PROVINCIAL LI33A3Y. VICTORIA Daily Delivery ' ' NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER . l MKdv? WO- S-onod8' 89- Mo Srroregic Poeif ic Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHONE 81 PRINCE RUPERT, B. p., MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS ritish P. w ar:;Kesuinfies u onniorirow y Cases O Assizes u Lil and Oivr Capt,Gus Mostad , : - ' i ' . ! French Police, British Being By Chancellor Presented On Tuesday LONDON (CP) Britain's budget secrets were GORY INEBRIATE IN POLICE TOILS James Mclntyrc hit the bottle a little too hard and, due to his Inebriated condition, his feet were not able to support the body. He, therefore, fell flat on his face. His nose became strongly mated with the floor resulting in a bloody and bruised mass. City ambulance was ; Immediately summoned and drove him via hospital to the police station. Before Magistrate W. D. Vance, he was fined $15 and $3.50 costs. ' outlined today in a political climate turned slightly chilly for the Labor government. Sixteen cabinet ministers called at No. 10 Downing Street for a preview of the two-hour budget speech which will be presented in the House of Commons tomorrow at the opening of or a a new new period of strain and anxiety for the government. All members of th; cabinet except Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevln, who is 111, attended the traditional eve of budget meeting presented over by Prime Minister Clement R Attlee. The budget speech will be read In Commons tomorrow by Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer. For the first time the budget will be presented without safe-' iiuard of a sufficiently large majority to force the govern - Ximent's proposals through what PRIME MINISTER IN BERMUDA Canada's Prime Minister, Hon. Louis St. Laurent, is shown here at the Mid Ocean Club in Tucker's Town, Bermuda, where he wa vacationing until April 15. On his vacation, Prime Minister St. Laurent was accompanied by his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. nd Mrs. Hugh O'Donnell of . Montreal, and another daughter, Mr Frank Lasscity, also of Mon-treal- ' . (CP Photo) Wounding Case Is Proceeding Taking of crown evidence had commenced before Mr. Justice J. M. Coady at the Supreme Court Assizes by noon today when adjournment came In the open ing case In which Mike Rosin la charged with unlawfully wounding Oscar Lawrence Dunlop -with attempt to murfer at punlop's logging camp v at Crow" Lake Khutzamateen Inlet, March 1 second count, .against Rozln ii straight unlawful wounding.: ' : The Jury consists of John Mc Leod, foreman, Robert j Arm strong, George S. Acton-,-William W. Bowes, William Scuhy, Allan Macdonald. William O. Knturht. W. E. Leach, John Henry WUlan, David Geary, Jack Jacob Bergen and Peter Hen.- ,' : '- . T. W. Brown -is prosecuting with R. M. MacLeod acting for the defence. . .; . :' .' .'" Crown counsel gave a brief review of the prosecution's case, declaring that evidence would be presented to show that accused had deliberately wounded, Dun lop . wtth ... a shotgun at ctose range after having previously voiced threats' to Dunlop's wife. The incident occurred ; after a quiet cribbag game oil the ev ening in question and there had been a minimum of 'drinking. First witness, was Cpl.. Taylor, provincial police, who identified weapons and other - exhibits tendered as evidence. .. Window Sale By ' United Church ' Another of those popular snow window church sales which cao.h the patronage of the Saturday morning shoppers was held at Gordon & Anderson's " store . by the Women's Auxiliary of First United Church. Many tempting culinary articles were put on display and were readily sold. Mrs. M. Helse Was convener and her assistants during" the day were Mrs. Richard. Pollock, Mrs. Tony Bussanich, Mrs. F, Huber, Mrs. W. D. McAra and Mrs. Ciminj IP Lm ot Supreme L commenced with h jl. Coaay ,t Five criminal ... i. ith in addl- civil actions auu m ions. Two civu ap- SfdlUCQ. day of court e-cgan ,,, f Mike uoziii, L jttcmptcd murder. thc crown are i. . . a M M:icLPOd hllUE IV. I"- iminscl. UraM charges u U entering oi cn.y ,u over tlie uu isi- Ld will come nexl L are laid against Light and Stewart ,rmer Columbia U'l- rpfs. Thomson will MacLeod as defense W. Brown will pros- - three separate to the breaking and Ranee and Hardy. Anderson and Fhll- ,nd Company. IrJnal cases to be ill be an Indecent large against bills k Brown will act as No defense counsel to named. Lis are Peter Harvey ittli T. W. Brown as ounsel and Carl Ol-;ng with T. W. Brown counsel. In the M. MacLeod will el. cue 1 