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VOL. XLVIII, No. 96

SPEC ES EDN AERTS

ts RAT ON AL PTL et
SER a ees

‘Telephone 6767

 

A vigorous young. career

politician who has yet to
Lace his first election cam-

paign: as a political candi-
late. -today leads the’ Lib-

limbta,
‘He is Ray Perrault, 33-year-old
ative of Vancouver who for the

“He was elected leader ‘at the
arty's provincial convention
‘Saturday, - Succeeding Arthur
Laing, 54, who stepped aside af-
ter, SiX years in office.

‘The convention put Mr. Per-
rault. Into office with a 494-to-
- 162 decision over George Gregory,
42-year-old Victoria City MLA
who leads the three-man group
sitting. in the: 52- “Seat B.C. ‘legis-
lature.. ea:
. SELF- DESIGNED: BLUEPRINT

It also gave the bachelor lead-
got a blyoprint.. that owas: largely:
This own “design, . particularly’ in
“4ts ‘call for the ' Liberals - to pro-
mote . employee ' ‘profit-sharing
and co-ownership as.a founda-
tion for a lasting and equitable
solution to labor-management
strikes.

Youth. killed
in collision
at Kitimat

A {7-year old Kitimat pedes-
trian was killed instantly Sat-
urday night when he was in
cdllision with a car in the alum-
inum smelter city, RCMP at
Prince Rupert sub-division re-
ported today.

Bined was Edward David Mit-
chell, who was struck by a car
dtkven by, William Arthur Camp-
bets 45, also of Kitimat, at
nbout 30:15 Saturday night.

Campbell was Jater arrested,
charged with driving while his
ability was Impaired by alcohol
and , released on bail,

an Groner Is, Donald Forward of
Kibloat was scheduled to hotd
an Inquest Into Mitchell's death
todny.

ee cree eee a Re

WANCOUVER (CP) —

ral party in British Co-||

St'year has been ‘executive-sec-

 

 

 
 
  
   
 

 
 
 
 
 

JOHN MUST.
. To provincial finals. .

“John Must
tops area

in JC finals

‘John Must of Prince Ru-
pert Junior Chamber. of
Commerce captured”. the
North Coast-Skeena- dis-
trict effective. speakin
finals over the weekend at}

 
  
 
 
   
   
  

of ‘Commerce congress)”
held here over the week-
end.

In taking the district honors,

Mr. Must eliminated Ronald
Lemke of the Kitimat Junior
Chamber. Subject for the con-

test was “Education, Key to a
Greater Canada.” There was no
contestant from: Terrace Junior
Chamber.

Mr. Must will now travel to
Nelson for the provincial finals
to be held during the British Co-
lumbia convention of the Junior
Chamber June 4,5 and 6. If suc-
cessful there he will compete in

the western Canada finals in

Edmonton, June 7.

FINALS IN HAMILTON
National effective speaking

finals are to be held in Hamilton,
Ontario during the National Con-
vention at the end of June.

Judges of the district competi-
tion were, Alan Hartwig and R.
R. Whitely. both of Prince Ru-
pert and R,D, Thompson of Kiti-
mat. FE, Dowdle of Prince Ru-
pert was chairman,

Mr, Must was presented with a
trophy donated by the Prince
Rupert Junior Chamber of Com-
merce by R. R. Whitely, district
president, during the Sunday
CONBTESS June heon,

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City man fined $35

for "suicide

Avelly man, Reml Pleard, 38,
of 686 ‘Third Avenue West was
finad. $86, costs or dn default
of payment dentenced to 21 days
in Jail when he plended guilty
pefore Maghatrata B, TT. Apple
whalte In ity polfea court this
morning to a charge of attompt-
ing sulcide,

Pleared waa charged after he
wos found trying to hang him-
self in the etly jail. We had boon
pnoked con oan ,tIntoxteation
CpaArga,

MAID Wn potion court Lois morn.
ing, Danlol Joseph of Prince
Rupert pleaded guilty to a
charge of operating a boat Inia
manner dangerovsa to others and
Wis fined MOH, vost or in dofault

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of prymont sentonced to 10 days
in Jad.

