paOVI!JClAL LIB3.WI, 113 r DISPATCHED y :abs yicio:ua. B.c. - T ES CHUGS Daily Delivery PH01IE81 - NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIAN NEW8PAPER . 1 Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Princt Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XXXIX, NO. 140. PRINCE RUPERT, B. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1950 PRICE FIVE CENTS C inister Of Transport H Fie d p rince Ruperts ase Air cars ! i i ' s ii i ft 5 ! f! x Columbia m m UfQ) Sti fitish Are ivers; i River On Rampage; SI Continuing; Two eena Ri: iise Skeena Member and Air Line Heads Call Upon 5 Dl UrVCII HI ttgd&5l vumiu Highway Bridges Afloat; Two Miles of Highway Under Water LOUVER (CP) British Columbia rivers, jie flood stage, have opened a path of de- i ? .Ii-!. i. .1 TT . 1 .' t . 5 in interior (iisiricts touay. naraest nit is dug Bridge River area 200 miles east of re 5,000 people are isolated by rail, road and Telephones In East End SUSPECTED SABOTAGE DEVONPORT, England A Royal Navy spokesman said today an "act of suspected sabotage" occurred aboard the reserve destroyer Matapsvrv now stationed at Devon port dockyard. It is understood there was some interference with, a diesel engine. The time of the incident was not dis The Skeena River in the Kwinitsa area rose another six inches yesterday afternoon and two bridges on the highway near there are floating. At these two points, 58 and 68 miles east of Prince Rupert, the river has risen 18 inches in twenty-four hours, according to late Thursday afternoon reports. Near Usk, water is within one ll. m of the village of .... . i 1 . ! . Dlvnr Hon. Lionel Chevrier Cordial Reception Given To Applewhaite, Mao Conachie and May Interest Displayed OTTAWA (Special to The Daily News) Edward T. Applewhaite, M.Pr for Skeena, omThursday, accompanied by Grant MacConachie, president of Canadian Pacific Airlines, and W. R. May, director of development, called on Hon. Lionel Chevrier, Minister of Transport, to urge construction of an air , - gtrip on xugwcll Island, near 1! me m '"Be ..-.. ti Is under way. c under three or- four it. The village has a : Telephone, line anchors have been placed along First Overlook Street from Sixth Avenue, Utilities Sunerintenednt Jack Edwards told the Daily News yesterday. Messenger wire Is : of m Social Justice, Free Enterprise VANCOUVER ID Welfare Minister Paul Martin said here the symbol of the twentieth cen s have fled their Watchmaker Committed foot of the top of the railway grade at two spots. Protection work at Hazelton is proceeding as Public Works employees are reinforcing the grades, with a three-quarter yard shovel and five trucks. A washout, vpsterrlav added to Searea, driving catt'.e ground. Some ranch it been swept away In 3 Me of water. DIKE BREAKS Prince Rupert. Mr. Chevrier now being laid. Mr. Edwards ezplalned why a construction program could not QUEBEC P Genereux Ruest, 1 Will Speak leceived this delegation cordially. Mr. Applewhaite presented in necessarily be made to follow i crippled Quebec watchmaker who , !ncers were 'called to writing the arguments favoring tury will he "the search for social justice, and satisfaction that Canadian enterpri.se will remain both iree and equal." He spoke at the opening of the laid down patterns. There had j made part of the time bomb that Ulelr grief The dr!ve of waler At Nanaimo i where dikes have ,-a.slz such an air strip, together with w dc cnanges iroru time wj wme caused an air disaster lasi year, ci08ed a road for a few hour3 closed, I ANOTHER SHIP SHELLED HONG KONG.. A British ship, returned here today, report a shelling attack by Chinese Nationalist warship oa the high seas without warning. She was the Tai Chung Shan, which the nationalists released Wednesday