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- hears Murray brief

Construction of the Pacific Northern. Railway
from Hazelton on the Canadian National Railway,
dq instead of from Summit Lake, north of Prince George,
would save an estimated 210 miles of railroad build-
ing, William H. Murray, MLA for Prince-Rupert told
“ an: in-camera session’ of the: Alaska-Yukon- British

7 Columbia conference Wednesday. |

In a two-part brief Mr. Murray, ~~
‘said that” Prince Rupert is not,

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‘F RST ‘OF 10- boat: outboard caravan to arrive. on, way to Alaska
as part of Alaska Sportsman- ‘Sponsored cruise 1s 19-foot Wendy-K,
*. Shown above. Wendy-K, powered
chgines, was trallered here by. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Peabody
from. “Applew Valley," in Mojave Desert, California. Two of 10

ats are cruising up. coast, eight are trailering. After rendez-
yousing here they” wilt proceed fo Alaska.

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—Photo by Gladys ‘Baldwin,

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PNR) must form
a new company

VICTORIA ‘@—If the Pacific
Northern Railway Company

 

plans ‘to extend its proposed rail
ine into the Yukon and Alaska,
anew company must be setup,
Premier Bennett said today; .

Explaining: the legal questions
involved, the premier: said PNR
is a British Columbia company
and “it can only build within
B a, MY

Railway in the Yukon Or Alaska
is not the responsibility of the
B.C.. government.”

The PNR has begun construc-
tion of a 700-mile rail tram from
Summit Laxe, near Prince
George, to the Yukon. border.

There has been talk of.a pos-
sible extension to Alaska and it
was an occasional conversational
point during the recent Alaska-
B.C.-Yukon conference here.

 

 

 

North-eastern

 

] Fighters rest as fires
|die down near K alecgel.

By REG VICKERS»
Canadian Press Correspondent :
KAMLOOPS,; B.C.
Columbia’s widespread forest
fires raced on Friday, sometimes |
ahead: of communications.: Some:
died, others were born--and no-
one knew for hours. |
Early Thursday. night,. two. men:
were reporter trapped: for a: few,
hours in a re-kindled-:fire.at}
Spius Creek, 60 miles northwest!

  
  
  
 

 

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of here. It was not until mid-=
night, after a-roll call,. that: ally
were known to be safe... : :

‘The same _ fire- destroyed -

  
 
 
 

fled from oncoming. flames:.
For a time, a new fire ‘threat-.|

ened: the mountain- locked: min=
less than a mile north, was

treetops. Sawmill. employees::—-
200 men—brought it under .con-

i-costs $80, 000 each day to fight

athem.
bulldozer, left. when its operator ‘

ing community of Bralorne, 90)
miles west of here. The: blaze, |

rushing southward through the:

 

Fortress flew from here . to: help
with water, bombs. ©.

A resurgence of. the  Spius
:Creek fire caught those on guard
‘by. ‘surprise. The flames had been
under control late Wednesday.

+ Six hundred men renewed their
‘fight against-the monster when
gusting winds of more. than 50.
miles an hour puffed it into life.

COSTS $80, 000 A DAY

Sixteen. new. fires started in
‘this district Thursday,. bringing
.the total to 672.since April 1. It

 
 

 

miles south of here; has covered
500 acres and still is burning.
Campfires have been banned
in the ‘Kamloops — -and Nelson:
districts and in most parts of:
‘the ‘coast forests.
‘More than 2,306 men are. em-
‘ployed . fighting’ the fires in the
Kamloops, district alone. .

