First Halibut A Seasdh s mves MILLION DOLLAR FIRE DESTROYS VANCOUVER MILL VANCOUVER (CP)-An estimated $1,000,000 in buildings, machinery and finished lumber were de-tsreyed Sunday in a spectacular two-hour, three- COMPANY TO STAND FIRM Juneau Spruce Corporation Not Trifling With Labor Advice from the north indi ': V'l ; V Vj Cold Prairie Spiring Causes Meat Boosts Price boosts of three and two cents a pound on beef and lamb went into effect in city meat shops today, raising costs to the public between five and seven cents in the last month, primarily as a result of the late, inclement spring on prairie livestock alarm fire which raced through south Vancouver sawmill. Buildings housing the sawmill FISHING IS FOUND SPOTTY Halibut showings during the first three days of the season have been "spotty" according to reports from the Area Two grounds where more than 1,000 boats have been setting gear since Saturday In what is expected to be the shortest season on record. So far, three packers have CANADA'S WAGE LEVEL 74 PERCENT OVER 1939 OTTAWA Canada general wage level In 1947 was up 12.2 percent over the previous yean according to a preliminary index released today by the Labor Department. The level for last year was 74 percent above 1939, the year used as a basis for the survey. The biggest jump was In the logging Industry, where the rise was 16.8 percent over 1946. Logging wages in 1947 were 95 percent higher than In 1939. equipment of Evans Products and thousands of feet of lum cates that the Juneau Spruce Corporation continues to defend Its position which is an intention to close down the sawmill unless there is some satisfactory way of overcoming the labor situation that recently developed in the industry. raisers. ber belonging to the Northern Timber Co. were reduced to charred ruin by the fire, thought to have started from a faulty electrical connection. More than 400,000 board feet of lumber awaiting shipment to the West Indies and 100,000 board feet destined for South Africa, were lost. At least 30,000 The corporation, it is announ Price on all cuts of beef went up three cents, bringing . the carcass price to 35 cents a pound to retailers lor select quality. Lamb and veal climbed two cents a pound. Local wholesalers lay the blame on difficult spring con- EETING OF THE WORLD A prominent figurelrfthe ,orld. Pearl Buck, author of "The Good Earth." rleht ced, spent much money in es s Vijaya Lakshml Pandit of India, the only woman to tablishing logging operations LEGISLATIVE SCRIBES HERE Prominent Members of Victoria Press Gallery n Tour North Taking a week out following an arduous session of the Legislature, five members of ths press legation to the united Nations' general assembly. Pearl president of the East and West association, maintains a and rehabilitating a mill with the purpose of running a prof table business that would fur feet of top-grade clear fliches ditions on the prairies where erest in the activities of the U.N., Lake Success, New arrived In port with cargoes of camp-bought fish, but no vessels of the halibut fleet have unloaded here. The Vancouver boat Invercan II arrived Sunday for repairs to & broken gurdy, but her 12,000 pounds remained In her hold as she speeded back for a full load before making delivery. TTpr ilHnnar flswr flrnrrvrsnn was also destroyed. The Northern Timber Co. mill, fourth largsrt in the Vancouver forest difcti let. cuts l'25,ow) bourd EL BOMB cold weather and floods have delayed the season, forcing farmers to continue feeding stock which 'ii' finally would be foraging on early pasture. Manager uf one couuiaiiy uu OPENING DATE JUNE 1 FOR HAINES ROAD fesi of lumor a oty. About 15J BROTHER nish employment. The. plant, as a matter of fact, had suspended not through action of the company but by other persons and it could only be reopened by them. A complete report of the situation, and a request for Instruc IgtUery at Victoria were passen persona wsre empluyed at the gers fcixjbrd the Cardena last DESIRES FILLED. SOUL STARVED, VISITOR SAYS LLDiER mill. night making the round trip to Uiht he had been warned to anticipate an actual shortage as tSHAMPTON, Eng., JUNEAU The 154-mile Haines ! !. t,H nalih,lt. ttv Stewart. They will be here again contained In a parcel cut-off linking the coast with- hUe otner sklppers haye sald tomorrow afternoon southbound. tions had been forwarded to the tn Cant. Rov Farran. the Alaska Highway probably available lot-fed stock is used up in the extended Interval before the pasture-fed animals are ready for market. ' board of directors and a reply wm opened by June 1, ac- of killing a Jewish boy j Ana God gave them their de- MILL CREWS AT JUNEAU ARE DISMISSED was to the effect that the dir .ne. exploded in tne oui sent leanness Into j "Continuation of winter and I the road