1 ' j PROVINCIAL ! LLI:l ORMES . c- DRUGS ) ! DAILY DELIVERY NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER v CABS Published ot Conoda's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Phone 81 I , isrAT("i: VOL. XLI, No. 96 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C.. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1952 PRICE FIVE CENTS J rrfi . . . . 0 a ft gar no i't i - - ' 0 : i ... 3" t ii one 1 Changes in j Local Firm j i A. II. Ogilvie Named Manager ; W Albert & Mct'affery ! Other Appointments j Arthur H. Ogilvle of Prince Ru- j pert becomes manager of Albert! t McCa fiery, pioneer local build- I er' supplies and fuel conceal,' among a number of new appoint- ments whiih are announced to- j day by the ccmpany. Other appointments are: ; . iack Cook, manager of lha company's Terrace branch. George Ooodwin, office man- f C n n . Seventeen Fire Engines and 400 Firemen Fight Conflagration Ships Leave Docks VANCOUVER (CP) Seventeen fire engines and four hundred firemen were engaged early this afternoon in what seemed might develop into one of the worst fire catastrophes in the ' history of the move freighters at nearby, wharves to safety in harbor. Crews of some ships put out in ajer, Prince Rupert. , Frank Comadina. sale man. aser. Prince Rupert. The appointment are an- nounced by directors of the com- raserof Vance uver inn ha vJ been here for the paat few day .Vancouver waterfront The big warehouse of the pacinc Grain Co. was early en- veloDed bv flames and the Uni- ted Grain Growers elevator was; in the path of the conflagra-l tion. ' Flames were leaping high in ' the air, with masses of billow- ing smoke I Tugs worked frantically Millions of Dollars Involved Grain elevators, valued in millions, , are threatened by the fire. ; ! It started in a 300-foot ramp i at the United Grain Growers rw-lfc on business in connection with Sharon, perished Monday night managerial reorganization. when fire ripped through the 'Local directors of Albert Si building where Mr. and Mrs. McCaffery are D.W. Souter and John Kennedy were caretakers. V., W. Brown). ; "It he (the policeman had A. H. OgUvie has been identl- only listened. I know they could ficd with Albert it McCaffery for have been saved," said Mrs. Ken-tUe past year since he disposed nedy. ci his Inland City Builders & -HLS STEEL-Some 900 feet of stocl . p ,.n Ui Caaa.ran National Railways bridge -yin central Alberta were ripped out and ganicri as much as a mile by ice jam. Dc.r River rjss 25 to 30 feet within a fe .-. hours. One 50-Icot fpan was left standing but moud and the CNR is to preparing replace the 1.000-foot-iong bridge. (CP PHOTOi AL HIGHWAY iVT Ass'n Calls For Limited elevator shortly before j by Buckerfields Grain Co., some noon. The fire is reported to distance from the elevator fire, have followed a grain dust ex-j was also reported inflames, plosion. Giant clouds of smoke, tipped Four hundred firemen were at with sky-high flames, obscui ?d the scene after a third alarm j the fire which Is about a mile sounded. from downtown Vancouver. Twenty minutes after the first j A barge company's premises alarm, the flames were raging was also on fire, out of control. " - Damage, so far, was estimated Burning freight cars were in excess of a million dollars. -.being hauled out of the danger! So far, there Is no loss of lite. zone and ships In the harbor : reported. Supply business on' McBrme St. to the concern. From the Canada Nut Co. at Vancouver, he left the position of maintenance upennu:naent there to Join the ' staff of Consolidated Mining St Smelting Co. at Trail from 1939 to 191. He Joined the Navy and, as a chief petty officer, was In Prince Rupert when war ended. He Joined the Dominion government and remained here in connection with maintenance duties. mpletion of Road ast From Pr. George Then he was at Kamtoops two the opposition' parties in theiruD,,c De,n9 lept Away years as maintenance officer at House ot Commons are demand.- Air Defence Minister Vlee- animunKUwv depot -nd.ing lower taxes for- the Cannd'an Marshal -Heakes -warned- the ! t . . . returnod here in 1949 to estab- Il'om I'nnce beorge to the Alberta bOUI.- public to keep away from north nf..,Ha.sf inirn fmm fa mnhpll Av-1 M urged on the provincial trovernment Tues- nue to Woodland Drive. He was.fuI harbor flreboat are pouring afraid of dust explosions. ' tons of water on the fire. reso Ution uujm adoilted ciuuputl hv By the Uie X Pa.oifir atlllC iNOUnUebl Northwest H.