The courb wys told that Jo-
soplv’s vessel collidod with a bont
owned by Joshua MeKny causfng
considerable damage,

Clifton HW, Borge of 728 Fraser

Btreot was romnanded for trial
wnbll May 27 on a charge of
obstructing a polico officer in
the execution of his duties,

Borge was vlso remanded until
August 27 on a charge of une
lawfully having Uquor for sule,

Jacob Borgen, 20, and Bone
Jamin Bergen, 25, of 1860 Bloven-
th Avonuc Bast, wore anch fined
$35 and costa for speadihg, Tha
puly wero caught roing thotr|
ears through honavy traftls on
Bocond Avenuo Wart Monday
evoning,

On Saturday in police court
Gornld Suhr, of Dodge Cove Dig-
by Yaland was fined $100, or Inia
dofault of paymont sontonced to
one Month in jall after ho plond-
od guilty to operating a motor
vorsol In Princo Ruport harbor
while ho was hnpalred by alco-

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~ Published

The number of traffic fatal-
ities: recorded in a Canadian
Press ‘survey, from 6- p.m. local

   

: uimg, Friday. stood at 40 when

 

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Dowald Ross Lobb, 32, of Oli-

 

at ver: “was remanded. for sentence

{until May 27. when he pleaded
2} guilty in city police court this
: morning, to a charge of theft
4 by’ conversion.“ .

“ROMP told “Magistrate E. T.

. Applewhaite that over a period

of time Lobb received the total
sum, of $277 from Bruno, DiFant,
manager of. Dominion Pool Hall,
and was to déposit same in the
pool hall account at the Bank
of Montreal.

Police said. that of the total
$277, Lobb deposited $51 in the
bank.and paid Mr. DiFant $83
wages.

- RCMP said that Lobb had been

g asked by pool hall owner Charles

E.:.Giordango to make deposits

larly: while- he -was ‘out of
a.district. Junior: Chamber} regularly: while.

towirvore his olidgysvcowyes woe -!

- The- remaining- $143. was not!

deposited in“ the pool hall ac-
count, police said.

Saturday morning Lobb elected
trial by magistrate when asked
by Magistrate Applewhaite
whether he wished summary
trial, trial. by jury or trial by
judge and jury.

He was arrested in Winnipeg
Wednesday.

Safety flag
still flying
at CCC mill

The safety flag is still flying
at Columbia .Cellulose Company
Limited’s Watson Island mill,
more than a week after the end
of Forest Products Safety weck
concluded, safety director M.
E. Thompson, reported today.
The flagewas raised May 4.

Mr, Thompson said that the
safety slogan contest, a feature
of the safety week, Is still being
continued with a “slogan of the
week" being posted In the mili
and safety officials telephoning:
omployees’ homes to find out
if the mill worker has relayed
the Information to members of
his family.

If a member of the famlly
knows the “slogan of the week"
out, at the mill they win $5.

Mrs, Joseph Niomand, 144 Fifth
Avonue East, won the contest
during safety week naming the
slogan “Crre today, here tomor-
row."

Last wock's winner was Mrs.
Wilfred Thomson, 404 Soventh
Avenue West, She was able to
repont the slogan “Romember
evory day, safoty first at work
and piny,”

Another slogan has been post-
ed up at tho mill for this waok
and $6 will bo awarded the mem-
her of n CCO employees’ familly
who ts phonod and who can ro-
pent tho slogan corractly,

Mennwhile the Vancouver of-
fico of Chomeoll roported that
Yoroxt’ Products Sufety Wook
was nv complotea success for all
the comblnod Jogging, sawmill
and pulp operations of Chen-
coll In Britlah Columbia, This
included the Columbia Collulona
pulp mil at Prince Rupert, log-
ging oportions at Torrnae, Cal-
gar Limited's sawmillla ot Cratlo~
gar and Nakusp and logging op-
ovations jn tho Arrow Lnakos
anyon ont Whatahan, Yorsthall,
Sholtor Bay and Arrowhend, Also
Included In the nocldent-fraa
week, badod on WOB atandards,
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exceeded 60,100,

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PRINCE RUPERT, BC TUESDAY, MAY 19,

 
  
 
     

B. C. fatalities | o oh :
recorded at six

By The Canadian Press

oe At least. 62 persons died in accidents in Canada
during the three-day holiday weekend.

