrest Young Sawmill Worker Charged With Kidnapping Engraver . VANCOUVER if' Paul Pan-kowe, sawmill worker, has been winds ni'j(it..'i ULtr Auuiiicdobcii.Y On Thursday night, the , final ing. i populated open space. under fire, the first time at Judging will take place and the pat Dumas, ape 17. Pat 'has along the north coast region winner named. Second and lived in Prince Rnnrrt for the this afternoon and Increasing ground floor. It is purely a business venture of the locai branch, operated under a separate licence and governed by articles of the Government Liquor Act Regulation. The Buron, near shell-torn Caen In ci after a trip Pacific Coast this district there mp'fif Uric of in- 7 i:i which the southern lui t-ji-o vpnrs unci is now Pm- cloudiness over July. 1944. and later at the nirwpri with the Fishei mrn' coastal areas tomorrow. Old Country Hochwald Forest in March, 1945 ( Forecast) Football third choices of the judges als.) will be made public and these girls will art as princesses at the formal coronation. The coronation of the Carnival Queen is scheduled for next Friday night with full pomp and ceremony customary to such Civic Centre carnival "A") (Scottish League Dir. FEMININE EXCITEMENT if n metiicrt. says fuuld be ti) place publicity repre-the provinee in mure Important u value of th rj' should not be 'i Mr. Mcl.ed'1 wis In tills prov- Co-op. Lois Thompson, nn.e 13. Lois has spent all her life in Prince Rupert. On graduation from Booth Memorial High School, she Joined the staff of the Bank of Commerce. Dancing Is Lois' main hobby. Lorraine Younman, aT 17. Lived all her life in Prince Rupert and is interested In sinz- events. Enthusiasm and excitement North Coast It-glon Overcast today with Intermittent rain beginning early afternoon. Cloudy with showers Sunday. Little change In temperature. Winds, light, increasing to southeasterly (25 mph) in the exposed areas and southeasterly (15i over the remainder of the region early this afternoon and shifting to northern (20) Sunday morning. Lows tonight and highs Sunday at Port Hardy, 'This bathing beauty and Celtic 3, Ranpers 2 Dundee 1, Clyde 1 Hibernian 1, Falkirk 0 Partlek Thistle 2, Motherwell 0 Queen of the South 2, Third Lanark 4 Raith Rovers 0, East Fife 3 St. Mirren 3, Aberdeen 1 Stirling Albion 1. Hearts 5 Division "B" Carnival Queen contest Is being promoted not only as a pag- arrested and charged with the Snapping of Ernest Conduit, 66-year old engraver laat January. Conduit, formerly of Toronto, was found chained to a heavy metal box in the basement of a bungalow in the Dunbar area on Januarr 11. He claimed that he had been kidnapped and held captive for five days by a hooded gang who wanted him to engrave phony $20 bills. Police said they expected to make other arrests shortly. 2 Pankowe, aged 21, formerly o Edmonton, was identified by Conduit from among five other men In a line-up. membership is not limited to veterans only but, as In any other proprietary club, any person beng of the full age of twenty one years may make application for mfmbership Applications have to be properly proposed and seconded by two bona-flde Club members and finally endorsed by a selection committee. All active members of the local b.anch of the Canadian Legion who are in good standing and have their Legion 'dues fully paid up may become active members of the Club on payment of a nominal annual fee upon making proper application. Non-Legion members will pay an entrance fee and a higher annual fee and will be kown as associate t In any kind of ate with thoc of eant of beauty for the interest ing, dancing and sports. She is of carnival patrons, but Is also' employed by Columbia Cellu "Mi, motor tour- pervaded evening long farewells last night as thirty odd local Job's Daughters embarked on the steamer Cutala for Vancouver enroute to Spokane where, with their smart drill tram, they will take part In an inUTiialional assembly of the girls' order next week. almed at bringing out character lose Co., Port Edward. Hope Laldlaw, age 20. Born at Smithers, she has lived in and sportsmanship among the girls taking part," said T. Nor- Alrdrieonlans 5, Dundee Unit 52 and 60; Massett 50 and 60; Priuc Rupert, 49 and 60. :h this province Twd to a degree "d to estinnte. II Mi l s Iti ('nil "W. Cold Ctora;-e. ed 2 Ayr United 3, Morton 4 For probably the most of the Kills It was the first trip away Cowdenbeath 2, Alloa Athletic ton Youngs, chairman of the: Prince Rupert for the last five committee. "We feel that this years. At present, she Is ein-event will add a touch of 'big ployed with Atlln Fisheries. Her town' entertainment and also! favorite hobby is knitting. help put over the Civic Centre program of development and AutliorrR I In from home. Some of them had 0 Dumbarton 5, Arbroath 1 Hamilton Academicals 0, For far Athletic 1 never travelled on a steamer before. Others were looking forward to their first long dist progress. Serious Condition 1949 Queens Park 0, Dunfermline Entries In the contest arc: ance bus ride from Vancouver to Spokane. At least a few will 17.6 feet SEEKING Marie Lavigne, age i. one ATLANTA, Georgia (P Con Sunday, August 14, High 4:25 16;48 Low 10:31 23:15 also have their first train ride Athletic 1 St. Johnston 3, Kilmarnock 2 Stenhousemuir 0, Albion Rovers 1. ! 