-wiauon meeting here, 1.,'' 1 -. j f. ., s ' . . i i J i ! :, . i i i .. v i . t i . a ' at r 11 1 i. 1... ' t N 9 ' t , - A l- : ' a j , - ' ''I ': , "I t , - if-..' r r lish Island City Builders and the defeat of the government be-Supply. He continues promln- cause of taxation policies, cntiy identified with the Navy As members launched the cle-and Is commanding officer with bate on the 1952-53 budget. Captain Cook Sea Cadet Corps, motions of ho l-confidence in Jack Cook, Albert & McCaffery the government were sponsored manager at Terrace, has already by the Progressive Conservative been at the Interior town for a and. CCF parties, year. He is no stranger to Prince . Solon Low, Social Credit l?ad-jvupert. havin? been with Ed- er, was prevented by ru'es of the ward Lipsett Ltd. here .for sev- Commons from sponsoring a Negotiating For Peace In Prison JACKSON. Michigan a Heavily-armed police today smashed a plot of rebellious prisoners to break into the arsen- at the Southern Michigan .son. t im prisoners, using tn lives of ten orison euard hostages a bargaining weapon, demanded that Governor O. Mcnnen Wil- liams enter peace negotiations. The convicts attempted to break into a tunnel leading from their fortress cell block to the prison administration builaing but the state police forced them back. Negotiations were resumed after a midnight peace bid to hold-out convicts from . Warden Frlsbie. There were sians tint prison heads were willing to go along with some of the mutineer's demands. ! 'Hold-up convicts accuse the prison system of "brutality" and demanded reforms in a number of phases of prison administra !! tion. "Some demands are not un- easonable." Frlsbie conceded. but there are no grounds for some." Meanwhile rebellious convicts at Rahway, New Jersey, stale prison farm surrendered meekly iu auuiuriues wie yesterday, ending a five-day mutiny. , . C no, 1 I i i for almost 115 hours, , gave up after freeing eight guards held ment l Intltuttaw and Agcn- ciuaes a survey or parole pro- cedures and promise that there would be no eornoral m.nlsh. ment. Making News More Snappy LONDON, ' Ont. (CP) r1"-' Keynote of the 7 three-day n Canadian Man- mg manors' conference next month in Winnipeg will be condensation of news through the elimination of useless words. "Not less news " emphasizes R. J. Churchill of the London Free Press, who Is president of the Association, "more news in lewer words, more items ln less space." Mr. Churchill says the program now taking form will include discussions on new-spa oer inake-up and tight editing, more efficient presentation of news pictures, the expanding tele-typesetter process and the handling of medical news. At least two ' outstanding United States editors will talk to the sessions with some 60 Canadian managing editors ln attendance. A special discussion on the use of textbooks to train news staff will be led by J. Leslie Wild of the journalism staff of the University of Western Ontario. On the closing day. May 17, Carlo. Nickel, Calgary oil expert, will talk on Canadian oil developments. Old Timers Cannot Vote BURNS LAKE An interesting case came to light this morning when two real old timers who have both been prominent In the development of the Central Interior for many years discovered I that they could not be placed on the voters' list. Parents of both men were Canadians of the frontier type, ; prospecting for years close to the ! boundary, crossing and re-cros-Islng from Canada to and from the U.S.A. but maintaining their ! status as British subjects. Both the old timers had been born in the United States and j their births recorded there. Now j it would appear that they would ihave to be naturalized before being qualified to vote in British i Columbia. . ; A WVk Could Have Saved Lives VANCOUVER P An apart- LTf c"lak",laJst "'.eht f fc f o.tI, lu "'- 'ormauon wnicn, sne sam, mignt nave saved two lives. No com- ; ment was immediately available from police officials. MrS d ner seven-year-old daughter, Calling For Lower Taxes House of Commons Receives Two Want Of Confidence 'Motions OTTAWA XI Spokesmen for. people. Tuesday they called for government - to assure efficient j administration in all depart-; i ments of the public service. I M. J. Coldve'l, CCF loader,1 I accepted the motion and added purposes, should be abolished.' Forty-Seven Applications City Hall has received 47 ap- plications from people interest- 01 commerce campaign to est nblish a deiriand for 50 homes. Assurance of 100 prospective tenants Is needed, according to "Central Mortgage & Housing i Corporation, senior sponsor of 1 the project. The Chamber assured the city last Friday at a special council meeting the nec essary prospective tenants would be found. The campaign was launched after a local contractor was ad- The resolution calls for this trans-provincial highway as es- sential for completion of a road ' network leading to both the Pacific and Alaska and thus of great defensive importance, In orfani,, t'v,.,.,i .., and economic values and an nvrnuc for the penetration of settlement and development iioin the east. Grit Parley Opens Today T: Ax 1 . & J, if'"'. 