E. B. Thom- i McTavish vs M. M. ,i 1. B. Ooodwill. nisei Is T. W. Brown cLeod for the dc- ojviiijt the estate of Clark King Scaly, irvpy as solicitor for i-ator, will be heard ire divorce cases: "S, petitioner; Fay respondent. Sorman Possum, pc-iw Fossum, rcspond- Colin Davies. pctl- labeth Davies. rc- pwn, petitioner; Sa- rtspondent. y Moore, petitioner; Moore, respondent. .petitioner; Elaine respondent. "Tils acting as coun- Prtitloncr in all cases t mentioned which f hands of R. M. Mac- ) FOR JlRV W persons have been if Jury service at the tee, 26 arc city res- fry are as follows; pclaJr AcUin. citv: 's, Kitwanea: I.ih- N. city; Gcorce Al ton, Ha7.oii I t w UV.IV F. city; William Wal- cty: Richard Leslie wa: Gerald Sleven- P Island; John Chris. Louis Willli.ru f Mrs Mae Curzon. Q'adys Mary Davies r10" City; Alltalair F City; Donald Ross Michael nclmor Er1. h Uke; Norma n Falls; Henry Footc. wary. rilv. ... Mte, cay; WUUai;; ""W8, C tv: SVI,n,.,l 1 dty; William Ed- Dorrecn: Thnmna city; Oscar Al-1 ; Mrs. Dorothy "'. William A,,.... fi.Iohn OrahamLnu- Ewart Learh, Andcw Louis Letour- nlln MarrlnnaM Ics Ed -""m martmrua. "fy; Frank John Robert McKay, Jr., I100, Stoiua.. ... Lilian. u at Arm ;:r "a'- --UUBi Alcx tlx, . ""mjii, (r- 5b . o. Back From Norway Ous Mostad, one of Prince Rupert's well known halibut boat skippers, returned home a lew days ago after his first revlslta-tion of his native Norway since coining to this country thirty-five years ago. With Mrs. Mostad he got back last week and, with the rest of the lacal halibut fleet,- Is now readying his boat Arctic for the coming season. Central point of Capt. Mos-tad's visit was the village of Vaerov, near the city of, Buda Li the Lofoten Islands, well up the Norwegian coast, where his mother and brothers and sisters reside. They were away for six months. BRITISH LIBERALS GO CONSERVATIVE LONDON A political sen-cation occurred last Friday when two leading members of the II:mvc of Lords went over to the Conservative party In view of "the grave menace of Swiallst rule." They were the Marquis of Reading, 61, and Lord Renncll, 54 - year - old banker. Port Day May Go Overboard Unless more Interest Is shown. Port Day will go by the board ai far as the Junior Chamber of Commerce Is concerned, Chairman Stuart Furte said followlrg an organizational meeting "for the event which was called for last Thursday n.ht and which only three citizens attended. Present were Mr. Furk, Secretary Ed Mussallem and R. O. Moore, Gunnar Sclvig and Rudolph 01- sen. It was decided to call another meeting for this Thursday. Whether Port Day Is proceeded with will depend on the response to that meeting. ENTIRE CREW OF TRAIN DISMISSED OTTAWA An entire train crew with the exception of the conductor has been dismissed from the CNR. service. There had been a passenger train collision, in which seven were Injured. A train had run' through red stop signals during a blinding snowstorm. The conductor will be questioned when he recovers from a heart attack. MATRIARCH OF KINCOLITH Mrs. Sellna Nelson, one of the links with the aboriginal past of this district, passed away at Kincollth on the Naas River last week at the age of 88 years. Widow of Cornelius Nelson, who died years ago, she was Kincolith's oldest woman. She was born in that village. An officer and active workers for the Salvation Army, her funeral was conducted from the Anglican Church with Rev. A. V. Ottl-well, the resident missionary, officiating. Workers, Fight PARIS Stccl-helmeted police today battled workers trying to force their way into state- owned aircraft plant which dis- missed all its employees after riots Saturday. ' About 400 workers, rallied by sirens from the nearby Communist-controlled own . of Cenilly, hurled sticks and other missiles at a detachment of 150 policemen barring their way Into the Snecma plant. Hand-to-hand fighting began as reinforcements rushed to aid policemen and security guards carrying rifles and gas masks. Three demonstrators were injured. Dies Suddenly - Chief Engineer Storage, Dies John E. Buddie Expires While Visiting Friend Chief engineer for the Canad ian Fish & Cold Storage Co. here and resident of Prince Rupert f or forty-three years, John Edwin Boddie died suddenly Sunday afternoon. He was visiting at the chicken ranch of an old friend, Robert McKay, when h2 was stricken with a heart attack and expired. . Mr. Boddie was sixty-two years of age and was born in Belfast, I Ireland. A widow and two 'daughters and one son survive. The daughters are Mrs. D. C. Stevenson of Prince Rupert and Mrs. Richard M. Burnett of Vancouver. The son