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Official Weatlier Forecast: decreasing cloudiness dur ing afternoon. Saturday: RATIONED FOODS Meat Coupon M31 now valid. Sugar or Preserves S5 now valid. Butter Coupon R5 now valid. m0imtT poudy over mountains, otherwise clear.

Thursday high 52, low 38. CLOUDY MArine 1161 1946 FOUNDED 188S if VOL. UC No. 210 PRICE 5. CENTS VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, FRID BY CARRIER S1.00 Per Month FINAL HOME EDITION flU 00 I.

rami ssoaims 6000 MORE MRS. BILL TURNELL WINS TRIP Cinderella Off To Holly wood When they came to tell her yesterday she had won the 'inderella trip to Hollywood, Mrs. Bill Turnell had just i tnished baking a batch of raisin tea buns. The knock sounded persistently on the door of her little three-room apartment in a lodging house at 341 Gore. So "Mom" Turnell, a neat, capable housewife, left the ivcn-fresh buns to cool on the table, and with her hands apron, came to answer the call.

"Mrs. Turnell?" she was asked by her guests, Jack Randall, manager of the Capitol Theatre, and a Vancouver Sun "eporter. "Why, yes." "Well, Mrs. Turnell, your letter nosed out 3000 others. A how would you like to get ready for a vacation to CANUCKS LAND Troops to Leave Country by May 5 By SAM SOUKI SdU1 to Tht Vancouver Sbb TEHRAN, April 5 (BUP) uci9 sni trm to King Objects To Labors rRough TaIkF day signed an agreement providing for establishment of a joint Russo-lranian oil comoanv and HALIFAX, April 5 (CP) More than 6000 Canadian servicemen arrived back home yesterday aboard the liners' lie De France from England and the Mataroa from the British West Indies.

Returning on the Mataroa from garrison duty in the Indies were 722 members of the Brockville Rifles and two companies of the Pictou Highlanders, comprising 313 men. The He De France carried more than 5000 servicemen, dependents and civilian evacuation of the Red army from Iran by May 5. was Bigueu ay rremier Ahmea Qavaffl and Soviet Ambassador Ivan Sadchikov less than 12 hours after the United Nations Security Council had temporarily ttf-vt 'v A I ollvwood?" IfYouMeanlt, You and I Part CCL Warned OTTAWA, April 5 (CP) Prime Minister Mackenzie uuaeu us oooks on iran complaint against Russia. The official Iranian announcement characterized the document as an "agreement" rather than a "treaty." The official interpreter had previously translated the word aa King in a fighting speech to day criticized officers of the treaty." The new agreement provides: Canadian Congress of Labor a "Goqdness gracious," said Mrs. Turnell, and her hands ttttered in excitement.

"So the teacup reader was right! tv wonderful!" i Between laughing and almost crying In elation, Mom P.plained she'd been to a teacup swami just for the fun of it If.st week, and the Gypsy had told she'd be lucky a week U-ter. Swami or no swaml, her guests assured her it was her liter's merit that had been her lucky star, and wasn't it nice? Mom agreed that it was indeed the nicest thing, and ouldn't her family be surprised? "You see," she laughed, "I kept it a secret that I'd Fatten it, and so they don't know anything about it at all." for rough language in a submission to the government, Mr. King took particular ob jection to the statement of the Congress that, the government had done nothing to prepare for the transition from war to 1 Agreement "in principle" to establish a Soviet-Iran joint oil company following election of a new Iranian parliament and removal from the books of a statute which prohibits Iranian officials from discussing oil. 2 Evacuation of Red Army forces within six weeks from March 24. 3 Recognition of the Azerbaijan autonomy problem as an internal matter which will be peace.

More Than 30,000 Get Vaccinated No let-up in Vancouver's smallpox vaccination parade is foreseen here today. With upwards of 30,000 Van-couverites already immunized at free health clinics, by private doctors, in schools and at industrial plants, the job of protecting the public against the disease which has taken a toll of six lives in Seattle, still goes ahead. Fourth air express shipment of vaccine reached the city today. loud of Her Family "If you mean that, you and I part company," he said pointing a linger at A. ii.

