et Be EN gre ode emt tbr St ri ait GiB Da STR ARAN ce Re EY TAR ANI OR + wee as Tt lee . EE Sg gE eh k a ested ” ‘ wl ee eT re br ye ver ” ef “we, C " . aw tt ey rar Pe at a ret A LOL of we oe AE oe ee oie - Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacifi Poh TOPE iat o'er ewe Oe we wee VY OH Ee ‘ Port — And Key to the Re Ee ee EE ee WIT V8 we vote le we ¥ / Great Northwest. DN ES. Bae Sl ee as ee aE we a a Peg a ; coe nde irre a me, . OST ae ° < PROVINCIAL LIBRARY . ; co serRenerrensene | ‘ VOL. L, No. 118 on ‘ IT OF THE Vicé-Admiral Charles D. Grif-| fin, . commander” of the. fleet guarding : Eisenhower,’ ‘told re- porters the Chinese. Reds “might well do something":in an attempt to. further mar. the president's wee sar on oan woe peneeteamungneg aia peter meme etm tte 0 aS court quashes appeal by AG An appeal py tho | Attorney General against the Order. of Magistrate A. C, 14, Adams made ab:Cassiar on March 9 dismiss- ing’ a charge against Donato De- mit, shift. boss of Cassiar As- begtos Corporation, for failing to ensure safety measures for a per- soi. working on «stockpile, was ‘dismissed by Judge. W. A. Schultz jn County Court Tuosday. The charge followed the Fch- ruary 14 death of Marlo Gincob- po; one of Lwo. omployces work- Ing without saroty equipment on n stock pile in the'dry rock slor- ngd building of the company, when a slide occurred which buried the victini. » Byovision ‘of «the “Motallifer= ous’ Mines Regulation Act" re- quiles a person working on any stockpile when tho material may move by. gravity to wear a life path and Wne. Mt “appeal Involved the in- Lerpretation oi provisions of the Act.and the rosponsibillty of the ncoused as shift tows under. the Ack vote! wi " - 4 1. Harvey. ‘was counsel’ for tha: Attornay Genoral and J, A, Raurne of Vanconver ; gounsol rovetho respondents»: ““Pyince Rupert has fow gone 520. days without a fatal traffic accident, mee ee ee Pe teh oe hg ORT E Fete vate arg DRUGS LTDY DIAL 2151 ’ ik Telephone 6767 Pes ( “SHOW .— Three-year- . of 715 Fifth Avenue: West receives a helping- hand from ‘s lof.Mr. and. Mrs;-Henry: Montesano, of. 210 -“the Annunciation - auditorium, during’ a. Ju ~/ Catholic, Women’s League. See “story, othe | MANILA (AP)—The giant U.S. Seventh Fleet today, ready to:meet any Chinese Communist show. hower.steamed:north toward the Nationalist _ to meet ( ‘Tam Barton, . old “‘Tona Bla Sixth Avenue East munist in, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Emile: Blain, ix-year-old Henry Montesano, son show , of force as President Bisen- Chinese island fortress of: Formosa. "|. Montreal, said at Vancouver air- | work. cate of public convenience. a mg Alaska group | | says railway | not feasible _ | VANCOUVER (CP)—]: -lment commission is re- t-| ported to have said a rail- PRINCE RUPERT, Asserts Rail Act by-passes VANCOUVER (CP)=—Premier Bennett said to- day he is fully confident that construction of the Pacific, Northern Railway, north of Prince George, will be started before-the end of June. | The premier, just back from a trip to London, New York and ‘port this morningj, that thouu- sands of dollars already « have | been spent on surveys and other The premier said postponé+ ment of a’ scheduled Public Util-: ities Commission hearing: of they PNR’s application for a certified: Sl necessity in'no way af fects” his' A United States govern- Wednesday. night: on stage’ of - bilee Children’s. Fashion, show” staged by the r pictures on Page 4. = +Staff photo by Ken Specht. of force kept an. unflagging: vigil Asian tour, already blighted by cancellation of his visit to Japan. Griffin conceded there was no evidence so far of any unusual preparations for Communist mis- chief-making. But he added: -“We are ready and we would|: contemplate that the Chinese Communists might well do some- thing. It is for this reason we have our fleet deployed this wary.” . Eisenhower reiaxed aboard the heavy cruiser St. Paul, flagship of the fleet after his warm. re- ception In the Phillppines. He looked weary and grim as he]: boarded the crulser in. Manila Bay late Thursday night. It was no secret that he was unhappy that he was not going to Japan, e A. E. Dickens funeral rit A large crowd of relatives and frionds gathered at Forguson Tuneral Homo Wednesday aftor- noon to pay