1 I PROVINCIAL 1 LK'ARY par! 10RROWS NT u,ORMES KV":ORUGS TIDES mm r 1 jjj.,y. M.urli W 'I'-'J k ;;uoird Time Phone 01 DAILY DELIVERY 11 : 17 8 feet i IBO feet 15 8 8 feel 17:30 5 7 't NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XUI, No. 71 PRINCE RUPERT. B.C.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25. 1853 PBirv. mire nrwra Ho Co DP UQD i. r : . : ; General Election Possible in Fall By The Canadian Press J Rupert Barge Service May Hit Seattle Trade Seattle businessmen today expressed fears that Prinec'd Ilupert's proposed barge service to Ketchikan would brin the end ? to the southern port's prominence in Alaska shipping and trade. 1 " '' j VICTORIA. British Columbians today faced the probability of a second provincial general election . 1 ; within 10 months. He can ask the CCJ" oddo- sltion leader, Harold Winch, to iorm a government. Mr. Winch . .Reports received here today said he is ready and willing to swid tliat Alfred Shyman, chair iorm a government immediately. The first choice arjoears more h - - r 4 Enemy No.8 likely. man of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Alaska division, declared: ".Seattle is faced with the most dangerous competitive sit jr. . I LL nit! Captured History Debunked Present standing In the House is: Social Credit, 19; CCF, 18; Liberals, six; Progressive Conservatives, two; Labor,, one; vacant, two. Total 48. The government crashed to a The 206-day reign of the minority Social Credit government came to an abrupt end Tuesday night when it was defeated in the Legislature by the combined opposition and one rebel Social Crediler. Premier Bennett said he will ask for dissolution of the 48-m ember House and an election, probably June 8. CCF leader Harold Winch will make a bid today to form a new government. He was scheduled to meet with Lieutenant-Governor Wallace at Government House and said he is prepared to tell Wallace he is ready to form B.C.'s1 first CCF government. Premier Bennett, too, may visit the lieutenant-governor during the afternoon to ask for dissolution of the House and an uation In our history of' trade with Alaska in the barge service M I. OK ItHI. ISTAIl; In Qucbeocity Is called Uie Plains of Abialwm la history books from Prince Rupert In Burnaby By Tlir CalmdUn Prna V ANCOUVKU. A He said the new northern J. J. BEHAN, Canadian National Railways manager for B.C., arrived in the city today on official business, accompanied by G. A. MacMillan, superintendent of C.N. Steamships, Vancouver, and H. F. Hutton, railroad solicitor. service threatens to cost Seattle 28-17 defeat on second reading of a bill designed to set tip a new system of education costs. in,, now uj the name is wrong. Thy say Uie site of the battle between Wolfe and in I7i9 did not belong to settler Abraham Martin after whom It is named. Historian fiuui'-of the Plain of Abraham" did not take place on the "Plains. Heft foreground l i vcu s Knoll." or Coveflelds (upper centrei. A true, historical name for the area, now i) of Uie federal government, which calls It 'Battle Fields park, 1 a controversial a major share not only of pres cut Alaska trade but of in Bert Price (SC Vancouver- creased trade which will accompany industrial development of :;oi.g some yurwxrja. r- Burrard) voted against the government with the combined opposition. Before the vote was taken, Mr. Bennett said he suuiueairn Aiassa. slippery Ontario bank robber suspect is behind bars here after an acrobatic attempt to escape SHORTER DISTANCE lions Around World Mourn The mid-west manufacturers can ship to Prince Rupert over election. Freight Rate Reduction Ordered ising of Grand Old Queen custody at the portals of Oakalla prison in Burn the CNR as cheaply as they can ship to Seattle and the distance from Prince Rupert to Ketchi Lieutenant-Governor Clarence Wallace can do one of two things: He can grant Mr. Bennett's request for dissolution and election. Earliest possible date for would regard it as a vote of confidence. . The Legislature is not meeting today out of respect to Queen Mary, but Mr. Bennett will meet other party leaders to discuss passage of a supply bill. This is necessary to keep the government business going until a new election is held. kan is only 90 miles, compared Ing out the wish of her grand-1 yuecn Mary likely win be - Millions around !iplay mourned Brlt- aby. Harry Duguld, 38-year-old fu mother that nothing Interfere buried at Windsor, where her old Quern Mary, with the coronation In June. husband. KingOeorge V. was laid gitive, eighth on the RCMP list with Ml miles between SeatUe and Ketchikan, he said. "Unless Seattle's labor and business groups can co-operate VANCOUVER (CP The Board election would be 60 days after ihe ym.n also announced the to rest in 193 and her son. Klne dissolution. or most-wanted criminal and of Transport Commissioners on Tuesday handed down three sought for two bank robberies in some means of meeting this Supply Dill Comes up Tomorrow orders affecting British Columbia. It: and a Jail escape, was nabbed i threat, we shall certainly see an f BntHh monarchy I mpress lor years. io sovereigns, grand-a third she died . ;; her .Jeep Tuesday jU Ui tiKlay decreed mt nmuriilng, rarry- funeral will take place next George VI, was burled only 13 Tuesday in St. Oe.irges t"haXl months ago. at Windsor Castle Queen Mary has been 111 for The budy will lie in state at more than a month with what W-tmiii.tcr Hail brglnnuig Sun-'doctors deuiibed aa a gastric day. It will remain there unlit ailment. Exact nature of her III- while breaking Into a suburban cd ot our prominence in Alaska I. Approved B.C.' applica 'trade and the business It creates," The supply bin probably will be passed tomorrow and Mr tion for equalization of railway tin-a Ire here Sunday passenger fares, effective May 1 said Mr. Shyman. The CNR completed construc Bennett then will take his case Monday night. lowing years. . Mr. Price said he could not support the fact that Vancouver would have to pay 75 per cent increased school costs. ' Mr. Bennett said he would be willing to campaign on the mer 2. Granted higher rates to the B.C. Telephone Company, tion of a temporary barge slip A restless baby crying in an j apartment over the theatre j lobby woke her father, theatre I manager Lyle Kinnec. He heard I for an election before the lieutenant-governor. If the House is dissolved. It will be the first such dissolution following defeat on the floor of its of the government bill. effective when the company announces the date and calculated to bring the company $725,654 additional revenue yearly; 3. Ordered a 15-cents-per-100-pounds reduction in freight botham Quartet Only eoten Rink in 'Spiel lies has notfceen disclosed. Her death came at 10:20 p.m.. within iiours of a sudden turn for the worse in her condition. Only the day before she had been reported Improving. HKST NEWS Prime Minister Churchill gave a hushed House cf Commons and the world the first news of death. As Churchill spoke, a solemn attendant a few blocks away posted the fourth and last medi tiiijieit rink today Menge between a Sinitliers and a rates on B.C. lumber to Winni-peg-Regina points, effective on or before May 31. noises In the lobby and called j police. i Duguld was caught after a 1 two-block chase and pleaded j guilty Monday to a breaking- i and-enterlng charge. He . was ; remanded a week for sentence, i Handcuffed, he was being ! driven to Jail in a police car by : an RCMP otficcr. As the gates of Oakalla prison ; farm loomed ahead. Duguld j lunged at the steering wheel. tlif s-ml-fmals of Prince George rink. It was rumored that the competitors niiglil iye Kustad and Adomcit. Mr. Winch asked the government to put the bill aside until all expenditures were approved. Liberal leader E. T. Kenney said the onus for defeat of the government rested squarely on Its own shoulders. The Liberals could not support the education financing scheme. Progressive Conservative leader George Miller said he had told the government "half a dozen times this would wreck you but you walked right into it." the Legislature since 1900. The bill that caused the government's defeat was known as the Rolston formula, after Education Minister Mrs. Tilly Rolston. It would cancel the muidci-palities' one-third share of sales tax revenue and set ip a new system of government grants to pay for education costs. The opposition maintained the municipalities would benefit the first year under the scheme but would run into the red in fol , PrejienUilion of trophies and 4 'i,'ttums In the 4' ml PniM-c HiiM'rt I tmn. pic) alU-r hav-ill mau hes so far t v.'.!;,,, B,.,l Hw I' favorili- re the prtisrs takes place following the here last month and plans are underway to construct a bigger, permanent one. Another slip is Hearing completion at Ward's Cove near Ketchikan. The barge service will provide transportation of railroad cars between the two points. It was originally planned for transportation of pulp to be produced by a proposed Ketchikan mill and for transporting equipment and supplies for mill construction. Ketchikan and other southeastern business groups have viewed the installation of the barge service as a big boon in many ways, but principally because the service would provide cheaper freight and regular service. Shipping to Alaska points has been seriously hampered in recent years by numerous wildcat strikes and other wage disputes. finals tomorrow. Ki: t llirs Breaking retords and txjusplels are ulmoKt syn f U in the 'Mitel to The orders were announced by Mr. Justice J. D. Kearney, board chairman, following hearings by commissioners here and in Victoria earlier this month. The Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways have based first-class passenger fairs in B.C. on a mile rate of 4V;, cents, compared with four cents in other parts of Canada. Mr. Justice Kearney said the board had concluded "charging of a higher rate in B.C. is unjust and unreasonable" and will order such discrimination be removed from