VOL, 51, No 248

 

  

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‘There: .was still. no decision,
Salinger said,- as’ ‘to. whether the
president . will go". ‘to. Bermuda
Thursday, for hig. scheduled talks
‘with: Prime. ‘Minister. Macmillan
of Britain.’ wo

“Kennedy: ‘Was ayyaiting ‘further
reports from” ‘the. doctors. who
are“ attending his: father, séri-
ously ill after suffering a stroke
which left him’, slightly. Para-
lyzed.” pos

“THe | ‘elder. Kennedy Was ‘re-
ported able te... recognize his
youngest > son, :’ ‘Edward; in his
hospital room. this morning. . and
also: is young niece,. Ann Gar-
gan, Both. had spent the. night
at’ St. Mary’s . Hospital. where
Kennedy was taken by. ambu-
lance Tuesday. after he was
stricken . while playing golf.

Doctors said Tuesday night
that, it would-be. 24 10 48 hours
before they know more about the
elder Kennedy's. ‘chances. That
would be some time tonight or
Thursday. .

SiCOND E XAMINATION.

Dr. William: Te: Foley, ‘a. New
York. specialist on blood -vessel
obstruction, arrived. at. the hos-
pital shortly. before.9: ‘a.m:.to ex-
“amine Kennédy écond-s
He had ‘examined } im’ first, Tues-
ae night... -e5 sk me
: icken® six
holes of golf Crceidiyt “Mr. Ken-
nedy- recognized: members: of his
family Tuesday: night but was
unable to speak. .

~ Doctors said it would be’ some-
‘time tonight or Thursday before
they ‘know © more about:
- chances.

“Members of the family gath-
ered: at St. Mary’s Hespital Tues-

 

  
 

day night and prayed in its small

white chapel building.

Dr. William 7. Foley, an inter-
Ikknown specialist in
blood clots, arrived shortly be-
fore midnight and examined the
president’s father, reporting his

“nationally

condition unchanged.

The location of the blood clot
—inside the cranial area — was
such that it could not be ‘re-

lieved by surgery, doctors sald,

White House. press secretary
Pterre Salinger sald Joseph Ken-

A WEST PALM. BEACH, Pa, (AP) - — “Py esident
Kennedy’ s 73-year-old father was reported. “somewhat
improved” today. ‘The forméi ambassador to Britain,
Joseph P,’ ‘Kennedy, spent a good night, White House
pr eSs secretary Pierré: Salinger. said.

“thine?

his

m™ee

 

dent, “Mrs. -Jacqiicline Kennedy,
and. Attorney - General Robert
F. “Kennedy, ‘when he regained
consciousness ‘ late Tuesday
night, but that he was unable
to speak to them.. |

Mr. Kennedy—an. Irish immi-
grant - who - made ‘his first’ of
many millions before- he was 36
—had: generously supported: fi-
nancially and served as a for-
mer trustee of ‘the 250-bed Ro-
man Catholic Hospital where he
now lies. :

. As is customary in such. cases,

garding: a take. over,

.. Business, Classified 3203, “Advertsing 3201,

ing a ‘proposed, take- over

ment. =

"Mr, Black ‘said: his: company
had not been: approached: nor
had they received any notice re-.

His remarks came shortly. after
Atlin MLA Frank Calder ‘had
said: he: ‘would. make. a proposal
to this effect at the ‘spring Ses-
sion of the legislature.

Mr, Calder said that “Eydro
power: politics , have not, reached
their. peak.’ “During its. course.. to
complete government. control | it
may be produced at. rates favor-
ing at cost to consumers rather
than the profit rates of: private
power: companies.” °°"

‘Mr. Calder was refer ring main-
ly to the generation of power in
| Stewart and district,

Mr. Black said . that the area

 

he was given tiie last rites of the
Catholic church by Father Eu-
gene Seraphin, hospital chaplain.

Mr. Calder was speaking of

“doesn’t -yield sufficient: revenue |.

