U3RARY PROVINCIAL LI37.A2T, ' 113 vict:?.ia, 3. c. ORMES DRUGS Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NIW8PAPXH Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHOHE 81 VOL. XXXVIII. No. 210. PRINCE RUPERT, B C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1949. PRICE FIVE CENTS eals to Uniled States ami dC aima da (tain App i 1 i Asks For Larger M ar I ortunities As Fiscal Aid n Minister of Finance Backs jt for Economic Adjustments BOY WOUNDS Unbounded Optimism Here Justified, Says Bank Head ' Never have I seen such unbounded enthusiasm as that which pervades the whole central interior country leading to Prince Rupert," says A. F. Mc-Alpine, supervisor of the P.oyal Bank of Canada and one of the leading financial men ' of the province, who is in the city on an official visit. j "There Is good reason, too, for BORDEN SCHOOL ,that Ptlmlsn." ys Mr. mc- NFFnQ NCW orTiV Alpln ,n vlew of such Import-1,LLU'3 "L" Wr ;ant project as the celanese mill iiiTON, D.C. (CP) the three-power f ri r U I rr lithe British financial crisis today set up JtLl 111 LLU amittee to go into ureat Jmtaun s request An operation is planned for to- Lom in spending E.C.A, dollars outside 10 ,rove f callbrel I .,1 1 1L.1 1 n. .!!. 1 1 - ites. u learnt'u uiai un-ai umain nau Ray Fossum who accidentally ed States that, unless changes are made snot himself on Sunday while j target, snooting at Mccoy cove, Cumshewa Inlet. .'shall plan op-, ! have to spend 1 million more 0 Mom. The boy was brought lo Trinco ! dwindling re tKu.... flMlllBWII II ! 1 1 ',-7 -M !H the United ; School Board will attempt to at Prince Rupert with Its attend-have a 10-year guarantee on a ant Industrial developments and roofing job done on the Borden the definite probability of the Street school about 1942 honored Aluminum Company of Canada by the contracting , company coming into this area rtth Its which did the work following a enormous industry, report made last night that the " Mr- McAJpine found a healthy building requires a new roof, i condition of affairs from a busi- Estimated cost of the work 13 standpoint all along the about $2,000. Trustee A. Bruce, "ne. Rupert General Hospital by his father, Ray Possum, sr., 121 Fifth Avenue East, in his trolling boaf, Edward Llpsett. after he had si-tempted to get an air reservation from Queen Charlotte City earlier. Apparently, no bones v mew pi an urgent ap- V SEEK INVENTOR OF "FLYING SAUCER" AIR CRAFT Mrs. Jack Harbaugh sits at th controls of the strange aircraft found by air force Investigators in an abandoned tobacco barn in Maryland's Anne Arundel county, . They believe it may be one of the "flying saucers" that caused such excitement throughout the eontin ent some time ago. Amcrlcan mar-qoods. Sir Staf- sncellor of the were broken as the bullet pene trated his right leg, travelling downward into the foot. Tom Reid, Westminster, !"WJA his country's the economic tecify how this iplbhed. Prcs-in mind drastic Brown told the Board. The building Is leaking so badly that an entire new roof will be required, he said. School secretary Mrs. M. M. He expresses optimism for the future In spite of some current disturbing factors. Mr. McAJpine stresses hope fully the importance of satis TI C FOB "WAGE FREEZE" BRIDLINGTON, Yorkshire The British Trades I'nion Congress today carried ft resolution endorsing its genrral councils "wage freeie" policy by a majority of 5,447,00 votes. The proxy vole was 6,485,000 to 1.038,000. The I nion also voted down a resolution calling for profit control. The lad had gone ashore w hile the vessel was tied up In Cumshewa Inlet on Sunday to do u bit of target shooting when the gun went off pointing downward. k-.s as a King- is nppoinieu " I o aenaie Koper recalled that a similar CANBERRA, Australia Oi hp United States factory settlement being reachi ed in the current financial crisis job had been done