passenger and sleeping car and parlor car traf onymous and the Rupert 'spiel I wrenched it from the officer's hands and then dived from the moving ear. The officer baled out after him and the abandoned car crunched Into a cement post at the prison gate. Duguld dashed into heavy bush surrounding the prison. He was recaptured 20 minutes 'pllrifct. r uiispt ill the seml-lodrmiiy for the '" trophy and the trophy .vt f(,r Hillld fixjil R()W. iv' lor the Orand cal bulletin of the day on the gates of Marlborough House. Edged in black, it said simply: "While sleeping peacefully, queen Mary died at twenty minutes past ten e'cloch." Four generations of Britons who knew and loved her as a proud symbol of royalty, paid tribute. Through the Commonwealth, with Its 575,000.000 people, flags were dipped and minutes of silence observed. (jueen Mary outlived all queens and kings of English history. Her lifetime spanned six reigns, two world wars and three "epoclifi." each with special qual-llyVletorlun, Edwardian and later by the officer and a prison guard, who fired several warn NEWSPRINT PRICE UPPED $7 PER TON IN CANADA VANCOUVER th Powell River Sales Company Limited Tuesday announced a $7-a-ton increase in the price of newsprint, effective April 1. The new price will be $122 a ton , The Increase applies to Canadian customers. Price to American newspapers remains at $126 a ton. ing shots. no exception. The highest total ixilnts ever taken on the lural Ice were amassed by Ciordon Bale-man's rink when he wallocd I.. (i. Siebers quartet 24-4 in the North Star coinx'titiun (Joidon was very huppy alxsut this, but rould not help regret-Ung Rev. Sieber s lust rock which sKilled iei'fect art-tip an elght-endrr and also robbed the Buteman four of three points. The Dnminato rink which ruse to Illinois a year ago ha been nsatoif trophy. I limr. II, r standings f'lrii.r Aulo Nemi-'' follows: Itow- fic. 1 ' armnlurl (Prince Move Started Here to Form Branch of Peace Council S'vrnlh rad; ln-Hustad ll'rlnie ' islilh nut. Series trophy (con- Czechoslovakia Blasts US For Red Charges periods. She saw vast badgered by a run of touch luck Georgian A move to establish a branch Message of Sorrow Drafted By Provincial Legislature throughout the 'spiel. However. !soclal changes. of the Canadian Peace Council ni-himls; Wilson 7, "I don't want to see a repetition of this in Canada." said Mr. Griffiths. "War can be avoided by peaceful negotiations." m end Skip Bill MrKeruie still has a i Through all changes she re-chunce to capture one primary nialned steadfast and immutable, trophy and at press time was j the embodiment of old-fashioned mid excitement U to rp.,.K UNITED NATIONS, N Y. (CP VICTORIA W A message ex si,i,.i i.mL..H rt,n P,I",B '-he Kusiad rink 4-3 at the ! Victorian virtues. The United States and Czecho Queen Mary," a swelling gas went up from the chamber am was echoed in the galleries. end of the fourth end f'-'nl-finals and the slovakia clashed bitterly Monday over Communist charges of U.S. subversion against Iron Curtain countries. pressing "profound sorrow" was drafted In the British Columbia legislature Tuesday following the announcement of the death of Queen Mary. -WEATHER- Gardiner, who left the newspaper business to Join the Peace Council movement, recently returned from world conventions of the organization in Pekln, Red China, and in Vienna. Mrs. Gardiner caused a mild uproar in Vancouver's city council when It was learned she ob The Dominalos were nicety beaten in the lust round before the winis In the North Star trophy yesterday by Skip Ken forecast In contrast to recent words of the new Soviet boss, The message, proposed by Pre Warren whose entire crew curled ' Nort h coast region Cloudy mier W. A. C. Bennett and sec In Prince Rupert Is being made here by three union leaders who have Invited a speaker to talk on the subject at the Civic Centre April 2. Ray Gardiner, former newspaperman turned envoy for the Council Is scheduled to address a public meeting here at the invitation of W. D. Griffiths, W. J. Prusky and T. E. Parkin. Mr. Griffiths, acting as spokesman for the trio, said the aim of the meeting was to form a nucleus of a peace council here. "We feel there is a danger of war and it must be avoided. I saw the damage and the terror and cost of human life during .the London blitz of the last war. Prime Minister Malenkov, Czech I played tomorrow, J'latu.n and the two J '' 'its starling at 10 T" Primary events will J Uie evening. f I primary event for f" '"twcar Grand '1'Ph.v, the scml-fin-f 'iiw'Poiiiam vs Shier f'nvsFord. The draw onded by CCF opposition leader beautifully. Warren, however, ' with fdiowcrs today and Thurs-bowed to Bateinan this morning day. Not much change in tcm- oslovakia's foreign minister Vac- Harold Winch, will be sent to lac David, scathingly blasted in the semis. ; nerature. tained leave of absence from her public library post to attend the Pekin convention. She was dis Queen Elizabeth. It reads: Object of much humor