Jaosner, con Mom, who's so used to being gress president, and Pat Con solved by Iran on her own. guests asked about her and you could see, she Msi so proud, she didn't need fipuch prodding. roy, secretary-treasurer, who had The agreement provides that the oil company will be established within seven months from feller husband, an asbestos Insul- presented the brief. THREAT TO UNITY "The one thing that is threat or man at Burrard Shipyards, id her daughter and two sons, Soviets Rap U.S. Deals In Iceland MOSCOW, April 5 (BUP)-The Russian press charged today that American forces in Iceland, seeking permanent military bases contrary to treaty obligations, are buying up large tracts of land and advising sellers to keep quiet about the deals.

Moscow newspapers launched a campaign against American policy in Iceland and "Anglo-Saxon" policy in general around the world in the same editions reporting the United. Nations Security Council postponement of the Soviet-Iranian Issue until May 6. The government paper Izvestia quoted at length from Danish and Swedish newspapers attack ing alleged American attempts to dig in on Iceland and secure per-manent bases contrary to treaty provisions. Izvestia's observer said the U.S, command was quietly purchasing big tracts from Icelandic" farmers, offering them high prices ij they would keep quiet ening progress and unity today March 24. The seven-months period will enable Iran to hold new elections which may not be conducted, is this effort to stir up unneces id all been in the services.

Bill Sr, 59, had been overseas sary grievance and strife setting one section of the community under Iranian law, until all for against another section." DONT VACCINATE LEGS The Congress gave the Do While a few beauty-conscious minion government formal no girls are asking to have the vaccine injected in their legs to called that she says she wouldn't know any other name, came here with the family from Saskatoon five years ago. She's five feet, four inches, slender, with only a trace of iron grey showing in her hair, of which she isn't a bit ashamed. She loves knitting (with a family like hers you have to, she says), reads the newspaper from cover to cover (all except the funnies), and is a firm devotee of radio soap operas Perkins" and "Life Can Be She dotes on Strauss waltzes, "because they make me feel young again," and is famed for her baking, to which her guests readily attested. Her three-room suite is a cozy place, brightened up by a cage containing two love birds, named Maggie and Jiggs. tice it was seeking general wage increases and demanded aboli avoid any possible scarring of tion of the wartime wage con eign troops have left Iran DROP UN ACTION The agreement was announced by Premier Qavan after 48 hours of almost continuous negotiation with the Soviet Ambassador.

"This Soviet-Iranian agreement, as well as the withdrawal of troops from Iran, makes further r-ith the Forestry Corps; Joan, jj. had been with the CWAC; pill Jr, 23, had come back with lie Saskatoon Light Infantry; Spd Bob, 25, had been with the fj.incess Louise Fusiliers. liA third son, Ernie, 18, had Bayed home to keep her com-3ny. Though her guests insisted It gas she who was the celebrity, j.Iom modestly quietened them With a taste of her fresh buns, end went on to say, wasn't it their arms, health authorities are advising against this. trol order with continued price controls.

"People walk around on their legs. They can rest their arms," In the brief the Congress said it "reserves the right to protect Dr. Stewart Murray, senior medi TOGGED OUT IN NEW FINERY for her week's "Vacation from Marriage," Mrs. Bill Turnell, 341 Gore, contest winner, waves goodby as she leaves for her Hollywood holiday, via United' Air Lines plane this afternoon. Sea Page 15 for two other pictures of Mrs.

Turnell. LUCKY WIFE Wl LI-HAVE LAVISH WHIRL the living standards of the workers of Canada and their famil cal health officer, pointed out. Dr. Murray also advocates that United Nations discussion May 6 unnecessary," Qavam said. people going to be vaccinated ies, as well as of the Canadian Dublic.

by whatever means it It was not immediately indi cated whethe the Security Coun. and her daughter Joan had been married three weeks should be in good health and free from severe oids or influenza. MASS VACCINATION cil action ore Iran had affected many find necessary to use." wide' The congress also asked action on housing, increased unemploy the course of negotiations here. The composition of the joint Among the industrial plants that conducted mass vaccination, Soviet-Iran oil company was not "That name certainly suits them," she says. "You never saw a couple fight together so ment insurance, a broad program 'Hollywood of a Time' Awaits Winner Of Vacation From Marriage Contest immediately announced but Russia had proposed that she hold of social Insurances, revision of much." Thursday, was the United Distillers, Marpole, where 600 employees of the- big plant were treated.