is Robert Bod - die of Prince Rupert. Mr. Boddie was an active- member of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, particularly In connection with highway matters. He took a keen interest in public and community affairs. Son of Charles L. Boddie (Member of the Irish Civil Engineers) and Mrs. Boddie of Col-eralne, County Derry, North Ireland, Mr. Boddie came out from the Old Country in 1904 and was in Pittsburgh for three years before coming to Prince Rupert. He was employed on the n original construction of the marine station at Digby Island and also on the original building of the Prince Rupert dry dock. Prior to this he ran the hoist which pulled the first locomotive for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway on to the newly laid tracks during early railway construction days. In 1916 he joined the service of the Canadian Fish & Cold Storage Co. (now B. C. Packersi and for over 25 years was chief engineer of the local plant, the duties of marine superintendent being later added. He was instrumental in the development of many devices, and ideas which have made the plant one of the most up-to-date, on the coast. In addition to the Chamber of Commerce, deceased was a mem ber of the Oddfellows' Lodge and the. Rotary Club. With the late J. W. Scott and E. C, Gibbons he. was instrumental In the organizing of the Salt Lake Swim ming Club, being himself a swim mer of note. Some years ago, Mr. Boddie had purchased land at Terrace and had hoped to make his home In retirement there. . In addition to the two daugh-ti?rs and son, Mr. Boddie Is survived by a brother. Rear Admiral Ronald Boddie, R.N., in London, another brother, Wilfrid, in Londonderry, and a sister, Dr. Flora Boddie at Blshmills, Northern Ireland. A funeral service will be held here on Wednesday afternoon and the remains will be sent to Terrace for Interment Thursday. Boy Struck By Hit and Runner . A 14 year old native bov. em ployed at' Mi'.ii r Bay Hospital wa? admitted to General Hospital shortly after 11:30 p. m. Saturday after being struck by a car in front of the Prince Rupert Hotel on Second Avenue. Dr. J. A. Mirdonald, attending physician. saiJ today that the lad suffered concussion and was discharged Sunday He returned to work this morning. The car. which struck the lad did sot stop 8nd police are investigating. t '. Harry Lumley Hero of Game .. TORONTO Harry Lumley got his third shut-out In ' the Stanley Cup aeries this year on Saturday , nigtu as the Detroit r.ed Wings overpowered Ur-Kew York Rangers 4 to 0 before 13.781 fans., , Detroit now leads the best of seven series two games to one. ; The agile LUmley, veteran of six years Rational Hockey League play at 23 years of age, stopped 24 shots. Calgary Has j Easy Victory CALOARV ff Calgary Stam-peders ran wild Saturday night as they trampled the hapless Fort Frances Canadians 11 to 0 in the first game of the best of seven Western Canada Allan Cup finals. WESTMINSTER IS OPENER WINNER LOS ANGELF.S 9 Hermit Gruhn fired three goals Satur-j day as the New Westminster Royals edged Los Angeles Mon-archs 6 to 4 in the first of their best of seven Pacific Coast Hockey League final. AMAZON EMPIRE T he Amazon River basin ?overs an area of 2,722,000 square miles. Beau Jack Is Fight Winner WASHINGTON, D.C, Former lightweight champion Beau Jack was awarded a technical knockout victory in the sixth round over Lew Jenkins of Pliil-adclphla Friday night. The rigrt was stopped midway in the fifth frame when Jack pounded a hard rltrht below the belt and Jenkins fell to the canvas. After a five-minute pauso, Uc fight was awarded to Beau Jack when Jenkins' handlers would not let him continue. Used Fish Hooks To Make Burglary TORONTO-Atallorlng estab- ever , opposition may develop. This "time the two big parties are signs that the Conservatives are closely matched and they plan, to make it hot for Labor. "The Foreign Secretary is now recovering , from a minor operation and will get his budget information from the newspapers. ., Fined $100 In Hit-Run Case ' A city driver was fined $100 and costs in city police court this morning. following an Investigation of hit end run case when Fay" Oamblin, triiiployee for the C.N.R. was struck down. r Oamblin and fellow employee W. J. Dunn were crossing Seconrl Avenue towards the Prince Ru- Pert Hot1 Saturday night, on ineir way 10 worx. a car sudaen- ly appeared, an.1 Dunn grabbed Gamblin and attempted to pull him out of the way of the approaching vehicle. ; -; The motorist who did nof stop was John Haugan. NO BREAKFAST, : GET ULCERS LONDON The British " Medi-ical Journal says going without breakfast may have something to do with peptic ulcers. A comparative study of two .groups helped demonstrate this. T: FORMED BY VOLCANOES Iceland Is an Island of volcanic origin, and still has nany gey sers. Beattie ".6j Bevcourt .33 Bobjo .'