and) Winds southeast 30 this morn- the U.S. on a long list of counts. He charged in the UN political "We, the members of the legis good-natured kidding yesterday, lug, shifting to westerly 25 committee that Washington, missed from her post. The Peace Council movement by Big Dudley Little of Terrace , tnrougn me aiicruoon nu wrav- lature of British Columbia, humbly beg leave to profer your majesty an expression of our was A. E. (Ted) Smith. Little was erly 20 Thursday. through the Mutual Security Act, is promoting subversion and fin. has been labelled as a Commun on the wlnnlg team the McCon-; Low tonight and high Thurs- In filar seennrtnrv espionage In Communist coun profound sorrow at the demise of her majesty the Dowager Queen ist-front organization headed by Dr. Endicott, former United Baternan ousted nell rink which trounced the day at Port tiaray, tanaspu ana local Johnson rink 17-1! Prince Rupert, 38 and 46. tries, arming traitors to light against them, and doing its best Mary who was universally rever Church missionary in China. f u finer the finals, It 'fimithcrsl meeus n - to upset present governments. Henry Cabot Lodge, U.S. dele to decide alist Bate, replied that Communist Employees Fail To Identify Pavlukoff VANCOUVER (CP) ThreV prosecution witnesses failed t identify Walter Pavlukoff as th slayer of bank manager Sydnc Petrie during an abortive hold up attempt here August 25, 194 Sixteen crown witnesses wer-In court as the trial opened it Assize Court before Mr. Justict A. M. Manson and a jury of 10 men and two women. Pavlukoff. 40, captured in a Toronto suburb in January after 5'i years of freedom, pleaded Innocent to the murder charge. Robert Sowden, Petrie's assistant in the Bank of Commerce branch where the shooting occurred, was the first witness unable to identify tho accused. Patricia Knight ani Mrs. Gwindolyn Knight, members of the bank staff, also were unable to identity Pavlukoff as """'ll rink Of Tnrroon ed and beloved. "In this hour of sorrow and bereavement the people of British Columbia extend their sincere sentiments of sympathy to your majesty and to the members of the royal family." subversion of the Czechoslovak Provincial Basketball Finals To be Played Here April 10-11 !' "ocal Kellougli rink Gardiner is Scheduled to arrive In Prince Rupert April 1, by private plane. -A private meeting has been arranged for that evening at the home of Mr. Griffiths, 1515 Eighth Avenue East, to which all church ministers here will be Invited. Purpose of the first meeting. democratic state in 1948 was one of the "most glaring examples "'"'i-iinals of the of subversion in modern times. - uiuaary event I Laurie were i wr. tit Committee Lacks Time , v .ou n.m vs Hero I,-, th. said Mr. Griffiths, is to present VICTORIA CP) The Legislature's committee on redistribu LHP H,innH TM..L Gardiner's story to the church ui"-h r isn tion of seats will recommend to OTTAWA J The Commons Tuesday night adjourned its regular sitting as a mark of respect for Queen Mary. Word of the Queen's death reached here during the dinner recess of the chamber. Some members evidently had men, to see "if any of the ministers will commit themselves and day veteran Challengers coached by Alex Bill. Angus Mucphee. recent basketball great here, will coach the old-timers. The basketball association also decided to revise its entire constitution before the next hoop season and named President Art Murray and Fred Calderone, re-feree-ln-chlef, to arrange a pro the Legislature that the con ""'orKasbord tawd tornt at timers" and the all-star squad. Promoted more In the vein of part comedy and as a treat for fans to see their former popular hoop stars turn out once again, the event Is expected to draw a good crowd. Such old timers as Freddie Calderone, Jack Lindsay. Sev Dornlnato, Don Fitch, Herble Morgan, Vern Ctceone will be reinforced by Joe Davis and Ted Arney, and will face the present- tinulng committee take over its The provincial senior "B" basketball finals have been set to take place here April 10 and 11. A two-game, total-point series, the playoffs will feature Rupert's all-star Challengers against the B.C. finalists yet to be decided between Trail, Kamlonp and Cumberland. Meanwhile, the Basketball Association here has approved an exhibition game to take place .next Saturday between city "old- get behind the movement." Two of Gardiner's sponsors, job. ior all eurllng oprc i .... b Griffiths and Parkin, are leaders The committee was establish t, ... "siwrs and not heard of it until Mr. St. tKe mav h i,sii..j ed to study the possibility of Bur H,. """"M Increasing the number of mem- Laurent made his announcement bers.of the 48-seat House and When he said it was liis "deep in the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union here. Prusky heads the local branch of the Boilermakers Union. gram of visiting basketball teams ''"''"'K event also Is redistribution of seats, I regret to announce the death of the gunmac. here next winter. '""Kiii m a dial