after detaining her for nearly three months. X SHir HITS MINE Y to give way, flooding : photographs of the locality to suit working conditions. He today was committed for trial tut it ls ln operation again. Don Forward, secretary of th: President M. Conachie, in reply on a charge of murder. He prev- , According to the Public Works i acres of land, some funis being reported feet of water already. Civic Centre, left here by air said there was a definite planning for construction to be accomplished during the year and that it was broken down itito today for Vancouver to attend fiier River gauge at i, 1 4 if.- a meeting of the B.C. Community lously admitted he built the department the Skeena is stead-detonator for the time bomb that ily rising and will continue if wrecked the Canadian Pacific 'the present hot weather con-Air "Lines plane at nearby Sault j tinues. Temperature at Smlthers Au Cochon last September 9, ' yesterday was 83. to questions by the minister, gave assurance of his company's interest in the proposal and their opinion that the location was suitable in fact the only suitable location in the area. twelfth biennial meeting of the Canadian Conference on Social Work, attended by more than 800 delegates. Some Canadians, Martin said, appeared "terrified" that social security progtams might grow. Some parroted the expression "welfare state" as a term of contempt. "No matter what critics may call It, we know that we are four Jobs.' It is all part of the five year plan. Construction on Ninth' Avenue East has been completed. to 21.283 feet today cted to rise another aid probably another ;,3day. Coming week-Kted to test the new rials expect they will killing 23. J. Albert Guay, 32-year-old Danger spots are between Kwinitsa and Terrace alUioush Centres' Association meeting at the Marpole Community Centre today, Saturday and Sunday Mr. Forward Is an executive member. On Tuesday he journeys to Nanaimo where he will be guest speaker st a Civic Centre rally on the island city. The city is attempting to build a Civic Work on Eianth Avenue has only about two miles of road m e jeweler whose wife was one of the victims, Is under sentence to Mr. Chevrier discussed uch factors as municipal co-op?ra-tlon, present ownership of the island and transportation between Prince Rupert and tho hwiher live foot rise. now covered with water. been held up temporarily until the power company tnstals pjles. During the line weather, it Is i dow melting in the HONG KONG The British ship Annul, with about 790 ChirfV.se passengers aboard, struck a mine off the South China port of Swatow today. Another ship, the Tanang, is standing h yand taking off the paswngers. Details of damage and casualties are not immed- be hanged for masterminding the bomb plot. b twenty-four hours a shaping in Canada some sort of state in which we want to live." b temperatures are ex- Railway Superintendent C. A. Berner said this afternoon that water in the Bulkley and Skeena Rivers was still rising advantageous to get construction work done, he said, and island. Mr. Chevrier assured the delegation that he would have his ripnart.mpninl officials make a Centre and invited Mr. Forward to speak. The rally will be convened by Mayor Earl West wood. Bloodshed Ends leave splicing until rainy wea- 4 ihet Jh,.plicers T wrftrii'l. LOCAL TIDES . ,.....- .