 

trol, A converted B-17. Flying:

18 cruisers ‘rendezvous —
here tomorrow sttemncon

Kighteen yachts, 88 adults and 21 children. will ‘bel

| A fire started by campers who 7
left in-a hurry: at Hedley, .100

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OTTAWA (CP) —Works Minister Walker ‘Thursday indicated :
ment i is, setting no top limit on the amount of money it will loan this year for
construction to stimulate winter employment. » Ls in

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J... R. .Gariand (L—Nipissing)
that the government consider fi-
nancing. the purchase of: older
homes for. conversion into low-
rental. living quarters. _

The result of. this program to
stimulate. winter employment. in
the “construction. and related
fields. will be that the federal
government will: lend. donsider-
ably more than. the $150,000,000
it’ had planned to lend during
1960, he said.
However, - he declined under
questioning: from J..R, Garland
(L-—-Nipissing), opposition hous-
ing critic, to estimate just how
much federal - mortgage: money

will be committed.

' He. also’ declined to estimate |
the total number of homes that
will be started: this year except
to say it wil! be more than the
125, 000 ne estimated some time

ago.

STILL GOOD. RUMORED
Mr. Walker remained avowedly

‘|mild’ and unprovocative as the

Commons neared the end of a

 

 

. He’ rejected . a suggestion - by|- ae
to merchant builders. ee |

inely- concerned, as'I.am sure. it

,:0ans ‘the government would be

{6 am. July. 31,
than 1959. :

“If the: government is genu-

is, to create, more’ jobs “in” the
winter, it seems. to me‘it should
offer. some. form’ of concession |-
which would encourage construc -}
tion in. this’ fleld: in the winter)
time,” ” Mr: Garland said.

- Mr. Walker’ replied that: even
without. the ‘three- month | ‘easing
of. restrictions: on direct ‘federal

 

Halibut area
dose sta ted.

The International Pacific Hali-
but Commission today an-
nounced. that: Area 2. will be
closed to all. halibut fishing at
23 days, later.

 

. Reason given, for the extended :

time is that the quota of 26,500,-
000 pounds has. not been reached.

 

grilling that began three, days
ago with. study,.of: his depart-|:
ane 1960- 61 _ Spending - pro-

"He practically: turned the other
cheek when Mr. Garland ‘sug-

  
  

. Pioneer III; a U.S8.: vessel, sold
27 000 pounds to Pacific Fish-

planned on... Betweén. $75, og
and: $80,000,000. had ‘péen: applied eres

  
  

lériding the “$150, 000: 600°

for. by last week: vand: $36,800,000
had actually. been : loaned

SEPT. Al ‘EARLY /ENOUG
AS a step to help. northern nd‘
rural construction, Mr.G
suggested moving. up" the- ‘Sep

    

start of the employment-stimula: _ m

tion program to Aug. 17) But:Mr
Walker:..replied’ . this had be
considered: but Sept... L “was. suf;

ve omer

and the’ framework up: :
Mr.. Walker. ‘also: turned ‘down.
Mr.. Garland’s: suggestion. - that
the. -government. “help, int ‘pur:
chases ‘of’ older homes: ‘fol “con,

 

units. “It. ~ would ° “require “arn.
amendment. to’ ‘the’ Housing ‘Act,
‘the minister said}. and tall ‘the ~
government's. housing money: wag
going into new. construction. : ee

Members |; : were slow © “getting.
down. to ‘the - estimates: BBs they
debated Prime Minister . ‘Diefen-

 

night and Saturday morning‘and -

 

eries, Ltd; 15 000. pounds — of
medium at 16.4 . cents; ‘12,000
pounds large at 19.3 cents and|:

afternoon sittings . to. the: ‘present

schedule. ba
.By a vote‘of ‘1417 ‘to 45:-the L

 

 

  

 

 

 

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ficiently early-‘to give’ builders: ts
time to get the foundation, n dug Oe

version ‘into low-rental. dwelling . i oe

baker's’ resolution to add: ‘Friday. .

Hill via Summit Lake to North
Vancouver. on the PGE, it. was.
805. 9 miles.

