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“coverage

VICTORIA (CP)—B.C.

hospital. insurance ‘would :

_be.extended. to cover out-
patient and diagnostic

services by a bill now be-|

fore the provincial legis-

: lature. |
«The arnendment to’ the Hospi-

fal, Insurance “Act would not be |:

effective with ° passage however,
but would require proclamation
by. the. cabinet,

. BCHIS at present: pays bills for
acutely ill,

federal government. will also ac-
cept . -tesponsibliity for,’ out-

patients: and. diagnostic ‘services |

under the. National health. plan.

AB C. government spokesman |
Said that so far-“Ottawa is dead '..
set against covering these: serv-i
‘Joes - ‘and. there is no sign of.af™
change in- ‘policy, at. least in the

hear: future. ee
«-The..B.c,. “government ’

adopted, «

Tt: ‘would. mean. 'BCHIS would
pay’ for. ‘treatment at: ‘clinics
=“ run ‘by doctors, as: well: as) in.

VANCOUVER ‘®-—British CGo-
lumbia will take a major part in
the. attack on cancer with con-
Struction® of a new cancer re-
search centre in the province..

F. H. Brown, president of the
B.C, division of the Canadian
Cancer Society, said the centre
will be housed in a new medical-
erences building at the Univer-
sity of B.C. here. *

«Construction {5s to start this
simmer and the centre should
begin. operation next*year.

‘Mr. Brown, speaking at the
BC. division annual. meeting,
Gaid the research centre repre-
sents the start. of a dream of
long standing.

Fhe unit will cost an estimated
$000,000.

Mr. Brown said the division
hns ralsed its fund-drive target
by about 20 per cent this year
to $296,000. The campaign, which
rulsed more than $250,000 last
your, starts April l,

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Prince Rupert officials of the
BC, Government Employees As-
soclution were notified by telo-
gram from Vancouver today that
hearings of tae govornment's
Injunction against pleketing had
concluded ‘Tuesday afternoon
and that Mr. Justice John a.
Ruttan had reserved Judgment.

'STo'll Just have to sit tight

wntll the: Jucsment is: brought
down", sald Donald Kidd, pres-
ident of the Prince Rupert
branch,
"No actlon can be taken until
the assoclation learns whether
the Judgment ts in favor of the
government or not,” he added.

_ Meanwhile, in Vietaria, as-

Se ASSAD

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‘could!
provide the added. service’ on. its |-

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MORTIMORE, ‘Victoria’
Colonist ° and’. "Prince ' ‘Rupert.
: Daily, News — columnist, was
winner of the .$400 feature-.
writing award in the 1958 Na-
tional Newspaper awards. Mr,
‘-Mortimore, born. in Tangan-
- yika in 1920, won the award
_ for a series on, Canada’s In-)
_ dians. His “All Aboard” column
appears on the - Daily News
‘editorial : Page. three. times. a.
~ week. - /—CP | Photo.

 

 

 

 

  

 

a A‘19- year ‘old youth w was. ‘fined
a. “total: of: prOe. yesterday. after-
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en Indign with liquor.

© we $50, costs or in default of
payment sentenced to 30 days. in-

| jail on the’ ‘contributing charge:

was Leslie: Robert Wing, of Port
Edward. ; He was also fined .$50.
costs or- in default sentenced to

charge*.
Also in. Port Edward police
court yesterday was. Walter

Sholtz of Prince Rupert and Mc-
Bride who was fined $50, costs
or in default sentenced to 30

guilty to a charge of failing to
remain at the scene of an acci-
dent.

Police told the court that
Sholtz was the driver of a oar
which, during a lineup of cars
ona slippery section of Highway

ed up and hit another car and
then left the scene, In addition
to the fine his driver's Heence
was suspended for one month.

revencmnete

 

VANCOUVER ‘—An illiterate
18-year-old was sentenced Mon-
day to §3 concurrent three-year
ternjs in. prison after pleading
Kullly to as many charges of
breaking and entering and theft.
If the sentences for Fred Gaten-
by hud been made consecutive,
they «would have totalled 159

 

years.

CIVIL SERVANTS BIDING TIME

_No decision on injunction

soclation officials sald Tuesday
they will take thelr casa to tho
Supreme Court of Canada if
they lose the battle In B.C,
Supreme Court.

The B.C, Pederation of Labor
has promised “full Cinanotal and
moral support’.

A. C. Bennett, assistant gen-
crul secretary of the B.C, Gov-
ernment Enyployees Assoclation,
sald that assoctution hoad-
quarters in Vancouver hus re-
celved “aw stack of wires from
wil over the province urging
us to keep up the good fight.”

“And we are golng to do just
that,” he sald. “If the inJune-
ion Is continued, we shall pur-
sue it ta the Supreme Court of
Cunada,.