thelr final respects to longtime city rosident Albort Edward Dickons who died June 12,atthongoolas, 0 Tho Vory Roy, G. T. Pattison, Doan of Caledontn officiated at the sorvico for tho former Cana- dinn National Railways workor, During: tho seryico the hymns “Rock of Ages” and “Alida With Mo" were Aung, A vetoran of tho First World War, Mt. Dickons was necorded Canadian Logion rites at tho graveside Jn the Canndian Le- gion plot at Fairview cemetery, J. R. MoCorkindale, president of Canndian Legion Branch 27 conducted the vetornn nskocin= {lon'a rtos’ and Buglor WD, smith played “The Laat Post,” CN, Lomire handled the raising and loworing of tho fag, Active pallbearers wore 8. L. Voltch, William H. Murray, W, H, Brott, Olto Olson, Alea Mekin~ non and C, I, Buelkloy, Honorary = pallbenrars = woro Horbort Morgan, Victor Lowls, 8. 1, Alexander, Gunnard Andor- aon, George J, Dawes and Wile and: Sunday to mark ‘Prosident Kitwanga man dies at sea RCMP today reported that Jacob Iverson of Kitwanga, died early this morning aboard the halibut fishing vessel, Gony, off the west coast of the Queen Charlotte. Islands, “The body fs being brought into town by another halibut boat, and police said that he died of ; natural causes, \ Iverson is survived, by a stcp- son, EB, L, Lindseth, 245 Sixth Avenue Bast. 2 One boat lands 17,000 pounds One vessel, the! % Bros, landed 17,000 pounds: ;of halibut in Prince Rupert today and sold its enteh on the exchange while the Strnfen has halled: its Intention of landing Prince Ruport Fisher- men's Co-operative: Association's plant: with 5,000 pounds of hall- 11 ‘ es ae! _ : ' The 4 Bros had 10,000 medium which sold nt-14 cents; 1,000 chix at 0, and 6,000 largo at 15 cents ' : “|way connecting. Alaska |with the rest of the. US. | cannot. possibly pay for it- years. 22) { director.Carl' L. Junge, of, Wash- self, within the. next 20 fid“Higiway. Conimissi ed two. years ago under exe ington, D.C. issued a preliminary report this week... 00) Main points in” its - findings were outlinéd today, in..a letter ‘to The Sun by Claire O; Banks, manager of the Greater Anchor- age Chamber of: Commerce, ‘port. ne, Mr. Banks said there would be great interest by Alaskans in a railway from British Columbia to the’ Alaskan border, but the preliminary report indicated the commission “can see no possibil- ity of a railroad to Alaska begin- ning to pay for itself within the next 20 years.” , Mr. Banks’ remarks to the newspaper were made in relation to possibilities of extending the ‘proposed Pacific Northern Rail- way, which would run north from Prince George, through the Yu- kon to the Alaskan border, Mr. Banks’ letter said: “Our present transportation lines to and from the south 48 states are suffering because of no haul- back from Alaska to other major markets.” “Transport charges are © ex- tremely high,” he added, “and thus tend to prevent further de- velopment in this area.” . Meanwhile in Victoria CCF leader Robert Strachan — said Thursday a socialist govern- ment in B.C, would see federal aid from the Canadian and Unit- ed States government in bullding a northern railway to Alaska, The opposition leader said such wv railway would link wilh tho Pacific Great Eastern Ratlway or the Canadian National Railways line . In Horth-contral’ B.C, “whichever route proved. to be to) Atlin Fighorics Ltd. Chinese Red barrage to ‘see off TOKYO i) = = Communist China announced, today it will shell the Nationniiat-hold off- shore faland of Quomoy . today Wsonhowor’s visit to, Formosan, On: Juno. 17 and: 10,.. Poking yadio warned, “a: domonstra- tion of arms, against. the United States ~~ shalllng. to ‘wolcomea and seo off! Disonhowor.