t Daily News Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port —- And Key to the Great Northwest VOL. 52, No. 33 No Business, Classitied 3203. Advertising 3201 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1962 Police investigate dea of Rupert m News Desk 3204, Sports 3205, Social 3206 Sopcigae, ora PR Te se nee ate tes) . , ie an in Seattl Victim thought hit’ by car, robbed woma n Seattle homicide detectives are investigating the \ death of a well-known Prince Rupert fisherman who | Red p aw was killed in Seattle Friday night, it was learned here } today. Mr. Thoren, who has been bad- ly é@rippled with arthritis for years, had been connected with fishing ever since he arrived in Prince Rupert around 1926, He worked for the Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co-operative Asso- Dead its David Thoren, about 63 of East Waterfront Street, Prince Rupert, a fish buyer and campman for Pacific Fishcrics Company Limited. Police said that Mr. Toren’s cs IS a wees ed zi e _ 5 ‘ » an INSPECTION — Lt. Cmdr. E. W. K. McLeod. RCNR, commanding officer of HMCS Chatham Re- serve Division inspects fusiliers of the second militia survival training unit during a “passing out” parade held lasl night in the HMCS Chatham Drill Hall. With him are Fus. David Lorette, acting company commander (eft) and Capt. P. it. Vik, PPCLI, chief instructor for the train- ing course. Lt. Cmdr. McLeod said he hoped tie men would never have to “use the informa- Survival unit VANCOUVER (CP) —|) A 45 - year - old woman}; said Wednesday she had been a tuol of Communist Ro \ agents in Hong Kong and added that she feared that her husband would be killed by Communist Chi- nese because of her testi- mony. Mrs, L. La Chen, Vancouver hotel operator charged with con- spiracy to bring Chinese into Canada ilegally, said in police court she became a tool of the Communists because she was fearful for the life of her hus- band, a political prisoner in Inner Mongolia. Mrs. Chen said she made con- tact -with a Hong Kong store- keeper who succeeded in smug- gling three of her six children out of Communist China to Hong Kong in September, 1957. She had hoped to have him smuggle her husband out as well, She had been warned not to speak to anyone about her ac- tivities. PRINCESS MARGARET, sport- ing a new hairdo and showing off her suntan in an off-the- shoulder dress, dined and danced with several hundred Canadians last night. It was the first appearance together for the princess and her hus- band, the Earl of Snowdon, since they returned from a Caribbean holiday January 28. The occasion was the annual banquet and ball of the Cana- dian Universities Society. POPPE COOCCVOSCCCE Light out Vancouver Rock buey, Ne. 485 on the List of Lights was reported extinguished today. The Department of Transport Marine Service said it was to be attended to as soon as pos- body was found dumped on the | front porch of a home a short -jdistance from the heart of the 4 i Scattle business district. They said there was a possi- bility that Mr. Thoren was rob- bed before his body was discov- ered about 5:30 Friday evening. An autopsy disclosed that death was due to hemorrhage, shock and fractured ribs. Police said Mr. Thoren may have been the victim of a hit-run driver, An official of the King County coroner's office said it is be- lieved that the driver stopped, got out of his car and carried Mr. Thoren to the porch of the house before driving away. From Vancouver it was learned that Mr. Thoren used to stay at the Patricia Hotel on his fre-~- quent visits to that city. A clerk at the hotel said that Mr. Thoren icft Friday morning for Seattle to visit his niecc, Mrs. Anna-Lisa Deiver. The clerk said he talked to Mrs. Deiver on the phone and she told him that her uncle had ciation both as a fisherman with tion you have learned.” — Staff photo by Gary Oakes his own boat and also as a camp lbuyer. He Jater worked as a campman for Pacific Fisheries Company, Lid, B.C. ROUNDUP Officials rap Chant changes VANCOUVER @ — Some Brit- ish Columbia educationists ex- pressed criticism. Wednesday of the provincial government’s de- cision to decide a child’s educa- tional future on the basis of tests in Grade 7. Dean Neville Scarfe of the University of BC.’s college of} education, said an examination |\%: mon at the Grade 7 level would “re- preparation mediate steps to set upad Noting that there is only one in rural B.C. Dr. Macdonald a staff named next year in for the first den- decides a | 1963. First students would grad- juate in 1967. Dr. Macdonald’s vised last summer from one lish system which child's future at 11.” He felt there “should be morc. flexibility than any examination | ental faculty at URC. dentist for e-cry 9,314 persons Pp p> Mathers, president of the Canadian Manufacturer's Assoc- suggested a dean of dentistry jation, said here Wednesday. ‘should be appointed immediate -- *ECM., report, re-' Wheat Board manager he wrote in 1956, was released by don, former Far Eastern repre- | VANCOUVER (: — A. W. Gor- He said Britain currently buys 17 per cent of Canada’s exports, , : -some of which would lose their produce all the evils of the Eng- jListry