- Saturday, June 17, 1950 complete 'survey on the ground j iatrjlavaitabhC cover. ' In City of Peru - ever, was it up the track, thai being Shames where it was lapping the end of the ties. continue. , t of Canadian Nail; near Cisco, seven foflyltortrtos been sand trains are bctm? m Canadian Pacific bu been disrupted by washouts on the Pac- as to the practicability of the site for an airport and that he would " The meeting tri Vancouver at the end of this week is held In conjunction with the Canadian Conference of Social Workers, first large convention of its kinl High 1:54 20 5 feet 15:03 17.8 feet Low 8:41 2.8 feet 20.33 8.8 feet also Institute departmental in-, vestlgations as to the volume of traffic to ascertain whether construction of an airport Is ' ' Mr. Edwards said that there was some time lost replacing the wires recently knocked down by an aeroplane at Seal Cove. The wire had been replaced with an under-water cable to remove that flying hazard. All work done to date this year has, been well within the estimates, Mr. Edwards said. In B.C. Guest speakers from all parts of Canada are being heard including the Hon. Paul Martin. -i Eastern Railway. Federal Minister of Health. Ii School Graduates Mr. Forward returns to the cltv LMA, Peru Of Peru's military government today claimed to have suppressed the pre-election revolt blamed on communists after two days' bloodshed in the large southern city of Arequipa. Broadcasts from Arequipa said 40 persons were killed in a clash with police. A government communique last night said deter-fmined intervention by the armed forces had subdued the "communist movement", and restored public order. by plane Wednesday. Water Too High To Drag River Reconstructs Suicide Act The elderly man knelt on the floor of the cabin and restd his elbows on a chair. The 22-calibre rifle rested on a bed within reach. In that position, he grasped the gun with his right hand; pressed the barrel about two inches above his right ear. He pressed the trigger. This was the probable suicide dressed By Dr. Greene BUTTER RATION OFF CANBERRA Australia today ended butter rationing. It was imposed June 6, 1943, at half a pound per, person weekly to mafee available butter for Britain during the war, ' TRANSIT STRIKE . LOS ANGELES Four thousand operators of buses and., street cars here went on strike early today in a wages dispute. Transit lines normally carry a million riders a day. The strike was called as the -city was preparij2Tor 4rt-flux of 200,0001 Shriners for their national convention. 38 .FEARED DEAD BOMBAY Twenty, .eght young ' Indians are feared drowned following the sinking of a sailing vessel in the Gulf tadrcd Persons At Exercises In Civic Centre Dragging operations in the Hopes Fade . For Miners CADOMIN, Alta. t Rescue -Citizenship And Freedom Discussed Salmon Fishing Starts Sunday Salmon fishermen are getting their boats In shape to catch the search, for three men and the car that Is believed to have carried them into the Skeena River June 4 have been rendered impossible due to flooded con Top Temperature, Here 68.8 Above workers, tolling frantically to ! method used by 63 year old James colorful ceremony at the Civic Centre last the graduating class of Booth Memorial tool of 1950 was presented to 600 parents and L. M. Greene, giving the address to the grad- first of the sockeye season on the Skeena and Naas Sunday find five miners entombed in Cadomin mine for 38 hours, have Highest thermometer reading j Edward MacLean before a nel?h-in the current warm spell up to bor, Peter Petersen, found him today was 68.8 above at 4 p.m. J dead in his Smith Island cabin evening at 6 o'clock for glllnet-ters an dat 6 p.m. June 25 in the ditions of the river, pollci reported today. Further attempts, to .find the vehicle and its ill-fated pas-sencers will he resumed wnen rest of the district. . yesterday, according to Disby Saturday. class, presented and discussed the question: N the. members of the found a miner's lamp, the first J clue that they are nearlng the tripped men. As the fate of the missing still remained unknown, hope of residents of the town of finding some of the men alive is fading. Rescue