18.6 feet 6.1 feet 7.0 feet A 35-year-old waitress, had previously spotted him ,in a cafe. Helen Wendelberg said she had applied to rent part-of the house where Conduit was held. She saw a man who would not show her the basement. Hi was identified as Pankowe. The waitses3 said he had taken $150 in advance from lies for rent. Police last night charged Pankowe, a sawmill worker, with the kidnapping of Conduit "in company with persons an excursion from Spokane to Last evening's football game in the Mobley Cup competition resulted in a win for the Cana ES' TITLE Grund Coulee. has lived m Prince Kupen ior dUjon of Margaret Mitchell, nine years and has been active ptnor of "Gone With the In the Little Theatre. - wmtt," who was severely Injured Rrth Sedgewlck, age 18. I!iis Thursday nlghi when struck by lived In Prince Rupert for three SpPC,nnt4 ran, js .still reported jears and Is a graduate of Booth j gs nrm SPni,us. she has con- But the prime objective, of dian Legion team by two goals course, is the big drill team to one over the General Motors. Once again It was ompetitlon next Thursday hen Prince Rupert's group is Memorial High School. She is cusslon and leg and internal a case of nine men trying hard xpected to make a creditable ,nt,prested In music and danc- to beat a full team, and that howlng. lug. rarely happens. Prince Rupert's Major. Event - Carnival To Aid Civic Centre-Opening i-n-j.nn irm nrrp 21 Resid id la f ,0:1,1, Kill (lenhilrlyi frc'tiiic M'lh jo ":h' heavywebiii I'liidun, October l1lls Hut (.,", Joel; hi1 will crt 7-l'd f'h.,r,-V N;, . !iwcl:itiori ,pav aca?". probably 1 . ent of Trlnce Rupert for the last' INVESTIGATION OF AIR CRASH The Catala sailed at 11.30 p.m. and one of the first of the shipboard experiences was to be a celebration of the birthday or Inner Petersen for whom a special cake was taken along. TONIGHT AT CARNIVAL In- the rOKTLAMD,. Maine (P vestiaation has started of two years, is now empioyea m the fishing industry. She is interested in sports. Maresa Windle. age 18. Active circles, she is well in 'teen age in the citv. She Is em- A1yTffM Mm'Q V. Avnnhl will nnpTi PHnrp Rnnpi't crash of a new $400,000 Northeast Air Lines Convair which MONDAY AT CARNIVAL 2:00-5:00 p.m. Joyland Train. 7:00 p.m. Doors Open. 7:30 p.m. Stage Show. -.:..: -...!...-- r -...i T.on t- Ff;;nii 7:UUp.m. 1 arade. ivic centres aimvi av i-ow umlaut, unmiij nloved at the Fishermen's Co--was destroyed by fire Thur?d;," nneratlve. operative. Her hobbles are i nle,ht, oil .27 persons on board ALUMINUM MEN AT OOTSA LAKE starting the week-long gala which is the city's major summer event and which provides a portion .of the funds to keep the Civic Centre operating during the " year. '3 dancing and music. Nina Youngmail, age 17. Born In Prince Rupert, she is on the escaping, lne pnoi saiu oi the ship's propellors "reversed in the nir and we started to plop straight down." 7:30 p.m. Official Opening by Mayor Nora E. Arnold. 11:30 p.m. Introduction of Bathing Beauty and Queen v Contestants. 11:15 p.m. Bathing x SALES incrican i1'-". Boston lj. Cipveiancl 5 Detroit 4 Philadelphia Clonal New YorkO Brooklyn 3 "PlUshi,f..u o To meet residents of the OoUa Beauty and queen Contest Preliminaries. New Hazelton cafe staff of the Bank of Montreal. Her hobbies are commercial art and dressmaking. Her ambition lies in the field of art. Jean McGlashan, age 18. A recent arrival from England, she is oil the staff of Sweet Sixteen mirinrpl shOD. 'teen-age room. A major attraction will be the stage show which this year will be composed largely of local talent. The official opening will take place after the parade of "Beauty Queen" and "Perfect Child" contestants arrive at the Civic Centre building. Following the opening and up Lake region, representatives of the Aluminum Co. of Canada E. A. Clarke, J. S. Kendrlck and R. W. Craft, all of Vancouver-are now in that section of the province. They are to answer questions that mlgh be asked ""'Ml i Dancing Till 1 a.m. Stage Show (Next to New Hazelton Hotel) Under New Management GEORGE LEONG. Manager . """national Br?merton i The "Joyland Train," operat Nigjitly Door Prize Nightly Door Trize ing in an enclosure on McBride to 11:30 p.m., when the "Bathing HIGH CLASS COOK Open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Florence Cloutler, age 17. lived In Prince Rupert for the i0' Victoria 2 concerning future developments. There are about 150 persons who Beauty Queen" contestants are Street will be an important attraction for the children. The Carnival will continue JOYLAND TRAIN DAILY have their homes there and they - . ... .... i in.. I introduced from the auditorium stage for the nrst time, patrons frill have a chance to savor the "SCO 1Q., 4 gan -., are wondering ll mere is a nw Short Orders Fast Service Soda Fountain Ice Cream MODERATE PRICES 1189) throughout next week, terminat last five years and receiver, ,in education at Annunciation School. Is now employed by the Fishermen's Co-op. Muriel McDougall, age 21. 2-5 P.M. AND 7-1 A.M. attractions, most of which are Ing with the award of the grand centred in the gymnasium and t 'prize next Saturday night. 8-Hollywood Oakland should" the aluminum plant be situated where they think It Bom at Smithers, Muriel came Los Angel mlkrnt be- s 2