ban which goes on .roe today, killing the : their souls." With this, text as an brother, Rex, age 26. I introduction. Rev. H. E. 0. Ash- by radiophone that they might lift their gear and move to the west coast of the Queen Char-, lottes in the hope of better catches. The three packers which unloaded here on Sunday were the During their stay In Prince Rupert they were entertained under the auspices of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce by a committee consisting of W. J. Scott, W. M. Watts and G. C Mitchell. They visited the site cording to an announcement by the Alaska development board after receiving road reports from Canadian and American officials. Royal Canadian Mounted Po mb was enclosed in a 1 ford, MB E., B.D., B.A., spok at K. S. Hawkins, manager of ; prairie highways when the frost ectors proposed to remain stand-! lng pat. Meanwhile, the corporation could prepare for an indefinite shutdown, unless enough of their own mill crew would return to work and load barges. the Juneau Spruce Mills, recent-I is coming out have caused de lakespeare's plays and ; the First United Church Sunday W. R. Lord of the Canadian Fish red to t he Farran 1 evening on "The Fulfilled De morning. Young Far- sire." ly closed down because of labor j liveries to fall off and buyers difficulties, announced that all are bidding up for what ar.i- of the celanese mill at Port Ed lice at Whitehorse have notified Governor Gruening that snow which had but recently started Jone in the house. Mr. Ashford illustrated how l logging employees have been I mals are available," he said. "It unloading at Prince Rupert for may be later summer before and Cold Storage Co.; the Hillside of Atlin Fisheries, and the Azurite of the Co-operative. Size of their cargoes was not said the parcel was , life can change for us from high dismussed with the exception of has been cleared from Haines ward and, with the co-operation of the Dally News, obtained material for special writings which transfer to the United States England. three watchmer., and all tug grass-fed cattle go on the ! hope to disillusionment and des Junction on the Alaska Highway to mllepost 13.r' on the cut will follow. off. VF TOOK market. The Juneau Spruce Corporation was recently instructed to close down the Juneau sawmill pair. He recalled how the chil-' dren of Israel began their exodus ; from Egypt tn great hope but ieven as they reached the Red ' Sea their spirit weakened. One The party consisted of Roy Murdock, Victoria Colonist, president of the press gallery; C. F. boat crews have been released. A little rough lumber was planed at the mill in preparation. Permission is being asked to sell logs on hand in Puget Sound mills. The announcement makes the statement that, mill Opera To consumers, the boosts are another chapter in a chronicle of climbing living costs and prospect of a probable meat shortage indicates that the end ilL iUVit m life for an indefinite period by the Moriarlty, veteran Cana i day we can be masters of our dlan Press correspondent at company's board of directors' ... ' . . .' . - l-m(kHnv if rnna Raw fWffml of the., story is stlU somp dis tion, at .Itinoau will ho rpEiimprl t Victoria; uoraon nooi, iormer) 5318- - Jonas Michell, In - i house, the next lino us in .the Jld Fort. Babine Lake, j depths of despair .Only faith In : bv his own hand This God. asserted the speaker, can tance away.' only when a crew has been as- Until at least one cargo of halibut Is landed for sale on the exchange, there will be no indication of 1948 prices. Price for the first cargo undoubtedly will be' In line with' last year, but owing to heavy carry-over from 1947 it is expected to slump as the season progresses. First halibut boats are expected to arrive tomorrow. Fair catches of spring salmon have been reported on the Skeena River and in the off " brought out by Con- j s've us tne inner security to en- sembled that will do whatever Richmond of the B.C. able us to forward, meeting ;work Is required for continuous war correspondent and now Southam representative at Victoria; Leslie Fox, Vancouver Sun; J. K. Nesbltt, Vancouver Sun and British United Press; Charles Ross, - radio station CKWX, Vancouver. operation. It had been planned I.ONDON P Capt. Henry Renolds, 67, who won the V.C in 1317 for. among other exploits, capturing an enemy pillbox under heavy fire, is dead. I. P. Taylor, chief engineer of the Alaska road commission, reported that the cut-off has been cleared from Haines to the Canadian boundary at mile 40. Rate of progress in opening the remaining 90 miles on Canadian territory will depend on conditions encountered by equipment now working its way south to the border. A crawler tractor is being used. Conditions at a slide four miles on the Canadian side will also Influence the