; VOL. L, 1} do, 6? TPT Ae ee etna sippy Telephone 6767 Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port — . And Key to the Great. Northwest Bk 4 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, | 960 Night Calls——Business MOON Pana e: Editorial 6769 iinet wo om omarserompman PROVINCIAL LIBRARY” ‘VICTORIA, B, oe severe PICTURES ABOVE ‘SHOW CONTRAST in Royal ‘Canadian vessels today and 50 years. ago when RCN. was. founded: Top picture shows the naval dockyard at, Esquimalt 50 years. ago as Canada's first warship, the cruiser HMCS Rainbow ‘.arrived for -first time; November 7, 1910. Boltom: photo shows HMCS Skeena, one of Canada's modern destroyer fallout after escorts, a simulated nuclear wushing off radioactive attack, © 3° -—RCN photos. Return trip sought for boat to Masset The Chamber of C rangements Rupert-to-Masset boat, proceeding south, William il. Murray said that the present sehedule ino whieh the vessel Jefb Prince Rupert, callect al Miwset and then sailed south, was working a tiuurds ship on Queen Charlotte Island re idents as car ownors fact bo luke their cars all the way lo Van- nauver befure they hit. the {rst highway. Heo siid that due to this sehed- ie there.wne no chance of Queen Charlotte Isinnd residents: drive ing down (TWighway 16 from piinece Rupert, whore is uo reason why the Massel bowl couldi’t cul in al Ruport, as it comes quite close an iis way neross Teenie Blandi I the ship did make a hrial aul) here, QOT - reaidents could tiland (hel GHUR, : { would en- hanee business 1) Prine Rupert ; and would nlve aldorly resident our PRIcHN VANCOUVER @ we UNHEEUI PU lous persons 170 ebarping that unions fre prieihney Hvitish: Co- luimbin aut at world markets and driving away tavestors,: bho 1.0, Pedoration of Tayhor silcl Tuo day. pcavesqene ne ‘ wy prtpranenty bs Sat eas tmasonorengnant: + “ORMES | DRUGS. LTD. . DIAL? |, 21 St. oa sented ages +b aed Commerce | night lo meet with Capt. EL J. C. Northland Navigation Company Limited, to see if ar- couldn’t be made lo call back aut this port before span cea cp Aint nh saat lbh soba Aa is at ras, urged Monday ory, president of have the Pyrinee who “ure averse to flying an ap- portunity to make trips away’ front the Islands, “tt would knit the two com- munities eloser together," Mr, Murray sald, . The chamber approved w mo- Lion that Capt 'Terry be asked if tha sehedule: change would be posslle, . ~ Royal Canadian Na vy, “oft “It The shelter from, 142.9 a year earlier, | "Nhome-ownership costs increased while rents.remained unchanged. --altisties reported today. : climbed to 127.5 on April 1 from tfour-month downward — trend. _.4 The rise of one-fifth of a point “compared with the four-month --4decline of 1.4 points. from the “record high ‘of 128.3 last Nov. 1. 1° The April 1 index: level, based “on 1949 prices equalling 100, com- {pares with 125.4 a year earlier., ‘gent.increase in, food prices... -, {ponent of the consumer price in- : dex, rose to 120.9 from 119.4 dur- “ing March: with more expensive {pork prices were generally lower, as were most- industrial. wages. :‘Eaverage “Pwith 174.9 «a. aie earlier and’ half of 1 “OTTAWA (CP)—Wid ‘especially in food, pushed Canadian living costs up by March, the bureau of sta- one-half of one per cent in, ‘consumer price index 126.9 a month earlier, reversing @ “The bureau reported higher rices.in all sectors of; the” con- sumier budget, led by. a.1.3-per- The. food index, largest com- bread, eggs, citrus fruits, apples, potatoes and chicken. Beef and imported fresh ‘vegetables. index reached a record level of 143.3 on April 1 as . The March rise in living coats “WAS preceded ‘by an ‘increase: ‘in ‘The index ‘of alaries at March 1—latest figure available—was:: 175.8: compared ture.and some household utensils ‘industrial .wages and} © ; Ro 50th birthday OTTAWA @ — The Royal Canadian Navy, which y expired three times because of financial undernourishment, marks is 50tn anniversary today. Most of ‘the actual celebra- tions will be. held later thiy spring and summer. The senior service came into being May 4, 1910, when: royal assent was given to the naval service bill, It almost died the following year when the gov- ernment changed and ‘contracts for Canadlan warships were cancelled. The navy struggled along with two cruisers, the Niobe and Rainbow; obtained from Britain jn 1010. After the First World War, its strength fell to 366 personnel. HAD 400 SHIPS During the Second Warld War tho RCN became the third largesbh Allied fleet with 400 ships and 5,700 personnel, By 1047, 16 again: was languishing with 10 ships and. 6,776 person. nel, The navy now has a strength of ‘about. 