Mr. Murray ‘quoted’ Minister of

route chosen

VICTORIA ‘oA consuiting en-
| gincer ‘said’ Wednesday ‘the fed-

  
 
   

arriving in Prince Rupert: between 2: 30 p.m. and 3:00) gested. that’ ngt much is: being| 500 pounds chickens at 10‘cents.|eral and “CCF - parties .: “yoting

): turd at the Prine . eained if- the: government, intends |. ‘Teeny-Milly had 40,000 pounds; ‘against. the. Progressive » Conser=
p.m. Sa ay t e Rupert Rowing and Yacht to ‘shift « ‘normal ‘Summer. ‘con- 28 000 pounds. ‘medium: ‘at. 15.6 | vatives—the motion was ‘APProv:

‘nor never has, opposed the puild-
ing of the: Pacific Northern Rail-

 
 

 

  

 
 
 
 
 
 
   
    
   
 
  
 

 

 
 

- oppose -

_Hizelton route was ostablished

' gharges alone,

t| industrial | Development, R, W.
’ 5; Mo sale tol Start’ of -detaile

   
 
 
 
  
 

“A vi :
an “portation: that, fbhe: ‘railways ‘wer
constructed: in “uneconomical: }

 

cations’ and’ ‘became’ ‘nstrumeénts
of: “national ‘policy... “Although!

Pes, these aspects we e considered by}:

“strongly. “the:
route” chosen * by. ‘the |
company, at least until such time

as the: merits’ of | the’ suggestions] 3
we have made have ‘been: fully! 7

and carefully investigated, "Mr,
Murray said.

. His brief on the ¢ PNR. and
also one stressing the need and
desirabilily * of the marine
highway between Prince Ru-
pert and Alaska, was referred
to a joint technical committee
yet to be appointed.

‘Mr. Murray said that the route
chosen by the PNR parallels to a
large extent the oxisting route of
the CNR northern . main line
from: Summit Lako, its starting
point to a point 105 miles north
of. Hazelton known a6 Babiche
Will, 7
“This section of. road is calcu-
lated to be’ 315 miles in length.
Prince Rupert proposes that tho
sopthern start of the railway be
made at New’ Hazelton: on’ the
CNR, an estimated: saving of 210
‘miles of constriction.” ~

wHo said: the, frasthility of . the.

bys the carly Indian’ route and
the 19th century telograph line,
Jn 1033 a United States commis-
sion nppointed three years carlicr
py. President. Norbert Hoover,
recommended a. -route through
Hazelton fora proposed highway
to, Alaska,

‘Mr, Murray anid tat the costs:

of bullding an extra 210 miles of
railrond opened ngninst he. pee

ly proposed toute, “Ser
Oa ATEON a "ho sald, “would
mount to $2, 000, 000° to $3, 000,-
0," “
io anid that trie city's prin
ejpal concern wis that commod-
ies shipped into.tho aren to ‘bo
serviced, and the natural pros
dicts, principally: wood producta
and minors, shipped out, would
enjoy resultant lower rates vin
Hazelton. rather , than through
Summit Lake. ty

Saving would 1 Atvio bo conaldor:
ablo for shipping’ by: ‘gon.’ MY,
Murray snd na the distance from
Bublahe Hill to Prince Ruport is
25.0 mIlon whilo. from Bableto

gman pie Panerai ase

ORMES

DRUGS LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

WILLIAM H. MURRAY MLA

the.
. the
who
must ship over a route to,his
markets which was more ‘costly
In construction. and more cir-.

the Turgeon: Commission;”
disadvantages remain . for
British Columbia  shippor |:

cultous than it could have beon.”
The Prince Rupert: MLA snid
that while the railroad under
discussion was not the same the
situation is “entirely parallel.”
. Ho sald: . Mee
“We in Prince Rupert are en-

-deavoring only to avoid the very

handicaps that Mr. Bonner re-
ferred to in-his submission toa
the Royal Commission on Trans-
portation.

“IL is the advantage of prox-
imity, to tidewnator that wo are
now asking to havo protected for
the wholo of ‘British Columbin, It:
js the disadvantage of romatonoss
from markots thal we'are asking:
not to havo unnocesaarily Ag
gravated,”’ Mr. Murray cona}ud-
od.

