eee - . Bie re tearm eet PNOVINCIAT. LIBRARY VICTORIA, B.C. 1 3 7 Prince Daily ' res Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port — And Key to the Great Northwest ey, : — = 2% No. 10 Business, Classitied 3203. Advertising 3201 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1962 News Desk 3204, Sports 3205, Social 3206 PRICE TEN CENTS —~ren ove from shacks i . Claim first notice Surplus of $270 © axe against house ' ro m ope i a ve ry t a re Two tamilien were ‘thrown, out of their dwellings last week by city council and left with no accommoda- _ Twenty-one city organizations will share a sur-|tion in spite of the fact one family was composed of . {plus of $270 accrued in the staging of the Canadian |eight children and one of a small babe in arms. Opera Company’s “Orpheus in The Underworld” here! Both families receive social, : October 20. [— Ce eee ovens [Welfare benefits. A further notice was served in . ‘Teachers’ Association 92 per Mrs. Douglas Wesley, with her November, 1961, and again there ‘A meeting of the Prince Ru-' went $113, $28.84; Union of O _|eripp'ed husband and eight chil-|had been a slow-down of parks pert Opera Committee came UD | erating engineers 1.7 per cont dren, and wir. and Mrs, Larry) work. with a final statement of expen-| go4 #459: Women of the Moose | Stelmacker of 105 and 107 Wan- Warning was again given this ditures and revenue at a meeting | 9 per cent @13 $2.43; Loyal Or- tage Road respectively, were| month, Mr. McLaren said, but he he'd in the Civic Centre last! Ger of Moose 21 per cent $29 evicted from their shacks by city | gid not say whether or not a week. $5.67; Sons of Norway 4 per cent, officials last Thursday, . | specific date had been set to have Delay in the settlement of per-| $58. $10.86: Registered Nurses 4.8 City Administrator Scott Mc-| the premises vacated. centages to be paid organiza -| por cent, $71, $12.96: Miler Bay|Laren said last week that the! mrs. Wesley said that the first tions who helped the opera com-) Recreational Association 1.4 per eviction orders were served No-| she knew of the eviction, having mittee in its sale of tickets, was) cent, $20, $3.78: Imperial Order | vember, 1960, but that due to a| been moved to these premises by caused by a long wait for a pro-| Daughters of the Empire 4.9 per |holdup in parks work they had|the Department of Social Wel- he) ae ar F ; Lee vnelal government decision On| cent, $72, $13.23; Rotary Club 17 {not been proceeded with. fare two days previously, was " = " - 7 ne amount of amusement tax: per ee ete an. Cevig Club, Mrs. Wesley told me that th sj ‘VICTED § _ : : : " _ 3 per cent, $250, $45.90: Gyro Club: Siey €lwhen a city worker started to EVICTED SHACK DWELLERS — Mr. and Mrs. Larry Stelmacker and their child stand beside | to be paid by the committee. /8.1 per cent, S118, $21.87; Junior first warning she had had was! chop the building down. She was ir partiall ylorndown shack on Wantage Road. The building was condemned by health of- «| j More than 900 adults and stu-|Ghamber of Commerce 1.4 per:When an axe was swung against | then having lunch with her fam- ficials and city employees began tearing it down last week. Stelmacker claims he wasn't given | Fe estam Ss dents attended the opera. cent, $20: Chamber see commeree te side of the building. ily. raving tune er tam enough notice to move his possessions, He sail that “they wouldn’t even give me ‘until the | Ticket sales amounted to $1,60817.2 per cent, $104. $19.44; Riks. The building is owned by Car- Mrs, Wesley said chat Building weekend.” — Staff photo by Gary Oakes and the opera committee re-; Ladue 342 3.5 per cent, $50, $9.45; PIED Grose who said the house} tyspector J. C. Ewart came into Sn ae eee ects pee tere severe ieeived half of the $111 proceeds; Medical Association 5.3 per cent ‘is assessed at $400 and he has wy aa: ; : ; . : € SSOCIAL 5.3 per cent, ' : : ; the building and threw an ice- ° e 5 ar a e for the Canadian Opera Com-'s7g, $14.31: Canadian Arthritis| been paying city taxes on it. box into the yard scattering food