 

B. C. ROUNDUP

 

indicates

“VANCOUVER 3

A British. Columbia... As. one

winter in recent. years.

The NES Says |
work. on the Peace River power.
project, . -while employing less
than 100 at present, “tends. to
strengthen hopes development
of such natural resources may
become a reality in the near fu-
ture.” The service says ship-
building also has a brighter fu-
ture and adds the government
purchase of the Black Ball Ferry
system will result in local. con-
struction of two new ‘ferries. -

Demand rejected
COURTENAY 4Q— Council has
voted against a: demand welfare
recipients take a ‘civil defence
course: or receive -
benefits. A citizen wrote council
supporting a local welfare of fi-

matum, Welfare

not authorizcd.

 

nedy had recognized the presi-

 

Highway 16
‘hazardous’

The Department of Highways

reports driving conditions 1
Highway 16 between
Rupert and
hazardous duc to severe

and‘snow tires aro A “must.
Bnow Js still falling through

out the aren and snow plows and

sanding is in progress. Snow |

also falling In the Terrace arena

and, the plows and sandors ar
out,

Driving conditions in Terrnc
and to Kitiniat are reported’ as
being “good winter . conditions"
with frosl) snow,

Power and
panios ropart.
from the oxcossive fall of snow
in the elty, The public | works

telophono | ‘coms

dapartinent were unable to give

ihe quantity falion to date, .

 

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Wour persons . wore. Kkillod and |.
xoven Injured today: when 9 Mo-
Naht  nabroratt
eraahod into nm market at Tiflot,

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40 inflos onst of hore,

" SEASON'S
_ GREETINGS

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Prince
Kwinitsa ds being
Jelng
of the road surface, Chains, said
n. spokesman for the dopartment,

no breakdowns |.

Shortest day

solstice occurs at 9:20 p.m.

the year,

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- Provincial employment

‘preliminary |”

no further

cial who delivered such an ulti-
officials © in

Victoria said the ullimatum was

VICTORIA ‘\) — The winter

Thursday, the shortest day of
Officials of the Do-
Observa-
tory said the inerease In day-
light for a considerable period
will be measurable only In min-

AN FOUNOH or “ONLIVION - — CH
‘enroloss driving presonted to ROAY par
ockod automobile displayed ali

- ontrance ‘to bho station, Timed to colneldo with holiday fostivi~ u

to pay interest on invested capi-

good year

— ‘The National Employ-

 

ment. Service said. ‘Tuesday’ ‘the employment picture. an\

ightes| cearlyne iy 04 Th
t.forear uly < Robert Eiierala-McCage of 1665 lin

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* Haircut. increase. ;
VICTORIA | ‘)— Cabinet Tues-
day. killed the” 20- cent. haircut.
It now costs 25 cents—in British
Columbia's hairdressing schools.
Cabinet sets the price because
the Labor Department sets the
regulations in- such vocation
training. The: price had been 20
cents since 1950. ’
Mentally ill

VANCOUVER ‘@—A 41-year-
old man charged. with capital
murder in the death of. his fa-
ther has been found mentally
il] and transferred from Oakalla
Prison to the Essondale Mental
Hospital, RCMP charged Roy
Ellis Selby after they found his
79-year-old father dead in the
kitchen of his ‘sttburban Burn-
aby home.

 

 

Christmas ‘broadcast

The traditional Christmas
broadcast of Handel's “Messiah”
will be heard over CFPR as part

program,
The time for the performance
is 8-10:30 pam. It will be per-

 

with Goloists.

eee pact
in 1 effect aren

today. that his company had “no information” regar :
by.the provincial governs)

taking over our company, we {|
have no information. : The teans~:

 

  

of the CBC's Wednésday night

formed by the Montreal Elgar
Cholr and Symphony Orchestru,

 

   

 

tal or allow'‘for setting. up. a ae- .