"We can't afford to forsake
our principles Just for tho sue
of w few bucks.”

The government obtained the
lajunotion last Friday morulng,
four hours after clvll servants
werd galled off thelr jobs to back
demands that the Carrothers

 

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snowshoe-~ ‘championship. over. af.
thrée-mile™ “course. around. Red.
“; Mountain. ab. the® annual. Ross=:
= g | veer. ‘the- Province records, ‘Ross-|

‘land won the: British’ Columbia | Ce
: hockey: championship by:defeat-

30 days. in jail on. the. ‘second

days in jail after he pleaded ['

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Funeral services for “former
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Nneld at 2 pm. Friday, with Rev.

Dr. R. W. K. Elliott officiating. -

who died Monday at his home at’

337 Third Avenue West, will be[f-

held at Ferguson - Funeral Home.

‘He was 70- years old: :

Born”: “in. Cornwall, smglainas
Mr. ‘Sherman: ‘Came to: Canada
just after: the turn of the century |

‘land went to Rossland B.C. ‘ure

ing. the’ last of
days. :

“Tt was. there: that: according to}
a: Vancouver Province ‘write-up |
af. February 15, 1907,
“the Canadian |

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ing Nelson 3-2 in;the finals and |
a contemporary of” Mr. Sher-]
man's, :‘Tom Longbow the famous
Indian long distance runner was.
Gefeated ‘by George Bonhag -in
the three-mile. event: .

Mr. Sherman ‘was a personal
friend: of Rossland’s champion
hockey team on whose ‘roster:
were T. J. Coulter, H. Stevens,
Roy Stephens. J..M. Donahue, A.
L. ‘Acorn.and the. famous Al
Keating. |

After. coming to Prince Rupert
fin 1908, Mr. Sherman worked as
a steelworker in the Prinee Ru-
pert drydock. and shipyard and
also in the Seattle drydock. . He
continued. as a drydock worker
for 25 years, and finally retired
in 1951,

A former member of the Fra-
ternal Order of Eagles and Loyal
Order of the Moose, Mr. Sherman
Is survived by a daughter Mrs,

.G.N, Lemire and grandson Laird

both of Vancouver.

, Interment will be in Fairview
cemetery,

 

Prince Rupert has
‘now gone 62° days
without a fatal traffic
accident.

 

 

for civil servants.

The issue Involved ts whether
Ihe 11,000 member ussoclation | eres
Is to got trade union status.

In 1057 the association threat-
ened to strike over the question
but agreed to await a study of
civil servants collective bargain.
ing rights. Professor A. W. Cure
rothers of the University of Brit-
uh Columbla was appointed to
make the study and his repart
has been tn the hands of the
government for several weeks. |

Falllug a favorable Judgment
on the Injunction, the govern.
mont may decide to invoke the
Ctvll Defence Act, singe Attorney
Genorul Robert Bonner hag
hinted that practically all duties
of civil servants are concerned
with carrying out statutes,

Mr. Vonner sald in Vivtoria
Monday that the government
might follow up on thelr right
to force continuation of statu.
tory duties and the question of
lugality of Interrupting suoh
duties could deolde whether the
Olvi} Defence Act is to be {n-

Avalanche dwarfs
Rupert: slide of '57

A gigantic landslide of snow, ‘mud and rocks; that
on Wantage: Road, roared down ‘onto: the. ‘Canadia:

National Railways main. line: and Highway 16 betwet
‘Kwinttsa and Salvus yesterday afternoon. | Pass

{telegraphic and long ‘distance.
| telephone- communications:

|fomy means . of contact with th

: noone

William Henry: Sherman, will be

-The services’ for Mr. Sherman,|

that) Mri}

   

“PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18,

‘1957 Mount. ‘Oldfield slid

~The: slide; about 45. miles. wes
[of here, is reported. ‘to be’ 800
yards long at. ‘the. base: with
‘depths up to.30: feet... ripe
“road;

out. Prince. Rupert's | rail,

-At press time today,. the. c

A Highways ‘Depart
‘ment spokesman said at

2:30 this afternoon that
from estimates given b
crews working on the
blocked northern ‘trans
‘provincial Highway for
half a ‘mile, it is. not. ex-
. pected that the road. will
‘be. opened until Frida
pat the earliest.

‘He Said that. "crews
“and snow -cle a ring
- equipment were work-
ing: at both. ends of the

 

  

   
  

of “ ‘a ‘great. deal, 9£:: snow;
trees” and rubble.”

Pe ut POPS ndiatediedined

outside world | was - by sea, air: ‘and|
by wireless through the courtesy
fof the: Department * of Trans-
‘port’s radio station’ at Digby Is-
land.