date of opening. The R.C.M.P. say that the spad will not be opened to general traffic until frost goes out of the ground, i To expediate the movement of fneight to the interior of Alaska o'er the cut-off, free storage of Following is a copy of the substance of the telegram received: "It is tfte board's desire that the entire operation be closed until a full nignt and day mill crew and logging crew are ready and willing to carry on our work on a basis of fair play without any more foolishness. "The board has no intention of employing longshoremen and to send barge tows to the U.S. markets through Prince Rupert and one shipment had been handled when the suspension of Police and Coroner ! eacn dav wltn strength, even i" ho returned from ' wn"e "fe bombards and blasts of the shooting' Sat-! us' he fact that Michell F Desires can carry us onward .fide was easily estab- j when those desires bring out the leased wife and sis-; best In us, declared the speaker, him commit the act. ! and he showed how evil desires, shore waters. Last week's catch on the Skeena totalled 4,000 further mill activity went into effect. SCHOOL TEAMS TO PAY TERRACE VISIT pounds, delivered by 20 boats. Buyers were paying up to 23 a Civic Centre and grounds for their May 24 TERRACE -At further revealed thai attempted to commit n several previous oc-iut was prevented by 'vent ion. No Change In Withdrawal Plan LONDON P, The Foreign Of cents a pound. At the Hunt's Inlet herring pound, where Martin Johnson and his partners supply live- celebrations. A symphony orchestra is being formed in Terrace and three of their representatives, with F. does not intend to enter into any agreements or disagreements with them when and if operations can be continued as set forth therein." Association general meeting last Monday night In the ping-pong room of the Civic Centre, Dudley Little presiding. which God for some reason allows to be fulfilled, bring only nauseating death to the soul. Lot desired to reach Sodom, he did so and the pollution of Sodom entered his soul. David desired another man's wife, he got her but a pain stayed in his heart till death. Judas desired 30 pieces of silver he hanged himself. bait for the halibut fleet, 3000 Gavan as spokesman, asked the flee said today that the govern- ment's action in increasing its it -was rierided to accept S. P. j help of the Centre in the mat- p SUMMIT Woodsides' offer to bring a boys I ter of a place for practising, the and possibly a girls', basketball use of a piano and help in pur- goods for 30. days is being offered at Haines. The terminal can take care of 500 tons of general cargo, but there are no cold storage facilities. VANCOUVER NUN team from Prince Rupert to i chasing a set of drums. Invited armed forces in Palestine does not mean any change in its plans to surrender the Holy Land mandate 12 days hence. The reason for sending reinforcements to Palestine now, a Terrace with a . percentage o the gate receipts given them to cover all expenses. A committee Quarters of barrels have been sold to the fishermen A similar amount remains in the pound. Mr. Johnson said Sunday that because of the rush to get to the grounds, a large number of the halibut boats had not stopped to take on live bait, but had loaded frozen herring In port, despite the fact that live bait is favored. Mr. Ashford told of climbing over 12 or 14 feet of rubble, once an Ounce j KILLED BY CAR VANCOUVER Mother Mar in (,h was lormed to arrange nospi- srjokesman said, is to c'arrv out the walls of a beautiful church up ! in a small French .town and . .. . ' -tt;(., r..- tun ,..l.n., Wa - nnw been opened POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa ) A native found a set of artificial teeth on a river bank and took them to his master who thought they were relics of a drowning accident. Investi British responsibilities for law : ba"'y w .. "Moot level of the Sal- garet Dougherty, for seven years superior of Sacred Heart Con the mandate r Kinsmen were granted the use of the Civic Centre hall and order until ends on May 15. to Join the Civic Centre group of activities, it is expected that they will do so, and enjoy the advantages of assistance whenever It is financially posible. Mr. W. Chesher presented certain estimates for the finishing of the building according to the floor plan but it is not expected to have this work under way till after July. Oliver Baxter accepted the chairmanship of the athletic committee upon the resignation of Mel Peeke-Vout. George Mc-Adams was appointed chairman vent here, died in hospital late Saturday not long after she was struck by a car while crossing the street near the convent. gation revealed that a neighbor had lost them there six years ago while bathing. there among the debris he found the altar with its cloth in position