preciation, reserve. ms ee
“Mr. Black added that the ‘rates }
could, only be cheaper. if “we re-f
ceived subsidization.” © | oe
_ He stated.that the revenue re- §
ceived from the area ‘barely, coy-
crs operating ‘costs and. “doesn’t i
pay. one cent.” °° ef
Mr, Black said. he didn’t ‘think: ;

 

 

the B.C. government could. sup- .

ply power. to the area’ “any
cheaper . than his company 4.
doing right: now,

“We recently /put. in $5, 000°
worth of equipment. in the. “area. |,
and ‘will receive nothing” back on
this,” Mr. Black. said: .. :

. “There are only ‘200 customers |
in the area and it’s a big ‘ex--
pense to serve ‘such - a. small: |
group.

“As far as “the. government.

 

 

 

fer of operating. rights between
B.C. Hydro and B.C. Electric for
the northern. . area probably
won’t become effective. until.
March 31, 1962, the end of the
fiscal. year.”

 

~ Cigarette said
| accident. cause

am,

   

Sixth: Avenue ‘East pleaded “guilty
to a charge of driving without
due care and attention when. he.
appeared in police court. ‘Satur-
day. morning before Magistrate
E. T. Applewhaite.

The charge. arose from an in-
cident at 2 am. Saturday when
the car McCabe was driving left .
the. travelled section of Seventh
Avenue East and travelled 180
feet along the untravelled sec-
tion, knocking over two steel
poles, a school sign and 30 feet
of fence in the 200 block causing
$350 property damage.

McCabe said his attention was
distracted from his driving when
the passenger next to him lit
McCabe's cigarette and McCabe
took his eyes off the road to
watch the match.

He was fined $35 and $2 costs
or 14 days in jail and his driver's
licence was suspended for one
month, |

eee

Car in collision
in Cow Bay area

A parked car owned by Ed-
ward Keehn of 870 Sixth Avenue

Bast was struck by an unknown
vehicle around noon yesterday.

The incident occurred at Cow

 

 

 
 

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Published at Canada's s Most Strategic Pacific Port — _ And 1 Key. to ‘the Great Northwest
PRINCE RUPERT, 'B.C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER’ 20, 1 961

 

day by Pool: Director Ronald Gilchrist.
jum. -The: demonstration: followed. a

may. be used in a wide. variety
zations in the city and also. to
request for further. exhibition,

 

* But even if ‘Canada should de-
cide against exports, the Ken-
nedy administration
Tuesday to take initial steps to
‘reshape the power picture on the
‘Pacific coast through develop-
‘ment of one or two high-power

1,000 miles down:the coast from

to Los - ‘Angeles. .
le These | would be, ‘the - longes
% current, “high: -

    

successf ul

stimulate. industrial develop-

But the advent of Jong dis-
tance power transport may slow
the rate of growth of the Amer-
ican market. tor oil and natural
gas used to .generate electricity
in areas where hydro is scarce
or unavailable.

Ending a nine- -month study,
an interior department ‘commit-
tee set up by Interior Secretary
Stewart Udall recommended
specdy construction of the high-
voltage lines, suggesting the
project could be completed by
1966. Udall said Congress will be
asked
funds to prepare specific con-

ture power systems planning.
WILL JUGGLE POWER

northwestern states to

pending on whether

agrees’ to exports,

 

 

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aphte oxampio of. tho hagards, of
sonnol at Station Vana
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‘tes and poorer driving conditions, the wreck was a dally re-
instant: of inattention

— National "betoned Photo

agreed|:

‘transmission lines running about

‘Tjust -below the Canadian border
t watts of ‘power.

roeee lines would.be installed:.at

could®: be: “applied: ‘in| 73
other ® ‘parts of the’ “continent. to
overcome ‘power ‘shortages and

‘| from: Alaska.

