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have divided _families~ ‘
some. CASES, husband and: wite, ”
says the report for. the: “year,

- ended’ last March 31, ws

The trek’ back to Russia: ‘was

~ proposed by leaders of the Sons

_of Freedom sect of the Douk-

hobors and remains . indefinite
despite numerous meetings. with
British Columbia. and federal

‘government authorities:

 
 

.The Soviet:‘has made no public
invitation to the Sons of. Free-
dom to return although B.C, and
Ottawa Have promised assist-

~ Recreation al
Association

re-formed
"METLAKATLA — The Mectia-
kalla Mutual Reereational As-
soclation has been re-formed
afd after several years of non-
operating,

Results of the election of of-
fleers Monday are: . Edwin’ H.
Ryan, sr, president; Mrs, Alvin
Leask, vice-president; Clarence
Nelson, treasurer; Roddy Wilson,

 

secretary; Alvin “Leask, sports
manager (assisted by Steven
Ryan); Clarence Nelson, cur-

ntior (assisted by Ronald Haldane
and Peter Ryan, Jnuro; Edwin
Ryan, Jnr, press agent: Rdwin
Ryan, snr, chaplain,

Comnittooe appointments will
bo: announced Inter,

Third ship i in '59

here for. grain

Third grain ship ino the first
16 days of 1060 to. berth at the
Canadian Governmont clovator
arrived ates 1os30" this morning
after a, telp through tho Panama
enna.

Tho Cracan mmblom, i Grook
vous) under Liberlan — rogistry,
Is hore to inke approximately
12,400 long tons of No, 1 and No. |.
2 food. barlay, 6
| Laat sivturday tho Byitlah ahip
SHwiftpool aniiod for the Unitad
Kingdon withi,0a6 ton of No. !
and No. 2 feed. barloy
Jununary 6; the |. Norwegtan
froightor thea MB sunmoss took
11,020 tons of No, 1 feod barloy
for oryeny In. Britain,

 

 

    
    

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DIAL:

the’ B.C...

well cared for’ in

‘New Denver,
lodged there in an attempt to}:

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. "also covers
rous acts of terrorism | in

by." bombings. and other attacks
attributed’ to. the radical Douk-
hobor ‘sect.

. It:says that “almost ‘without
exception” . Sons . of Freedom
children have been happy and
the special
government school for them at
B.c.. They were

bypass parential opposition to
the children going to public
schools. Ten truant children
were apprehended.

interior, ‘long troubled.

 

alleviate “discriminatory”

: BIG. “SfASH— The icebreaker_ ‘Ernest ‘Lapointe heels: over’ as.
she swings: hard to.port before crashing into an. ice. jam ahead. ‘sent, work conducted by. land, sca
of her sister. ship D’'Iberville.-The two. ships” were: ‘working inf
the- eastern” section of ‘Montreal harbor in the final” drive ‘to.
- ‘free. 12 ocean: ships trapped at their berths’ by -ice. ‘The ships’
- finally, broke out of the harbor. Wednesday, and -todlay were”
: sailing towards | the St. Lawrence Gulf. :

 
 
 
 
 
 

day: ee

 

New “projects. for national ‘de-
velopment will ‘be. ‘placed © ‘be-
fore Parliament.

The: government will propose
establishment of a § National
Energy Board to ensure the best
use’ of energy resources within
federal jurisdiction.

_Action willbe proposed (o
ef-

 

Police called by MHO
to gain entry to home

‘The city’s medical health officer had to fetch an
RCMP constable to gain entry to the home of Mr, and

Mrs,

A. G. Prince to see their child on December 24, a

coroner’s jury was told last night,

Dr W. B. ‘Laing, director of
Skenin Health Unit told the Jury
Inquiring into the December 26
death of three-month old Ber-
tha Mae Prince that when he
first went to the Prince home
ab 1100 Tenth Avenue East he
was refused admission,

“T went there with William
Prokop, head of the Social Wol-
fare branch hore and we were
rofused entry by Mr, Prince,” Dr,
Laing anid,

Dr. Lang was testifying at the
rasumed Inquost which started
January 9 undor Coroner Goorge
Dawes and adjourned wntll last
night,

The health unit. director sald
ho then left the Prince hame

and rotirnod with ROMP Conat.

