ity Gouneil will tarry: its s fight to have Canadian : f & the a Prince Rupert-Sandspit: flight to the Air Tran port Pacific Airlines. retain its. Board in Ottawa. s “Council | ‘last night . voted to protest’-to the Air ‘Transport Board: CPA’s.:plan to remove the} Ganso: permanently. October: 31 despite the: fact that.a letter from’ CPA~ president : Grant. Mc- _Conachie stated that. a ‘formal -application...for-. ‘the. ‘suspension ‘of.the, Rupert to Sandspit flying ¢ ‘boat. service. was ‘already in. the| ri s hi Transp rt: ih protested” “move ‘to, the ‘Air. Transport. Board and: City’ ‘Council and. Mayor P. J; Lester: wrote Mr. McConachie voicing opposition to the’ suspen- _ Sion: of service. OVERHAUL NOT DUE... “ Alderman: T. Norton ‘Youngs reiterated his stand of Septem- ber - ‘14. that the Canso was not due :to go. out of service for a major overhaul until the spring of 1960. He said that at a meet- ing of Mr, McConachie and other CPA. officials with the city air- port committee June 17, council | did not agree that !t would put up with Service via’ Terrace if ® the Canso was withdrawn per- . manently as. Mr, McConachie and’CPA appeared to believe. He said he could understand a $50,000 overhaul was necessary | but, from Mr. McConachie’s let- ter? it appeared that complete’ suspension was planned and he feltathat CPA “just didn’t want t to “continue operating — the 1 Caniso.” j SITUATION UNCHANGED Inv his letter Mr. MeConachie suid, that when he met council June 17 he advised that “Canso malhtenance and operational problems dictated the with- drawal ho this alreraft at the ond; October—-a — situation whigh ohne not changed in the Interim.” "Htc snid he realized that with- || drawal of the Canso service on i - a.gfermanent basis would Incon- venience Prince Rupert residents 1 buts that alternate — means - of| N : trasport had been discussed i Kron transportation connec- fon with fights at Terrace. : “Accordingly the following polley was formulated by CPA after the Prince Ruport discus- Hloyys tn) CPA. would withdraw, tho. Cano nireraft, October 31 duc to j Incroasing malntonnance prob- lonia nud operalional pro obloma eee feep ninee Rupert, has: |adwegone 256 days without a fetal ty afte necident, is ar aR Nm . ORME ‘DRUGS LTD. is DIAL fo 2051. . ny . : } vies gota te faginde [rn de yee ' whan! fo rt hanat fora roe , oe ye yas : . weet é i peg inte tem “ bad bP ‘ |that can be. Canso aircraft: ont “expected “during | winter operations, ; port an adequate. airline-bus connection . to” and erintendent C.-J.' Gustafson “in from ' Terrace... would © remain = in™: effect: until such time as. the, new airport. cat Digby Island © 1 roainienpeaesa “(e). That CPA’ ag of emergency, . should: the® ‘road to. Terrace become, unserviceable, that a temporary service’ would be established. by either basing a DC-3 at Digby Island or: landing ': the DC-6B, qperating a: Vancou- |" ' schedule |: ; at.the new airport,. This emer- gency aircraft operation could ver-Sandspit-Terrace.. only be conducted under’ visual flight rule-and would be depen- dent on the City of Prince Ru-|. pert providing a temporary ferry connection for such emergency flights. Mr, McConachie ~ said that CPA's maintenance | planning and crew planning since the end of June has beeh established on the basis of the withdrawal of the Canso and to amend such a f andécouncil itgreed to the use of | temporary service via Terrace if iprogram was not practical. “As a result a formal applica- ;tion for suspension of air service Sandspit-Prince Rupert, carry- ing out flying boat operation at Prince Rupert, js now. In the hands of the: Alr Transport Board,” Ald, Youngs stressed that the Canso should be kept on the Sandspit-Prince Rupert run -as ‘ong as it was Doss'bly safe to do so and Alderman R. G, Large moved that the city protest by telegram the proposed suspen- sion of the Canso service to both CPA and the Air Transport Board, | _ watched. the killing, 5 tyes Atointe Enorgy Agency (IATA): Th will atart in Mnasachusotts “Indian Ocean at aungot North Viotnam gavo it would anuso “rant trouble,” lderman. Gordon. Ee Carlson, pe “cominittec: ‘of the | “whole wre ald. assist: ‘City: -Administrator ree: “W.