20,000. personnel and ~ World News Briefs PARIS Ji—President de Gn ulle returned: to Trance today from his’ Hleday tour of Canada, the United States and French terettories. De Grulle stepped from his apecial jet plane at Orly Alrport looking slightly tanned and as frosh aa when ht, lefl. on | Je his whirlwind toute, Je WASHING ON Concern over the poliienl futuro ‘of Jnnadan jrovernmoent tl 18) wad oaxprossad in’ the. United. Ainbes congress ‘Tuosday as members dabated a committee recommendation thi al Bomare-I3 misstla production jae halted exes for a oamall cdevelapment program. ye - fe, ofe SOUL a hos Soulh Koronn Navy sald one of ita frigates — ‘today repelled a North ioroun tarpedo ntiack doalgnod to: cover yt uitompl Lo lund Communist ngonta in south, “ eo the erlals-torn , RP of : : ' . ISTANBUL (A)! "he Atlantic powors today wartiod: Tussin’ to halt attacks on individual mombors of -tholr alliance, Othorwiso, they snd, there can be no peacoful, co-oxlatance, The final communique ot’ the NATO counell of: forolan ministora anid the Soviel Union'a propaganda offorts to. “discredit Woat Gormnany and the nluianca as a whale and Imprayemont: of Intornational’ Othor Allied, states; thronton . ue Inconalatent witly. @ yon) Rolntlenne ‘ WASHINGTON (w—Attor a dry oranimed with primary elections, Vica-Prosidant Richard Nixon aportod tho docialve iniumph todny—victory in Indiana, Y . moo " t P . fo foi phat Pad aio oat over Sonntor: John Rr Konnedy set ‘ : ' Lbty services Will “IMO Chatham yo A go ae CE RAT CEES al ae ek ad 62 warships In commission, ; The anti-submarine navy also provides the strongest squadron to the Canadian air defence system, Navy Banshee jets, when. not at sea in the aircraft carriér Bonaventure, form part of the air defence system. The Banshee is armed with the’ combat- proven air-to-air Sidewinder Guided missile. The RCAF's CF- 100 interceptor is armed with short-range rockels but has no guided missile. RCN reserve, | cadets to mark Atlantic batile ‘Local Royal Ganadian Navy reserve and Sen Oadet. porson- nel. will take part in the Battle of Atlantic Sunday observances, May 8, held cach ‘yerr to pay tribute .to those whoa lost. their lives In the battlo of ‘the Atlantie, HMOs Chatham reserve divine fon and Capt. Cook Sen Cadet Carps will parade toa. Ab. Andraw's Cathedral and the Chureh | of the Anniunelation, Ohureh parades and: apeednl be held) In naval commands and establishments neroxs Onnndn, and In ships at san. to ecommemorete tho long and-bitter bate Jn tha North Atitntie In whieh Ognadinn alin and inen played w major role, , ~Obsorvances this your aro part of the 60th annivoranry. pro- gram. af .tha, RON whieh was oatnblshod with tho pnasnge of tha Naval ‘Sorvico Act May 4, 1010, Sunday's pando wilt niso mark the opening of Navy Wook in Onnadn . and o many. .speoial avonts . nro - planned in many basas. Hands. will fall in. nb: 10; 16 nim, Sunday: and the parade will staré at 10:40 aa, from . Sopot : : ay nat at as ee itd A, “de ‘ “appointed flag. officer VICTORIA @Q.