class of 15 in September, Impcria! preference tariffs with Immediate steps for dental faculty at UBC called for by president-elect VANCOUVER (CP)—Dr. John Barfoot Macdonald, president - elect of the University of British Columbia, in a report released Wednesday urged im- iff results in an estimated rev- enue loss of $700,000 a year for Canadian lumber exporters, is to ber operator groups in Alberta, Saskatchewan and British Co- Jumbia, Said discriminatory VANCOUVER (& — A spokes- man for B.C. truckers be presented on behalf of lum-.: today given praise at inspection Fusiliers of the second militia survival course were told they jbut on “a very smart show” at itheir “passing out” parade last night in the HMCS Chatham drill liall. The men, attached to D Com- pany, Lrish Fusiliers of Canada (Vancouver Regiment) conduct- ed their own drill and march- past before Lt, Cmdr. EB. W. K. McLeod, RCNR, commanding of- ficer of HMCS Chatham Reserve Division. Lt. Cmdr. McLeod told the men that they were “better than the first group.” , ' Pus. David Lorette was acting company commander while Fus. William Lomax and Fus, Thomas Tokrud were acting platoon commanders. Fus. M. M. Williams was acting company sergeant- major while Fus. William Wong and Fus. A, T. Stewart were act- Pog © 7 lar .! tide” peenild mieht be il ae re ooneee wee the pre ‘sentative of the Canadian Wheat . 4 * 3 ‘ oo = ~ -B o } BS) 2 four miles from the scence of his} upset when he wrote the exam‘ vingia) government's disclosure | cae nas been came manager death. , that would decide his cducatio jo e organizablions Vancouver nae : : 2 . t ' : . wos hee ne ““tof help in setting up a dental ' orice , enereeed: » late Police are continuing their {Bey al future. | - .\faculty. The, provincial pudget iol fice. He succeeds the late W. charged the government with discrimination in decreeing that)jing platoon sergeants. all contractors’ supplies for the; Lt. Cmdr. McLeod inspected the giant Peace River power project}men prior to the march - past. will be hauled by the govern-|Approximately 46 men will grad- She said she flew to Edmonton on instructions from a Commun- ist agent to pick up an illegal immigrant. She accepted moncy _irom, Chinese in. Vancouver. tor sible. SPOOL OE LDOL OO EE PLOPLODLODDPORLCO LOO never arrived at her home about Prince Rupert has sm ling their friends and.-re- now gone “Ag days vestigation ~~ A’ spokesman for the Vancou- provided a $150,000 grant to gett Brooking: Oa os See Rey Beitic Great East- (uate from the. course which ‘be- tone into Canada from Hong/} without. a fatal traffic mee: . . ver vse 1001 board agreed. a we on the new faculty. | Liberal president gan Jariuary 8. : ‘ N0e4 . 2 ‘ f wore eee ° i | PENTICTON © -— J.J. Winke- | a , | a C f hi ; © concessions | " omitted. to. the communtst accident and 320 a ys / y fremen Resident spots VICTORIA @: — Canada can- !/aar, defeated Liberal candidate NOTHING DEFINITE NOW agent in Hong Kong without a fire fatality | ° . ° inot look forward to any special here in the last provincial elec- WW . oe ° . f { place , third f b - concessions from Europ- tion, is the 1962 president or the | ‘ft _— + ou. re a ‘ean Common Market countries ;Penticton Liberal Association. | omet n ater set CALLED “JUDAS” | . ts wean objects are’ with [oT oo pr. W. A. Wickett is first vice- | i . rr . | Doukhobor sentenced to 20 years in prison NELSON (CP) — F | convicted terrorist, was called a “Judas” by special! red Davidoff, 38-year-old ussize court Judge Mr, Justice Harry Sullivan today and sentenced to 20 years In all, Davidoff, Sons of Free- dem Doukhobor and father of five, will serve 28 years, The 20-year term, invoked on David- off’s conviction in the blowing up of government machinery at Winlaw, will be served consecu- tively with an elght-year term imposed earlier for bombing a railway track ab Thrums in the West Kootenays, Mr, Justice Sullivan told Davi- doff he was a Judas who had betrayed others; that he was a dangerous man and should be eee eee et eer erent ae mee oe Man remanded for trial -on fraud count Trerranee O'Reilly of Prince Rupert was remanded wild) Fela runny 20 for tral Monday when he appeared in pollee court he- fore Magistrate 1, T. Applo- whaite on a charge of defrauding in prison, isolated in prison and denied all visiting privileges. The sentencing provoked a noisy demonstration among Sons of Freedom Doukhobors who crowded the courtroom, SCREAMS AT JUDGE On Tuesday Davidoff went berserk in the witness — box, pounding his fists and screan- ing epithets at the judge, jury and special Crown Prosecutor T. G. Bowen-Colthurst. He called Mr. Justice Sullivan on "murderer" and told the jury their “days are numbered Loo.” He called the prosecutor a ‘two- legged animal.” Attempts by the judge to calm him down failed. oo nee eee csreetee eae eee | in contest i Prince Rupert Fire Department placed third in the British Co- lumbia section of the annual Na- tional Fire Protection Associa - tion fire prevention contest, it was learned today. Entering the competition in C Division for cities with popula- tions of between 10,000 and 24,- 999, the Prince Rupert crew placed