next month to provide

struction plans. He said the re-
port may be a Jandmark for fu-

The long - distance lines, pio-
neering with special. types of
terminals, would juggle surplus
power between Los Angeles and
mect
their peak seasonal needs, They
wold carry between 650,000 and
2,500,000 kilowatts of power, de-
Canuda
The report
emphasized that the U.S, is not

POT ENE ERY

News Desk 3204,. ‘Sports '3205, Social 3206

‘MOUTH TO .MOUTH RESUSCITATION was, demonstrated to Roosevelt Park students yester-
(left). and Robert Fisher (prone) in ‘the school auditor= ~~
film. ‘showing; how this. relatively new, method of saving life ..
of situations. It, has already been shown. to a ‘number of organi-" |
froops. ‘It. is available from Mr. Gilchrist on.)

survival training.

Power line plan under consideration
to connect province, States ‘network

an WASHIN GTON. (CP)—President. Kennedy i is ready. to consider. plans for St

a $341,600, 000. long-distance, high-voltage power trans
ada should ast e to: export a major part of her Columbia River power benefits. tol:

decisions.”

Pacific coast. decide to use the
common ‘power carrier, one’ line
estimated to cost; $136,000,000
might be: installed.’ There would
be, two lines if private utilities
decide to join in the project...

If: Canada decided to ‘export,
| say . 900, 000: of th 41,300,000: kilo-

 

    

from ithe: Columb

constructio
-transmissio into the US. main-

land of. a: huge block of - powes.

  
 

   
  
 
    
 
  
  
   
     
    
  
 
   
   
  
 
  
  
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
  
  
   
   
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
   
  
 
  
 
   
  
   
   
   
   
  
  
   
     
     
 
 
   
 
  
  

‘The Alaska power potential,
estimated at. 19, 000. 000 kilowatts,
includes -the- gigantic ‘Rampart
‘Canyon project. on the Yukon
River now under USS. govern-
ment study. It. would have ‘an
installed “capacity of « 4,760,000
kilowatts — more than’ double
that of the Grand Coulee — and
would be transmitted over 1,800
miles of line through Canadian
territory into .the US.)

COULD MAKE DEAL

Udall told’ a press conference
he believed arrangements could
be. worked out with the Cana-
dian government for “easement”
privileges to bring this’ power

 

‘Greetings given
by Red premier

OTTAWA () — Sovict Premier
Khrushchev said Tuesday there
are “no objective reasons" that
can provent fruitful co-operation
between Canada and the Soviet
Union in -the Interests of the
whole world.

Mr, Khrushchev made the
statement in a telegram ad-
dressed to-R, Hayter of the Ed-
monton Journal In reply to an
invitation to the Russian leader
to attend a reception arranged
by The Journal jn Edmonton.
Tho 200 -° word telegram also
conveyed Mr, Khrushchev's bost
wishes to Canadians for the com-
ing year, ;

“het it be tho year of ponee,
prosperity nd well-being,” sald
the telegram, released Tuesday
night by the: ‘Soviet embassy in
Ottawa, -

 

Engineers gi ven
salary increase

Salary ‘atrangements have
been concluded betwoon ‘the
Prince Rupert. General Hospital
and thot, International Union of
Operating: ‘Bnginoers, Local 610;
Adnilniatrator H, F.. Ross | ins
nowncod today. -

Tho now ngreoment. was. sign-

January, 1): 1962, until January ty
1068, ye
Union:

trying to “usurp Canada’s ‘paste through Canada if this should |;
: '. |be necessary. °

If -only public. utilities on the|

worked out to turn Alaska power

over to Canada: in. exchange’ for

Canadian power which could be

used in the US.