 

the Victoria Day weekend ended}:
at midnight Monday. ~The Can-

adian Highway Sarety Confer-|.

ence had predicted -
deaths. =.

' There were 19 drownings, a fire
death, an accidental shooting
and a man killed by a train...

Quebec's 21 fatalities led the
provinces. Ontario had 14 deaths
and Alberta 12.

Six persons were killed in’ Al-
berta traffic accidents and five
in water accidents. A fire death
in Ontario and an_ accidental
shooting in Alberta were also }-
reported. .

British Columbia recorded
five highway fatalities and a
drowning. 4

The British Columbia toll
includes Edward David Mitch-
ell, 17, who was killed Saturday
when he was struck by a car in

Kitimat.

traffic.

Manitoba and New Brunswick | . :

each had two highway deaths
and two drownings.

Saskatchewan had one traffic] :

fatality. Prince Edward Island,
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
were all fatality-free.

 

‘Lebor Council

Wrerelects 00 ool.
West president
John West was re-clected

president of the Prince Rupert
Labor Council at. its annual
meeting Thursday in the Civic
Centre. ,

Other officers elected were:
vice-president, Ernest Tubb;
secretary-treasurer, Angus Mac-
phee; trustees, A. E. Evans,
August Wallin, J. E. Jonasson,
executive members, A. Delaney,
5. A. McCready, J. S. Black.

Political Education Chairman
McCready criticized City Coun-
cil. He described council meet-
ings as dull and charged that
business conducted under com-
mittee of the whole concealed
information and opinions that
should be made public.

Mr. McCready reported that
the newly-organized area labor
council would meet shortly,
probably at Terrace. The new
council Includes reperesentatives
from Prince Rupert, Kitimat rand
Terrace.

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Man escapes
serious injury
in car mishap

A cily motorist escaped ser-
fous) injury carly Saturday
morning when the car he was
driving skidded off Highway 16,
about one mile west of Tyee
ind rode along a ditch for an
estimated 180 fect.

Released from Prince Rupert
Goneral hosptint Sunday after
being treated for minor injuries
was David William Mackay of
530 Sixth Avenue Enst,

RCMP at Port Rdward anid
today that Mr, MckKny was hond-
ing ‘east whon his Inte model
vehiclo failed to negotiate a

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THE NEW Prince Rupert firehall on First ‘Avenue West sched- :
‘uled to be completed about August 13 is shown above more than.‘
50 ‘per cent finished. Construction on the building began Feb-
‘ruary.13. Estimated cost when completed will be about $100,000:
Northwest Construction Limited of Prince: Rupert are ‘contrac-
—Staff photo by Charles E. Giordano.

 

SAFE- DRIVING COMPETITION

 

competitions.

in ‘thie bractical. oft
Sond Avenue: + e™ -
The following scores’. show
competitors

- Ronald Eby captures
ity, district roadeo -

Ronald Eby of Prince Rupert was a two time. winner in
‘the Junior Chamber of Commerce Teen Age Safe Driving. Roadeo
held here on Victoria Day, winning both the city and district

 

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for Queen §

Centre.

 

~ In the local competition, Eby led a field of eight: ‘contestants
with: a. total score of 309 points out of a possible 400. Of - these.
points, 76. were based on a written test with the balance : allotted

 
 

the relative standings” ote ‘

in the Prince Rupert roadeo:

Written Practical
Driver Exam Test Total
Ronald Eby : 76 233 309
Thomas Lindstrom 84 224 308
Stanley E. Valpy 80 200% - - 2801,
Rodney. Pierce 76 184 260
Richard Hebb. 68 ‘ 170 238
Michael Green ‘82° 117 199
Frank Cantafio ‘ 54 129 183
Gerd Gottschling 72... 87 159

The top three. contestants:

from the city competition met

with the top three drivers from Kitimat in a district competition

for the Bob Parker Limited trophy, results of which gave Eby

Spicer,

captured

and a- chance "al the Canadian

Al travelling: expenses to the

are paid,

Riddell, ROMP Cpl.

of the projec

his second win of the . day: ceminwes

Written Practical
Driver Exam Test Total
Ronald Eby _ 76 238 314
Thomas Lindstrom 84 2072 29144
Leigh Spicer 84 201. 285 |
Russell Petch 70 202 272
Stanley E. Valpy 80 187 267
Raymond Johnson 62 204% 266;

Petch and Johuson were the finalists from. Kitimat
where Spicer was the local winner.