W. M. Saunden and Mr, Prokop
ab which time thoy were log in,
’ The doctor snid on ontering
the homo ho naked sqvornal timos
to seo the baby and was refused
by Mr. Prince who said ho hid
no ralt to seo her as sho was
under tho enra of Dr, TW, Rogora
a: Vancouver apodallat,

Dr, Laing sald tha, when he
Informed Mr, Prineo that senrch

y warrant would bo procured, tho

ohiid waa brought fron noxt
door by Mr. Pringo's slater-ine
nw, Mra. J, T. Prince,

Dr, Laing toatiflod: tht ha ox~
aniined tha child and told Mr.
and Mra. Princo that she wis
undernourlahad and nooded line
Modinto modien! ationtion,.
awWhon nakad why’ thoy had not
Hoon a Jocn?l doctor nx to the
baby's condition, Mr, Pringe anid

Jb was under ih BPO AL Gira,

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Dr, Laing sald.

Mr, Prince made a phone call
to Dr, Rogers in Vaneouver at
which tlne Dr. Lalhe also spoke
to him, the Doctor said,

Dr. Laing suid he asked Dr,
Rogers !f he was. prepared to
take the responsibilities for the
child and the Vancouver doctor
sald he was,

Dr, Roger's credentials . wore
checked and were found to bo in
order, Dr, Lilng told the Jury,

The honlth officor tostified
that Mr, Prinee told him they
would take tho baby to Vancou-
vor as soon oan. tra naportation
was available.

that

Const, -Snuncdors. sald

while the baby was being ox-|'

unined he noticed tho child's
akin to be vary. loose on hor body,

Tho ROMP officer sald that on
Decombor 27 Mr. Prince — told
him "f have been a fool".

A pathologtat's roport will be
rend when tho Inquest continues
ae Us tonight nt. Lie alty hall,

a heverenerem etn
CITY, MAN INJURED

A OB-yonr-ald. ott man,
Cloorgo Kustna, of 930 Third Av-
enue Wost. who waa. in colllalon
with na vohicla Inte: Wednosday
Night today? ‘was yoportod in,
oritian) condition In Prince WRu-
port Gonoral Hospital, -

Tho necldont occurred on. tho] w
carnor .of Socond Avenie West
nnd Sixth Streot nt about 1 pom,
andetnvalyed wv panol
truck drivon by Potor Molator nt

‘1938. Pork. Avonue,

ROMP aro Invouttgating,

legislation

“OPPAWA (CP)-—Highlights of: the speech ‘trom
the. throne. read at the opening ig of Parliament yester- |

dolivary | to

   
  

“ —CP Warephotos :

 

creases -were-

*throughout the country with no

“cases.”
SCASES UP 15 ‘PER CENT

. ‘provinces—Ontario ‘and: Quebec

. > eral statutes.

gue (CP)—The

can add men to 'the force,
The RCMP. ‘handled 283 460 in-
yestigations | in. the year. ended
Jast- March” 31, an over-all in-
crease ‘of 19 ‘per cent, says the
annual report of .Commissioner
L, H. Nicholson, tabled: today in
yhe Commons, ©.

“While the increases are not
as sharp as last year, the upward
trend persists,” he said. The in-
“spread. generally

ajor crime’ pattern .. present

‘other. than a rise in the number].

of breaking. entering and theft

The~ commissioner said = the

‘staff increase had been only 15. 3
‘per cent. '
‘The annual: statistics repre-

and air in the North, in eight

-excluded—-where the RCMP cp-
erates as the: “provincial. police
force; by © . agreement, and
throughout Canada “where -the

 

cases handled by the RCMP ‘un-

- leer separate contracts with 123

 

     
 
 
 
   
 

 

 

of the recently. A7-per-
: cent: rail freight, rate increase.

 

The’ ‘governinent, “will ask’ &X-
tension for. one year of the in-
crease .in the’ provincial ‘share
of. personal income tax! revenue
given last year,

‘Study of financial fetations
between the federal and provin-
cial governments: will be con-
tinued,

_ Seeman
Increased federal. ‘expenditure
on the Trans-Canada Highway
will be recommended,

a

 

A special ‘Commons commit-
tee will be set up to review
broadcasting policy and opera-
tions -

 

Legislation will: be Introduced].
to institute.farm crop insurance |
in conjunction with any prov-
inces that want it.