 

pects. for

Welfare fraud

four days in jail yesterday when

ed recently .and oxtends . from:

members will rocelve Q,
salary increase of $12 por month

Se Sa Saute see

 

 

 

 

— Staff photo by: John Pain of

mission | network of Can-

 

Alternatively, a deal might. be

 

_American ° officials: said “eco-
nomic’ long. >).
mission enlarges ‘market " pres-|

he. can get a. flat. five mills a
kilowatt’ hour from: ‘the US. ‘for
surplus - “power. ‘American
cials. have stated his” figure. is
high but suggested: some. ‘suit-|-
able compromise: could be worked
out. oo - boy

 

 

$600 fine, jail

Obtaining social welfare. to
which he was not entitled cost
a city man a total .of $600 and

he appeared -in. police: court be-
fore Magistrate E. Ty: _Apple-
whaite. 7

Peter Roth of 324 Borden
Street, represented by, defence
counsel Gilbert Hogg, Qc, plead-.
ed guilty to four charges of de-
frauding the publie.-

He was sentenced to four days
concurrent on each, charge’ and
fined $150 on each or serve an
additional. total. of four months.
‘Roth's wife, Gizela, had plead-
ed not guilty to one charge of
the same offence but was: con-
victed after trial yesterday. ‘She |.
was sentenced to one day in jail
and fined $100, or serve an ad-,
ditional one month,

Crown Prosecutor J. K, shaw
told the court. that: Roth: had
received $147 in August and Sep-
tember and .$102.1n October and
November. from. the™ social wel-
| fare. department’ ‘whien “he jad
been. receiving other Income,’

- The court’was, ‘told Réth owned
% house” at. 641 Ninth: Avenue
West sind received. revenue from
the rontal! qf rooms’ there. .
Mrs. Roth’ had roceived $73,50
from social welfare. in July, Both
Roth and his wife had recelved
money from social welfare after
claiming to ‘be destitute,

 

HALIFAX: ®. lone A. ‘Comet: ult»
craft. carrying British Primo

foy’ talks; with’ Preaidont ’ "ene
nody. loft Intornationnl “mirport
here: at a aT am. gst today.

 

~: Pyirice | ‘Rupert has
now". “gone 1,064 days

 

acciden ‘and 264. days

 

 

month on January 1, 1903.

Fy

January Land a furthor $11. per

lands,
1s indonesian “poreig n, ‘Minister.

“offi |; milita

Minlstor: Macmillan to Bormuda|

without. a. fatal traffic |

of

Subanhdrio’. sumn
“| States’ Amb 01
Jones t -hand
‘karn

: 2V : :
ly for’ power exports, maintains a

MARINES. STAGE EXE
- Indonesian. - officials
-|bom,;: Molucca. Islands; borde g
‘| West: “New ‘Guinea, said. Indones-
ian. marines have. been «stael

 

  
 

lands. 0s :
gets city: man -Subandrio’. told. “parliament
lruesday.- night. that. Indonesia

can't be blamed if it-takes West
New. Guinea by. force. but. that
the door. still is open.to a,peace-
ful, settlement” with’ the ‘Dutch
rulers of the island territory.

. He made: clear. that Indonesia
will only» ‘accept’. a settlement
giving it control of the awestern
half of: the big. island;\Wwhich
The’Netherlands retained: in-1940
when it granted the: rest:of'The
‘Netherlands East Indie at de -
pendence, sh ,
Meanwhile, Subandria ‘end,
"for us’ there is no “other.; way
but to-.carry out. the: 'people’s
command’; by Sukarno ‘who ..or-
dered total mobilization oTues-
day. Sukarno also said he'd, in-
structed:the armed forces to pre-
pare to. seize West New. Guinea
“at any : ‘time from now on.”

 

  
 
 

 
 
 

 

Police caution

Acar: drven by Frederick. “Abbot
of 1830. Sixth Avenue East, ‘Blip:
ped on Fourth Avenue . Bast
about noon yesterday and" nded
up in. the. ditch. So ee,
with caution and . use. extreme
care beacause of the slippery

conditions,, - 2
Sevoral, cars have gone off tho

ous necidonts have boon, sport t=
ocl,

WEATHER |

Occasional snow!lurries, with,
-Httle change -In- tem)
Lure, Wind to. west "2d
fonight | and high, tom
a7 gnd 92
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