VANCOUVER cP) — pany'’s special souvenir Pro-!and Rheumatism Society 1.8 per: “J haven't heen offered any als ‘ iN ) rams or $55.50 , tal oati daa? on to the ground. She also said Dt ls grams or $55.90, giving a tota | cent, $26, $4.85; Civic Centre Ag- compensation and I didn't get he made certain remarks to her Big business and govern-| revenue of $1,663.50. jsociation 18.6 per cent, $262,,any notice to leave,” said MY.) Diich she said she did not com- Expenditures totalled $1,393.59, | $50.22; Chinese Association Lt Oe . : ment are at loggerheads leaving a balance of $270. Mr. and Mrs. Stelmacker said prehend. . He then left saying that he wou'd be back. " He then left saying that he on an old issue — trading bri . : s rink are as follows: j ; . “c ; qiany date to vacate. ation and United Church Hi Cc y would be back. Poor housing conditions, insufficient education, discriminatory liquor|stamps designed to jure ‘Guarantee to the Canadian! Club 1.8 per cent, $26, $4.86 (to) | Mir MUbarn oa the origins’ e e { - se : : ner cent, $25, $4.59: Concert So- 7 ¢ wh Indians on benefit r ‘again in British Columbia}: xpenses listed by Opera Com- ciety 19 per cent, $28, $5.13;/they had received an eviction mittee secretary Jacob Vanden-| Anglican Young Peoples’ Associ-| Notice but it had not included oy _ on ee ae : > ae -~| Qpera Company $900; amuse-| pe split notice had been served in No- Mrs. Wesley and her family of rights, lack of job opportunities, and an inability to do enough for themselves ithe housewife into the big'| ment tax $76.45; two firemen $20. Pe te « Conrad, ei , vember, 1960, but there had been ce ond how moved to ime cape foaweci' the yareons OT Wet dose ntoheftayv $e da ype 8D ae “s . sahain store _.... \#anitors $18; chair. rentals 48: | rederick Conrad, chairman o : _| Wantage Road house by tne De- were-a'few- of the reasons given Friday night for the large number of Native In- jfeod chain stores, 7 = sae areity B86 08; ir re aes gio, {the Prince. Rupert Opera Cum no further action as parks cOm™| oo -tment.of Social Welfare, as dians on the social welfare rolls. - , | It is an issue that could wind{ reception $35; printing $53.45; \ mittee, said that the bringing of ~\one of some eight mo.es the mission work had not progressed. up in the courts. piano tuning $8; transportation | the opera to Prince Rupert had family has made since it was A On’ a ° . Launching of tradin (moving of chairs, piano, coat been “an unqualified success” burned out at Port Essington last blems in the Prince Rupert area|RCMP, the Unemployment In- vember, Mr. Ferris said that he !schemes by three food 8 me racks, ‘ete. $88; postage (for,and the committee appreciated | now causes year 1 was launched at the first of a}surance Commission is conducting his survey on 155, ; : i “to the ful” the organizations The only alt t - AS rings . w . * , ‘B.C. recently revived circulars) $40; rental of audi- | fe 2 tne Banle he only a ernate accommo series of mectings planned under; Miss B, W. Snider, research selected cases. thought” resplveds 4 Oe ee | torium $50: long distance tele - |help in assisting the opera com- ° dation they have is No. 11 Cow the auspices of the Indian|consultant for the Department| He said that thus far he had v7 mittee with ticket sales. éeccl The discussion on “Indian pro- 1 the. provi pid . . Bay, which is a condemned Social Work project being con-!of Social Welfare and Miss Shir- found: ee eee iiary to the Criminal Stan pb; Sts ete. $8.12. cmmaaaneere™ ducted by the Indian Affairs) ley Arnold, social worker from|@ That there were far more ‘Code to ban the stamps. Ticket outlets besides the or- © Th ve , cker, with Branch and the Provincial Social the Department of Indian Af-|Natives between the ages of 20! But the chains | ganizations and the amounts sold | Licence ‘The weekend snowfall, "ir small baby, moved to a Welfare Department. fairs, both members of the joint/and 40 on social welfare than jer. chains—Super Valu bined with extremely icy road |relation’s place at Port Edward : ’s Drugs $140; Co- was ‘Stores, Shop Easy Stores and yee oh es EC Power! feonditions, was blamed for 2/Friday night. ‘Loblaw's—have found a 100p-! company Limited $22; Mrs. Joe | suspended | rash of motor vehicle accidents! Both families were still occu- hole in the law and appear dé-| Ridsdale $3; The mecting, held at the Civic | Federal - Provincial Committce,|/there were over 40 years of age. Centre, had William Crossley, which planned the project, also; @ That the time a person had . : ' wt ba fae . . tating : Mare)” ‘in the city. pying the shacks when cit regional administrator for the attended the meeting. been away from the reserve had emai i : ata United Church . ae coin post al ti in _ ature se. y Social Welfare Department as| Mr, Crossicy said that statts- | ijttie to Xo with his or her ap- termined to £0 ahead despite] residence $8. _ Impaired driving cost a city; About 11:55 a.m. Saturday, a works crews proceeded to demol- ‘fici "iticis : : . 1 $75 5 e-month sus-:¢ +jf ic is official criticism. Organizations, thelr per capita man $75 and a one-t th sus-:car driven by John Gurvich of!ish the houses around their chairman and Project Worker | tics showed that the heaviest| plication for socia far 4 ne a : C F ocial welfare. The 1960 legislation, passed{sales, their total sales and the Pension of his driver’s licence! 736 Fifth Avenue West was Mm heads. Raymond Ferris was on hand to!concentration of Indian social outline his findings thus far. welfare problems in British Co- Shy et seo ed™ He said after a legislative committee had amount they are to receive as this morning in police court. | collision with another vehicle} Mr. Grose served with the Ca- Also attending the mecting | umbia was in the Prince Rupert eat out of 64 persons. only six heard 22 briefs for and against| their share of the sales are as Robert Charles West of 303 |driven by Leonard Toye of 711 ee War during the Second were represntatives of the;@rca \had better than Grade 10 edu- stamp schemes, specifically bans) follows: in that order. Fourth Avenue East pleaded | Fifth Avenue West. The ae et. Stelm: kor and both he and Mr. Social Welfare Department, the He said further information| (ion 15 had Grade 8, 40 less trading stamps supplied by out-| Annunciation Home and guilty lo the charge iefore Mag- | dent occurred on Fulton See * litia er are members of the * Indian Affairs Branch, the City had substantiated the fact that}(n on Grade 8 and the ‘vost the side. firms and redeemed by|School 2.7 per cent, $39, $7.29; istrate EB. T. Applewhaite. | Several hours later a car 00 - (ie rid: Council, District 52 School Board, about half the Indians living In| 7) them. The food chains now are ae , _— i ven by Rodney Phillipson of the n Friday members of the Elizabeth Apartments collided | RCMP scized Mrs. Wesley's eight with another vehicle driven by | Children under an order from Albert Adams of 1827 Sixth Av- {the Social Welfare department. enue East. This occurred at Mrs. Wesley says that the de- 'Fourth Avenue and McBride St. partment refused to tell her At 12:30 a.m, Sunday a car | Where the children are, driven by Harry Conrad Olsen On Friday, when Mr. Stel- of 1224 Eighth Avenue Fast col- macker and his wife and child quivalent of Grades 1, 2 or 3.5.00), the Friendship House commit- | Prince Rupert and reported as equivalent of G aces ata, assuing their own stamps and / . te oti . ’ recipients of social welfare ser- @ survey of married status ‘redeeming them themselves, of- tee, the Salvation Army, the 1? / sh id that out of the 155 cases | g Mite Wsherme vt tvices had established residence }° 1owed that out of the 155 cases ‘ropinp everything from dolls to United Fishermen and Allied ‘ CeCe 1.96 per cent were legally mar | B y B Workers’ Union, the Native Bro- fn the local community of Prince | a aan cent ee ante, (ec etle toasters to purchasers therhovd of British Columbia, Rupert and district as contrasted | PY ee ot we “ vivine in i who collect the required number the Indian Health Services, the to less than one quarter of the =f) per Ce Tre HVINE ®ipy shopping