 

Parliament will be asked to
review and revise: farm credit
legislation to’ make In more cf-
fective,

 

‘Enactment of a Bill of Rights
—Introduced at the last session
—will be proposed again,

 

Logislation Will bo Introduced
to encournge tho flow of private
funds Into mortgages for hous-
ng, yo

Amendment to antl-combine
Jaws will be proposed,

\remeerwerenn emmenrIrie

 

Changes inthe unemployment
Insurance act will bo submitted,

 

Provisions. for etrongthoning
federn) legislation against ob-
scone iterature will bo sought,

‘eTho Bloch{on Act will bo ro

viewed by a ‘Commons commit-

on a viow to lator legisla
' ' 1 oe 5

 

wewnrereeee
The Vishorion” Tnprovement
Tonos Act will ho extended for
wothor threo, yours,

‘i

 

Improvements fn fodoral ue
alatance to. Volorana will be pro-
posod,’

1

 

CA contributory ian of med-
Ion bonofite for civil servants
I bo proporod, .

— Logtalation will be introduced.
0 Implomant racont doolalona of
the International Bank and Ine
tornntional Monotary Fund, to

 

“a cities, towns: and municipalities.
: tine: *

| federal

to Canada are anxious ‘to’ sec

must be kept within: reason-
able bounds, ” ‘ .

GEN ERAL IN CREASES

The: ‘report shows that offences
under. the Criminal Code rose to
68,462, up 22.9 . per cent from
1956-57 year: investigations of
statute. infractions —
smuggling, bootlegging and the
like—increased 23.2 per cent to
58,451; and those under provin-
clal statute to 156,547, up 16 per
cent,

The force concluded 272,577 of
the 283,460 cases, terming 93.3
per cent’ successful. It attributed
Jthe increase in Criminal Code
cases—largest in recent years—
to perjury and_false pretences
charges arising from investiga-
tions under Alberta’s Gas Royal-
ties Dividend Act, more driving

‘offences and more break-ins.

Murder | onses, Mropped to 34
‘trom 44a year ‘carlicr.
Traffic and Hquor acts con--

tinued to account’ for most
cases under provincial  sta-
tutes,

STRENGTIT OF 7,000

At March 31, the total ROMP
strength—regulars, civillans and
special workers—was 7,001, The.
regular personnel numbered Bye
111 compared with 2,620 at the

Surrendered
to police

James J, O'Rourke of Prince
Rupert had his 12-month sen-
tonce susponded by Magistrate
BH. T. Applowhaite in clty pollec
court today when ‘ho admitted
thoft of an automobile,

RCMP told the court that

O'Rourke rented a Uedrivo Inst
Marsh and drove it to Vancou-
vor wore It was found some two

 

wooks Jater and roburned to
‘Prince Ruport.
‘Defeneo counsel A. Bruco

Brown told Mnglstrate Applo-
whalte: that O'Rourke did not
know ho would bo‘chnargead with
theft but when ho found out, he
gave Himaelf up about a wook
ago, at Burnaby.

Magistrate A slewhaite anid
tho necuaed would bo relonsod ‘on
his own reooenizancg with ono
auroty. of $500,

Princo Rupert has
now ‘gona 367 days

without a fatal traffic

 

 

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‘ward | trend i in crime is piling up. cases faster, than it

licing’the’ Yukori and. Northwest

‘RCMP handles breaches of fed- |.
“They do not cover |.

 

    
        
 
 
  
   
 

' ment to. “realize: that - visitors:.|

men.-in our traditional . uni- |
form, I feel that this tendency —

ithe:
Ait fee 8%, MA Hite by; &. he 9.

RCMP says a ‘ general up-

 

end | of the i946- 47. year.”

the force “continued. to decline
and at March 31 there were 197
left on. -strength—down eight
from: the previous year. - ~

The RCMP, responsible for po-

Territories,’ ‘continued its’ policy.
in the North: ‘of providing «serv-
ices ranging’ from weather ‘data’
to income tax’ advice and ‘Brave:
digging., “on

 

Enterprising - -ailto’ thieves: re-
cently smuggled - a stolen United
States car into Canada where
it was sold, stolen a second time,
re- smuggled back across .. the
border ‘and. then soid- again.