third behind Nelson which won the contest and Dawson Creek which came second. Last year was the first time city fire- man had entered the contest, ! The contest, judged in Boston, 'Mass., includes such items as or- | ganization for fire prevention, ‘yenr-round fire prevention and ' Fire Prevention Week activities. i Fire Department officinls are inow evaluating last year’s p.'o- tram to determine where apy deficiencles lay. “While the lack of a Fire Pre- | n better showing, It Is fell that the presence of such a would be a decided advantage, nv fire department said. ter Lhe eantest agabn this fall, vention Code Js not blamed for the department's failure Lo make code spokesman The department plans to en- Latest report of a satellite or object moving across the sky is from Mrs, Arthur Ped- erson, 1441 Second Avenue ; West who reported to The | Daily News today that last | night between 10:15 p.m. and I | | Anti-polio oral vaccine for Canadians OTTAWA ( ~— Oral polio vac- icine made from live virus is ex- 'pected to be licensed for manu- 10:50 p.m. she and her family watched an object move across the sky from over the top of Roosevelt Park Hill) towards Hays Mountain in a large are, Mrs. Pedersen said the fam- | weeks, health department offi- ily watehed through — field cjals said here today. glasses and the object flashed Barring unforeseen complica- red, green and then white, | tions, the live, orally-taken vac- When they had determined | cine should be available in quan- that it wasn't a star, Mrs..Ped- | tity to help fight the disease be- erson said, she phoned the (fore the start of the polio sea- City ROMP detachment and [son in June or early July. Health offleials said recent re- seateh bas resulted in the de- velopment of a method to re- move e& harmless impurity from but had seen it the night be- [lhe vaccine being developed in fore, Cumada, POOLE AIPAOEEEVELEDIOLIDLIVISII OD . an reported it, She said the constable who answered the phone said that he hadn't seen it Jast night, ' News CAINS CANAVERAL (4) — ing across the central Atiantic to cnaneo! its ninth attempt to Briefs A $4-inile-an-hour gale sweep- today forced the United States rockot astronaut John HW, Glenn ; president. To national board VICTORIA «p: —- Alex Macdon- { } ald (NDP - CCF — Vancouver’ iHast) suggested in the legisla- | iLure Wednesday that the govern- ‘ment refer the whole question jof power development in B.C. to ‘the National Energy Board for ‘engineering, scientific and cco- snomic study and an unbiased re-: facture in Canada within a few! port, He said any rate reductions to be granted by the government.’ owned B.C. Eleetrie and the B.C. Power Commission won't be sub- stantial, Oppose tariff PENTICTON @ — . Unjust dis- ‘eriminnation through ao tariff on (Canada's biimber exports is vharged ina brief to be pre- msented to the Board of Pransport PGCommiissioners di Ottawa on be- Hhalf oof six humbermen's groups. The brief, whieh says the tar- ~ for highway — Gaglardi VICTORIA (CP)—Highways Minister Gaglardi said Wednesday he can’t say any ‘now “but we'll certainly have something later,” reconstruction of Highway 16. Mr. Gaglardi was asked to ex- pand on his statement of Tues- day that the highway will be “looked after.” He had commented originally on a statement in Smithers by A. V. Ritchie of Juneau, Alaska Highway Department marine division. Mr. Ritchie was quoted as say- ing he doubted if major trans- portation compunies would allow their trailer trucks to travel the nort&ern trans-provincial high- way from Prince George — bo Prince Rupert if if was not im- proved. “The truckers will be taken ‘mre of,’ Mr. Gaglardi said Tuesday. “We'll look after the highway.” In Prince George the Chamber of Commerce has endorsed a resolution by the Assoctated Chnuunbers of Commerce of Cen- Jobless total reduced thing more definite on it rte mes manne tral BoC. expressing dissatisfac- tion at the incomplete condition of Highway 16. The chamber, in agtelugram to Premier Bennett yesterday said the government promised a finished highway as far back as 1960. HIGHWAY REPORT Prince George to Vanderhoof, some slippery sections. Sanding. Vanderhoof to Burns Lake, few jsulated sHppery sections, Some iey spots, Sanding. Burns Lake lo Smithers, small frost. heaves and few dey spots. Sanding. Smithers to Terrace, some rough sections and Jey spots with a fow small frost heaves, Sanding and jee - blading, Terrace to Prince Rupert, some rough seetions ata ni few small frost heaves west of Terrace, Slippery sections. Band - Ing und tee - blading, Terrace to Lakelse, rough seelions, Sandbag, where neeessary, Winter threas: ar chatus required, Lakelse to Kitl- mit, pavement pood, bare, 2 me hee 6 nem eaten nemeretee ns See ae toe the publle. oO'Retiy pleaded vol pully to the eharge whieh allegedly Wie volves obLababiag eat of sochal alae sistuner to whieh he was nol onbitled, O'Reilly asked Maghitrate Ap- 25 per cent The present ynemployment sits ition in Prince Rupert has tm proved by almost 86 per cent over last year, Ih was learned to. cduy, Ceel) Pith, munager of the lo. Jy, avound the world, The next Wy js Wriday o~ wl the eartiest, ