MAL NA MRT 2 Re IN ‘ ’ “orci LIBRARY Banke ‘of: Canada. interest . rate’: ‘turned. ‘downwards | sharply. Thursday. appar- ; ently. reflecting some eas- | ingsin the moni which. has: worried. econ- |. omits and» ‘politicians ‘alike.: “athe rate fell by” 1 ‘per: cont S fous 68+-the largest decline in at sf least. 4% years—as: the. govern-|°: “ment. for: the’ second successive week © "sold .'a G&G unt of treasury bills. . *-The’: central: OF. treasury bills, sold by tender. Fish catches poor in north ' Salmon catches haye slumped nthe northern area, the De- ue artment ‘of Fisherics reported ney today. NS Sh official said fishing seems We toehave entered .a seasonal lull ithgt seeths to be a Mtue worse han usual, Area 5, he said, seems to be Ing up fairly well.” Most ‘the area will close at 6 pm. unday, leaving Principe Chan- elopen. A large part ¢ of Arca HeO will also clbse. “below -: normal . ‘bank's .. interest: ; ‘pate is: geared’ to the average ‘in-'|' a terest yield . on” weekly: offerings |: reflects” : the short- term. phone interview from Anchor- age, Alaska, the courage of Jack Guillet. 50, of | Prince Rupert who ‘sent ashore with a line af- ter the vessel] hit rocks saved the lives of his shipmates. He said the vessel str uck. rock in thick. fog near the: base of a big rock bluff in Unimack Pass at the castern end of the Aleu- tian chain. The vessel was perched at such an angle that the lifeboat could not be launch- ed and it was breaking-up fast. Guillet tied a line around himself, jumped into the water and headed for a narrow gully where the sides were not so steep. ) Chinese troops seize border post in india ae NEW DELHI (AP)—Prime Minister Nehru said A ody several hundred .Chinese tr oops apparently Mpgeized an Indian border post.in the northeast frontier hen this week after using: gunfire to drive, off Program features ‘itimat speeches PRindio Station OFPR will ondongt a one-hour program ey Mahlights of the rocont Kitl- HME convention of the Associat- f.Boards of Trado of Contra} NO; Ab 8 pm, tonight, . AT ho program}: propared . by A Odluiear: John Must, Includes Hi tlons of. apeachos. hy Primo nigtor Diofonbaker, B.O, At- Nriby Gonoral Bonnor, Wigh- i ya Minister Gnglardi, Govor- Nor'Hgan of Alaskn, and Prasor Wy Bruco, president of the Alum» Wain Company of Onnada, PA ee TO A Ne EE ae mele YR, a kaa +? > Prue 5 ese A egos te iy ane Trane ep ememe DRUGS LTD, . . DIAL te et ae sentinels, Nohru said the Chinese cross- ed the frontier from Tlhet Tues day and fired on the 12 pickets. Ho sald they returned the noxt, tically onalreled the border past, Theo Indian border patrol withdrew, Nehru continued, and the Chinese aro presumed to be stil) halding the position, Andi protested to Peking, and the Chineso reply, recelvod ns Nohru sat in Parliamont, claim- ed tho Indians trod fyst and the ‘Chinese shot. back in solf- dofence,, Poking sald it know nothing. of tho. bordor incldant roportad | to havo ‘occurred tho next day. , “Ty give oroddnee to ‘our own roports,” Nohru anid as tho doputios Jn Parliament ehoored In approval, “All alroumstantial ovidence supports our viow, I bolleve it ia true," ‘Bartlor In tho sossion Nehru auld the Ohineso wore foralbly holding Indian territory in tho Ladakh soctor of Kashmir, on tudin TT Thot, tho northwost bordor hotwoon he #8 wh a oe | getting ashore, day, opened flro again, and prac-' VAN COUVER. (GP)—Captain Oliver. Latval of the 73-foot Vancouver fishboat.- Queen Kathleen |” Thursday ‘er edited a member of his crew for. saving “ithe other seven. persons aboard when the vessel was wr ecked Wednesday in’ the. Aleutian: Islands. Captain Latval said in a ‘tele- “He: was’ quite! a - bit bruised -but otherwise unhurt,” the ‘captain. Said. “As soon as he was safely there, the rest of us followed one at a time along the line.”*. | He said it took 30 minutes to get the crew ashore.. A few min- utes later the $100,000 vessel.was ust kindling.” The survivors ran. up and down the beach to keep warm because their matches were soaked and they could not light a fire. The Seattle freighter Western Pioneer, which picked up a dis- tress message sent out by the Queen Kathleen after it struck, Nowe at the scene three hours ater The cight men were pulled to, the freighter In. a lifeboat on a| line. attached to' the ship's winch, ~They were taken to a United States Const Guard sta- on in the Aleutians and later flown to Anchorage where they were being cared for by the Red Cross, Also on board: the vessel was John Johannson of Prince Ru- pert. The other crew. members all wore from the Vancouver area, Rupert Hotel - changes hands Two Vancouver mon have ro- contly become partners follow- ing purchase of the: Princo Ru- pert Hotol, Charles Roda and Prank Strlof will on Boptembor 1° officially take ‘over now . ownership ,.of Prince Ruport's biggest hotel. Mr. Reda, ownor of a numbor of hotels In and around Van- couvor and Mr. Strief,, formor ownor of the Pine Troo Nut com- pany, bought the’ Princo Ruport Hotol from Haven, Bonsor,: ‘who bought it from long-time ownor Agnos Rochostor in January of 1068, Prico was given as Hin tho nolgliborhapd: of $460,000," Of Mr Bdnsor'a futuro plans, ho anya “T'm golng ranching,” With his wife and twin daugh- tora, ho lonvos. for‘ his ranch jo» “OPAL, ‘is just. he’ baby: ‘of ‘the. elephants: at ° ‘Vancouver ‘Paci- fie “National ° ‘Exhibition, but she Yooked ° ‘plerity: grown tp to-| “ three-year= “old: Mavtin * Gnos;" who decided ‘the other direc- "tion, was: the. best: . direction - when" she. Yeared up on “hind. legs to’ give him a friendly: pat on. the back... CP: ‘Photo. | Fisk: buyer ‘dies at 81” A -well- known Prince Rupert fish buyer, John Eaton ‘Davey, died in Prince Rupert General Hospital last night at the age. of Mr. Davey was born in. York- shire, England, and had lived In the city for 49 years. . He had worked at British Co- lumbia Packers since 1916 as a fish buyer, He is survived... ‘by his wife Hilda‘ at 114 Hays Cove Circle and two-sons Arthur and John, both of Prince Rupert. Mr, Davey was. a member of the Tyce Lodge AF and AM. He had served as organist for many years, Funeral arrangements not been completed, i. T. H. Elliott ‘dies aged 60 Thomas Honry. Elifott, a resi- dent of Princo Riuport since 1924, died this morning In the Prince Rupert Genoral Hospital, Ho was 60, Born in Myther Vale, South Wales, Mr. Blitott was omployed ae timoakeoper with British Co- lumbla Packors, . He had worked with the fishing firm for 31 Ho ts survived by his wife Eva Gindys at 1641 Sixth Avonue Bast, 1. son Francis and a daugh- ter Mrs, Potor Finnigan, both of Prince ‘Rupert, Funeral will bo held 2 p.m, Monday at. Forguson Funoral Home with Rov, Goorge T. Pat- tison officinting, Intormont will follow at Falr- view. Cometory, Opposes link WINNIPEG .)—Claudo Jodoln, prealdont of the Canadian Labor Congress, today onmo out atrongly nagalnat. affiliation of tho OLO and tho cor, have In southern Okanagan) ontadl ouely Noxl month ; r ; ' oon ~ Prince Rupert has now gone ‘225 days ‘without a fatal traffic accident, Pia hy pital Board last night. Anereased payments’ from “Hospital - Insurance “Gross operating costs in the, ‘first half of this" year were $290, 675. compared: “with $282,891 f6r.- -the‘same period. last year. 22'The: BCHIS ‘has approved a blidget. of $582, 949 for 1959..Ap- B proval | of the budget had been delayed: by contract negotiations ‘here. Last year’s approved. bud- get.was. $545,761. 4The deficit’ for. the 1959 per- lod -was only $1,081 compared with: $17,631..for the first half. of 958. The, latter figure is prior to adjustment by the BCHIS. Nine new hurses © to join. staff The. operating deficit of ‘the Prince Rupert Gen- | ae Hospital showed. a marked drop. in the first six tcliffe reported at the monthly meeting of the Hos- The’ decline in the deficit fal-| idws ‘the. Service. , » ‘Earlier, when. the U.S. presi- dent. arived; in: London ‘from | Germany. he ‘had. been greeted |. by..enormous crowds of wildly “|¢heering people. | Welcomes both in Britain and Germany ° ‘astounded observers, who © feel. Eisenhower’s. obvious popularity. will strengthen his hand politically. Guitar theft brings man “6-month term “Robert Austin Brown of no fixed address was sentenced to six months in jail by Magistrate E. T. Applewhaite in city: police court this morning on a charge of theft of a guitar. ~ Brown pleaded guilty to steal- ing the guitar from Coleman Fluet of the Gayland Shows, August 19. Also in police court this morn- ink, three city men were fined otal of $45 on various charges. ‘Donald Golding pleaded guilty to causing a disturbance by swearing and was assessed $25 or jin default of payment sen- tenced to 20 days in Jail. Walter Zilversmit of 115 First Street, was frned $10 or five days in jail after he was found guilly of speeding. He pleaded not nullty. Fined $10 or in dofault’ five days on a charge of driving contrary to the restrictions on his driver's liconce was Robert Nonry Gray, We pleaded guilty. In police ‘court yesterday, John Apolozer, 48, of Terrace was fin- ed $100 or in default of paymant sentenced to two months tn Jail whon he ploaded guilty to In\~ palred driving. Fisheries men debate limits “WASHINGTON (Mh — Spokase men for the Amorican fishories Industry discussed with score- tary of intorlor Frod A. Sonton Wodnosday tho industry's intor- eat In Nmits on the torritorial sea which will bo considered at & 1060 Intornational conference. Tho conforenco on law of the son Will bo hold at Geneva noxt April, Last yoor's conforonco conaid- cred proposals that Hmits of tho torritorin! son bo sot at varylng offshore distances ranging from thrée to 12 miloa, * Mr. Ratcliffe. noted that this year's figure - ‘does “not ‘include retroactive salaries’ or cost of ia new health plan. awarded. hospi- tal. staff. He~ estimated - ‘the. deficit. for the year: woula likely be between $8,000 and $10,000... Last year’s deficit prior to adjustments to- talled ‘some. $36,000. highlights. H. Knight- said: at® least. seven, possibly nine, ‘new. nurses - will -begin work at the hospital by. the end of September. He said this should ‘make: possible re- opening :of .17 beds closed by. a severe shortage. of nurses: @aA refresher course for mar- ‘ried. women..with nurses training. - in .Prince Rupert . not - regularly : ‘| employed by. the hospital’ is un- der consideration. switchboard was discussed. | e Preparation of a new -bro-; chure. to attract. nurses to Prince Rupert was: “suggested | ‘by Per- of the city. inthe ‘brochure. waver, "25 ‘or . pital. ‘staff. were at full strength. Board Chairman H.W." Mc- Donald commented that the | board appreciated the “wonder- ful work” the present nursing staff has done in the face of the nursing. shortage. sonnel committee “considerable. investigation” -into to the city. He said he hoped to have “definite proof’ of this investigation’ by next meeting of the board. He noted that of 24 nurses who left the hospital's employ in the first seven months of this year 22 left for such “perfectly legitimate” reasons as sickness, posting of husbands to — other cities, marriage and pregnancies. No new fires in district For the second weck in a row there were no new fires In the Prince Rupert Forest District, J. R, Johnston, district forester, reported today. Mr. Johnston said that: there has been a total of 48 fires in the district so far this season, which Is a “sharp contrast” to the 242 outbreaks which had occurred by the same time last year, He said that cool, cloudy weather continues to. prevail over the wholo of the district and all forest rangers report a low hazard, LONDON (Reuters)—British Tho announcement was made Thursday In a documont issued by the Commonwealth space- fight symposium which opened hore with some 200 sclontists at- tonding. The flying pyramid 8 dosignors — sclontists at Armstrong Whit- worth