- Long: and City: ‘Works Sup- drawing’ up. a. “program - ‘that would not only extend city. ‘public works. ‘projects: but: “would help up. mw. Mr, Gustafson’ said that noth- Church elder John Sankey y dies. at 86 A longtime “active worker in the United Church .and — well- known throughout the district, John Sankey of Port Simpson, died at Miller Bay Indian hospi- tal yesterday at the age of. 86. Born at Port Simpson, Mr. Sankey was a carpenter and fisherman until he. retired 10 years ago. He was an clder. of Grace United Church at Port Simpson. He ts survived by his. widow Esther” in Vancouver; two daughters, Mrs. Margaret Saw- yer of Houston and Mrs. EBliza- beth Delong of Yakima, Wash.; three brothers, Isaac, Willlam and Solomon all-of Port Simp- son; 12 grandchildren . and 17 great grandchildren. Funeral services in the hands | of & month's hour of tha. Var Tash. a of Ferguson Funeral Home have not been completed. World News Briefs » TORYO Communist China: today’ applauded . the re-: aula of Nikita Khrushchev's .American tour, words of pralse ‘rodigted any and jn warm soning of world tensions, LOBATSI, Bechuanaland W—Two. Afrienns | wore charged Monday with ‘murdering v.nino-yonr-old girl and distributing . parts of thelr victim tobe. used as medicine by people who ' + to "VIENNA (Na Tho United States and the Savlot Union have roached full agreomont to support the Bast-Woat Intornational "7 in Itsofforta to promote the ‘peaceful uso of nuclear onorgy and as an fmmeadinta: rosult, : . mora American and Bovlal nol § acloniiata, wil, bo oxchanged. REGINA th—Boptombor waa the soggiest on rabord hero, | with proeipitation totalling 16.11 Inchos and rain still (alling, Ahe woather office .roported,.Tho- previous record was 12 whon Roglna rocolvod 14, AD inahos Mm Soptombar, “LONDON (Routers). — An eclipse of tho sun will, ‘po | observable Triday ovor a‘largea part Craenwich Observatory at Huratmoncoux, Suasox; ante Monday, of the onst, the Royal at dawn and will ond: in tho a ANOUL, South Koren (Reutera)—U.S8, Dofoneco Boorotnry Noil Mellroy warned Monday that tf Communiat Ohinn and direct support’ to the Laotian: rebels Motilroy is on tho: socond log ot them: a “concentrated. ‘program: of winter works could be drawn} t's. winter. work program: ‘will: be as’ widespread | sassible, City” -Council. decided last. night. ee LS eilowing an amended ‘motion; ing. had. been drawn ‘up. $0" far. Mr. Long. is presently. on vacation and will not be back: for: another Council agreed | that no: “‘pro- gram could be drawn. up without}: Mr.* Long's advice: -On: the city’s financial . situation ‘regarding | public works. SS SIDEWALK PROGR . sank. on Monkman's: Lake about 45 miles’ from). | Burns ‘Lake, - subdivision here reported. | . Miam Blair, also’ of Grassy Plains | man-home and the craft had run |: gon Terry: « -Police? “are: dragging Lake“ hospital with - Anjur- ies: suffered. when ae float Dead is Herbert Monkman S&r., of Grassy Plains. The pilot, Wil- |. uffered lacerations and. shock. Blair was landing» the ‘four-| “seater Seabee; near the- Monk- smoothly | over the » water ~ for. ‘about 30 feet~ when. it ‘suddenly }. ‘flipped over. and, sank. “almost immediately. : a nbc netered aes > “@ Blair said he scrambled free and reached the surface and’ then” tried: to’'extricate ‘-Monk- man. However, Monkman: was unable to -help himself. and af- ter: awhile’ Blair became. ex-| ‘Hausted - and had. to. le the older| man. go. 7°. ‘Blair. ‘managed to reach shore and-. was» found by Monkman’s projects. ° co “With the “present laying sidewalks,” -he -said, main cost would be’ mostly labor, an item. to be considered’ in' re- -. | ducing unemployment: ee - Ald. R. G. Large said that. he agreed with Ald. Carlson that the city should’ get as much work done as possible, but: he felt that council should sit: as a committee of the whole after it receives a report: from the city administrator and the sup- ‘erintendent of works, - City firemen: | to aid Santa with toy job Members of Local 559 of the International Association of Fire Fighters will give Santa Claus a helping hand again this year. -At-a meeting of the local fire- men’s union the group decided it would repeat its successful Christmas toy repair project and donations of toys can start any- time. A committee of Howard La- Forge, John Prescott and Jack Pearson was named to siper- vise the project with Mr, La- Forge In charge of the ropalr dopartment and Mr, Pearson re- sponsible for inventory supers vision, All toys repatrad by the firo- men are turned over to The Sal- vation Army for distribution ut Christmas timo. Toys are already starting, Lo come i and with wv backlog from last year, .thore shouted ho nol. shortage, Tho flremon's union will underwrite any oxpensos _{hnvolved, Arrangements can be made to hava: toys: ‘pleked up. “In other bualnesd A, H, Ivoson was olected prosident of Local 669, with J, O. Pranks, vice preal- |: dants ‘a, Ss, Furnoss, socrotary- tronsuror; Frank Symos, recard- Ing secretary; Howard Lalorga, guards Robort Parks and Vernon vgar, auditors, een PNR ERED LETTER SETS ‘ Inquest Friday | | VANCOUVER (An will bo held Friday into | the donth of Michne) Vance, 38, who waa ploked up by police Inte Sat-. urday on nn intoxlention charge. Ho apponrod Ill and was dead’ on 4nvetva nt hospital, . alin, etme ES ale tthe | inquosl ahd Be eother t is. in: “Burns | plane - ‘flipped ‘over and} RCMP - at} < a of a : flays. opponents, Premier raps Opposition, | Tory critics VICTORIA: "Premier Ben- nett hit. out again. today: at his political critics;. calling CCF. Op-" position: | Leader -Strachan. - “a, wild man” and: Progressive Con- servative. Leader. Finlayson a man with “nothing ‘to-lead.” - The: premier! told reporters Mr. Finlayson's' -recent™ offer "to. re- sign: his: leadership if’ it~ could: be: shown:: ‘the- publicly- -owned Pacific’ Great Eastern: Railway is making money,. was’ a ‘19 a.m. but hurricane force winds northward some 75 miles. : at about 12 miles an hour. “fi oolish. winds, towering. waves and _ CHARLESTON, S.C. (aP)—# torrential rains, Signs blew down; ‘trees crash- ed;: power lines: went .out and. flood: ‘water filled streets’ in low- er’ areas of Charleston | and near- by.communities. Most exposed areas were. “evacuated, but many of ‘those’ remaining were isolated as ‘flood: ‘water cut. them -off.- * Centre. -of:" the’. storm, With’ winds © “nearby hitting 125 miles | an hour, .was placed’ by” the U.S. weather’ bureau. some’ 55 miles south southeast of: Charleston at —75 . miles : an hour—extended' . The “weather. bureau. said. the’ storm: ‘was. travelling northwest Characterizing | tue. storm as extremely dangerous, the} weather bureau had urged early |’ evacuation of exposed areas and most of the permanent residents complied.. phe . summer. .vaca- tion season, with its. crowds of visitors, is over.) . >” _ The Red Cross said 85 shelters: set up from: ‘Savannah, Ga., to Myrtle Beach, 8.C., ‘housed some 3 3,000 evacuees. With’ the: worst still. to. come;: water” flowed: up to four « feet deep ‘in the. streets of -Folley |, Beach, 10 miles south .of here, Isle. of’ Palms. were. blown out at Folly. ‘Beach | repels attack ‘GROTON,. Conn. “W—After | serving 14 years aS.a. mail- man, Whitney Teehan was sure he had met and conquer- . a: ‘camoflage’ to hide the ‘enor- mous row, now going on in. the Progressive © Conservative party over proxies.” Of Mr. Strachan’s ; “recent charge ‘that: the government was ed every kind of a watch- dog.’ But Monday, as he made his, rounds, Teehan got a sur- prise. He was, attacked by a spirited rooster. : The attack didn’t last long, smiled the mailman, “I just slapped him ‘silly.” The frightened bird was last seen dashing under a house. > , PPODOCOO ‘Civil case continuing Civil case of Ella Schmidt of 125 Ninth Averiue East versus the City of Prince Rupert for unstated damages continued in Assize Court this morning be- fore Mr, Justice A. BE. Lord and an cight-man jury. Mrs, Schmidt is suing the city as the result of injuries alleged to have been received in an ac- cident October 20, Representing Mrs. Schmidt is Peter Gibb. J, T. Harvey is acting for the City. Bennett to Ottawa VICTORIA ()—Promier Ben- hott leaves Octobor 8 for n fede oraleprovincial finance minister conforence In Ottawa and then will go to the United States to take a look at the moncy market. ‘ably have been swept out into “pypping”” the hospitals out” of > $12,000,000 a” year, Mr.: Bennett said it was the “usual wild state- ment of a wild man—no wonder his - party. is falling. to - pieces.” Bodies missing in, Hudson Bay CHURCHILL, Man. — An Army‘spokesman said the bodies of four Canadian soldiers pre- sumed drowned on a Churchill river fishing trip last week prob- Hudson Bay by a heavy under- ~1"going- down” nf Ch ‘matchsticks.” one’ else’ ‘and’ he- tries’ ‘to put’ up -,Jexpected to ‘be. 12 feet higher “CN FUND DRI AS $1,400 RAISED IN NIGHT The Canadian National I today. . Mus, Hardy sald, that d there {s still moro to come in, She said the canvassers did a “marvellous job. " Still to be heard from is the Chinese community of Princo Rupert and the Port Edward area, Rosidents who may have been missed last night: may send tholr donations to Mrs, Lowls Holder, 416 Greon Strect, Prince Ruport, - B.C, ROUNDUP. rer Augu i—Thoe .Unem- ployment Insurance Commission said today that unemployment In. British. Columbia dropped during August in spite of the In- oricn (OLC) strike, ‘Harold Keotch, regional direc: tor of tha UIC, anid 34,640 por- HONS Were rogistorod: for work on August 20, a drop of 1,238 from July and down 13,881 from tho HAMO month Inst your. | ep Driver ‘intoxicatod CHILLIWACE (A coroner's jury rulod Monday that the Auguat 16 deaths of two youths and a gitl in an auto smash at nearby Sardis was due to tho in- toxlcation of 17-year-old driver LVictor. Slomons, ; * Ce Heit ot ae Yh Pn Maint A. ternational Woodworkors of Am- ’ Officer suspended VANCOUVER «--Chiof Con- slablo George: Archor sald'a son- jor officer on tho city police force has boon suspended pond- ing an Investigation of his con- uct, mont will be mado until the In- vestigation is campleted, Merger approved VANCOUVER (h-—- Sharohald- ora of tho Powell River Company Monday ovorwhelmingly approv- od a morgor with jt glant foroat Industry rival, MacMillan and Bloadel, bringing togethor two companios with assets of ajmost $300,000,000, Nothing concrete VANCOUVER «) — Dr. Franz Strauss, Woat | Gorman dofonce drive staged last night by the Women of the Moose and volunteers from other city organizations was a “tremendous success,” Mrs. Kenneth Hardy, campaign chairman reported Sneeesaseeesaseresese eles Des ECeseOOLeO LOU ONTOS ESTEE SLOS OO OSOOOLS He. suid no further com-|" Fortunately, - ‘the peak" of: the storm . was ‘expected. .to “hit: the coast’ here at low tide, but ‘the weather bureau said: tides were than'the normal low. This would cause five feet’ of flooding ~— at Folly Beach and elsewhere along. the coast: RAINS SPREAD NORTH Heavy rains already were fall- ing inland in eastern South Car- olina’and. southeastern. North Carolina and the weather bur- cau. said they would spread northward during today, and to- night. The bureau warned of possible rainfall measuring 10 to 15 inches causing some flood- ing. The bureau warned of contin- ued high tides from Morehead City, N.C., to Savannah, with the worst from Wilmington, N.C., to Charleston. John Cummings, chief met- met- VE SUCCESSFUL nstitute for the Blind's fund onations totalled — $1,400 and and: three. feet deep cat oe eorologist’ weather ibareau, ‘sald the. and. ‘Lake Mouttrie. 7 a Carolina toward’: ‘Cama and Charlotte; N.C: ve «Eleven. merchant :ship: Sought safety in. Charleston .Harbor-anc¢ were moored with a: network the harbor wall; The coast: -guard up to 100° miles an hour.: “crazy” The weather hit a “crazy pat- tern of extremes. Cross ~ ‘Canada ; -|Monday—from snowflurries: ‘and freezing temperatures , West. to record hot: vemperata in’ the. East. oe “The: show—a., fe - Store windows in. such, areas. a Swift: Current, Sask. , ‘eral across ‘the’. easte ces. .Southern: and. centra, ‘On tario: got. the’ worst of'i ber 28, Toronto had..a.récord | 84, two degrees higher ‘than its old mark set in 1946.: Ottawa, 83 in Montreal and, 8 in Fredericton. as 1% inches of. rain in some Ontario areas. Hurricane - Gracie, the coastal areas, was not expeated to affect Canada. ‘, Red Shield. campaign - nears quot ta. The Salvation Army's: ; “Rod Shield drive for funds. “passed the three-quarters of its, $5,000 quota today, Kenneth Freeman, campaign treasurer | announced this morning, Mr. Freeman said that tite ‘tos tal now stands at $4,019.82, ‘about $080 short of the quota, ‘:oics8 He said there aro still, some returns expected from the: busl- ‘battering August unemployment down despite ministor, sald esp ho doos not beliove'Presidont Eisenhower and Soviet Promlor Khrushchev have decided on any poasible ton to sottle tho Borlln ques~ on, . Ferry” sorvice. VICTORIA @—Premior Bon- nett sald Monday as many as alx ferries may bo put Into sorv- ico on tho Tanwaesson-Swarty Bay run boetweon the lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. Tho govornment-operated for- ries will start oporations at two- nour intervals | next April or ny. Construction down. VANCOUVIR ()—The value of now construction in British Co- lumbla during August showed a ath Sc atest atieal’ from the re ealclontial argas, - whe eee oi WA st tike: decronso of $3,008,203 ‘compared with the same month. last’ yoar, Tho figures wore based on bulld- Tho total for August was. $15,- 448,006 compared with $18,452, 289 for the same month in: 1958. WEATHER ° Mostly cloudy Wednostiay with occasional drizzle Wed- nesday, Little cooler. Light winds, Low tonight and high TIDES— Wednosday, Sopt, 30, 1980 (Pacific Standard Time) High 0. 11:56 20.0 feet Low voveeenre 08:41. 4.6 foot , - 18:02 5.0. foot YT re eet: ee ey CG Hurrieane ‘Gracie | Ahawsers,. but the: Oceati. ‘Victe ory was dragging anchor’ and.-using \ her engines’ to..-keep. away” ‘from... said gusts in the harbor*ranged . | ‘Warm, humid ‘air.sent’ tem-~ peratures soaring. ‘into -the*80s. — Hamilton: was the. hottest spot -~ in the country ‘with an. 86. The _ weather office, said it: probably... i was a record there for: *Septem- me It was 84 in Windsor, 82: in -* By late In the day. the ‘warm air had erypted into. thunder- storms which dropped ‘as: much ‘ southern United’ States - ness canvass as well as pledges ing permits from 43.B,0, centres. Wednesday 50 and 86... 5. | SN ek ee "