Another cage contains a little a 51 percent stock interest and Lf'And what a lucky day this I'V," she exclaimed sweetly," Bob called to say he got a job hday as a truck hauler. And ijw this." She slipped in the remark that ftmng Ernie was studying to be mechanic, and then was jodded into confessing, shyly, a tle about herself. Iran 49 percent. The corpora By RAY GARDNER 1 Vancouver San Stiff Writrr yellow-and-brown canary, Perky, and she let him out of the cage and showed how the impudent tion would exploit the ou re A circularization of the staff resulted in 100 percent response. Vaccine was supplied through HOLLYWOOD," April 5.

When Mrs. Minnie Turnell fellow would eat tea buns out of comes here for her Vacation from Marriage I can promise her fingers. the Metropolitan Health Committee, but the company paid the cost of living index, establishment of a permanent bureau of standards to protect consumers, and a peacetime national labor code with terms more favorable to labor than those of the wartime code. The conference was attended by more than 200 members of CCL unions. Before Mr.

King spoke, Mr. Mitchell had expressed disagreement with the stand taken by the Congress. Labor she'll have one Hollywood of a. time, other expenses, and employed a She'll do just about, every things Whirlwind Shopping Spree private doctor. Alaska Strike Cuts Shipping SEATTLE, April 5 (BUP) Alaska shipping activities were reduced sharply today pending settlement of a longshoremen's strike on which negotiations are being conducted in Ketchikan, steamship officials in Seattle said The S.S.

Tongass of the Alaska transportation line in her berth and will not be loaded until a settlement has been made, officials said. Spokesmen for the. Alaska, Steamship Company said the scheduled run of the S.S. Cordova to Alaska has also been stopped. A new schedule of hours for the free public clinics will be there is to do in pictureville except play the lead in "Forever Amber." If she gets an agent, "Well, there were photographs Boom! City announced Saturday for next week, Dr.

Murray said. sources of northern Iran. AZERBAIJAN STATUS Qavam disclosed in a statement to the United Press that the new treaty does not cover Azerbaijan since this is regarded as an internal affair of Iran. He implied, however, that Iran would take steps to Increase the autonomy of Azerbaijan within the framework of the Iranian constituation. Qavan disclosed in a state-hls office in the early morning hours.

His red-rimmed eyes were almost closed behind his habitual dark glasses. maybe she can even do that. Everyone I've talked to here Will Be 60 boards had granted in full 83 thinks the Vancouver Sun's con TRIAL STIRS ITALY and more photographs, and soon Mom got used to having the flashbulbs popping at her every pose. "Do you think," she asked gaily of Sun Photographer Art Jones, "those Hollywood people could use an extra woman with ex percent of applications for wage increases and had given partial approval to nine percent. test was a splendid idea and they all want to get into the act and entertain her.

Saturday Mr. Ilsley 3aid Canada had no intention of abandoning price Several of us got together yesterday and arranged a really lavish production, with every Vancouver will noisily pro control. claim her sixtieth birthday to perience at moving in front of 7 Shot Him To Defend Women' thing but technicolor. morrow. Shell visit the movie studios, meet dozens of stars and supporting players, lunch at the The nine o'clock gun will be fired at noon, giving the signal the Mr.

