WT a Oe ee en ee wes are Nutone ste . | | PROVINCIAL, LIBRARY i ; 7 , | : : VICTORIA, B. C.- 220 ‘ : : : : . DEC BLED ma : , . Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port — And Key to the Great Northwest ; 7 CO / pas VOL. XLVIII No, 123 Telephone 6767 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1959 “Night Calls—Business 6768, Editorial 6769 | ' Sommers | appeal Ses Roe a / es. e : dismissed. OTTAWA (CP).— The Supreme Court of Canada today unanimously dismis- Sed the appeal of Robert E. Sommers and “H. Wilson Gray, convicted of conspir- acy and bribery, , Sommers, 48,. former . British Columbia minister of lands and forests, ‘and Gray, 46, a Vancou- ver timber executive, both have been serving five-year terms in Oakalla Penitentiary. In addi- tion, two of Gray's companies were fined a total of $19,250. Sommers was found guilty of accepting bribes from Gray. The lumberman was found guilty of paying the bribes in return for favorable treatment in obtaining forest minagement Heences, _ ‘ Their appeal was narrowed to RONEN”. . i | . ; . - . : . : | ’ ||; Action follows op a . ee: _|. council decision : Prince Rupert will be without trailer park facil- “fities as of July 1, it appeared today. ve | Two of the three trailer park operators in the city _ftold.the Daily News this morning they plan to go out . |of the business. -A-third could not be reached for comment. a [Werewerrrerererverccercoccceeese » Their action follows a comznit- Title fight tee mecting of City Council Wed-| - ee : postponed nesday evening at “which Coun- {cil decided that the planned 120- tday» limit on trailer na parking NEW YORK (—The heavy- two points of law: That ‘the should stick. ‘ Weight title ‘fight. between -. charges were laid too late—-after > “The owners of 24 trailers champion Floyd Patterson ~ a@ two-yearcitime limit fromethe |. , ‘parked in Prince Rupert at the : present have been ordered by ~ trailer park operators to vacate _ their lots by July 1—the date - the ‘city’s new “trailer bylaw {--eomes into effect. : “ Said E. D. Manson, “co-owner -.}Of -Parkside Motel, where 16 - |-trailers are parked at present: 41 - “We're going out of the trailer -business completely. We can’t -foperate on a 120-day limit. It’s ‘yimpossible. So we’ve’ given everybody notice to be out July 1. 1 “If-we were still operating af- -ter-July 1 we could be fined $100, - -and*$50 for each additional day.’ ‘4(Many of the trailers in the city date of the alleged offetice; and that Sommers was Improperly charged as an “official” of the government. The second ground of appeal, Involving the two-year Hmita- tion, was rejected by the B.C, Ap- peal Court on the ground that the old code was repealed before the limitation could have been brought into we. Doe a '- The Sommers-Gray trial, one .of the longest in Canadian ju- diciary history, lasted 82 '. days with six adjournments. A-jury of nine men and three women deliberated 75 hours on two sep- arate occasions after hearing and Sweden’s Ingemar Johan- sson at Yankee Stadium today ‘was postponed until 10:30 p.m. EDT Friday night because of bad weather. Se A broadcast of the fight will bt carried on Radio ‘Station CFPR at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Promoter Bill Rosensohn’ said |. he made his decision earlier |. than planned because of threat- ening weather and condition’ of | the infield at the stadium. The 15-round bout. had: been scheduled for 10:30 p.m. tonight’ The city was swept’ by heavy | early-morning rains, and after- noon showers were forecast. ~ hhave already been here for 120 ore . more than 2,000,000 words of-|. Z i days.) ns The promoter said that Jim _ testimony, = ee ” ‘-° Mr. Manson said that the 120- Stadion: Superintendent Sees ‘| . . . - Ce oA REPAI | day Limit would make it pnecon-| stadium grounds, has advise Dee, _ AKING CAREFUL STUDY | | the floor or "a lock ia the |Omical to build new washroom|that the infield was so soaked ; Prin C e its MAR re Welland Canal . system, -near ‘| facilities made necessary by the that 10 hours of sunshine would |. Be ge le eg. | Thorold Ont., to fix a broken |PYIeW. Re needed to restore it to a firm “APPEARING the’ Dominio} oa - Ley ee é we fs at oe Bethe “We lookéd ‘into it but the cost| condition. “9 °° eo AMIN Gin: the’ Domini 1..“beayhale!”. |. Uttawe Victoria get lock. “baniage: “wide, Batetny. [BtDUltIng these np ig Tantastic | Scott ctGeenecaceeeeineereninees| Wednesday aré.Leona Ritchie, left, and Jenny Mu . a * ve ey. 0 @: a - ae oe a4 os om * at " " ee in we. a me ee a caused by a heavy rope Senden’ he’ said.” oft ™ ve ener ee Soe : eg oy ” Seat a ee o whose homes ‘at 14 ‘Séventh-Avenue-B ist ‘ds - a Pat Se Me ae Te Bs Or gh st Ok ne ie yo : Mr. Manson, who attended yes- He as . | at Booth. Memorial High ‘School. Jenny, who lives: Ss . A ’ ee 2 y + we ge which may have f fror owe: : { : eet . photograph copies of riot report | Pais ie ten | tikes mestentns| Howard sees | ie Bast, works ab Milchells Power and Gift Shop. p 0 ograp y : we A the sill when the gate clésed, {Council quoted Ald. R. G. Large; | eg es and Ald. T. Norton Youngs as Saying that the housing situa- ‘tion is not nearly as bad as peo- ple make out. , He said that the two aldermen voted against deletion of the 120-day limit and that Ald. George Hills and Ald. Donald Ritchie voted in favor, with QUEBEC —Prince Philip told photographers covering the Royal Tour that he has no ob- jection to them doing a job but he objects vo what he described as “keyhole photography.” The Prince expressed his feel- ings Tuesday night during a re- eeption aboard the Britannia for _ ne. ” . ta ae Scores of ships have been held Copies of the report on the August 3 riot publish-; up. The Royal yacht Britannia: ve ate en AG . ‘ss * Davie; is due to pass through the ed this week are being sent to Justice Minister Davie canal next week. CP’ photo Fulton and B.C. Attorney-General Robert Bonner, |. meet Mayor P. J. Lester said today. Goilision The mayor said he hopes the -— ~ federal and provincial govern- that such an inquiry -r-PHotos by Chandler. | law at fault. | news snicxs not R CMP __| Supreme Court upholds : might newspaper men and photograph- ers on the Royal Tour, Hethad an unusually good-na- tured bantering exchange with the press party and laughingly . told the photographers he hardly knew them when they weren't behind their cameras, ’ Then turning serious for a mo- ment, he said he has no objec- tion to any photographer doing a ments will see fit to act on the report's recommendation to set up ai joint the Indian Act. It would be a great pity, put into its preparation, STUDY RECREATION “The city Is, studying the re- prove “a very worthwhile effort." federal-provincial Royal Commission to investigate he said, if the report were just filed after all the work that has been The minister said he agreed with. the committee's finding that action is needed to end dis- crimination against Indians and to promote their integration into the white community. The three-man committee sub- mitted its report to Prinee Ru- pert City Council on Monday, It found discrimination against In- en highway on the paving of the highway. The truck, driven by ; Robin Limited An estimated $500 damage was caused to a city man’s ve- hicle Monday near Taylor Lake on Highway 16 when it collided head-on with a truck employed Hanz i Knepper and owned by G. E. of Kitimat, was Mayor P. J. Lester breaking the tic by voting against. Victor Cavenaile, owner of Midland Pines Trailer Court, estimated that the cost of put- ting up the required washroom facilities would be $3,000. “‘That’s Strictly out of the question,” he commented. Mayor P. J. Lester, when asked to comment this morning, said the nature of some laws, rather than RCMP methods of enforc- ing them, may be responsible for criticisms of the force. Speaking in the Commons on the annual RCMP spending esti- mates, he said the RCMP may lose stature on occasion because the laws it enforces may not be “equitable or acceptable to citizens théy affect.” The Victoria Hospital's bylaw was attacked by three London doctors—Harold Henderson, J. H. Spence and Donald B. Ferguson ban on fee-splitting — OTTAWA (CP)—The Supreme Court of Canada today upheld unanimously a London, Ont., hospital’s bylaw against fee-splitting, Prospects. ’ that the 120-day limit is aj He said he wonders whether |—who previousry jost their bid job but he had been “bloody {Port very carefully to see what it! dians partly to blame for the; turning around near the lake Standard clause in bylaws] accusations of Strike-breaking {in the lower courts in Ontario or W eal nasty with photographers that/¢an do tq carry oul the recom three-hour riot Aug. 38, 1958, in: when it collided with the cast throughout British Columbia. against the RCMP results| to have the fee-splitting prohibi- m, poke a long Jens through a key- mendations of the report,” hel whieh 20 persons were injured! bound car driven by John Kyrt- “Council has made every at-|‘“merely from actual enforce- tion declared ‘invalid. - hole and intrude on my pri- | Said, “particularly in regard to its| and 39 persons were arrested, SOS, vacy," The Queen chatted with re- the Royal Tour, The Queen said recommendations on recreational facilities.” formed the committee producing eta ee imeem eee ee ene nett re ge meee