— will bo conducted .at tha Quomoy front,” oe : A Now. China: nows ‘ngoney proadonat hoard hore declared: “phiy doalsion of ours ‘is’ solely to make a demonatration againat United States Imporlallam,.., the most feasiblo and econom- jen,” os Eisenhower” Tho Communists havo hoon sholling Quomoy sporadically on odd-numbored days of the month for 20. months: in’ accordance with a solf-prodinimed partial conso-flyvo, Prosumably tho broadcast monnt ‘tho barrages’ would be heavior than tho 10 to 60 or 70 shella usually fired by the Red guns a fow milos away on the Communiat-hold: mainland, ‘Tho Communist shelling. was not oxpested to. canka undue alnym - on Formosa, ‘since. tho wording of tha .brondast {ndt- ented tho baryago would not be Yor your safoty, advanco, natiao ix horehy given," the prelude to. an.. .nvasion (aay for new +1 fore'the en which received a copy of; the “re- | ‘Monday at 2 p.m, from B.C., FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1960 hearing Helief that work will start on the railway. before the end of June. ' He did not indicate what sort Gf. work this would be.. - 2) When asked if the $250,000,000 ‘|railway, with: its 700-mile line ‘from .the Pacific Great Eastern | Rallway: at Prince George to the B.C.-Yukon border, ‘could .: be started without the hearing, the premier said: . S wconstruction will be. carried out before the end of. June-un- der the provisions .of. the Rail- way Act. A copy of this Act and |- ‘its terms are. available to any- |one who wishes it.” |. When pressed by ‘newspaper- ‘men on whether the Act allows construction without a certificate of. public conyenience. and neces- Sity, the premier replied: = “Sts all in the. Act. It was passed before we came to power.” , “TI have never talked about the yailway” going to Alaska,” Mr. said, when questioned | | a.. preliminary report., of | -j Bennett about ‘he Alaska. International Rail- way: , ‘for itself in the. next 20 years. s, No.date uC. Theva wlngt er the. deadlin Yukon..." Since at: month. railway company and might not have ago. line by the'end of this month, Mishap follows Safety Week Monday at the Columbia Cellu- lose Compariy Limited’s Watson Island mill, when an operator in the ‘woodroom suffered .an injury causing him to be off work, 9 oe So W. R, Collier, safety co- ordinator said today that af man suffered a foot injury when struck by a rolling log. . The accident happened a days. aftor the end of the company's Safely ‘Week = and brought to an end the company’s record of 40 days without ‘a tost-time tay: _ - Mrs. Spafford dies aged 62 — Mrs., Mildren . Nellie Spafford, 62,,0f 610 Sixth Avonue Weat, died yostorday morning in Prince Ruport Goneral Hospital, Bory. in Upbridge Ontario, Mrs, Spafford came to Prince Ruport in 1061, Sho was pro- deavased. by her. husband, Bruce Honry.Apafford, in 1B: Mrs, Spafford is. survived | by two sons, Gordon Frederick in Montreal and Bruce in Ontario; two daughtors, Mra; Margarot Ashton of Winnipeg of Princo Rupert; two. alaters, Mrs, Ada Nowell in’ Vancouvor and. Mra. | Winnipeg; and. ona: -brothor, Frodorick Tweoney of Windsor, Ontario, ee Tunoral ‘services will bo held ’ son Wunoral Home, with Rov, D. R, Chassols of tho St. Potor's Anglican church offlointing. In- atlompi on Quemoy, . ' Lormont : va } and. Highway Commission. ‘which indicated the commission ‘could see no possibility of.a rail- road to Alaska beginning to pay was announced yester-| hearings: by’ -the| \ be, held bea hos" of dune, which-was |" he. deadline the company had. set: for starting construction: on its proposed railway line to the . Since cast three weeks must elapse before the hearings can go on, they cannot be held . this owever, government. officials a have said ‘that they believe the Canadians in. an’ has satisfied its ) commitments up to the present to fulfill the letter of agreements signed be- tween. the government and ‘the interests of Swedish financier Axel Wenner-Gren three years “Those agreements called for a start on construction of the rail The ‘Safety flag came down and Valorie. Aimed inlay. in Yorgue will fallow at Pairviow, Night Calls—Business 6768, Editorial _ “VICTORIA, B.C. 8. 318 ee eg DEC B14 GO nie La ae lane nonmney fer 6769 PRICE TEN CENTS — pol' “Justice. Minister Fulton said in Ottawa today that RCMP. officers. are. questioning Chinese :. an attempt © to “expose. those taking part in an illegal entry. racket,” a Canadian Press report: stated this after- noon; 9) 0 nc But he ‘denied in the Com- mons that ‘those. questioned are being required to fill out ques= tionnaire forms, and he said no census is being taken on Can- adians of Chinese origin, He was replying to questions by Frank Howard (CCF Skeena), J. W. Pickersgill (Liberal Bonavista-Twillingate). and Paul Hellyer (Liberal from Toronto Trinity) stemming from Van- couver reports of RCMP investt- gations in Vancouver and Prince Rupert. a Earlier