workers are working Island weather bureau. To date this year the warmest weather was 77 on May 7. Seining in the Grenville Channel, Principe and Butedale areas will open at midnight, June 25 At an Inquest into MacLean's death In B.C. Undertakers chapel. Const. Fred Cawdell of ''class do with the rest the river, returns to more normal conditions. Daccnnrrore U.'OTP Finn FrftSer. I the graduation class, parents and friends enjoyed a reception. The cakes and sandwiches were pro ?" . He pointed out In different commu- sr., Don Fraser, Jr., Terrace, and William Gibb, Prince Rupert. the Port Edward police detachment reconstructed the suicide according to his theory. It was "& at different levels. vided by the graduating class and Grade 11 girls graciously TODAY'S STOCKS i on a purely physical of Cambay on India's west roast. The boat sank during a monsoon gale. DEMAND BRITON'S LEAVING PRAGUE The Ciechoslova-kian government today demanded that British diplomat Adrian McLaughlin, vice consul shoulder to shoulder in the narrow tunnel where the men have been imprisoned since Wednes wme. the leaders in J - (Courtesy 8. D. Johnston Co. Ltd.) unities, managed to 'went of their physi- nd spiritual nossl- Const. Cawdell who first saw the body after Petersen notified police. He showed the five man jury the weapon used and described MacLean'3 fatal wound. The bruises made it appear a3 If the barrel had been pressed against the side of the head The body .was identified by served. , CLASS RACE The forty - seven graduates were: John Simmons Antrobus, Elizabeth Angela Astoria, Nadla Elena Beketov, Carol Theodora Brent-zen. Glen Arthur Carlson. Jn concluding, Dr. trd out that the day night by a fall of silt and soft coal brought down by a flash flood. There is grim evidence that one of the men, at least, has been crushed to death under thousands of tons of dislodged coal and rock. Aumaque 28 Beattie .58 Bevcourt .". .36 Bobjo -.. 13 Buffalo Canadian 33 V2 Consol. Smelters '.. 104.50 Con west .t.. 1.50 Baseball Scores National I Cincinnati 3-5, Boston 5-6 All other games postponed, rin American New York 0, Chicago 5 Philadelphia 3, Detroit 7 Boston 1, Cleveland 3 Washington 9, St. Louis 16 Western International had attended . free aat freedom was some Vancouver Bayonne .03 Bralbrne 8.00 B. R. Con .: 03 1 B. R. X .051a v. Cariboo Quartz 1.15 Congress 20 Hedley Mascot 30 Pend Oreille 6.60 Pioneer 3.10 P was too much taken Edgar, Hurold Dorothv Mabel '"".and that they would Eldsvlk. Lenora Marlon Faught ;uard the, heritage for James Prusky, an employee at the Dry Dock who worked with MacLean from 1941 until 1945 when the deceased terminated and third secretary at the British embassy here, leave the country within 14 days. CITIZENSHIP REVOKED , SAN FRANCISCO The Federal court today granted the government's motion to revoke the citiienship of Harry Bridges, C.I.O. longshore leader. Bridges was recently convicted of perjury in saying he was never a member of the Communist party. AIR PASSENGERS THE WEATHER' Synopsis Skies are mostly clear over Oilker. Marlon Grace ween in charge had wnnH Irene Krlstlne Hansen. le auditorium nnd British Columbia today and fine ft (lowers Allan Carl Johnson, Robert Allen Kelsey. Ruth Elizabeth Ketche- Premier Border .'. 