— Commodore Edward W. Finch-Noyes, 49, has been appointed flag officer of the Royal: aCnadian Navy on the... Pacific coast, Defence Minister. Pearkes’ announced Tuesday night... Commodore :Finch-Noyes, who will be promoted to: the rank of... rear-admiral |. next. month, succeeds Rear-Admiral H.. §. Rayner, who becomes chief of naval. staff. A veteran of 34 years in the navy," commodore Finch-Noyes now is serving, as commanding Officer of naval divisions with headquarters at Hamilton, Ont. During the Second World War he served at naval headquarters at Ottawa, east coast establish- ments, as executive officer of HMCS Prince, Henry and com- manding . officer: of her sister ship, HMCS Prince Rupert, . Terrace logger flown south after accident. ‘Ronald Stewart of Terrace, In- jured yesterday afternoon in a logging accident near Shames, was flown to Vancouver for treatment by Pacific Western Airlines plane, ‘An airline spokesman said that tho logger, wtio suffered a frac- tured ‘pelvis and other internal injurics, was flown to Port Hardy jn.a PWA Boavor piloted by Capt. George Kent and then by a char- tered PWA DO-3 to Vancouver, It ig nol known how Mr, Stewart, omployed by the Skeena Logging Company Ltd., was. injured, CORRECTION It was Gordon Arnold Jonsen, 18, of 228 Ninth Avenue Enst who was finod $75 In police court yoo- fordny on a chargo-of taking a car without the owner's consent and not Donald Jonson, 08 re- ported: in yestordny's ‘edition of The Daily Nows, Tho Dally Nows rogrots any inconvenience and embarrassment, caused Donnld Jonron of 228 Ninth Avonue Bast. \ Prince Rupert has now gone 476 days without a fatal traffic aceldent. = ‘{went well from a federal point Consumer index up per cent espread price increases, based on “1949 prices equalling 100. This wage ‘index, computed from a survey of firms employ- ing more than 15 persons and covering’ a wide range of indus- tries, represents an average of total wages paid. In other. sectors: of the. con-}. EDUC ATION MIN STER ‘Leslie sumer budget, there were scat- tered increases.in the. prices of |. some items of men’s and wom- en’s clothing to push the clothing index up by .4 per cent, to 110.8 from 110.4.: - . The-index of household opera- |- tion costs edged upwards. to 123.5 from 123.4 as higher price tag: on,1960 model appliances, :furni- more: than. offset: lower. textile prices. - be “Wiped out in big. test “By The Canadian. "Press ‘will be accompanied by. Mrs: - the school board in. the Can- ‘High school. W. J. Scott, chair- The “Tocsin ‘sounded - through- defence... | play. in ‘the event of: a ‘Teal attack... ° A federal government spokes- man in Ottawa said the exercise of view but it would take some time to. assess provincial data. The. operation. opened at: noon EDT as the federal. warning centre at Ottawa sent out first word of the impending mock attack.. This. started a chain reaction across the country as centres of. government . were shifted and defence measures taken. Hypothetical nuclear blasts hit Winnipeg’ and Esquimalt naval base .near Victoria, along with a half-dozen eastern points, and Banff and Edson, Alta. were supposedly wiped out by accid- ental bursts. Municipalities were warned. by phone in Alberta and Saskatche- wan, Brandon became the seat of government for Manitoba as 20 municipal representatives gathered for briefings. button .was. presséd in. Ottawa, cavalcade of 17 cars carrying deputy ministers and senior gov- ernment officials pulled out of Victorla to ste up an emergency provincial: capital at Nanaimo, 80 miles north. Camp. Petawawa In Ontario was made the alternate seat of the federal government and members of the exercise: direct- ing staff, who represented the prime minister and cabinet advantage of the, opportunity ‘ “to. see, the schools’ opened. Seven minutes after the alert. R. Peterson will: arrive here Friday. morning to preside at. the . official. openings of.two new Prince Rupert schools. ‘He Peterson. At. noon: Mr.: and. Mrs. Peterson will ‘be luncheon guests of District’ 52 school. board and. schoop superinten- . dent J..M. Phillipson and .at 2 p.m. the minister of educa-. tion will open. ‘the. new ‘Seal’ Cove elementary school: ‘At :8 p.m., after dinner. as guests . of adian Legion - banquet room, Mr.:’ Peterson _ will open- the - new Prince’ ‘Rupert. Senior man. .of the school... board stressed today that the:school {' openings at -2:and 8: p.m. are.. ‘|-that..the public would - take’ for the public and he hoped AR ‘construction: a two. new: ‘Schools, "School taxes would have | risen | seven: ‘mills this year " governmishit’s in. the = riod at ol provineial increase a crease of S107 967 from. n Jat $161, 167. mS