The.- report did’, not. give the
location, ‘but RCMP sources’ here

point, ‘possibly ‘Windsor,
CARS” ‘RETURNED -

The number of horses used by

   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

  
 
 

| Smuggling beeps 1
patrols active

‘number of RCMP‘cases had. in-|
‘creased ‘by. 73.7 per cent in, the
jast, five years: while the regular

  
 

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a firehall.-

  
 

last night; council. decided. ‘to: ob-.

j Terrace, $117, 300.

pert, $129,440.

| tion, Co. ‘Ltd.; , Vancouver, $10
1442.

; Prince e Rupert, $99,511;

of. the? Tirehall:; “will” ‘begin very.
| soon; and” help | ‘alleviate, unem
ployment in the: Cibysn
“Mayor \P. J. Lester. said. today
that. 27. former. City. employees:
laid -off- last: November : and. ‘De=: a
| cember. have’ ‘begun work. again..
‘under. the combined: federal and ~ -
municipal winter. work” program. oe
‘ They. are engaged. ‘in the’sure 0
vey ‘and> examination of the city,

  
 

   

“Five. construction cérm-

for the Pandang. of amew.

‘The: tenders were opened: ata
special meeting:of :the -council:

tain an’ architect's: opinion, on.
each, and no decision on: award- :
ing the. contract. was made. ::
Tenders were as. ‘follow:
- Blakeburn: Construction Ltd

“Sorensen *: "Construction Cc
Ltd. Vancouver, : $116, 961;
‘Eby and: Sons Ltd., ‘Prince

Bennett and White. Construg-

"Northwest ” ‘Construction Ltd

 

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Tt ‘Is: “hoped ‘that, ‘construction’

 

sewerage system.”

Richard.’ “‘Brodea

 

neau,

 

 

 

Dealing | with infractions ‘of.
‘federal. statutes, the report said

“In ali, “the RCMP. “handled
“§ 58, 451. “smuggling,

than 11,000 over ‘the previous’
year. it attributed the increase
‘to more | border patrols.

- There were 4737 convictions
under the Opium and Narcotic
Drug Act, against: 354 the prev-
‘jous year.

HEROIN SEIZURES DOWN
Seizures of heroin, principal
addiction drug in Canada selling
at an average $5 a capsule, were
down sharply at 24 ounces from
60 the previous year. .
Cigarettes again predominated
in‘commercial smuggling, 9,177
cartons.. beIng. seized:. compared
with 7,493 the previous year,
There were 196 stills seized,
highest number since, 1951-52,
but the catch in gallons dropped
by 50. per cent.

As a result of RCMP work,
there were 10,691 prosecutions
under the Income Tax Act, down
from the 11,119 a year earlier
but “volume remains high.” Con-

‘the RCMP had completed* ‘sat-:
isfactorily’ operations: ‘begun late.

jin 4956-57. against. the ‘Smuggling
ea ‘|2 and’ Sale: “of: stolen |

_ narcotics “}o  -
and bootlegging cases in the |)“:
1957-58 fiscal year, up: more . oo

wary 23. and 24 in the annual
junior boxing show. will be Billy
Saunders, 145 pound son of Mr:
and Mrs. -M. J. Saunders, 1207
Water Street. .

- Youngsters’ from Vancouver}.
Island, from Prince George and
from, the ‘Lower Mainland are
entered in this. year’s tourna-
ment, which Is restricted to boys
under 16, .

World light - heavyweight
champion, Archie ‘Moore is ex-
pected to ‘present awards on the
final night. The top award, the
Emerald Boy trophy was ‘won
last year by Rickey Deslaurier
of Vancouver,

-Billy Saunders, who will be

 

victions totalled 9,122.

sponsored on his trip by the Elks
Boxing’ association will bo ac-

 

Moose Temple Monday.