03 Y3 Privateer : .15 Vi Reeves McDonald 3.00 SheepvCreek 1.15 - employment with the shipyard. The Inquest was adjourned for an indefinite period. Deputy Coroner Bruce Stevens, presidir, said today that the second witness, Peterson, was still to bs heard. Hur4 acted as chair- son. Lawience William iwisi- Tacoma 4, Yakima 2 i Wenatchee 3-14, Vancouver 1-9 Trl-Clty 5, Spokane 4 Victoria 3, Salem 2 Pacific Coast San Francisco 2, Portland 1 (11 fnnltjgs) . Oakland 9, San Diego 0 Sacramento 12, Hollywood 5 Seattle 10, Los Angeles 9 ' mansen, Richard Douglas Large, warm weather is in prospect, ioi Afternoon temperatures the week-end. will range from 65 to 75 along the coast and from 80 to of the prov 90 over the Interior Sllbak Premier . .33 I htroduced the guests R- D- Cleland, Vice 'itioduced the gradu- 8- Blackabv of ths Gerd Margaret Lien, Mona Anna Lykegard. Frank Arthur McFad- Donlada -. -60 Eldona 1 ' .29 East Sullivan 7.13 Giant Yellowknife 3.00 God's Lake .31 Hardrock ';...: .45 Harricana v 11 IIosco .'- -07 . Jacknife i.1!:.:....., .09 Joliet Quebec - .65 'i Lake Rowan , .16': Lapaska . ' .06 Little Long Lac .44 Lynx 23 Madsen Red Lake 2.98 McLeod Cockshutt 2.95 Moneta 34 Negus . 1-45 Noranda : ... 70 25 Louvicourt .19 To "Vancouver (today) T, Rented the I.O.D.R. Jury members were' Foreman Jack Mussallem, Gunnar Anderson, George Ferguson, Peter Lpcharite, William Clark and Reg Wagner. ince, ' Forecast North Coast Region Sunny Foort, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Black. R. Zaremski, J. Lindsay, D. Forward, M. R. O'Donaghey, J. R. salmon uoia uova Sliver Standard 1.76 Western Uranium 81 Oils . Anglo Canadian 5.75 A. P. Con 51 Atlantic 3.00 Calmont . .- 75 den, John Graham MCK-enzie, Denis Peter Mark, Henry Harold Martlnusen, Arnold Herman Olson. Ann Petroff. Donald Victor Prevost. Betty Louise Prince. 'P to Rbert Jonts of brnuRht the good tn" School Rnnrrt nnrl O'Donaghey, C. G. Crebbin, A. V njTotvir. vtvfn Ratchford. Irene Olsen. J. Sharp, Mrs. G. Jonan- sen. M. Jaklan. Work on Liquor Store Commences Josenh Chell, the De- l" uoatlon and Saturday and warm today but with fog patches over the wtaer. Winds light. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow-at Port Hardy, 45 and 68; Sandspit, 50 and 70; Prince Rupert, 47 and 67. - CAPETOWN Kfi A government bill to outlaw the Communist party activity raised a cry of despotism in Parliament last night and set off a clash between club swinging police and demonstrators outside the - Parliament buildings. The bill Is up for second read- To Sandspit (today) E. Klages, E. D. Klesoglous. From Vancouver - (Thursday) "e Hansen nnrf Ml Joyce Reekie, Donna Lorraine Richards, Edna Louise Ronald. John Joseph Roos. Sydney Herbert Scherk, Enid Mary Sedgwick, Dollna Smith, Robert Smith. nr.n Rnurn. Mary Mit:hell Preliminary work is under way ln connection with building the received inronti tnr Pickle Crow 1 ,' 2.19 RUh st.anrllnn. I v. Regeourt 053i new liquor vendor's store on Sec- .'MtHRO 111 UllC Prsram and general ond Avenue near Seventh Street. San Antonio 3 00. C. & 8.25 Central Leduc 1.96 Home Oil 16 50 Mercury , 20 Okalta - . 2 15 Pacific Pet 7.1 5 ' Princess 79 Royal Canadian .12 Royalite , 13 25 Tor"-io Athona 09 . . ... A-.,, frnm thft A. S. Ebutt. J. Banman, S. Farrar, W. J. Ebbutt, T. Thompson, P. L. Choquette, C. M. Larson. A. L. Erickson. F. J. Adams, R Hartwig, R. S. Rogers, H Olsen, O. Olsen. William Murphy. htrobus Strachan, Joyce Hilda Tattersall, Patricia Elizabeth Tipton, Charles Ernest Webster, Rlch- gave the vale- Last mgnis - i , Dpbate wag. lnterrupted ewt to now due at 4 dayllnt parHampnt saving time this afternoon Jhe, ddn ops and vocn.1 solos Part of the sidewalk for the whole frontage of the lots has been barred off. The contract Is In the hands of Fraser Valley Builders Limited of Mission City. Senator Rouyn .21 Sherrit Gordon 2.12 Steep Rock 3.20 Silver Miller 96 Upper Canada 2.85 orH Ruoert Wesch. William at; crowds demonstrating against j From Sandspit (Thursday) tei by Carol Brent-lta Windle and Ina lle graduation exerciccs !R Rtanleh, K. Vesa, E. Wnntala, ! the bill Delia Beatrice wu.u.- regular . , Whalen, , w on time time son, Warren Charles Wilkinson, yT11, Charles Fobe.t Armstrong. -