DISPATCHED :abs vi:-::i.'.l VICTORIA, b. c. onriEs DRUGS Daily Delivery NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLOMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strotegic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" PHOIIE l VOL. XXXIX, NO. 188 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1950 . PRICE FIVE CENTS ' ' 1 ' r - Mill HIT North Stars Taken Fly Troops To Far East s Defending Port Courageous Act Saves Man From Death In Harbor This Morning In a daring rescue at 9:30 a.m. today, Rayner ohang; Communists VANCOUVER W .-.mcricad fighting men will fly to the Korean war theatre from Vancouver, It was announced today. The trim little girls of the Canadian Pacific Air Lines transi Parifie Rerviep will stav on riiitv )smg flakiong Hiuer Montgomery dived from the Canadian National dock preparing food for the war-b.kmd here to save the life of elderly Gunnar Flater, 14 West m,en n s.ooo-miie, 25-hou Yo (CP)--General Douglas MacArthur's ;ers reported today that North Koreans , i ... r . a i .. 1 Cordova Street, Vancouver, B. C, who was floating Xhe 36-pasSenger four-cngincd 1 in the harbor, Flater was removed to the Prince Ru- North stars of the cp a. trans- ' . Pacific fleet have been turncl r 1 tt -iii. 1 cc e pert General Hospital where he was suffering from over to the united Nations forces rhock and-exposure. I r for the transport of troops. ""; tinuing to in row runuui cements across uie River in both the Changyong and Waegwan There have been indications for some time I- . . . - : i f : ' j.1, ' J? Diver for 12 years for Armour Salvage & Towing Company, Mr.1 Mantgcmery was near the telephone when a carl came in for leds are building up forces for a push in READY TO ENLIST VANCOUVER The two Korean youths, who bad objected to being returned to their native land said yesterday they were prepared U join th sreial brigade new be-in" rflir-i in Canada to perferm military service anywhere. That would include Korea. ..- ArffTTXi OTTAWA More than 3,268 rot ot pmm 6,5W Vnl-i'Rteer have been accepted for service in the Canadian Army since recruiting be-Wedfdav for the special brigade for Korea or elsewhere. rm headquarters announced last night. gainst l.u'4u. communications ation until the fire department Official announcement of ft? ambulance arrived with an in- transfer of the 4-plane squad-halator. Then the boat moved ron was made in Ottawa and over to the Prince Rupert Yacht Vancouver. " ? and Rowing Club float, where The first plane was scheduled a lo-;al medical practitioner ex- to leave here via the northern amined the man and had him Aleutian route for Tokyo at ml'I-removed to hospital. night but the take-off time has The floating man was first now been changed to an "un ntlnuci in the Po- a small boat to pick up the man. He rushed to the s;ene, took off his outer garments and dived in. He was thrown a. life jacket , from the dock ancf swam with DUt the situation is Douks Set Pen Afire VANCOUVER There was being "much mines and warships d traffic moving the east coa.st. sighted by Dan Morrison, chec- disclosed time tomorrow." ' ker of the dock, who notified Trimmed down for the police and hailed Mont- viCe, each plane can carry 43 gomery who was nearby. Mont- j eo passengers. Each has a crew gemery's presence of mind and of four and two stewardesses, in - fcivi i i I it to the distressed man, who i was fortuitously kept flcating jwith his head above water by a pocket of air !n his jacket Montgomery put the life jacket j around the man's head and, holding his hair to keen his II I I " I -1 I s. ' V r t i RICH OIL STRIKE quick action, undoubtedly, sav- j eluding two Chinese girls who VANCOUVER What is de were on the Orient route. minor lire outbreak at New Westminster Penitentiary Friday. Authorities say the blaze which was quickly extinguished, had been started bv the Sons of ea r later s me. it was also ior-tunate that he remained per chool head above water," swam with fectly quiet so as not to disturb him to the ' pier. There they j the air pocket in the jacket. Freedom, recently sentenced to lj- J . kcumbs scribed as th'5 richest oil strike so far reported comes from a point about eirhty miles west rf Fdmonton. The rround was under the development of a company in which live stock interests are prominent. , Trains Collide Ten Killed were picked up by cannery ten- Police at