ne ste penne tesetnene Massey to visit Invitation to attend the seeond There were no injuries. . tempt to fit the bylaw to suit loenl conditions. limit if has set,” In Vancouver |: ment of the law itself." In the Commons Wednesday, foundland Woodworkers' strike Their argument, while it op- posed the “vicious” practice of “hot rosy” coming 12 months aren't rosy In ie . No charges will be laid, ROMP the limit is 90 days. Couneil! Arnold Peters (CCF-Timiskam- fee-splitting, was based on the seyarys sacha , : porters and some of them men- C ae pyar fectctod , bat Clty OTTAWA Governor. | tt Port Bdward said today, doesn't feel there is any advis-}ing) charged the ROMP with | view that the hospital board of Canadian wheal Cees the : Honed Tonle ar a magazine thanks to. the thece een whe General Masse y has necepled an Ti eat a tn cane en ability In changing the 120-day] strike-breaking during the New- | trustees has no authority to reg- | C&nadi: ‘ P : articles dealing with criticisms o anks to the ; ; Oe eee as aecephed tn she is aware of the articles but feels the press Is free to write what Jt pleases, the report, man; W. HW. Murray and Kk, YH, without a fatal traffic accident, Harding, MINISTER AGREES Suggestion of the Prince Ru- pert city council committee hata full-seale inquiry should They are: John Guthrie, chair. | mnual Vancouver International Festival, his orfice announced ‘today. The governor-General will fly to Vancouver in time to at- Plane missing VANCOUVER @:-~-A search was huached today for oa missing light adreraft with one man tend oan evening performance Ing he will be present at the f- nal performance of the Takara- “uka Danee Theatre from Japan An American ter Van Valken- berg, left Vancouver‘in his pri- vate yellow and turquoise Falr- U.S. using well—Fulton last spring. Justice Minister Fulton said to- day there would always be some laws not looked upon with favor Paving to start Paving of the approaches to ulate the morals of the medical profession, Russian craft seen ANCHORAGE, Alaska im —~ A 600-ton Russian fishing trawler south of Seward, a veteran tug captain — reported Wednesday, Capt. Tom King said also he the cyes of top officials of the government's marketing agency. W. ©, McNamara, Canadian wheal board chairman, told the . , : ‘on .. er ;Commons agriculture committee aboard. I, disappeared on ale ° py some Segments of the com- |i sighted Monday deep In the | Wednesday that he faces the Prinee Rupert has Libor Minister Wieks said [ot the festival play Mary Stuart Hight from Vancouver to Alaska in ormation vo _ Gulf of Alaska, about 90 miles /coming crop year starting Aug, now pone L161 days [| Wednesday he agrees with the | August I4. ‘Tho following even- eWednesday, ! “with some apprehension,” The United States, with record Wheat supplies, was following a : , , had heard a report over his “much more aggressive” pro- Mena into alan Atfalrs, In the «new Vancouver Clvie Child 24 ab 11:45 aam. Wednes- OTTAWA i—Crnadian see Highway (0 ty expec ee oot ship's radio several hours after Bram in tts surplus disposal pol- ; r Wicks sald in an Intervie orium, \ Nin ang aye 8 ss i «| ley, burn 3 " deals nero Pn ntti: os cna tH Mberview | Auditorium day urity authorities are satisfied | within the next few weeks, slehting the vessel that an un-| icy, turning again to barter deals DUKE SCRAPES ROYAL YACH Montreal screams welcom MONTREAL W—A crowd of 20,000 children seronmed a wal | ¢ came ta Queen Ellzabeth rnd Prince Philip today as they drove | | onto the suntit grass of Dolor- of wind swung the roynl yacht Quo, scraping n long Bush nen Prince PHiINp was In charge Wo the Britannia when ho gust nto the dock «at Trols-Riviores, Which greeted thom along st. James Street, heart of the fin- ancinl distriet. : ‘ Thousands moved in on the e to Queen and Bornard Latulippe, 13, pre sented flowers to the Queen, The Queen and prince spoke to crippled youngsters seated on Canada isn't being misused by United States agenetes, Justice Minister Fulton sald today. The minister, opposition lead- cr Pearson and J. W. Pickers- Bll (L-Bonavisin-Twillingnte) all montioned during Commons study of justice dopartment apending ostimatos that Canada hadn't always folt: that way. Horbert Norman, Canadian Mayor P, J, Lester sald today he received this information from the Highways Department, Blast survey planned SEATTLE, Wash. i) —~ The oceane-survey phase of a pro- posal to blast a harbor on the romote northorn coast of Alaska Identified submarine was spot- ted in the Dray Bry aren of the Gulf of Alaska, about 420 miles southeast of Seward, Tho report, he said, was sent from the U.8, vessel Lone Fish» arman to the