As winner ‘of the Prince Rupert competition,
the Columbia Cellulose
presented to the winner at a Junior Chamber dinner to be held
June 15, Second and third prize trophies will be presented to
Lindstrom and Valpy at that time, Local Insuranca firms provided
miniature trophies for city competitors,

As local winners, Eby and Spicer will fiy to Vancouver for
the provincial finals to be held in the Seaforth Armouries on
May 30 in a competition for the Imperial Oil Conipany trophy

Ronald
trophy. This trophy will

Eby
be

finals jointly: sponsored by the

Jayeecs, ‘Intperial Ojl and the All-Cannda Insurance Federation.

provinelal and national finals.

Officlals in Lhe local and district. competition ‘were: Otlo
Knelpkamp, chairman; G, P. Woodside and‘ Leonard Knutsén,
recorders; RCMP Staff Set. J, B, Rutlan, RCMP. Cpl.
Alexander
judges, Re (As Rersons, a Jaycee director, was over-all director

J. A. B.

Borodula and Gordon Elliott,

Automobiles used in the eliminations wero lounett by Bob
Parker Limited and McRac Motors Limited,

 

DIES on CANCER
HOLLYWOOD ( — Marjorie
Cantor, 44, eldest of comedian

Eddio Cantor's five daughtors,
diced of cancor Sunday In Cedars
of Lobanon Hospital, Sha en-

 

slight right hand curve,

tered the hospital March 26.

 

Prince Rupert has
now gone 124 days
‘without a fatal traffic
accident,

 

 

 

Wy GLADYS RAL DWIN

Throg outbourd racers tlod In fd
fotnl points nt the ond of an ox.
(iting Sunday aftomoon after
the Princo Rupert Outbourd ns-
sociation had staged its fra ro-
Rattin of tho sonson at Taylor
Lako beforo a Inrgo crowd of
apoatators,

Mivo classos of tacos wore rn
off with two honts tn oneh clnass,
Only ono racer completed the
courao In tho final hont of the
finy Which was marred by mis-

pa.

 

 

Mgh polnty winners in oaeh

class worg Peter Sampson in the

J Utility wilh 890 points. Randy
Tildwin In B UUllity and B Hy-
dro with B00 points in onach class,
Henry Seppar in DP Utility with
800 poluty and David Martin In
O Hydrog with 625 points.

Roaulty of tho racos in ordor of
finish avo as follows:

Wont 1, BU. Randy Baldwin,
Robert Armstrong Jr, Otto
Knlopkamp,  Weat 2 Randy
Baldwin, Robert Armstrong jr,
Otto Kntlopknamp,

Noat t. JU. Pator Sampson,
Brian Daldwin, Wodlt 2 Potor

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Three tied for point honors
as outboarders open season

Sumpson, Brlan Baldwin,

Hoat 1, BH, Randy Baldwin.
Te Tanglolso, Wally Ballinger,
Mike Wayman, no race. Heat 2.
Randy Baldwin, 1. Langlotse,
Miko Wayman, Wally Ballinger.

Noat 1, DU. Honry Boppa, Wille
lnm Saunders. Heat 2, Henry
Seppa, WINiam Saundors,

Hoat 1, OH, R, P, Stowart
Baldwin, Davie) Martin, Lonl
David Martin,

Norman KKinglor mn by him.
solf in the Dh, Class, ,

Timekoopor was David Yule

The. Silver Harmonic . band
from Aiyansh captured the main
trophy for -musical excellence
and also a: second award for
presentation.

"Elizabeth when she and Prince
Philip “stop at Terrace Sat-
urday, July. 18. |.

Reginald Titcombe, member of
the Canadian’ Bandmasters asso-
ciation, headed .a panel of four
district adjudicators.