first were unable to t der Carlisle 199, Capt. B. New- obtain Flater's story as to how I ell, and given artificial respir- he came to be in the water. j Mark Gormely, nine- a penitentiary term, for arson and ether offences in qr near Iheir borne district cf the Koot-enays In Southern British CjI-umbia. of District Forester rk G, Gormely, and rent of Borden Street Ilet Fishing In Skeena Closed RIO DE JANEIRO 9 At, lenst ten persons died and seventy were injured critically today when twn trains, full of workes Pitches No-Hit, No-Run i away Thursday Buik'ey Valley Dis- City Checks Legion's Wilson Visits Sfevart 1 on their way to the city, col- ,tl n Smitirrs. lided in Rio de Janeiro suburbs. The Skeena is closed to all net ! Communists rlously ill since sus STORM AFTERMATH Not a shelter from the wind for telephone line workers, but the roof of an apartment house deposited here by a wind of near-cyclone force which swept Winnipeg Monday. The wind accompanied by heavy rain caused considerable damage to the Manitoba capital still recovering from the disastrous Red River floods of May. , (CP Photo) ,J1 three weeks ai.; Ball Game hljn where he wa- summer vacation f iihing until 6 p.m. August 20 1 according to an announcement! from the Department of Fisheries ! today. - The Naas is closed to all nets with mesii oi less than 6V'2 i Combining . STEWART On a visit to the , local branch of the Canadian1 Legion, Zone Commander 3. 8. Wilson, Prince Rupert, was busy renewing old acquaintances a few i ner and other mem- imiiy. Mr. and M , irrivir-K in the city VANCOUVER Decision has been reached by the city to obtain more information about Vancouver city employees and to do this as fully and quickly as may be possible. - This screening will Include examination con .inches. Principe Channel gillnet j I area is closed until further "VtV,t all -nat U-M'V - days ago. He arrived by plane Coppers In Short Supply Of Forces Vern Bickford Enters Baseball's Hall of Fame wwivn BOSTON 0; w-r- ,- Vern vernujcMora, Bickford, arfU the Legion and Ladle' Aux on ,lonU,h!i (itertor it tike the lad's re- iliary had an opportunity to meet Opening tomorrow for gill ! Before; Now It's Silver :im lugni on uic. Vancouver where cerning loyalty, aoplying in oar tlcular where, in the past, leftist i - Socialist-Spaak of Belgium Supports Conservative ! Churchill him. 129-year-old right-hander ef the j netterS , and seiners will be Mrs. R. Sharp won first prre! Boston Braves, entered exclusive Rivers and Smith's Inlets after for ladies in the card party that c0mpany Friday night as he a week's closure, followed the meeting and H. C. nit.hprt a 7-0 no-hit no-run vie- with the exception of a portion :I1 be marie bom In Viinccuver tendencies have been noticeable. A few days ago H was a shortage of copper coins which local his sorrowing oar-' Announcing tnat tne civic : banks and business houses were-suffering. Today it is nickels ana Rennet.t. was hieh man. Con- u r 1,1 tc cf F'isher Channel, the Bella t KTRASROtrRO. France authoritier. were planning in uartm. This Is in spite of the fact that local banks imported solation prizes went to Mrs. TJne masterniece was the first Cco!a area closes tnis weekend , Paul Henry Spaak, Belgian So security measures tne screening thousan(,3 of dollars of sUver coln thU week. untii lurtner notice. cialist leader, warned western Joyce .tfouzeK ana wasey. ln tne majors slnce September ved by two youngrr lie. aged B'z. and; e and a half. ' ili have the sym-Jiy friends. Mention in the press of the copper shortage brought a con- Thursday.'s gillnet catches in Europe today to speed unified nams. jr ' 1948, when Rex Barney of BrooK- After refreshments Mr. Wilson lvn ,.., in a 2 to 0 no-hitter fhe Skeena averaged 28 sockeye defence or risk destruction Of Us interesting talk on the ' and 80 pinks, bemmg auring ine civillzation gave an ,nf thp Npw York Giants. ; cal that' some' such measiires slderable quantity of such coinage back into circulation. It was should be taken. We have give.i hoped today that there might be a similar response if the shortage consideration to the problem for of sliver became known. " , Legion, its purpose and its work- j jlm Tobin- last Boston pitcher week averaeeu nom .