by a Vancou Prime Minister J. P. Chifley told itain earn dol-ssary to enable iwn way in the the B7use of Representatives nrm about 8even years SO vBfrriv ,. Anotraiia u .v. and suggested that the Board arising out of the British credit situation. Economic welfare of this country necessarily depends to a great extent on the out REWARDS FOR lry to have aminlna the nossibilitv of rais- 10-year guar- I III NTI.NG SEASON DEFERRED ante which went with the work. Ing a dollar loan. nonored. ; come of the current conference in Washington. !7 -M cussed virtually! r American aid '. lUin's finances ' "enlarge our '. earning dol- In his budget speech, the Prime Minister said that, be- Pfliisp nf 11.C nil t.dt unrltn'T rnm. PRAGUE K Czech newspapermen disclosed today that TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 6. D. Jobnaton Co. Ud.t mllments, the government1 August mm filie same appeal would not be ame to achieve a full 25 percent cut In dollar im Eisht Federal By-Elertions Are Called for October 24 OTTAWA fl Tom Reld, 63, ve'eran Liberal member of parliament for New Westminster, has been appointed to the Senate., The announcement wan made by Prime MUiU ter L. S. St. Laurent who called eight federal by-elections for October 24 and filled three of the eleven vacant Seri.Tte fseaU.1 ' " Mr. Rein, native of Cabus-land, Scotland, has been In Canada since 1909 and has been a member of the House of Commons since 1930. Prominent in British Columbia municipal uf- Vancouver Bralorne J . , 9 50 ports this year, s proposed at Visier Douglas la, backing up their editors arc offering citations for the best stories denouncing the United States, lauding Russia or praising Henry Walkict . . ..? The com petition is apparently being run in connection with "CaechoSlovak Press Day," now being observed herd. the London Commonwealth con femifce: ITrrr" ' . nsyonne ....,f.;, , ', .65 iqiiet fn read- SCALE HIGHER Sawlog BC&te In ttas Prince Ru ' ' pert forestry district In August totalled 31,853,781 board leet, an increase of almost 10,000,000 board feet above July output. - r. 11. uon .03 basis of Am- " -OO 2 piliry said to do what It i iU world sltua- anooo 'Quartz J.17 Congress .. : 04 Hedley Mascot 30 Pacific. Eastern .05 Pioneer .....:....... 3.45 However, total production so far VICTORIA In view of the extreme fire hazard now existing in the woods of the province, the opening of the hunting season has been delayed from September U to 17, It is announced. MAY SETTLE DESPITE VANCOrVERr Hopes arc high for a settlement of the dispute which It has been frared might lead to a loggers' strike on the lower coast. The Canadian Press says that talks are under way in Vancouver between the IWA and operators. KILLER THREATENED CAMDEN, New Jersey Harold 1'nruh, young war veteran, who ran amok on Monday and killed thirteen persons on the street, was removed today from mental hospital where he had been under observation after bring threatened by a relative of one of the victims. New Ship Contracts THL W LATHER Synopsis Relatively cool, moist air is i fairs and a member of the In Premier Border 03 ternational Pacific Salmon Flsh- Privateer A .17 Reeves McDonald 2.35 this year is below the level for the same period of 1948. . ProducUon bulletins issued by District Forester M. V. Gormeiy show that so far this, :, year 144.513,325 board feet of sawlogs have been cut, whereas few Uia..,., beginning to flow over the south- i erles Commlssioni Mr Reid In the OTTAWA-Six new navaf and west corner of British Columbia last House was Parliamentary this morning. This is expected assi.stant to both the fisheries NAMED SENATOR Tom 1 Reid, M.P. for New NE to bring an increase in ciouai- and neaith ministeries. ness and possibly a few thunder-; . . . U 9 -Centre of same period last year production was 158,066,550. Production in other government vessels to be built at a cost