Columbia Automobile ... uma(a1 it.- it'll I nSK IlIUTllICldl I.IUI1 TV . - Works Minister Herbert t,,u miiph mnnev has ct aside for maintenance hways in the Prince Ru- ... J Am Innitis 11 c4 notion was passed during :ing ot the local associa- night after discussion proved the members y in agreement with a nee Rupert Highway, hers 'cored the lack ot i road equipment and scornful reference to the and bulLIazcr now In this or a a 'antiquated o small." dent J. Harry Black re- ; that, w :h the exception I cgram from Hon. E. T. j y, min 3ter of lands and tiatlpt that In connec- ' ith the Prince Rupert y he had but one con-he bc;t interests of the r- pc ?le he had had no from Victoria regarding i: rerm.'.g the provincial ser.. i siand that the fed- bullt scions of the high- all remain federal res- ably we wlli get a reply 1 r --rtm U U,t lattAf Via tted. ' . r i rKiHirirn 1111 nt t It by himself and 'af'.m members to the -de at Kwlntl.a, which he as aouut ouu reei long anu t deep. He assured the ? that trestles could be VMIn. (V.. .... -1 :r.d thus permanentlj t !he danger of the road tied by snowslldcs at 3Llt is ol land wiilch Jut out he Skeena river in the on make construction i a iresue. ana later an taient, feasible, he sal 3 ay Rapids i Improved sDrovement in the Prince -Galloway Rapids section 'oad was noted, members "fl although all agreed Pr'ir to recent grading ons, its condition had -.'so than they had beer. cd by a letter from Hon. o or 20 miles an hour iwe ntovrr lr,e road at that Jnd I defy anyone with iwi ior a car to drive mile; an hour," Fire H-T U :k aborted, mfflim moved l0 draw 0 lllsntl. -""in ii in iiiv nun. nd the C'itv I'niinrrr ii. "'"" of certain rllv notably Third Avenue, "Mains an increasing: r f not holes licr irtent Black lolrt mt.. ut the local Z 7' "embers and that a organized an-!5e Whv Wi rnn't l,ov nen WC would havp n vnW Iy,'uu8 to be heard at wnounccd that th. nn. "wrfnin fr i ()Mr" 01 which went to J Ration the first cci$ ,hcaftcr, The C EMrteri of "uune Association. March 17, 1946 1 23 13:30 7:25 19:43 20.8 feet 21.3 feet 4.0 feet' 2.8 feet MERCY FLIGHT FOR PRIESTS ' Royal Air Force Headed Into Par North with Supplies OTTAWA-n R.C.A.F. plane is flying Into the Arctic from Ottawa with supplies for 12 Ob-blate Fathers at the far northern posts of Pelly Bay, Repulse Bay and Igloolik. The priests are reported to be starving because of the failure of supplies to reach them. The R.C.A.F. plane which will refuel at Churchill, will drop food to the priests. Big Blast In Berlin Three Hundred Dead and Injured in Kiplosion of Ammunition Dump BERLIN Three explosions shattered a Red Army military installation In central Berlin, leaving In Its wake an estimated ! 300 dead and and wounded. One German policeman who was near the scene of the first blast believes that a Red Army ammunition dump blew up. The building that went up was the Alexander Kaserne. There was no immediate estimate of the number of dead among the casualties. Tha shattered .building is In midtown Berlin and was occupied as headquarters ot the Russian military and German civl-ian police: . At least. one .German police man Is known to have been killed and authorities said that there werp -probably more fatalities. One hospital reported that 100 of the casualties were seriously Injured. Many of the casualties were pcrsoas llvlnj in the neighborhood or traversing streets. The explosions spread debris over an area of several blocks. The original blast rocked the entire area around the building which Is in the Russian sector of the city. Numerous bomb ruins in the region were tumbled by the explosion. Red Army soldiers and German police cordoned off the area and emergency aid stations were established. MAY TIE UP UNION FLEET Kngineers of Thai Steamship Company Demanding Increase Matching That Given C. V. andCN. Men VANCOUVER, - Dennis Heard, business wgent for District No. 4, National Association, Marine Engineers. .said last nl?hr that members had voted to strike next Friday if a favorable National War Labor Board decision on their application for Increased nay is not handed down immediately. Thirty-five engineers are involved and 12 ships affected. The strike would tie up the coastal fleet of Union Steamships Ltd. whose engineers want a raise of $12.48 per month which was given Canadian National and Canadian Pacific engineers last December 5. Heat d sale! that engineers of all three companies made application for the increase at the same U-nc but Union Steamships had pleaded inability to pay. ERIC A M TPAIKIPh r HIKIFF W OFF TH M A MfUIIDI A 'NATION CAIIFI) FblOIIS SII,v..... . Inn,.. u D.C fPIM r.r.nl nnrr f Marshall ny Ilia I ft , ' uv,,4'" vtv - l!ioni .... " Chinese nrmv nf nrafl Aitiitrlmn.lrainr-d a ...ij xi i w v "-" " hc oWi'" w.cmbarkln fr Manchuria where the situ- z "Hifral -"ciiiciy critical, in