THREE SENIOR BANDS
Taking part in the senior band
competition were the Aiyansh
Silver Harmonic band, the Prince
Rupert Civic band, the Terrace
Silver Jubilee band.
In the junior band competition
the Mount Elizabeth Junior-~Sen-
ior High school band won out
over the Skeena Junior-Senior
High school band. of Terrace.
Trophics were also awarded
two bands for presentation which
included appearance, marching
ability and general. smartness
with Alyansh band reeeiving the
senior award after beating out
the Prince Rupert Civic band by
one point, 90-89. Mount Eliza-
beth High school won the junior
trophy.
Mr. Titcombe said that he was

W, J Alder
funeral held

in Victoria

VICTORIA @-- Muneral serv-
ices for well-khown Victoria resi-
dent and former commissioner
for Prince Rupert, William
James Alder, 03, were held In
Victorin Friday from Christ
Church cathedral.

Born Jn England, Mr. Alder
came to Canada In 1885 and
spent a number of years In the
United States before going to
Prince Rupert in 1900,

In 1912 he moved with his
family to Victoria ond began a
real estate business which he
operated for 20 yours,

During tho dopression of the
1930s, the provinelal  ygovern~
mont appointed him commis.
sioner for tha Clty of Prince Ru-
perl which had gone into re-
colvorship, Whon he left here in
1040 tho clly was well back on ity
fInanelal feo,

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OP TERDTS ome eee

One vessel
sells catch

Only one vessel sold its catch
on the Prince Rupert Halibut
»fexohange this morning,

Tho Wimbla sold 17,000 pounds
to Atlin Fisherlos for pricos of
14.2 conts for medium, 18.2 eonts
for large and 13 cents for chick-
en alge hoallbut.

 

 

and roforoe M, J, Saundors,

‘Aiyansh band to play

As a result the Aiyansh band :

£0 ‘to la fo ueen..
aS: sen Play for Q | Centre: the: five bands-played: ane,

in Terrace

Prince Rupert Civic Band under the direction of |
Joseph Arduini placed second yesterday in.a success-__
ful band competition staged by the Terrace Kinsmen
club before a capacity crowd in the Terrace © Civie

 

“absolutely. amazed at the
marching precision of the Aiy-
ansh’ band” and that the band’s
presentation on = the parade
ground was “magnificent.”.

petition in-the“jam-packed Civic

unrehearsed selection . together
in what was described as “sensa-
tional fashion.’ mo

Pioneer
riverboat —
skipper dies

A pioneer river boat skipper
on the Skeena River and long-
time captain of district snag-
boats, Capt, John Douglas Wat-
son, died Sunday in Haney Hos-

pital after a lengthy illness. He
was 85.

Capt. Watson came to British
Columbia from his native Wood-
stock, Ont., in.1890 and up.to
the Skeena district and Prince
Rupert in 1900.

He captained the riverboats
Hazelton, Inlander, Port Simp-

 

 

‘| predeceased

 

Thore were no direct Inndings,

son and the Hazelton on the
Skeena River for many years
before turning to tug-boating.
As a tug boat skipper he towed
logs down the Skeena to George-~
town for McCaffery’s.

In 1923 he became master of
Lhe snagboat Boblink Bobolink
on the Skeenn River and later
Loak over the bridge of the Es~<
singtou on which he served. un-
til 1948 when he retired because
of itness, He has beon in Hanoy
hospital ever since, He was a
member of the Loyal Order of,
Orange Lodge. His wife Alice
him. about nine
months ago.

Capt. Watson Is survived by
five sons, Capt. C, D, Watson nt
Nanaimo, Raymond and Lloyd
of Prince Rupert, Allen of Oak-
land, Calif., and Percy of Van-
couver; four daughters,
Myra Snellman and Bllzaboth,
of Prinee Rupert; Mrs, Thomas
Kolsey of Chilllwack and Vio-
fob In| Nova Scotia; numerous
grandehildron and 20 great
grandchildren.

Funoral services will take place
Wednesday from Garden Hill
Chapel, Hanoy,

WEATHER—

Mostly sunny Wednosday,
Not much change In tem-
perature. Winds Nght, Low
lonight and high Wednos-
dnuy 40 and 865,

TIDES—

Weadneaday, May 20, 1960
\ ete Standard Timo)

 

Wigh oo... 1:48 10.3 foot,
” 99358 92,3 foot
LOW voor 03:56 2.8 feot
17340 5.0 foul

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