fastivaliy, ‘small. ‘increase when ° you: look’ at. the® fact’.thats Our. eres this year has increased’ ‘by. Prince, ‘Rupert High : School,: nd os operation ” designed to: test civil Ty ‘and. emergency ‘pro- |: cedures | that: ‘would conie. into}: proposal. — -This'was the feeling of school trustees at their regular meeting last night and the Roosevelt Park Parent-Teacher association . will. of the board’s stand.. British Columbia School Trustees association notation. which states that the BCSTA has never encountered the situation and a precedent has never been set. NO PRECEDENT Superintendent of schools J. M,: Phillipson, who investigated the matter for the board, said there was-no provision in the School Act “which clearly per~ mits or precludes a school board from establishing a uniform.” He said that the School Act be written a letter ‘ informing it]: The PTA will also be sent al but he didn’t think that. w the mo intent of the. provision.» ’ Le He said that. although 65. per oe cent of the Roosevelt Park PTA °°. parents favored a uniform'‘ofia: | non-compulsory. basis, the re- maining: ‘parents: and ‘their . _ children would be placed in.an embarrassing: position if-there - were a tendency for thé'“non- pee of: compulsory ‘dress’? to- ‘become the “accepted dress.” -s* “There are ‘people who: right-— fully object | for reason. of. cost, relative short period of domicile | here or just because they ‘object. to uniforms and prefer personal- pe EE {is vag ized dress. MUST RECOGNIZE: “This minority must be recor- 0 nized,” Mr, Phillipson sald: ‘He said the. wearlng of a standard unlform was generally does state that “every pupil shall present himself clothed » ‘approp< riately, in keaping with. the cus- tom of the school as sanctioned by the board,” COULD SANCTION _ , . My, Phillipson ' sald this could ministers, faced theoretical prob- loms such As evacuation | ‘and emergency feeding. ‘ PONOOLIONIIIT IS po° far mado to fill ‘tho position... have achoal ‘closos, _tholr pldcoa. In Booth Memorial junior high ‘achool sovon: tonchers would ‘bo loaving and two additional staff members ‘would Bo required’ noxt yonr for a total of nine, Five appointments eon: mado - to dato, lonving four’ posts to fill. after | bo interpreted to'mean. that. a board could sanction a uniform “STAFF SITUATION FA VORABLE FOR SEPTEMBER BOARD TOLD While. ib ts, too ontly to. ho optimlatic, District 62. scHool: ; board. ts In-a favorable position at this time of year regarding toachors for noxt September, School Superintendent J. M. Phillipson. told trustees last night. Ho.said ho anticipated no problem In obtaining : well« qualified: teachors for the olomentary schools and was pleased with “the callbro. of the. state appointed to the high schools : » The ‘schooy. board wilt meat with My, “Phillipson, May a6 to discuss tenchior resignations and.appointmont of ‘now ones, ‘At the moment, tho school suporlntondont told tho board thore wore two tenchors scheduled to leave Prince Rupert Bonilor Wigh school but, ono ‘Sppointmont haa Mready boon , In the ‘olomontary achools, throo tonchora have tondored tholr rosignations, and ; three havo heon appolniad to tale -|endorsemont, " | WEATHER |TIDES a “private” school requirement. “The public school system has always. respected individ-— ual choice in such matters”: At the same time, Mr.. Phillip- son said, he could see no-objec-:: tion to a group of parents agres- Ing to a form of dress and having their children wear it but “there is considerable ‘doubt whether [such a move needs, or ts bonofit- ted by a school board. ruling: or The board agreed wholoheart= edly with Mr, PhiMpson.. soy oo in he iw o Inorensing cloudiness’: " to- een night with Intermittentirain: |} » before daybrenk and‘ vi ‘few hi showers around noon: (ton | morrow. Little changes: “i: . temperature, Winds. Nght. this avoning becoming: ue southonsterly 20 “overnight — and shifting to weatorly:: ABS + bofore: noon Thuraday: ‘Low ae |: . tonight and high ptm ars | 45 -and: 82. Thutaday, * gl BF1060 (Paolflo’ Standard, Time) . _ High eavenewe 08: 2 C0'feots ; 91:20. 17.2 fect. LOW sn 02: 80: 1435