It was reported. today by Can-
adian Broadcasting Corporation |

pert; that the slide began at 5:40
p.m. yesterday,

As it hurtled down the moun-
tainside it partly buried the Sal-
vus: railway tunnel, swept. away
tracks, knocked down eight tele-
graph poles west of the tunnel
and four east of the tunnel and!

‘Skeena River.
. The mountains of mud, rock
and snow cut the Canadian Na-
tional Telegraph Hnes and also
the long distance wires from the
Prince Rupert telephone depart-
ment,
Also wiped out was The
Prince Rupert Daily News tele-
type service from Canadian
Press and all other teletypes
in the district. The Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation's
| radio station CFPR also lost
gontact. with its. network at
the same time. «

The, provincial Department of
Highways tmmediately issued
bulletins warning the public that
Highway 16 to Terrace was clos-
red-and the CNR said, last night.
that. the westbound passenger
tral, scheduled to arrive here ut
9:20 p.m. would not get here un)
the 9 aa. today at the eartlest.

However, tt wus learned this:

morning from the CNR that the.
weitbound train, returned to!
Verrace last night and bis arrival,

(Continued on page 7)
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Monday'on the house-—the »
House to be exuct—all in the

An impromptu bay for twe
lative committee on the judic:.

conducted shortly before nou
had their Jast drink.

One man drank halt a piu
Ink measured doses with soda

could show the vartance of

per vent tor his 10 ounces,

men were under the Influence.
The bar was clased ay the lc

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slide which. is composed b

radio station CFPR, Prince: Ru-|

spilled over Highway 16 into the
| any says, despite continued pick-

eting”’ by the striking Interna- |!

‘five af Ottawa.

POLICEMEN’S DRINKING SPREE
All IN INTEREST OF SCIENCE

BOSTON 10--Two Worcester policemen hoisted a few

that measures the alcoholle contents af one’s blood.
The bar opened at 8:30 am. The machine tests were

couple More—not becuuse it was for Cree bub Jusé so they

The machine gave a reading of 10 per cent alcohol for
the man who drink the halt-pint, Hla pal was clocked af l2

Both rewdtngs, the committee was told, indicated the

would permit the machine's evidence to be used In state

 
 

Grand Falls, - Nfld.
up for bush work. with, the.
Anglo-Newfoundland . Develop-

‘Woodworkers. of
Pe €CLC). 5." Fhe
» Brotherhood of Woodworkers

Cindy: a newly-formed union.”

has signed a. contract. with:
" the company CP photo. -

‘Tog loggers
wor ki i ng

i GRAND FALLS, Nfld. ®)—The

 

  

back in full swing now that. it
has signed a contract with the
Newfoundland Brotherhood of
Woods-Workers, an independent
union promoted by Premier
Smallwocd.

Hauling is normal, the comp- |

 

tional Woodworkers of America
(CLC).

- Forty-six of Anglo-Newfound- |

tand’s. 60 woods camps are busy, |
woods superintendent Willtam
Johnson said “Monday. Nine/
canips were closed and. five had}
fintshed their work.

An IWA, spokesman said his
unlon will continue tts fight to
get a contract with Anglo-}
Newtoundland. The loggers, he
sald, “stil want the FWA andf
as long as they want the [Wa
we'll Stay here.”

Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s
announcement that the federal
government wilkE not Intervene)
in the labor dispute at present
was received quietly here.

Brotherhood loggers were ent
ering the woods without inter-
ference from. IWA pickets.
Puture [WA strategy may be-
ivome known when district Pres-
ident Ef. Landon Ladd returns
‘today from a meeting of the
Canadian Labor Congress execu-

tuld ole Massachusetts State
teterest af sclence,

> Was yet up before the legis-
ary to demonstrate a machine

any houe alter the officers

» OF bonded 10Q-proaf whisky,
His comipanton togsed off a

the machtte,

‘wtalators constdered w bill that

1959

SIGN UP FOR WOODS—Log- ~
“gers troop: down -a. street ims)
to sigm..".

“ment Company. The company ~ .
‘bas been struck by the 1200 -—
“| -members. of the International -}
America: 1
“Newfoundland.

backed by Premier Smallwood, ©

Anglo-Newfoundland — Develop- |
ment Company says its pulp-}
wood hauling operations are |

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POLICEMAN’S FUNERAL procession at St. John’s, Néwfoundland moves
officers. Constable William Moss was fatally injured in clash between striking loggers and
police ata. picket. line In Badger, Nfld.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
    
 
  
 
 
 
   
      

  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   

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OTAWA (CP)—CCF,

their funds.

“ft think the public. ls entitled
to know who is paying the piper
with respect to parties as well
asx with respect to candidates,”
he sald in the Commons Friday.