 

Rp a ERP LOTT ROTO

Dutch. consul"
due July: 30.|

Duteh : ‘eonaul. Le “yehuythoieh |
Will artive in’ Prince. Ruport |"

‘two - routes, .
2 | Alaska. Bighway ‘and. another

eral government ch

   
   
 
 
 

throug! ko
fromBritish Colti bia toAlaska!

Yukon. ‘and Alaska. “representa-

extension survey. for the: railway,
wine months. ago.

He said -the railway suggested
one- following the

cutting northwest. through Car-
macks.

He said the ‘government
favored the second route, appar-
ently because it would open up
-new territory. This route would
make the total length of. the
line from its southern terminus
near Prince Gecorgo, B.C., to
Fairbanks, Alaska,:a distance of
1,390 miles, oe

~The route begins ‘at. ‘the B.C.-
Yukon border near Gladys Lake,
passes. through. Whitehorse and
takes the Mayo: Road to Car-
macks and Fort’ Selkirk, follow-
Ang, the Yukon: River. ;

From Selkirk, the line would
follow’ the . Yukon,’ White . and
Ladue rivers, crossing the Alaska
border alongside the Ladue and
then turning southwest to rejoin
the Alaska Highway within the
new state and follow dt into
‘Falrbanks,

The journoy from Vancouver
to. Fairbanks, by. way. of the
Pacific Great Enstorn Railway to
Prince George, and thence by
PNR would covor.a distance ot
1,856 miles, Mr. Minshall said,

Officlal start’ of construction

month at the. Summit Lake. tor-
minus’ site,” 30° miles north :of
Prince George, in: a ceremony
proaidod over .by: Premier Bon-
nott:of B.C. Tho: Ine is backed
by” Swedish. tinanelor Axa
Wonnor-Gron; ..

as: eee

Territory |

tives he was ordered. to make the |:

of the PNR took. place’ last

   

ternational . Capital: to-Capital
Cruiser Race..

DA special occasion will be ‘made
of: the arrival asa part. of: the
Jubilee. celebrations of. this city.
Visiting yachtsmen will. be wel-
comed at. the landjng by civic
officials and local club members.
In the evening a smorgasbord
dinner and dance will be held at
the club at 7:30 p.m.. A six piece
orchestra will play. for dancing
and the show will be emcee’d by
Dr. R. G. Large, chairman of the
city’s Jubilee Committec.

LIST OF YACHTS

Largest yacht in. the race is the
93-foot “K-Thanga", Balboa Y.C.,
Calif; skipper, John Brand. On
board: Mr, and Mrs, .P. E. Tov-
rea of Phoenix, owners; Mr. and

fae C seeking -

estimate.
on new building

* Columbia Cellulose Company,
Limited. at Watson Island are
investigatnig the possibility of
constructing : separate . facilities
for the reasearch and. deyelop-

 

hero yesterday,

“Vancouver architects Thomp-
son, Berwick: and Pratt aro cx-
pected to completo working
‘drawings sometime in, August to
give the company an idea of
ostimated costs, The design calls
for a two-storey, 100 foot by 70
foot: ‘building of reinforced con-
2 oto. with wood roof,

 

 

 

July 30, Tho purpose of tho:vialt| sie vyen a

js to handla any ‘probloma , ‘of;

Putch fmmigrants, Ho will be
available at the Princo: Ruport
patel throughout the day”.

Polio. SUS ected
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Nial Thursday, Tho victims. aro |.
-byothors, about one and two, 80 |
far: four conrfrmead -pollo cases |
havo :.boon roportod.
yours: et, so aee

wo “auapoctod |
polio canca wore Admitted to hose

hora. ‘this.