. i.;i.l5V2 Buffalo Canadian , .10 Consol. Smelters 97.50 Conwest 1.-5 Donalda : : .OG'.j Eldona -. .30 East Sullivan ; 6 30 Giant Yellow knife 7.C.V God's Lake .S5 I Hardrock .43 1 Harricana -.08 Heva , .03 j Hosco ''.09'"i I Jacknlfe " OSijj Jollet Quebec .73 j Lake Rowan - .lo1 : Lapaska .Ov' vi Little Long Lac 48 ' Lynx : .2& Madsen Red Lake 3 05 McKenzle Red Lake 53 McLeod Cockshutt ........ 3 SO Moneta ....3' Negus l.t5 Noranda 68.7.' Louvlcourt .2f; pjckle Crow 1 1 San Antonio . 3.60 Senator Rouyn .23V Sherrlt Gordon 2:43 Steep Rock ... t Sliver .Miilef - Upptv Ciiiadti. .-- 3 80 TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy B. D. Johnston Co Ltd.) Wheat Movement Is On Increase " -M VANCOUVER Shipments fi wheat from Vancouver and New Westminster continue to steadily increase. For the period August I, 1949 to March 9 ,1950, 38,575,636 bushels were exported from thse two ports compared wltii 2ii,707.58 bushels during the previous crop year. Wheat clearances for the week ended March 9. 1950 totalled 1,104,987 as compared with 884,550 for the fame period a year ago. OTTAWA FIRE FATAL TO TWO OTTAWA SCI" A woman and her three-year-old son were burned to death when fire early Saturday destroyed a house in the Sandy Hill 'section of the city. LOCAL TIDES Tuesday April 18. 1950 High 1:42 21.1 feet 14:14 19.2 feet Low 8:08 3.1 feel 20:06 6.2 feel THE WEATHER Synopsis Most of British Columbia is enjoying bright sunohine todny Is the wake of the sharp storm which swept through the south-- ern half of te province yesterday. The southern valleys during the night at the height of the storm repjri,ed hail, thun derstorms and near hurricane winds while ui the same t'me snow was being reported from the Cariboo. The present fine weather will continue for today and most of tomorrow with a few showers restricted to more mountainous areas. A band of lain over the ocean to the southwest will briiv; increaiing cloudiness to the coasl tomorrow af-lernoon with a likelihood of rain by tomorrow evening. Regional forecasts valie. until midnight Tuesday. - Forecast North Coast Region A few clouds today. Scattered showers along the mainland. . Mostly ""J pert 35 and 50 NO PASSPORTS j FOR HONOLULU , -iANCOITTER.',.- - Cauadiafis-i travelling to. Honolulu 'on the impress air crait or Canadian Pacific Airlines will, in future, not have to have either pass port or visa. ., ' '.' Social Credit Has Ambitions y WINNIPEG Canada's Social Credit party,, at its conferende here, decided to make a bid for power on a national scale. Diminution of interest in the C-C.F., presently torn between' right left influences, Is one. of. the factors in the new activity of Social Credit which will hold'a national convention in .Reglrfa 'or Saskatoon when : monetary and economic reform will be the principal subjects of debate. CANADIAN PRESS NOW UNIONIZED OTTAWA -The Canada Labor i Relations Board . announce the American Newspaper Guild (CTO has been certified as collective bargaining agent for' a unit of editorial employees of the Canadian Press. ' 1 " i BISHOP-ELECT OF SASKATOON Rev. S. C. Steer, M.A., D D., principal of Emmanuel Theological College ' at the University of Saskatchewan, has been elected Bishop of the Anglican diocese of Saskatoon. At his request, he was granted a month irr which To make acceptance. u!F Phoio) Vancouver . Bayonne .03 Bralorne - 3.85 b. r. con .: .03 Cariboo Quartz ........... i.30 Congress .31 Hedley Mascot -.. .25 Pacific Eastern .05 Vi Pend Oreille . . , -50 Pioneer 3.25 ; Premier Border :. .03 'a Privateer .13 Reeves McDonald 2.00 Reno .04 Sheep Creek ...:' . .. 10d Silbak Premier .: ......'. ' .36 Vananda ' ' -.15Vi Salmon Gold 06 Spud Valley :.....:....-.:...;.:. .07 Silver Standard 77 Oils , . . . . . , Anglo Canadian ............ 4.90 A. P. Con 32 Atlantic ; 1 85 C. & E. 8.13 Central Leduc 33 Home Oil 1-50 Okalta 1-90. Pacific Pete 5.90 Princess .....a .. .. Royal Canadian 05't Royallte 13.00 Toronto Athona ....... Aumaque 42 lishment here was visited by a""- " "' " "' t" ",'" the niencing by evening. LI burgter He forced a hole in low-, change in temperature L ht Street store, roof of a Bay ered a hooked fishing line ! winds. Lows tonight and hishs through the opening and fished tomorrow-At Port Hardy, 40 and f fmirpr than fifteen suits 50; Sandsplt and Prince Ru- UUV "V ' cf men's clothing.