a press vu-Cll'lw m Includi Sha" ),eat,ed for strong American support t,drinni,- ls;.malcrial and presumably financial assist- '0naI'st an,i " in d of ils efforts to establish unity between Communist forces. Nicholl, representing the Cana dian Legion; August Wallin, Trades and Labor Council; Alderman Robert McKay, employ ers; J. R. Blakey, employees; and J. C. Gilkcr, employers. Mr. Whiting is ex-of flcio on the HERFOnD, Germany -Field "- J , , , tec will be to keep posted on Marshal Walthcr von Model, who lias been hunted since his army was crushed in the Ruhr trap a year ago. took his own life with a revolver April 21, 1945, British intelligence officers said Friday. Thcjf said that he feared, If he surrendered himself to the western Allies, he would be turned over to the Russians as a war criminal. Von Model, wlift was a group commander on the Russian front prior to being transferred to the western front, was among German officers accused by Russia of being responsible for the deaths of 577,000 persons in concentration camps in Latvia and the deportation of 175.C00 others as slave laborers. The accusations were contained in a report last April by a Soviet investigating committee. MUST ASSIST AIR TRAVEL Time Will Conic When .Municipalities Will Need Provincial Help o7i Landing Facilities VICTORIA !' W. T. Stralth, Coalition, Victoria, said during a budget debate speech Thursday that, while aviation came under the Jurisdiction of the Dominion government, the provincial government, to meet rapid growth of pleasure travel In privately-owned aircraft, the provincial government must be prepared for the day when assistance would be given municipalities in construction of air fields and air strips'. employment conditions in the district and to keep the federal Department of Labor advised of them. Minutes of the committee's meeting will be forwarded to the Labor Department. Secretary of the committee is II. J. Whiffin of the local employment service. Meetings will be held twice a month. Co-operation wlii be extended to the local Citizens Rchablll- Ifatlon Committee hi regard to t AM RED TUf tAD3i NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COUIBHAStYeWS PRPEIt ... f J ft r f PAone "Mil rnone TAXI TAXI r.n f! MpINTYRE 537 - - J. KAorciv Stand: Hupert Tobacco Store (across from Ormes) DAY and NIGHT SERVICE DAy AND NIGHT SERVICE Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific P.ort Bill and Ken Ncsbitt Y). 9, V) A V. NO. 04. PRINCE RUPERT, 1 B.C., SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1946 rniiti fivii IUIIO t ,V : ' ' ' ZANSCOMB ROAD UUUD MUNtY IU WinmWakes B Back Nothinq ng He Said re nupt'- uw"w' w NEW PEACE USE FOR WEAPONS OF WAR- The Canadian Army famous universal carriers on which thousands of men were taught the principles of mechanical -warfare are off on a new adventure transporting men and Materials In quest of fold in the rich Noranda fields. Photo shows carriers being loaded, at the army mechanization depot at Yarmouth, Ont, for shipment to gold mines at Rouyn. FIRE AT AIRPORT Damage of $1,500,000 Done At Torbay Air Base in Newfoundland.,, . ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland Oi A large hangar and four United States Army planes were destroyed by fire at Torbay airport today, damage being estimated at $1,500,000. Firemen and service personnel fought the flames for hours, shifting gasoline trucks from the danger area and preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings. NAZI TOOK OWN LIFE Fate of Field Marshal von Model Is Disclosed After a Year REVIVAL EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE WILL GIVE LINK WITH LABOR DEPT. Prince Rupert's local Employment Advisory Committee, inactive since 1943, has -become active again. According to Unemployment Insurance Representative. VVWniting, this citaenMmitWwiil tie IT direct link with the federal Department of Labor regarding local conditions. High on its schedule of plans j ScriOUS Charges will be an effort to See that large employment orders in the lj - I I northern part of the province ( OSw LlflK arc filled by workers drawn from the Prince Rupert district, rather than from Vancouver. At its re-organlzatlon meeting last night, the six-man committee appointed J. S. Wilson chair man. Other members are: James To Moscow L.P.r. Member Alleged to Have Been Important key Man in Espionage Bine OTTAWA (Cfc Speaking yesterday in Parliament of the second interim report of the Royal Commission on espionage activity in Canada, Prime Minister Mackenzie King indicated that Fred Rose, Labor-Progres-jlvc member for Montreal-Car-tier, who is now charged with conspiracy and violation of the making a survey of opportunities . have, been a serious matter 11 in this district for servicemen. I there had been failure in making The matter of apprenticeship , tne arrest, will also