-"wu a . Spaak unqualifiedly suppnrtci day. ing. to hurl a no-hitter, pitched a 2 to 0 victory against the Dodgers lied In former Prime Minister Winsto.i Churchill of Great Britfi.i in the proposal that western European governments combine their forces under a single command (WAR IN KOREA HITS B.C. COAL I at Braves' Field April 27, 1944. I Bickford's glittering perform-' onei enabled the- runner-uo some time. lie declined to elaborate. The objective is to eliminate all, leftist supporters from the citys labor force. The first step may be an order for the 1800 workers to take oaths pf Hemorrhage Death Cause Wedding Quick Tornado Kills Indians Parliament Is Being Recalled ' Braves to move to within five U VANCOUVER Shipping of j as a bulk against Russian aggres games of the pace-making Phila- British Columbia coal to Japan sion. ER ff - A 71-year- delDhia Phils who bowed 3 to I may be reduced because of high roi Edmonton and companions were tiunnM THm Minuter to the New York Giants. Only er freight charges. This :s feared by the trade according to state " Nice court here Indians! Clement Attlee yesterday sum- one man reacnea secuna oae. LCCAL TIDES " ' Sunday, August 13, 1950 CAtGARY ff Four ments Friday. Increase is ex- conspiring to effect moned Parliament, which recess- ; I A Jury-at a coroner's Inquest ' into the death August 7 of Mrs. j Mabel Lorena Kempster, who died at Oceanic, found she had ' met her death from an intra- peritoneal hemorrhage from a i contusion, the cause of which is niainprf hv the new rates effec ed ior tne summer oaney vwu D. Unnnlmn Hoarding Is Condemned marriage. ld Edmonton e'.rl tive since the outbreak of war in High 0:50 20.5 feet Korea. Japanese consumers, it! 13:42 18.8 feet to ooiH Vis.ro mtoit nrrler enal Low 7:23 2.3 feet weeks ago, to reconvene Sep tember 12 to deal with the prb Launching Soon fhe preliminary hear- The 6,000-ton ' from the eastern coast. 1 19:27 6.6 feet ' - Alex Ookey, !8 and his sister-in- GLASGOW lem cf Britain's defence. The .summons was announced after a lengthy cabinet meeting. Ai5. 24, of Hnnrv lid Gokcy Rave he- were instantly killed and seven injured Friday afternoon four miles outhwe3t of Morley by a freak cyclone on. Stcney Indian reserve. Dead are Mrs. Pc'.er Nancy Ear, 77, Mrs. Lazarus Dixen, B9, Virginia Ear, 5, and Rina Ear, eiebt months. Injured are Mrs. Alec Ear,. 32, Doris May Ear, 10, Barbara ar, 8, Doreen Ear, 3, Mrs. Noah' Ear and Lazarus Dixon. The disturbance covered an area of three square miles, de- passenger-car ferry being built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., of Clydeside, for the Canadian Pacific Railways' British Columbia coast service, is tn be named "Princess of Vancouver and ore "when he got MOSTLY VETS ARE ENLISTING unknown. The decision was OTTAWA ffl Officials of government, business organic- handed down alter .deliberation tions and consumer assocla- of evidence and was concurred ticn? joined today in condemn- in by Coroner M. JJl. Stephens. Ins panir-buyina: and hoarding Members of the jury were as 'selfish, exceedingly foolish, Peter Lien,, foreman, Dennis unpatriotis" ond harmful to the Mulroney, Otto Quast, Kenneth economy of the country. Nesbitt, R. W. Long and Erie There is no reason, the off I- Janes. Witnesses were Dr. Carl ciah sav, for hoarding or ex- F,' Reich, John Kempster, hus-cessive buying now. There Is band of deceased, Joseph Kipp no shrrtice of sunnlics and and Const. J. White. N Wcstmnn, who per- OTTAWA Fifty-five percent Nanaimo," according to a Lloyds nl th'-e who are prepared to List report The new vessel wi" serve the United Nations in the be able to carry 100 cars. It is wtemony, testifin-l Aias pi,Snrl the USlnC Odkpv'B nor.,,, KPU rAn.. ', ... mo'.ishlnii three nce.UDied and prmv overseas, including Korea, expected to be launcnea in &ep- . ' " lraeinea Mm- 0' . the girl and 1"" was a witness. three uncccupied lnaian log or In Canada are veterans of tember and to reach the Pacific houses. Persons In tents in the the second Great War. ' ' Coast next April. surrounding area escaped Injury ; : -r- ; - when their tents lifted from rjcCi 11 T fiP jimw TRIKF ' '" above them. Trees were re- KtbULI Ur ,- there is not Ikieiy to be unless there Is unreasonable buying.! Such buying tends to increase' prices, to cause hardship to manv and to affect adversely Mercy Flight To Alice Arm fAbSENGERS '"lver (tnrlnvl Mk: the rrnprnl lynnnmv of the ported uprooted. The dead were found scattered ever a 50-U. area. Nothing is remalninj