of $8,000,000 will include four mine sweepers, a trawler-gate vessel for the navy and a large ship for the Department of Transport. The new storms to the lower mainland and tensWe fog patches mostly aIong southeastern Vancouver Island PROTEST OVER SHIP DETENTION the shoreline, clearing hurricane edged today, missing 'nough to spare beating up by lot this afternoon. However, during . Little Light tlie afternoons both days indication ot there is no any change in present conditions change In temperature. CANTON v7 John Coghlll, ' contract are In addition to the ) 140 miles per I British embassy representative three orders placed last sum July this year was 22,209,2 i. 1 Pole and piling output last month was 159,982 lineal-feet, a drop of almost 50,000 feet under July. So far this year"" 1,965,193 feet of poles and piling have been produced, as compared with 1,970,804 feee In the first eight months of 1948. Railroad tie production In August was 46,717 ties &nd, 410 eords of cordwood were - cut in. winds. Lows tonight and high:; Friday At Port Hardy 50 and 67, Masset 47 and 62, Prince Rupert 52 and 62. over the remainder of the prov lnce. Forecast North Coast Region Clear. Ex Reno .04' Sheep Creek 1.19 Silbak Premier 37 Taku River .24 Vananda 15 Salmon Gold 13 Oils , Anglo Canadian ...... 360 A. P. Con .18 Atlantic . .68 Calmont .30 C. & E 5.60 Central Leduc 73 Home Oil 10.50 Okalta : 1.60 i Pacific Pete 260 Princess .24 ' Royal Canadian 07 Toronto Athona 12 Amaque 18 , Beattle - 60 mer. Of these, one went to the Burrard Drydock Ltd. in Vancouver. The combined construction program, for peacetime, represents the largest in the navy's history i chief storm Kami, said that :m's centre was I ot Bermuda at iDaylight Time. Richard Strauss, Composer, Passes in Hong Kong, today lodged a "strong protest" with the Chinese Foreign Office over detention of an 800-ton British-owned ship, Edith Moller, by Nationalist naval forces. The Edith Moller, chartered to a Chinese iad cleared out others were re- GARMLSCII PARTENKXR -1 CHEN, Germany 0 Richard Strauss, grand old man of Ger- Work on all the contracts will the district. aming at top company, was Intercepted by the ' dlstrlbuted throueh yards in Chinese Navy trying to run theyarlous of Canada wh!cn ot the centre man c"mPow,rs- aiea today, ne Nationalist blockade of Chinese the nart Dflen Krave'y 111 lor "le ,,1B fx North At- Communist ports. in the past year have been suffering a dearth of .work and cut manpower down to 10,000. Plants lanes north of IO"rteen days irom ncan, mm . kidney disease. He was 85 years of age. Sawlog scale by varieties: Fir 1,731. Cedar 5,124,708. Spruce 11,187,218. Hemlock 11,123,836. Balsam 1,391,781. Jackplne 1,292,628. Miscellaneous 1,876. Most' of Arabia is Inhabited on the Atlantic and faciin .28 Bevcourt bv nomadic Bedouin tribes who coasts, St. Lawrence River an.i ft I ' i'-. 'i ;n oil ft production of live off herds of camels, sheep Great Lakes will all share in ths and goats. coming work." CBC Aiiljs Unnecessary nd New Bruns-j as only 172,000 I School Population Shows Gain .Bob jo. .14 Vi Buffalo Canadian - .11 Consol. Smelters . 97.00 Conwest 11" Donalda - -58 ( Eldona ". - 87 East Sullivan .. 2.60 Giant Yellowknlfe 6.75 ' God's Lake 48 Hardrock 28 Harricana 06 Heva 13'i V' SCORES i ' 4l i f'J MR. MOODIE . : INTERESTED ; ,W. T. Moodie, former' man-i ager of Canadian National Railways for British Columbia, now Private Radio Stations Could Operate Dominion Network, Commission Told OTTAWA W The Royal Com 1949 1948 King Edward 313 275 Conrad Street 239 210 Borden Street 242 218 Sixty-Nine More This Year Enrolment Now 1224 t Prince Rupert's school population showed an Increase of 69 between September 1948 and v York 5 1' Ij'i ;'n,.J Booth 430 452 .Hie senior classe-s at Booth Srptember, 1949, principals' re- Ii I'll if 4kA ports read at last night's school show a drop this year while the Phi'uielyhta rain mission on arts and science was told today that privately-owned radio stations In Canada could operate the TransCanada nct-( work 'without assistance from the Canadian Broadcasting Cor-poration.