‘for actions’

 

» toraon of ‘fighting. Congoloso

 

 

 

 

forces,” gs ae Me py ie Reed

World News B

- UNITED NATIONS, NY, (n—Rusain O0N pofore the United
Nationa: soourity: ‘council today with charges: that tho. United
* States’ doliboratoly . violated’ Soviot borders wih. spy pianos,
| Tho, United Btintes, which will: roply Monday. and .Proaident
‘plaonhowor: hns Instructed U.S," dologale Henry Cabot. Lodge
“to hit' back hard in Accordance: with: Washington's’ tough now
Uno. toward” Boviot pate an and acourations,

+.

Briefs

 

. ‘PARIS. (Routora)—Tho fronoh, Bonnto Thuraday ‘approved
Q-bIlt granting. special poworn to the government to fight
“goin acOUTEOR" including prostitution, alcoholism and homo-
foxuality, Tha: bill, approved ‘with: only, minor amendments,
., WIT now go back to tho, National ‘Assombly or Jowor howto,

wep!

“LONDON; inbutoray*-reusate todny neonsod United Nations

national: troops, Tho: officiil

, Commitiniat. party nowapnper Pravda, oxpressod Russia's “sorlous.
concern" over this devolopment, It spaolfically named Moroccan

due to. ‘arrived. ails oF ane ‘mailed 7
“| from: Butedale..by. Frank + ‘Morris:
‘lof. Seattie, chairman. of the. ‘In-

ment division, It was learned

Club 2 as, 18 vessels completé. the Pender: ‘Harbor-Prince

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“Others are: ‘Malecite”?:7 2 feet;
‘pers. ““Nelsie’’,’ 55°: feet;” Seattle;:
J. H.; Moffatt, : skipper}:
us, .39 :feet,’ Portland; sATt Ran-
dall, skipper; “Puget Pride’,
feet, Queen City & Poulsbo, fob
Wilson, skipper. a

“Miss Kathy”, 42 feet, Port-
fand;. Dewey Estey, skipper;
“Mickey Fritz”, 40. feet, Queen
City; Bob Fakler, skipper;
Shore”, 40 feet, Vancouver Wash-
ington; Mr. Hall skipper; “Dol-
phin Bay”, 45 feet, Seattle; A. T.
Coffin, skipper; “Twanoh”,
feet, . Rainier; Art Church, Skip-
per,

“Jadon”, Seattle & Queen City;
Skipper, Jack Rottler; “Namhar",
33 fect, Bremerton; skipper,’ R.
Rahman; “Seca Nymph”, 36 feet,
Bremerton; Carl Wilhelm;
“Docsout", 46 feet, Everett; skip-
per, Dr, Edwin B, Chase; “Hero's |
Howo", 36 fect, Bremerton; skip-
per, Allen Howe; “Sun Beam”, 46
fect, Alton and Mary Alexander.

“Quick Stream”, 36 fect, H. L.
and Marge McElhaney; “Rhen-
ania”, 60 feet; West Vancouver;
skipper, Dr. J. M. Spruenken. |

In view of. the Jubilee cele-
brations this year in this city all
yachts will not depart on the Ju-
neau leg until) Monday . when
feted and ‘surfeted’. skippers,
crows and passongers | will con-
test the last lap,

Prizes will be awarded at Sat-
urday night's: banquet to first,
second and third yachts for the
Prince. Ruport leg. This year
thoro will ‘also be special trophies
to mark the clty’s Goldon Jubilee.

First started jn 1928 the Cap-,
{tal-to-Capital Oruiser Race: has
bocome a major summor sporting
‘evont along the North American
Weat const.

 

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Japanese named
Tory candidate |

GRAND: FORKS. @) Yasushi
Sugimoto, 40,. a, Canadini-borin

Thursday: to contost the Grand.
Yorks-Greonwood sont in tho
next, proyinolal election for the
Progreasivo Conservative party.

Mr, Sugimoto, a farmer here,
is tho fjrat Oanndian of Japanecsc’
descent. to scok olection to tho
provinatal logiainture, '

Heo. ja manngor of..tho Grand
Tork Potato. Growors’ Co-onor-
ative: Assoointion, ©:

Bornedn.. tha Quoen. Charlotte
Talanda ‘off tho northweat BO.
const, Mr, Sugimoto. grow "hot jn

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- troops: as: ono unit. which | “Started fn battle with Congoloso

tho qa He moved
in 1041, 0

Royal Vancouver: ‘Bob: Day, skip- 2

“OFE |.