6 , 1 Four Months For Wanger SANTA MONICA, Cal. (P Walter Wanc-er, film oroducer. the man he believed was In love with hi.- wife, Joan Ben lett. He 'law fit r.Il RlY-JttTVltiAf hai o.ma out of California long wanger won Kvoiuciiicm imprisonment until June so he can wind up business matters. ' Wanger's only comment about a possible reconcilllation with his .wife was a printed statement. tnat he had great hopes that, "with this behind, his family will be reunited Wanger, 57, is accused of wounding Agent Jennings Lar,. 39, in the groin after accosting him tn nlr: , ui.,, ,.,.,: lot December 13. Wanger, married 12 years ago to Miss Bennett, told police: "I shot him because he was breaking up my home." Judge Harry Borcij found Waneer guilty of assault with a deadly weapon. j" r . Xv V V CANDIDATE of CCF party for Prince Rupert in June elections is George Hills. : ' i , f A I ItiHi Itfnlnn-tii 1ff1 mm i ii.ui i lil ATLIN Progressive Conservative candidate ln June elections Is Thomas Mackay, prominent mining man. eral years before Joining Albert similar motion at this time. He & McCaffery sales staff six years said, however, there is only one ago. way to describe the budg.t 'It George Gocdwin, office man- stinks." ; ager, came here a year ago from J. M. Mardonnell. PC-Toronto-' Alert Bay where he had been Greenwood, chief financial critic Identified with B. C. Packers. He for the Opposition, said in a non-served five years and ten months, confidence motion: "Proposals a good portion of the time over- are unsatisfactory because they .?eas, with the Canadian Armored would continue to levy excessive Corps. and unjust taxat'on instead of ... Frank Comadina, sales rnan- assuring substantial tax reduc-ager, was born ln Prince Rupert tions. ' j and ha3 lived here all his life. He The motion added: j has been with B.C. Packers for "This House condemns the the past year after having been government for taxing far be-activelv enac-cd ln the fi-ii'n : yond actual requirements and for industry. He was ln army service Us waste and extravagance. And ' or six years between 1939 anu this House regrets failure of the meDoais. The fire is close to the British Columbia Sugar Refinery and not far from the Bowman StdY- age property which was des- troyed Sunday with loss of $500,-toOOO. were continuing to move to safety of midstream in Burrard Inlet. One of the ships was so. hot it had to be abandoned. Another big warehouse, ov;n?d Extra clothing is being rushed U -.oiTintr-frrwi Two firp- ,,., f. I Bill Vance to Philpott-Evitt Alan D. (Bill) Vance, long Identified with B. C. Packers and more recently manager of Albert & McCaffery here, has become the new manager of Philpolt, Evitt & Co., local building supply firm, it is announced. He succeeds Pierre LeRoss, who resigned recently. Col. C. V. Evitt, who has beet. here for the past few weeks look ing after the business, will be returning soon to his home at Ni-nalmo. ' The new Philpott-Evitt man ager, wno has purcnasea an interest in the business, was born and raked in Prince Rupert. He started with the old Canadian Fish and Cold Storage Co. be fore World War II during which he served overseas as an officer with the Canadian Army. Two years ago he 'became manager of Albert & McCaffer which position he now relinquishes. School Holidays Start June 26 VICTORIA Approximately 183.000 school children throughout the province will start their summer holidays June 26. That is the official school closing date. Education Department officials said Tuesday government examinations for university entrance and senior matriculation will start June 16. TIDE DELAYS SHIP Canadian National Steamship Prince Rupert, arrived today with Capt. William Eccles back on the run. Also returning t the northern service is Chief Officer James Gillette, who has been on holidays. New purser is K. C. Lawrence, former assistant purser. A two and a half hour delay in arrival was caused Narrows. An average load of by tide change in Seymour passengers made the trip. In 1930 one-sixth of the average Canadian's total persona? outlay was for rent and lodgings; by 1950 this had dropped to one-ninth. virTOniA Pnmlrr Rvrnn ' " - 1915, serving overseas. -WEATHER- Johnson, nppaiontly solidly en- trenched as leader of .the British