in Vancouver, Foon Sien, .past president of _ the said the federal immigration department. had launched. a campaign to obtain information on all. Chinese and “are check- ing on every man, woman and child.” oS 2 a He said the movo came to Chinese . Benevolent Association |. ~ Judge cuts handed down sentences, on the beating death of Harry Mil-| ler 58, on the: Lytton Indian Re- serve was sentenced to six years. Mr. Justice Wilson told him: “Because you: are an old. man, because you are an Indian, and) because I am convinced.you,com- mitted this crime while drunk, 1 am -sentencing: you: to less. than half..the. sentence. I normally give,” . : Rope pe ES ye Sentenced -to. 10. years. : was Gene Jack, 28, convicted of man- slaughter in’) the» January:.23 beating death of Margaret Den- nis, 30, with whom ‘he had. been living near here, Po te "In passing sentence Mr. Justice Wilson commented; .“You sare light when two ROMP officers began taking a census of about 200 Chinesc in Prince Rupert, ROMP here’ denied they were taking a census... oo 30-day term given man for fraud) Stove Slankoyits of no fixed address. was sontonced to.30 days in jail with no option ofa, fine by Doputy. Magiatrate. R.A. morning on: a: charge of obs taining, by false protences funds from the Prince Rupert Branch of Tho Dopartmont: of . Social Wolfaro. 3.06 Btankovlia. had pleaded ‘guilty was remanded for sontonce. until today. et a ge ee Vestorday afternoon, Earl costs or. In default of payment was sontonced’ to -10 days MoLoan. Jn. police court. this}, + rom ¢ w iso’ or realign. Your oarly reply |. 1° VIGTORIA @)—Boma:2,000 boes to . the. charge'.. yesterday. and: Jing ‘olvil servants: who,wero |'o- Matthow., Kantola’ of tha Parks. aide Motol.:was fined $100. and. njail: and had’ hls: loonse aya noned for.00 dayasiattor: plending’ guilty) +\ lucky you. are not going to ‘be hanged, . And if you were a. white man you would be Jailed for the rest of your life.” >: no Dear John letter: * VANCOUVER —~ The, B.C. Fedoration’ of Labor today will distribute several thousand. post cards at a rally, of unemployed, They! are addressed : to.” Prime Minister Diefonbaker and read: ‘Dear Jonni “Yow IT hate. to write but I have not worked for tho past... months, Thero js ‘ttle. Nkell- hood’ of mo finding a‘ job .for a considerable timo, oe _“Romember, “John, | you: sald ‘Whon I'am {n powor no one will auffer:from unomploymont,’ |’. “T raqueat you keep your prom- would ‘bo'appreciatqd oo. S. Busy boes Thursday oxcaped from a. hive used naan educational oxhibit:in tho legislature. building, scattor- turning. frond. Junohy vee eek ~~ Musoum. officiate: 60 ‘forestall ny: mise ~ because pair Ind :° QUESNEL (CP)—Mr. Justice J. 0. murder and found guilty on reduced. charge of man- : slaughter in separate assize court.cases here, Jules Adams, 64, charged °in +77 a was‘an oyor-crowding problem in 7 ~ the hive | and ‘ atopy dealgnod ALAE he two Indians charged a ee “hat swarming.’ bees and “indicated ‘that the seriousness of the'sitta- - tion did not: impress ‘him: ©» Two! rescued ws ee Eg a ay fo AR ‘KAMLOOPS: @). —- :Poljge. btid firemen’: rescued ;-two -: persons from the: face‘ of a°400-foot cliff Thursday, night in a-tworHour. . operation at Bridal: Veil: Fallscat the head of, Peterson’ creek two ‘miles from hero.) Sages 8 Walter Loid,'8, Charlie Morten 18, and Jackie .McGillvaryjert2, were climbing ‘the ‘cliff: when’a ‘rock tumbled down and .struck - young Loud, ..He aiffered:a dizzy spell, cuts and bruises and, could- - MVE BOON Be al library, cpt TE “lo VICTORIA @—British Colun- bio’s most; unusual lbrary. will open soon ‘at’ Charlie Lake, ax miles north of Fort St, John... -'There' is: nota printed p ge in it. The: official ;; me! ae tle is the Li- Jnrary, “of ;8ub-Surface . Geology. | and “it will, be ‘operated: ‘by the» dopartment_of mines and-potrol- ‘pum rosOUrcOs,. ‘Lining’ the, shelves ‘will: bo .up to 30,000 boxes containing sam: — ples of rook drilled |. from .. half B.C.'s 600° oll and. gas: wollar-- somo of. them from almost threo miles below. the surface, } vie waelitiehit : naph e hg ac bes Wey eT Mr as oan loudy, .. p Oon tinutng.cool,.\ hveatorly, 15," froquontly, LOW tonight: and. high, tom 45, and yt ol, Winds Low Y uh fa o ie eit! to a chargo of impaired delving, | w