at their outlets. a . dues Indian caseload with local re- common-law relations; 9 Per) “Lopally the stores are within Departent of Education, the sidence In other parts of the cont were widows; 14.9 per cent pally proving) al povernmen’ Ene ‘provinee were separated or divorced. ae Toney General Bonner lided with a parked car owncd were preparing to leave, he said pecrecscecsccccrccnesecoeerooes | vin Ferris, former district} @ Study of the size of families yas deseribed the slamps as’ by Arthur Beaulicu of 535 Hays that he “was broke” and he supervisor of the Social Welfare; showed that there were many “gimmicks” whieh skirt the edge Cove Circle. Damage amounted asked how did the council ex- Hl Department at Smithers, was large ones with five or six child of the ivw and its intent, He has to about $150. pect him to move when he had appointed as socal worker on|ren toa family. Of the 155 cases, promised legislation at the leg- Less than two hours later a |e money to pay for moving. Un- cle driven by Robert Mitch- der the Social Welfare Act the vn of 039 rourth Avenue West department ls, or may be, re- collided with another parked car sponsible for the exepenses of owned by Stephen Bartlett of | Moving dependents. the Summit. Apartments. The eviction notice was en- ps after that foreed because the parks com- About 10 minutes inlssioh work on a proposed golt the project. November 1, 1061. 485 children had been born to }4. a anges his REPORT The purpose of the project is|them and 135 of the children IslaLuire Sesion enoophole ws to demonstrate the value ar were not living with their par- eoud, ) , social welfare services and socia ents. Half were with a former’ ou woe denarte work skills in a imited geogrn- | husband or wife or with rela- ve Bonner said I asin to. phical area with a small care! tives, The other half were in men at sib th “stay schemes fully screened Indian caseload. foster homes or residential one agains e stamp ™ C Prince George bo Vanderhoo!, good winter conditions. ew slippery section. Sanding. Van- —— derhoot to Burns Lake, few SUP Innes soe *k methods will [se . whieh he claims ean only lead to nceldent & Car driven by George eourse required the removal va- pery sections, Sanding Burns Three sey work lS in the aaa are many tragedies," “chaotic merchandising” — and Gordon Parte ue Or cent cation of these houses, Tike to Smithers, mostly ¢OM-} Genonstration: ‘ Mr Ferris said, “all of which probably a two-per-cent increase race crashed sour” aon wouse Mr. MeLaren stated thls after- | pact snow with a few slippery) (14) social casework: to de- show an Inability to keep homes |! food costs Lo the consumer to 782 Bighth Avene Le Dam. {neon that he had checked the sections. Sanding. Smithers to monstrate tho value of social Hogether.” *Toover the cost of the schemes. owned by Gordon 1 actions of the building inspector nae wits me a ear driven »y and found they did not tally ' ar cond Av- | With those stated by Mrs, Wes- Thomas Lem of 1138 Secon ley. A personal check with Mr. moyrace, SONIC nippery and rouen casework service to Indian indi- |@ About 30 por cent of the |. Two officials in Mr. Bone sections cask OF “TOrrnes, a } viduals and families on the basis }group has aleohol problems [department now wre drafting snow crerrace aren. Plough) gr q small number of selected |which shows up in the eases of |Hew stamp-ban legislation. and sanding. TPerrace to Prince) cases from the Prince Rupert lehild nepleet. The B.C, Retail Merchants rr an ae hes vg! nee West der une vod one wart was not possible as he Rupert, good winter conditions.) qistriel caselond, Mr ferris sald that the prob- Association representing mostly DA aL ar Ny Cris ee eoL wned by Jay Tetlor, )Was not tn his office. presh snow Hrranghontt. Waleh yo) Community erganizalions en, of the Native moving to ur- the smaller retailers, plus such cing Eh ae f bop [ton Stret ow! “to ‘ae steps. | A spokesman of the depart- for dey puteles: Hounhing wud) to assist in the mobilization and thon arenas had resulied In many orginizations as the