Jones assured her that on her jaunt to the Brown Derby, or the Trocadero, within the next week, a producer at the next table would be sure to offer her Victorian Drowns In Trawler Wreck Special Th Vineuver gun to a chorus of whistles from men iau iu veil uic guuu to daughter, Joan, who in a suite upstairs with her upwlywed husband, Jim McAdie, ft'ii both joined in a trip to amous Cloak and Suit to Mom a travelling ensemble, i Well, you never saw a woman fitted from head to toe so "sickly. "Don't tell my husband," Mom siid. "He'd never believe it." In five minutes flat she chose a steel grey sport suit (size 18), trimmed with what Saleslady Wat tie Beesley said was "black hammerhead." It took her 10 minutes to select a pair of open-toe black shoes (size VA); she lingered 20 minutes before selecting a jaunty French-style chapeau; 10 minutes for a pink silk crepe blouse; and 5 minutes for a Mick handbag with tortoise shell cksp. As she whirled about in front of the mirror she kept saying, "Pinch me, Joan, and tell me I'm Jjot on a second honeymoon." Joan obliged, and they both laughed over that boats in the harbor and indus famous Brown Derby, have tea at a movie star's home, see at least one big NBC broadcast, and attend a world premiere. UCLUELET, April 5.

Jack mi contract. tries along the waterfront. Steele, 1630 McRae Avenue, Vic ROME, April 5 (AP) Two thousand screaming women broke through police barriers Thursday in efforts to kiss the hand of Lidia Carillo when she went on trial for the slaying of a British Army captain whom she Acting Mayor Charles E. toria, is missing and two others were rescued following the Thompson hastily made arrange GOVT WOULD LIST UNNEEDED BUILDING By THOMAS WAYLING Vancouver Sib OtUm Burns OTTAWA, April 5. Reconstruction Minister Howe today told, the executive of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities that if they will list the building projects they consider non-essential he will Issue an order across Canada prohibiting such buildings.

The Federation declared it is All that and something more. BOB HOPE PARTY For I think the academy award "Go on," she said. "You're Just kidding. Which statement might have been a prediction of the kidding she got from her men folks when she was escorted home, to pre ments with industrial and har wreck of the steam trawler Kyac bor officials this morning after winner on her program is the on Kelp Reef, one mile from the mouth of Ucluelet Harbor, about said she killed "to defend Italian he received a suggestion that women." event we have lined up for Sunday afternoon when I and a pare for the presentation at the 8:40 p.m. Thursday.

Rescued were Fitzgerald Horn Capitol Theatre. Batteries of floodlights and motion picture cameras centred some civic notice be taken of Vancouver's actual diamond castle of Victoria, owner of the young man namea 10m Jones, a nress agent, will escort her to When her husband got home attention on Lidia, current hero boat, and Mike Mihaychuk of from work at 5:30 p.m., Mom jubilee. ine of the Italian press. She told Port Alberni. a charity garden party at tne home of Mr.

and Mrs. Robert greeted him with, "Bill! Guess how she had discovered the cap Tomorrow lusty announcement will serve as a harbinger the proper and definite function tain was married and that he Greek Regent Please Turn to Parje Two See "Hollywood Tour. had "tired of me and had fallen for the widely advertised celebrations this summer. in love with another woman." Hollywood Wedding For Bartholomew Two English boroughs have cabled their to "I would have killed him Von the spot," she said, when he "told me that Italian women had no right to pretend anything was Vancouver. Hope.

He's the big toothpaste This is' billed in all the society pages as the social event of the season. It is an invitational affair with no outsiders allowed. We are to be the sole exceptions. I have already sent my suit out to be pressed and my teeth to be cleaned. Tomorrow, naturally, I will have to stay in and curl up with a book, a glass of beer and a pretzel.

Everyone but the Metro lion They are Kings Lynn, where -LAS VEGAS, Nev, April 5 (AP) There will be no elopement for Freddie Bartholomew, 22, British-born actor, and his twice-married fiancee, Maely owed them." Capt. George Vancouver was Quits Office ATHENS, April 5 (Reuters), Archbishop Damaskinos, Regent of Greece, has catied his resignation to King George II of Greece, at present in exile In Britain, The resignation was in accordance with an earlier pledge by the regent that he would resign immediately after Sunday's The court heard an extract born, and Richmond, where he from her letter which said: is buried. Daniele. will wait for you tonight. It will be the most beautiful night of Mayor Comett's office has also His aunt, Millicent Bartholo received cables from Canada's mew, intervened at the last min our lives." ute, and succeeded.

Instead an Weeping, she rose and cried: new governor-general, Field Marshal Viscount Alexander, and W. will be there. elaborate Hollywood wedding "Enough! Enough!" A. McAdam, British Columbia's STARS PATRONS two months hence. The bride-to be agreed.