Const Guard at Kodiak, Alaska, Terror sweeps Canton HONG KONG (®—Tho south China metropolis of Canton was which Jt hud latd aside a auBO, As well, Argentina and Austra- ia have returned to the export field to a larger degree than u year ago. oo, i © +r mum pemae- runes mee ee year 1 nemo: mes ne vessel lands halibut ! . ; cod | With a nuclear explosion gots described today as a alt f|: Only one vessol landed halibut royal automobile from the side- {the dais. Two dozen youngsters {Ambassador to Egypt, committed . vw i y as i alty o ‘ . mior Stadium, the ship's stern, walks, slowing the vehicle to |dnnend the dances of vd Qudbee suicide in April 1957, aftor n U.S, Oey OT Wee anth. the terror, Its 1,600,000 pooplo facing |!) Prince Rupert this morning. Tho = youngslora had heon A Royal Tour spokesman sata la crawl Teker tape rained down oud } bullding up to the howling wol- come, Folling nolsier and notsloy ts they walted, l nviior the royal yacht ap} peared allehtly scarred when sho brought a lahtly tanned roy) couple to Cannda'a giddy Istand Wotropolls Wednosday nigirt, 08 0 nea enema r DRUGS LTD. DIAL that no damage was done to the 4,700-ton ship, The KCTaApa annia's starboard side non iho storn, captain of tho 413-foot VoNsol, reported made borthing of the Britannia or anothor," sald the tour of- f SPONTANEOUS OVATION stadium at 1: off a Ught blue sear on rit. Vice-Admiral Petor Dawnay, that river currents once har nv acrapo at one tho, cial, Tho Royal party, due at the 22 am. was olght atands came alive with way da-lls flag of Queboe, Hero and thora a'Union Jack flapped tn and both the Queen and Prince Philip yoxa, turning. from side to side to wave to the pressing Lhrongs, At tho stadium, the Royal car ontered through tie horthenst kale and drove down the first base Mno, The Queon and tho MASS OF FLAGS. The youngatora ronred and the Ine rod onalgna ane tho bine flour~ on beautiful for tho royal prin, the boys Whirling In white shirts, dark trousers and multl-eolored sash- Os, Tho girls swung through the three-minute presentation with holy wido, colorful skirts swirl npg. GOOD WEATHER Tho Royal couplo's first diy Montron] Mn Islnnd began June weather, There wore about 600 persons “ThOostly women and childron— Watching when thoy debarkod Sonato internal security sub- committea revived charges he Was at Communist, basing them On f® roport supplied by tho ROMP to tho FBI which was louked to the committoo, Evid ence that the ROMP: report was Inaccurate and based on hoar- say did not rench tho conunit- adv was dissatisflod with tho use made of security Informa« tion In the U.S, Mr, Pickorsgill asked whether Oannadn is satisfied that the in- formintion is as wall guarded In separate fires are reported burn have boon burned by the Names Wednesday, Tho University will Send a team of selontists to make “bjologleal and ocenano- Graphic studies In a 20,000- squaro-milo aren south of Capo Thompson and only 178 miles neross the Chukeh! Sea from Si- berla, JUNEAU, Alaska im--About 115 Ing in timber and brush coun- try In widespread section of Intorlor and western Alaska. A total of more than 20,000 acres What may bo {ts most catastro- phic flood in a century. But the city's main dikes wero reported afl] holding at mid-day, Com- munist and anti-Communist sources hore both palnted a pla- ture of possible dignator In poptt- lous Kwangtung Province, cross tho border from ‘Hong Kong,. : e seaway opening Radio Station crrn wilt curry coverage of the Royul: Tour from 9 to 0115 pam, Vrl- day, Tho Unlverso with 45,000 pounds sold on the exchange to British Columbia Packors for prices of 20.3 cents for medium, 20.5 conts for Iarge and 13 conts for chicken size halibut, WEATHER— Prince walked to the dals whor From tho ‘stadium the royal] tee, CTT _ — ' tricky at Trols-Riviores, “Eyory {thoy wore mat by Mnyor Barto couple wont (o Outremont city] Mr. Fulton noted that thoro 115 fires CFPR t r Uuseltled shewery wouthor OR M E S ship that goor up, tho St, Law- | Fournier, hall and Sto, Justine Hospital| wero past oocasions whon Can 06 ca ry provalling here is expected Wo continue Friday, TIDES— Friday, June 26, 1980 (Paclfia Standard Time) howor from 9:18 to 11:48 pm, ind of the opening of the : 21 51 | from the yacht Britannia and/tho U.8, ag almilar information) and 600 mon were tn action St, Lawrence Seaway by Wer FAN we O10 18,3 fevt minutos Into, hold up by a tre-| the sun. bogan tholr drive through the}recelyed from tho US. Is guard- Wednesday on the various firo| Majesty and Prosidont Kisen 18:02 18.7 foot . Mondons xpontanoous ovation, Mtznboth Diana Winner, 13, felty, od In Canada, . fronts, LOW cnceoe 11:92 4.7 foot,