be studied by the com- j Boyer Is alleged to have said mlttce as will that of civic cm- L.that he had given out sufficient ploymcnt. information about "RDX" to 1 make it a simple matter for Ketchikan Basketball Men Lose; Girls Win Prince Kuperl Loses to Metlakatla Again Women Have ICasy Victories KETCHIKAN Prince Rupert again lost to New Metlakatla in the second of a series of basketball games here last night, the score after fairly close play throughout being 53 to 17. The Prince Rupert gills made a much better showing in two games against Ketchikan, winning the first 21 to 13 and the second 30 to 5. Teams and supporters are due home in Prince Rupert about 5 p.m. Sunday. capable scientists to perfect the new explosive. Rose, declared, after his arraignment in Montreal that he was Innocent and would fight the 'case to the end. Meanwhile, the Royal- Commission has said that It has not yct( been able to complete the evidence relating to five men still held incommunicado in custody but hoped" to be able to do so shortly., The Commission's report yesterday, before it became known how the four addttkfal men placed under arrest would be charged, made notation on copies of the report released to the press that "appropriate action has been taken on the basis of the report." WASHINGTON MONUMENT The Washington monument, 555 feet high, Ls the tallest masonry structure In the world. -ATHLONES FAREWELLED OTTAWA Prior to their departure (or Britain today, formal farewell was said in both Houses of Parliament yesterday to the retiring Governor-General, the Earl of Athlone. U.S. SPY RING WASHINGTON There are reports that a .big" espionage " storyyis"about 'id break In the United States. "The case will be even more sensational than the Canadian one," it is said, CIIL0RINATI0.N ENDS VANCOUVER The Greater Vancouver District Water Board has decided that chlori-nation will end in Vancouver .March 31. IS CRITICAL OF CHURCHILL VICTORIA. Speaking in the budget debate .in the Legislature yesterday, A. J. Turner, C.C.F. member for Vancouver East, criticized Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill for addintr explosive material to a Official Secrets Act, had acted very dangerous world situation. as intermediary between Dr. Raymond Boycr of McGill University and Soviet Russia in the "I have said many times that Mr. Churchill was in his placo as leader during the war period transmission of secrets relative ; but would be out or place as to the new super-explosive j eadcr In peacetime," said Tur-known as "RDX." He had ob- ncr. Mr Churchill' has not the talned the information and sent I g00d sense and judgment to it on to Russia. j lcavc tnc handling of the ex- Actions ot Boycr had resulted i tremely delicate and difficult entirely from the activities of i situation to the elected govcrn- Rose, said the Prime Minister. ; ments." It lsnot only in order to make j the arrest of Rose but it would INCREASE IN RADIO-HOURS Churchill Withdraws Nothing; Denies Military Alliance Plan; Job for UNO Security Council I PRESIDENT IS NOT ALARMED Expresses Belief That Difficulties Among Former Allies Will Be Worked Out WASHINGTON President Truman indicated at Washington yesterday that he is not alarmed over developments or. the international scene. At his ; news conference, Mr. Truman . also expressed confidence that the difficulties among former al-, lies will be worked cut. The president steered clear of comment on charges against Winston Churchill by Generalissimo Stalin: Bulletins Important changes in the! schedule of CFPR, station of the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora tion In Prince Rupert, effective tomorrow, are, announced by Clarence Insulander, manager of the station. The hours of the station are being Increased and there will be fuller network ser vice although there arc certain programs, however, that cannot be broadcast from here as yet. It has long been the desire of the Corporation to send complete network service to Prince Rupert. Many of the popular programs of local origin will be continued and the policy of the station in respect 'to special events broadcasts will remain the same. Henceforth CFPR will be on the air from 7:30 a.m. to 12 midnight weekdays, and from 8:30 a.m. to midnight Sundays. Heretofore the station has been on the air from 7:30 to 2 p.m. and from 4 to 11 p.m. weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Speaks of Failure of Russians to. Evacuate Iran and Soviet Pressure On Turkey NEW YORK (CP) In his speeciV Friday fttaWf' City of New York dinner in the Waldorf Astoria, 1 Winston Churchill declared that he did not withdraw or modify any statement that he made in Ful- . ton, Missouri, on March 5. The I ormer British Prime Minister said, however, that he had never proposed Iranian Question Soviet Defied Coming up Before UNO Security Council-United