- Willlam Guild of Lethbrldge Alberta, chairman of the board of directors. Canadian Associa Chicago 7 innai board meeting revealed. An junior classes reveal a notable even greater Increase may take gain, place as the year progresses. ' r fiiere are 153 in Current, enrolment total Is senior high, as compared with 1224 as compared with 1155 In 198 a year ago. Enrolment, in September last year. Enrolment as compared with 258 in Sep-at the high school, for some .the junior high this year is 277 unexplained reason dropped tember, 1948. this under the 1948 sharply year TnrnraH Rtpt nnrt KinB Ed Hosco . .14 ',4 Jacknife .'. 10 Joliet Quebec 53 Lake Rowan -05 Lapaska 06 y2 Little Long Lac 13 Lynx 13 Madsen Red Lake 2.99 McKenzie Red Lake 50 McLeod Cockshutt .... 1.54 Monet a 41 Negus 2.28 Noranda 58.00 Louvlcourt . .15 Pickle Crow .. 2.18 residing in retirement In Vancouver, still maintains an enthusiastic Interest in Prince Rupert and Central British Columbia. Met recently In Vancouver by H. G. T. Perry, managing director of the Dally News, Mr. Moodie expressed his gratification at new and important developments which are taking , place at this port. He intimated his great faith In the future of this part of Canada. . ,, . , Mr. Moodie asked Mr.. Perry tj,'Wyn 5 Louis 3 I Pittsburgh 2 tion of Broadcasters, said that nrlvate stations originate net jiurfuie. nuWg nxiui w accommodation is being Pternationm ... I Wenatthee 1 P'Jkanc 5 - work programs in much the. same way as the Canadian . . .linn Thli 1 .'. presen, time are 430 students the Umit Bor. i I Hrnon(icrii a I .1 11 ill n ufiirn. wane a yvar ago cnmimeui, gtreei llowever sUU has! 42. . - no cihiatinn t Play-on series) developed by ( pr0;rmas could be 1 Regcourt 05Vi to extend his best wishes to his extra space. many old friends In Prince Rupert and along the northern divisions of the railway. ..... , Mijwever, tne elementary schools have more than made up for the decline at Booth. In the three elementary public however, has not reached a point wliere the School Board has given formal consideration ir ar.tr icrilftinof of THinilS to ad- Coast I San Dieg0 3 l5' Oakland 2 t Angles 1 I" 0. Seattle 1 a programming agency anu these could be supplemented with some programs from the United States. j Mrs. Hogarth, who has been on the staff of the Albernl residential school for native children, arrived In the city on the I schools are 794 pupils this year - Ron. J .... ,r,.vr -mimrc-MAKTirRaTwo of the few remainine tern ; I on as compared nmnrnH n.LtVt wui Tfll flM in m oep LOCAL TIDES San Antonio 4 25 Senator Rouyn .40 Sherrit Gordon 3.10 Steep Rock 185 Sturgeon River . .21 Vs Silver Miller .38 PRAIRIE INDUSTRY Alberta manufacturing industries in 1948 turned out goods valued at $130,000,000. Lhooncrs afloat, tied up at a Halifax wharf, give the waterfront tember last year. The Increase Normally, liie school reaches its peak In Nov- Friday, September 9. 1949 has been felt at all three. ASEBALL a-0FFS 2:14 High Here is a breakdown of this ember, one of the reasons oemg year's Initial enrolment with that some high school students 20.2 feet 20.4 feet 4.0 feet 4.5 feet an atmosphere familiar to old sea-faring men of the sailing vessel era At left is the City of New York, which took Admiral Byrd to the Antarctic In 1929, and the other Is the Americaln, left-remaining three-master under Canadian registry. (C. P. Photo 1 f Commc 14:33 8:25 20.47 ncrciaN Low Prince Rupert yesterday and proceeded by twe evening train te Klspiox where she will take up teaching duties. comparative figures for Septem- who have taken summer jobs re ber, 1948: turn to school by that time.