A Queen Charlotte Airlines Wiillams, D. Ahl- count ry. " , Davis. Mr ov, ... ! . : chprter plane left here at 1:30' cf the home but the fioor Railways and Steamers To Suspend August 22 Boards and udoin Kow f- and W. Ttmper, "k' V. Miller. H T Coin's, C. Walker, Eirton p.m today to pick up an injured man at Clearwater Lake, five miles north of Torbrlt silver mine at Alice Arm. Name of the man and extent of his injuries was unknown when the call came, , . (ino In Fed MONTREAL The Railway Association of Can Soap Box Derby Rules Set Down houver (Ve?terHnv ada in a statement to the public today said that all sprvirps in Canada on the Canadian National Rail- ;Mrs. Wilson, K. 'hi D- Pt,rrv. T. Mrs. J. Grnhnm w- Tuppor, Mrs. A Woody, w c r BRUSSELS, Belgium B Crown Prince Baudoln, a bespectacled youth of nineteen, who is virtually a stranger In his own country, today became the ruler of the Belgians. H's father, King Leopold III, dropped to the role of king in name only. ' VJU" Nart. 'tlspit (yesterday)- "SZ on "sixth Avenue ways, Canadian Pacific Railway, Ontario Northland west, which will be a feature of Raiiway Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway, Laoofrun Railway and Napiervilte Junction brat.km, occupied the attention Railway may'.cl6as at 6 a.m. , of. the celebration committee at Tuesaay August 22 ' against the Canadian railways a meeting last night with Frea- . ' set for August 22, there was not nro rvmerat Secre- General ident II S Harrison in he chair. 3- A- Brass' today of & b(.eaJ Jn the The ages of entrains will be tary of the Association, stated deacUoCk between union ' and from ten to sixteen years. Maxi- that all passenger, freight, ex- management. ' (Or THE WtATHER Synopsis The weather Is expeced to re main sunny and warm thmuch-out the southern portion of British Columbia over the week-end. However some afternoon thunder storms will occur in the Okanagan and Kootenay Valley. Cloudy conditions will persist over the northern sections of the !kaHa QCA today)- r- Although Leopold remains king in name until Baudoin's twenty-first, birthday, September 7, 1951, his son is already king ln fact. . Defiant noises from both factions in the royal crisis punctuated the day's ceremonies right up to the moment that Baudoin, standnig nervously before the crimson and gold throne, took the oath. . mum wheel sue will be seven-, press, inland and coastal ship j Union leaders, representing f teen Inches in diameter. ! pin-? and ferry sendees of these 124 non-operating railway em-, r T,H'S ORBIT ctcr of enrt.h-. .,.,. " Ann t.an.. ,r oPtcrmln- The committee considered 1 railways, and their commum- j ployees,- yesterday rejected an adding a tug-of-war to the pro-J cations, will be brought to a appeal of the presidents of the gram. ' I standstill if the railway workers two major railroads. They ac- It was also decided to engage go cn strike. 1 i cused the companies of delay-the. Prince Rupert Shrine Band ; Mr. Brass said further that ing tactics tn the face of union to play during the day. the Railway Association of Can-1 demands made fourteen months MulsLteJL, .....v. ., I '..,,, m., ...-.il province. Slightly higher temperatures are expected tomorrow in the Cariboo and Prince George districts. Forecasts North Coast Ragion Cloudy, turning sunny this afternoon. Cloudy tonight and tomorrow. Little change ln temperature. Wind, light. Lows tonight and highs tomorrow At Port Hardy 50 and 65, Sandspit 50 and 60, Prince Rupert 50 and 65. Mrs. Newton, Mrs. S. Dickens , ada will keep shippers and the ago. The workers seek reduction and B. Kurdziel were named to public informed by advance the sports committee and T. G. notice of embargoes on perish- HAPPY HOLIDAY Wearnig a 10-gaUon hat, sandals, denim pants, gabardine shirt and a bright red cowboy neckerchief clasped with a silver steer's head pin, Viscount Alexander is enjoying a carefree holiday on Canada's west coast. He and his family are vacationing at Clarence Wallace's Silver Valley Lodge on the Pitt River, 24 miles east of Vancouver. (.CP Photo) FOOTBALL s "eenville vs. Prince Rupert . SATURDAY 7 P.M. of the 48-hour week to forty with no reduction in take-home pay and an hourly increase of 7'ic Bateman and Ken Laird were able and other traffic. . . i added to the dance committee , NO SIGN OF BREAK to assist August Wallin. . With -the country-wide strike