States Pledges Support OEHRAN, m Iranian War Minister Ahmed! said yesterday that the Shah ot Iran- plans to present the Iranian question again to the United Nations sec urity council which will meet In New York City later this month. General Ahmedl however, de nied that he had said that the Iranian army was "ready to fight to the last man If Russian troops move toward Tehran from Karaj, 20 miles northwest ot Tehran, where tralnloads of troops and ammunition are ar riving nightly. . Ahmedl was re ported to. have, said: "Iran has tlvmv ibcworkl jrij r ipciX ful nation but. If Russia commits an overt act, not only every soldier but every boy and girl In the streets will light to defend their capital." This report was made amid j reports of increasing Russian troop movements in Iran with one column moving southward toward the Turkaii frontier. Tralnloads of Russian troops and ammunition are also reported moving toward Kurdestan. While the United States ambassador to Tehran was stating that Iran's course would be defended by the United States, assurances were also being made in official Washington that the United States would stand firm with Iran and Turkey against any aggressive action against them. R.C.A.F. OPENS NAZI TRIAL German Marine Charged With Shooting Canadian Airman After His Hands Were Up AURICH, Germany Oi The Royal Canadian Air Force Friday opened Its war crimes trial of Germans charged with killing or injuring Royal Canadian A to PAMfl crtn nro r t rt'n Qttf? I Neitz also pleaded innocent to an alternative charge of wounding. Roman in 1944 after the Canadian had parachuted from his blazing bomber following a raid on Wilhemshaven. Two other cases Involving mur der of two Canadian airmen while prisoners of war arc sched uled for hearing. Roman testified that Uie Ger- an Anglo-American military Al liance. He said that he only asked for the free, voluntary fraternal association between the two countries. He said that he has no doubt but that such an Anglo-American association will come to pass. Churchill said no treaty was needed to express the natural affinities and friendships which arise; in fraternal associations. The dinner at which Chur chill spoke climaxed an all-day-reception for him In New York City. Before his speech, the New York Hotel at which Churchill Is staying was picketed by about 20 men and women carrying anti-Churchill placards. In his speech, Churchill declared that the security council ' of the United Nations should thrash out the failure of the Soviet Union to evacuate .Iran. He said the council should pro noiince Judgment iOahDa kdaTfelfcsvq,Je'iti6nltKcSs?a per sists In putting pressure on Turkey. Other speakers at the banquet, presided over by the mayor, included Governor Thomas E. Dewey and Ambassador J. G. Winant. Both paid high personal tribute to the former British Prime Minister. So great was ,the ovation given to Mr. Churchill as he rose to . speak that it was a few minutes before he could get started. MAKES PLEA FOR INDIANS C.C.F. Member for Ominccu Heard on Their Behalf in Legislature m VICTORIA, f" E. F. Rowland, C.C.F. Member for Omineca, while recognizing that Indian affairs came under Dominion Jurisdiction, said British Columbia could do a great deal to arouse public interest to obtain better living conditions for Indians. He said' that acts of discrimination were allowed to pass unnoticed and "Indians had been given little or nothing in return for their hunting and trapping grounds that had been ken from them the first defendant, German j Marine Johann Neitz. pleaded Innocent to a charge of shoot- mg fiymg unicer jtuaoipu vu- man of Winnipeg with Intent to kill. GOERING NO ART LOOTER Vehemently Denies at Least One Charge Hitler Took the Pick of Treasures From Him NUERNBERG O Angry' Hcr,- man Goering Friday denied "to the international military', tribunal that he was the looter of Europe's art galleries. He 'de- nil vtiA tVtnt Iia Unrl a Ifl IVtH nil man marine a ter takl him he recelvfd and wa ..cneat-CQ prisoner, had old him to put up his hands and then shot him twice through the body. Roman identified Neitz as the Marine. Weather Forecast Prince Rupert Cloudy with scattered showers, becoming continuous rain near midnight. Maximum temperature today 43, minimum tonight 37". Winds moderate, increasing to strons southeasterly tonight. Sunday: cloudy with scattered showers, winds moderate to fresh In many deals. He testified that Adolf Hitler made him produce photostatic copies of all' con flscatcd art objects Jewish own- ers of which had fled. Hitler took first choice for the museum he planned at Llnz, he said, and left him only "seconds." (Gcorlng) Gocring, who has trcciy admitted many prosecution statements concerning his part. In Nazi Germany's aggressions, showed indignation at French charges of his part In rifling of Europe's art treasures. 1 J