Me, Howard, MP for Skeena,
sald the election act already re-
-Qulres. candidates’ agents to re-
port contributions made to indi{-
vidual candidates.

He sald that such returas
from the 1958 election show
that Frederick Field of Van-
couver, tecently appointed 2
director of the Bank of Can-
ada, contributed more than
$20,000 to four successful Pro-

| gressive Conservative candi.

dates ln Beltivh Columbia, In-
eluding Woeks Minister Green.

Mr. Howard said he ia not sug-
Resting “somethtoy
was Involved but “people would
probably uxk thenmuelves this
question tf they bad known of
the situation,”

Bank of Cumada directory re-
telye no salury, bub are pale a
dally ullowamce and expenses tor
attending five directors’ meet-
Ings & year,

Mr. Howard was opeulng de-
bate on w& BIN he sponsored to
amend the Carttucda Blectlons Act

During an hour allocated to
peivate members® bills hls meas-

Progresive Comervative mem.

Te stands Uttle chance of further
debute this session.

Marvel, Lanibert (PC-'dinon-
ton West) asked whether My.
Howard woud apply his remarks
to former CC¥ Conmons mem.
bers given Jobs by the Saskat-
chewun CCH! governnient. Mr,
Howard did not reply.

 

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‘trurudt from somebody else.”

ure Was “talked ous’ by eriticall

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PRES A EO E tee BB,S

 

Attention ic morality

asked by Skeena MP

Commons member Frank]
Howard, calling for more attention to morality in
election campaign contributions, has
political parties be required to report the sources of

proposed that

 

Souris sald Mr. Howard takes 8
“dark and suspicious’ view of
political morality in Cunada.

W, L. M. Creaghan (PC'-West-
morhand) said the bu! would, in

-efttect, violate the seereey of the}

ballot because it would discloge |

fthe politcal allegiance of many

individuals whe make small con
tributions to polltlisal purties,
Me. Howard gale returns show- |
ed Mr. Plelcd contrtbuted $5,000 to
Me, Green's campuizn in Vun-
couver Quadru, $7,875 for Doug.
las Jung ing Vaneouver Centre,
$5,000 for W. CL Henderson tn

Curtboo cuustituency, anc $3).

O00 for Ertiesyt Broome in Var
eouver South.

The CCB members guid be f
daewn't know whether Mr. Meld
was handling the money “in

Re satel 16 ls estimated that the

'Conserwutlve party sperit $7,000.
000 bo $8,000,000 in the last elec |

hion.
“We are of the opinion that
the general publle is entitled to

know whut elements. of soclety, tt
any, wre attempting ty subvert
‘Politieal parhles, .

“We should athenipe to. malt.
tuln the greatest pousible degree

OF morality with regard to politi.

al contributions.”

 

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‘

Californians

best customers

VICTORIA @ -— Calitorntans
were Victorla's best tourist cus-
tomers last year, the Victarta

Fund sland Publietty Bureau sade

Monday. It Ilyted 7,308 Callf-
ornke cars entering B.C. through
Victoria tn 195%, compared with
5,773 from Washington and 3,979
trou, Oregon,

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Stage slated
for symphony
’ 1
on Friday

For the benefit. of the aud- |
lences 26 the Vancouver Sym-
phony orchestra concerts, sehed-
ulecl for Priday afternoon and

evening, a stage is betrig con-
strusted in HMCS Chatham

ruil hall.

A spokesman for the local

hsymphony committee said that

the stuge, ty hold 8&8 mustetans
and ecancducter Irwin Hoffman
Will be 43 teen by 36 feet. ane
four feet Rah.

The action was taken to en-
Sure Ghat everyone of the three
etpected audienaas of more than
13,000 will be able to see the or-
ehestion wp weno as well as head
th.

Mr. tluttman, his mugieians
and un estimued $50,000 worth

‘Of Vwstruments are expected to

take off from Vancouver af 6
Qin. Priday, urrive in Terrace at
Bo aim and reach the eity at
Alter @ lunch, the or-
thentet will play dhs fteyt eazy.
ceet far yehool students, An-
goher will follow os 2:10 and
the evening yertortuince by set
tor 8 pen. :

The tullowing day the orches-
tra leaves tor Kitimat ane chen
thes co Bort St John, Dawson
reek. Prineer George and Ques-
Neth.

WEATHER—

Variable cloudiness wlth
(lthle change Ot tempera.
tuted Seathered showers.
Wits westerly 20 in exposed
twats oan the eoast, other.
wise Logkyt. Low tontgels. and
tiv hy tts May at Prince Ru-
perk 3S and +4,

TIDES—.

Thitroatay, March 9, 1969

 

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13:38 GS Lust

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