OTS,

Japnnoro, was. nominated: hore |...

“For-O-|

- Salmon: purse -seine. Area.

10, Rivers Inlet salmon gillnet
gillnet area,

Arm will be: moved seaward to.

further. notice.

hendod for bettor than avorage .

 

struction into: the. winter months | cents;

> Purther clésures for ‘salmon. fishin have ‘been nnounce
“by: Distiict® Supervisor, R. C. Edwards:'
. “Closed. until 6 p.m. Sunday, July: ‘24:are:

salmon-gillnet: area; salmon. purse ‘seine, Area No.’ 6; salmon-:.
purse. seine Area No. 7; salmon _purse. seine -Areas:Nos, 9° and-:-

In ‘addition to ‘the ‘above, the’ following ‘conservation
measures have been authorized:

Effective at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 24, the salmon ‘fishing.
boundary protecting the Bella Coola River in North Bentinck |.

All the ‘waters. of Dean Channel Salmon Gillnet. ‘Area: will
close to all salmon n net, fshing at 6 p.m. ‘Sunday, oaly 24, until

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PRINCE . RUPERT yoaidonta can start: + honing ‘that: the above:
80-day outlook by tho United States wonther bureau is full of
major orrors, Aftor having what can bo termed:a. somewhat
damp apring and summer, the gloomy: forccast. predicts that.
from mid-July.:to mid-August Princo’ Runert..will: have below |
normal tomporaturo and heavy rainfall, Howover,’ |
won't bo alono.for tho samo 1s :prodicted: for’ the ‘whole const,
Only tho: Prairlos and: the. Northwost Territories: appear ‘to bo

the buroau. says that ...change:in : ‘tho: ‘Wonthor pattern can.
| broduao, major: orrors In tho: forecont. I

 

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No.5 ‘and Principe, Channel ©

area and ‘Smith: Inlet. salmon. :

“Ten Mile Point.”

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“TEMPERATURES
FOR THIS PERIOD '

VANCOUVER 64° |,
GOMONTON 61: Fee’
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‘70
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ithe : olty

aummor,.weathor, Vortunately, ..

000 pounds. Jarge..at - 18! ed,. boosting House sitting nour
ke 3

   

: ‘the. ‘Nishga’

“until. he has. heard, ALO oy
fishing industry.

a WEATHER 3

  

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requested. the:district’ "gupérvisor, |
Mr: R..C. Edwards, : department —

additional: ‘day-off on the’ Skeena
river during next :week’s fishing

  
 

It was: learned: ‘yesterday: ‘that,
beginning next week, there: would
be only'a day and a half's. fish-
ing-instead, of. three. ©.

_ Mr,. -Doolan.sald ‘that,- AB: Mr.

jd... Whitmore,: Pacific . fistieties

director, was ‘arriving. tomorrow,
any. new. regulation, be withheld
until. the! groups: concerned. have
Giscussed, the. situation withthim;

   

 

  

‘Radio station “Er
‘at Terrace ae
‘near: completion

AL phases of construction. on
tho Terrace-Kitimat . radio. sta-

| ton dre’ nearing completion, it”

Was announced today by J, Fred-

./erick Weber, managing director. .

‘Mr. Weber sald, that teats:-for

"|e station, which will have the
“| Gall letters CFTK, will be. “carriad
lout this weekend: Results‘of: the.

teats will be forwarded to Ottawa |

_:/ and approval to start broadcast-
Jing’ jds- expected ” on, or... -beforo

August Were.
; The ‘station: will ‘have a. ‘power
of: 1,000 watts and. Q:: frequency:

 

, “3 number. of. 1140, on. radio. ‘dials. ”

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