"I shot him," she said, "not only to vindicate my own name agent general in London. Among the patrons and patron but to defend Italian women." essesthe billing they get in the society pages are Mr. and Mrs. of the Dominion government to assume the responsibility for deciding what is non-essential construction. The executive later advised Mr.

Howe it will give full support to any such order the Federal government enacts. The federation executive also urged the continuation of subsidies on basic foodstuffs, particularly the two cents a quart subsidy on milk. Its removal would fall on the small wage earner who was raising a family of small children. Finance Minister J. L.

Ilsley said no decision has been reached on the government policy on subsidies. 1 The federation also suggested the special three-cent gasoline tax imposed by the federal government should when abandoned by Ottawa be transferred to the municipalities for streets and highways. The federation urged the federal government to pay taxes on crown properties, to assume responsibility for employment relief, to divide with the municipalities the fines collected in prosecutions launched by the Wartime Prices and Trade Board and compulsory daylight saving. BORN WITH SILVER SPOONS Please Turn to Page Two See "Cinderella." Here's Letter That Won 7 Days in Hollywood The winning letter of the "Vacation From Marriage" Contest chosen by the judges for its sincerity, was written by Mrs. Bill Turnell, 341 Gore, as follows: "What a wonderful question a all alone.

"I have been married 27 years, 'ever since I was 18 years old. I have brought up three boys and one daughter. 'Two of my boys went to war in 1939, my husband in 1940, and my daughter in 1941. "I thought then that my family was grown up. But now I find they have come back from the wars, home to me again.

And their problems beset me harder than when they were younger. They still look to mother to solve them. "Can you imagine, when one is 45, and when you should be settling down to a quiet time, how it is to have life start all over again? "I've often dreamed what it would be like to go away alone and be in a hotel and, for a while, worry about nobody else. There would be nobody to say, "Mom, how about making my couch and 'Mom, what have you in the "And, best of all, there would be no lunches to fix in the morning. "Much as I love my family, and, best of all, my husband, it would be a glorious rest and memory, the memory of Bing Crosby and the rest of the glamorous movie stars as far away from my little world.

"If I had a holiday like that, even only for a week, I could remember It with sweetness for the rest of my life." "Yours sincerely, Minnie Turnell." Atom Bomb Test To Be Made July 1 NEW YORK, April 5 (BUP) British Women Get Frills Again LONDON, April 5 (CP) British women appreciatively received today a Board of Trade's order relaxing austerity regulations. Bows and ribbons once more will be permitted on undies and nightgowns. Col. William R. Blanchard, Weekend Likely Cloudy but Dry commander of the 509th compos Following this morning's occasional showers, Vancouver is ite group which will make the joint Army-Navy atomic bomb test, said today that the test will be made July 1 and that only one atomic bomb will be in for a fairly good weekend, the Jubilee Stork Derby In Vancouver Tomorrow Vancouver's Stork Derby starts midnight tonight and will end midnight All babies born within the corporate limits of Vancouver April 6 the sixtieth birthday of Vancouver will be given a sterling silver spoon with Vancouver's skyline carved in miniature on the handle, from the Diamond Jubilee Committee.

The silver spoons will be awarded to the mothers at a luncheon in Hotel Vancouver, July L. M. Dryden, chairman of the women's committee for the Diamond Jubilee, announced. April 6, 1886, was the day that the charter incorporating Vancouver was signed. forecasters believe.

dropped. Saturday it may be cloudy over the mountains but clear over the city. Yesterday and this morning Vaccinated-But Not Against Divorce BELLINGHAM, Wash, April 5 (AP) Mrs. Geraldine Clearwater, in a divorce action in Superior Court, charged that her husband, Glen, had hit her new smallpox vaccination "without any reason." April 22 Gov't Holiday VICTORIA, April 5 (CP)- it was cloudy over most of the province, with no rain except The B.C. Government has proclaimed Easter Monday, April 22, along the coast.

Mayor J. W. Cornett of Van It was generally mild through couver, President of the Associa' tion, headed the delegation. a holiday for provincial govern meat employees. out the interior..

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