B.C. Feder- peuusine ito received reports af pment of soclal welfare sald thit die, Winter tires or chulis! gg-ordination of existing: edie | problems, & wreat many of which [ttlen of Labor, the Tudson's OM. vem accidents, fN@ move Lo Wantage Road has required. Debout melt miles enstl nity resourees to meet the | were duo to the Inability of the Bay Company and Canada Sale- two h we boween 12 midnight been authorized by his departe of Burns Lake. Alsp shor L CON=lypoblems of Indians .tving in [Native to help themselves. Some, | Way Inig food chain whieh Bomevim Sunday 0 parked car pent, alaetion detour lve milles west! princes Rupert and district, to lhe said were difficult to help. spurns stamp schemes — hive aid 1 Ol Wy Melee of nao | oT of New Hazelton. Hinge ne assist In the development of new However there was a high yeane out strongly aginst the owned * we was siruck by pn trartic ho Mle weal, ee p) resources as Indicated and lo frevel of disintegration, a great sbamps. Bina vehicle, The sume day WEATHER fan and Mile of and 38 weal Of optain community parvlelpaptlon |geat of unhappiness, ‘destitution _ — unknown mt ed car owned by Fi eprnee. in Mmeoting the needs, and family disorganiantion, ° another " Kc of 1258 Second Snow sprending over north- } Hreppree Lo IEE, SON slip-| ¢3) Resonrehs to shady the} at the same time, he sald, Sto signs Clarence Dixon Two aurick ern section this afternoon, a sections, dey a apols.| needs of Indians dn a problent | these 155 eases wore hot nweces- Pp Avenue West wis ic ‘ Rin tomorrow in Queen ery hin wna sinding. Winter) area for the purposes of define |snrily typleat and a study was by an unknown vehic Co the Charlottes areu, Low to- i Plowk es required, ing what the problem tx, haw tt Wise wolng to be made of we nun cause trou é Police siid that most of me night and high tomorrow, 4 WOR Oe ne nacascaccccscoreseoas | (lll best bo mel, what services [per of Indian tamillos who have) paying to stop at slop nln necidents wore enused becuse 30 wel 38. ; 90g anemememo |i nellier we required ad fayeereded In Prince Rupert In| ¢ M Lwo I wn Oe a gtd when drivers wore unable to stop thelr The Dally News Rendings , — how social wolfire services CON feontrasl Lo a alinilar numbor thes MO we yollee cour ye an vehicles on the ley ronds. Tompernture at Noon... d2 i be extended to Indians in the fwho have fatled with a view bo ly ‘ve WPPENPE” por Annle« — Barometer, steady... 30.24 f OR designated community and pos- | determining eertiln eriieria thie bofore Magistrate HoT. Apple) poFND-KEEPER AND PETS | A. i, Vell, reeontly appointed iwi Prince Rupert has i sibly. eldowhere In the provines. | might Indicate suecoss or talline while, a oo, of | fllstime pound-kooper, poses with his pet gibbon ape und Gee vince iF TIDES ; LTD Mr. Cronsloy said that the pro- tin the integration process, Leal lo Thomas Potts “i | man ahophord dog. The ape wits purchased from Horne, Aala, now pone 18 days ' . ; DRUGS ‘ joct Is to be confined to Prince | Mayor P. J Lester told the B18 Wevonth Avenue fst Plone | at i cost af more than $600, ‘The dog guards Mr. Vell's boma in ; ent} Tuesday, January 16, 1062 1 Rupart Olly and — the nearby | meeting that tho problom was ed guilty to the charge which} Gow Bay. Mr Vell ds in eharge of the rebuilt dog pound nour without a fatal traffic (Preifte Standard The) DIAL cannery communitios of Port “fairly obvious.” “Twas laid as a result of an nels] the alty'x Ieinerator, Any unlicenced dogs pleked up in the |] aegident and 28% days Wg ee 10:00 =. 20.4 foot Hdward, Cassar and Invernors. " . . dent about Ht0 am. FuMyy 5} ality ave kept at the pond for aoweek, Tf they are not elatmed i v 93°15 LUO foot i 21 51 In reviewIng his findings sineo (continued on pune 4) whon he failed to atop wh Third by thon, thoy're destroyed, ‘The pound has no electricity and is || without a five fatality. TOW anne O84 1.8 fect maeeeeevonmenen) 11 Dogan ob Lha project In No- Sov DISORIMINATION Avenue Wert and Traore Btroot! extremely damp wud cold, — Stat! phato by Gury Onkes, 16:56 6.1 fovt ; meme