A. F. Martin became viceprosi-
dont; Georgin Shenton secretary
and A. J, Dominato, treasurer,
The executive olected comprised
Tonna Armstrong, Norman
Christensen, J. W. Intermela and
Rodnoy J. Moore, Starting thotr
sccond-year terms are Stanley
Koshman, Norman Shonton, J,
A. Martin, J. P. Williinms, Mr,
and Mrs. W, C, Patntor and Rob-
ort D. Armstrong,

A vote of thanks was passed to
rotiring president Bart
Bookor, '

Magistrate E T, Appelwhalte
will be guost sponkor at the club
banquet on Fobruary 21 in tho
Navy Drill Hall,

Pote Yorguson snid the 22
range was ready to bo wsed, but
only for controlled shooting.
Rod Moore said tho walk-ups
to tho archory rango have beon
comploted, Tho rango has al-
ready boon used for practice, .
Momborship chairman Norm
Shonton§ roported§ that the
strongth of tho club in = 1058
stoad at a0,

Norm Christonsen ja donating

W.).

JH. Jefferies elected —
Rod and Gun president

J. HW, Jefferies was elected president of the Rod
and Gun Club at the. annual general meeting at the

 

Residen ts asked
to join search

‘Members of Locul 708 and the
Maring Superintendent of tho
Prince Rupert Fluhermon’s Cor
operative Association today asked
for rosidents to help. in’ the
search for. the three huntors
nilasing since Jnast Friday..

The. soarch wit start from
the mirin gate of Columbia Col-
luloxo, Company Ulmited 10
um, tomorrow and the two
organlaitions stressed thit
‘Chore cannot be. enough ors
HonN to waning In this wonroh
for the three mon,”

- Tho International Brothorldod
of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Workors, along with tho Pluh-
ermon's Co-Op, urgo full co
operation with ROMP who are
conducting tho search, —.

Aron to bo sonrohed ts the
woods adjacent to Wainwright

Bllmore and from the track. to-

 

a 78 pound salmon for the bane

 

i quot,

hey . f

OTR AAT TE ORR CO)

miloa aways 4

 

 

Baain, down the track towards.
wards Monales’ cabins about wo, '

| panies have ‘submitted °
tenders to City: ‘Council,

| THREE DENY THEFT ~~

Roger. Cote | pleaded” not guilty oo
‘before: ie ny alice S aiee eine

 

This ‘city ai and the Prince “Rupert. “Elks. Boxing
association: will be represented: in. Vancouver at the
Emerald Gloves Boxing: tournament by a 15-year old

boy who has’ been: ‘boxing since he was. five-years old.
Wearing the Elks colors Jan- |:

 

companied on his trip by his dad

land coach in his corner. during
the fights. :

boxers often have to fight.twice

will be young Saundérs’ first real
test. Trained for almost 12
months a year since 1949, Billy
has had 16 decision fights loé-
ing only one by a split decision.

Only 118 pounds last summer,
he has sprung up to the welter-
weight class and Is five-feet 11
inches, with plenty of room. to
put on more weight,

. BU has been trained through-
ot the years’ by his father and
by former. B.C. Golden Gloves
champton Andy Marshall.

The young fighter and his dad
will leave by plano for Vancou-
vou January 21, The tournament
is belng staged in the Varicouver

sored by Vancouver College with
the ald of the Knights of Colum=
Us,

 

DRIVER FINED §76.00
Evald: Sarap of ‘Pridco Rupert
was found guilty by Maglatrate

driving and was fined $76, costs

toneed to ong month in fall. -

Tho Magistrate. sald. no race
ommendation for susponalon of
Sarap's driver's Heonco would, he
made,

WEATHER—

Cloudy — with: “ooenalonnl
showors Laday and Saturday,
Little change in tempora.
turo, Winds southerly 20 do-
cronsing to light tohlght and
becoming enstorly 25: Bat~
urday forenoon and ‘bacom~
Ing. northweatorly 20° 8ate
urday evening, Low .tonight
and high Saturday aS and

a v3 yee’ :
TIDES Oo
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and will, under Emerald Gloves
regulations have.a Lower Main-

The Gloves tourncy, ih, which’

or three times in the two-nights |

College gymnasium, and 18 spon-

iB. T. Applowhaite In city police °-
court this morning of impaired —

or in default of payment: sen~.

U0 food) - |

eich he Ri