Columbia Liberal party, is ex- pected to make a fighting key- note speech early in the party's convention which opvns here Wednesday. P cnlici. jiinson uiuloubtrly will make definite statements " sevcra' pol.cy matters on which he. has rciorved comment recently. Sjn-opsi's to it : i There will be considerable "This House further regrets sunshine in most regions of thut the government has further British Columbia again today. Ignored the wish of this House, However, cloud and rain have M expressed by unanimous vote spread over the north coast in on March 26. that the four per advance of a Pacific disturbance cent floor under medical expen-approaching the .coast. This 'sea, deductible for income tax iild Cut ?ls' Tax . ni n .M.-i .Miive "m? Ptdillinj VER i - Abolition of "it sales tax on meal s 'a ailed for on th DC. Women's atio'i In cunven- Jtoii rvoked con!d-Some of the wom- ' n f,-ii,..ti , p ."""' govern- u;i (). im - lu iVr., -le ii thp g()vem. I. ",c 5u'WHn. f'lulemnatlon of ' c i, ip won; n cal- "l'"'y life imprison- r for tho-ic convic- lc petldllnu. ; ' " 'fom the Comox f'n1 l,affic ln me or British Colum- ,r Wial problems. PDAY'S W. II. VANCOl Vint " 8tandr, . 21 G00 Qnarz -03' 2 14f! s ... Babine OB v'ascot ..' 4 Milieu 99 13 2 30 21 -reck . 07! a " 1 "0 ''renii(.r IVy SB a , 07 " ' Gold " 17 illey 03 10 ' 2-M UraniUm 00 ;-"iiil 25 64 1-80 3.75 15.00 30 Pete 4-60 13.75 ian Lived Under Atom Bomb ATOM BOMB SITE, Nevada f For the first time men have lived and were unhurt standing under the flaming hollow heart of a cloud that rushes upward from an atomic bomb. This happened to 1500 soldiers and officers who were close to the giant explosion yesterday at .Yucca Flat. The bomb was greater than anything In Japan or on Bikini and was just over or under the most powerful ever fired in the United States. "We looked r'.ght, up. Inside." raid one soldier. "It was hollow-but you could not see daylight through the hole. It was like ar umbrella and a whirling cross-wise smoke ring. The Inner dom-j was ribbed with dark and light colors." Troops were closer than anyone has ever approached to an atomic bomb except in Japan. They knelt in trenches and faced the bomb with heads bowid just below the top of the dirt. JOKED AND LAUGHED They joked and they jumped and laughed after the terrific flash of light and heat had passed. They learned their first lesson to keep thJir mouths shut. Nearly all were standing In trenches, looking up, their mouths open when the blast drove a wave of dust Into their faces. Every man would have been a burn casualty except for the shadow of the trenches. Signboards more than two miles away were ripped from their posts but the troops not much further away were unhurt because they knew how to take cover. , They wore no goggles and no extra protective clothing. TIDES- Thursda; April 24, 1952 High . 1:00 22.2 feet 13:41 20.3 feet Low 7:26 14 feet 19:30 5.4 feet STOCKS J i 1 1 1 1 -) i I In. III! ! cloud wHl spread gradually over the province tonight and tomorrow accompanied by a few showers. ' Temperatures continue to be near normal for mid-April although clear skies allowed sharp drops last night ln northern regions. Forecast North coast region Intermittent light rain today. Cloudy with, showers Thursday T.ntip change in temperature. Winds cd ln renting homes of the pro-southerly (20) in exposed areas l-'oscd three-government spon-today, otherwise light. Lows to- sored rpntal housing project, in night and. highs tomorrow at response to an active Chamber TOItOXTO j At bona 10 ! Aumaque ' -20 Beattic DuQuesnr M .Bevrourt 108 I Buffalo Canadian 22'2! Consul. Smelters 35.00 ( Conwest 4.10 ! Donalila 38 i Eldona 23 j East Sullivan 8 25 I Oil1;- Giant Yellowknife 10.75 i God's Lake 45 i Hardrock 13 Harricana H neva 11 Joliet Quebec 46'i Little Lo lg Lac 71 . Lynx 17 Madsen Red Lake 2.02 McKcnzle Red Lake 43 MrLeod Corkshutt 2.90 Motrcta 44 Negus 62 ',2 Noranda 74.00 Louvlcourt 30 pickle Crow 1.78 6an Antonio 2 60 Senator Rouyn 18 Sherrlt Gordon 4.40 2 Steep Rock 7.55 20.00 Silver Miller 1.55 Port Hardy, 40 and 50; Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 40 and 48. Divorce Change Plan Rejected j OTTAWA J The House of i Commons Tuesday night voted 101 to 37 against the CCF bill aimed at transferring to the Ex- ' ' 8 j.e; .- ( i- it t i -1 , r- r. ... .. f ! " , 1 chequer Court, from Parliament vised the housing project would Jurisdiction over Quebec and be shelved as their was no rip--j Newfoundland divorce cases. AH parent demand for the 50 units ; Liberals present voted against in Prince Rupert at an average , the bill. t rental of $75 a month. ,