and still unmarked. Only when we realize that the altar Of God still lives and we have faith in God and in His power, can we advance anew even when our life unexpectedly breaks, At the close of the service the congregation went to the church I Mine Portland Can-'' Starting an average v? Bold per ton aeross width of three feet, 'lc'aliy announced. On foot, level, 125 feet of b"en developed over !P width of 51 inches, ;illB .5(1 ounce gold per the ore on these lev-'T than previously in- :: TODAY'S STOCKS :: Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co. Ltd. 0hkhKhhikhKhkhk VANCOUVER FORD PLANT CLOSING VANCOUVER Ford Motor Co. is closing Its assembly plant In Burnaby which has employed 125 persons for years. The company announces that It is no longer economical to assemble cars at a branch plant. The premises will be used for distribution purposes with 35 persons employed. hall where Mr. Ashford showed colored slides depicting scenes of life in India where he was a missionary for several years. Moratory diamond During the recent war Mr. of a committee to make plans for July 1 celebration. Director Alf Yoxall presented an estimate of the cost of re-sanding and shellacking the bowling alleys which he recommended should be done Immediately. However, the executive started for".'" J,an'!ry Ashford served as an Air Force i"i a period due ... . . "fupted Bobjo 12'4 Buffalo Canadian 09'2 Consol. Smelters 107.50 Conwest 1.10 Donalda 72 Eldona 96 Elder 50 Giant Yellowknife 4.40 God's Lake 73 Hardrock 18 '""lane of timb cnapiain overseas, ac present 01 Slininloe tr 4K em Canada of the Missionary LOCAL TIDES Tuesday, May 4, 1948 High 10:28 16.6 feet members were asked to inspect the alleys to see If there was 23:06 18.2 feet ---t"-o VJ Wit- s now been completed now being driven, advanced 00 feet. d'amoud drill intersec-'e b('cn made vertically e wo-foot level, Indi-!e cntinuitv nf th any way in which they could be temporarily improved until the summer months when plans have been made to have them Low 4:40 8.5 feet and Maintenance Department of the United Church of Canada and it was in this capacity he made his address at the First United Church. Mr. Ashford expressed his pleasure in renewing acquaintances some of which' he had made on his first trip Into the north 25 years ago. 16:44 6.9 feet properly repaired. raie of 600 feet. These "" returned an aver-loi 63 0l"ice gold per s an average Width of Vancouver Bralorne 8.80 B. R. Con 04 B. R. X 06 Cariboo Quartz 1.90 Dentonla 02 y2 Grull Wihksne 04 Hedley Mascot 65 . Minto 02 Pend Oreille 4.00 Pioneer 3.35 Premier Border 04 V2 Privateer , 24 Reeves McDonald 2.00 Reno 09V2 Salmon Gold 18y2 Sheep Creek 112 Taylor Bridge 40 Taku River 55 Vananda 17 Congress 03 aHedley Amalg 02 V2 Silbak Premier 40 Oils A. P. Con. 1 19 Calmont 50 C. & E 5.90 Foothills 2.85 Home 8.00 Toronto Athona .07 Aumaque 18 Beattie 70 Bevcourt 40 LONDON GROUP WINS DRAMA CONTEST OTTAWA 0 The historic Golgotha All Sound Motion Picture with Full Dialogue in English S EdiSOTl U;a ,. .. tiran . " "ewsooy Bessborough Trophy, highest u lrilnl 12 Railway as Harrlcana 09 Heva 14 Hosco 34!4 Jacknife 04Vi Joliet Quebec '. .38 Lake Rowan 10 Lapaska 05 Litlte Long Lac 1.10 Lynx 06 V2 Madsen Red Lake 2.90 McKenzle Red Lake 54 McLeod Cockshutt 1.15 Moneta 32 Negus "... 2.40 Noranda 50.50 Louvlcourt ' .73 Pickle Crow 2.10 Regcourt 05 San An tonio 3.90 Senator Rouyn 45 Sherrlt Gordon 2.90 Steep Rock 2.18 Sturgeon River .15 Silver Miller 2$ tribute to amateur and profes BOY HOOKS 20-POUNDER Fishing may not be so good for the halibut men. but to one city youngster it is tops. A boy, unidentified, caught a 20-pound, red spring salmon off the government wharf In The Devout Presentation of the PASSION PLAY ffr, j- . "w i i T Ill if" Ti r i i- - II 1 sional acting In Canada, this year was awarded to the London, Ontario, Mtle theatre group. They played George Bernard Nce REDS RELEASE U.S. MARINES HELD CAPTIVE Chinese Communists have finally released four U.S. marines held captive since last Christmas day. The body of a fifth, who died during the captivity, is being returned to U.S. authorities. Here, on the spot where the final terms for the release were transacted, the four men stand. They are, from left to right: Captain Thomas C. Dutton, Corp. William L. Pollard, Pte Carol W. Dickerson, Pte. Robert. Hart and Pte. Thomas KapodJstj-ia front of Bacon Fisheries at 4 p.m. Sunday. The fish is believed to be the biggest caught in the harbor so far this Shaw's "Saint Joan." Olga Landiak, 22 - year - old London actress who played the part of "Saint Joan" was named the best actress. Jean Coutu, of Montreal, was declared the best actor. 'I101'14 Shoppe will t'sday Morning, '' rd Avenue. CIVIC CENTRE MONDAY and TUESDAY May 3rd and 4th, 8 p.m. (104) (it)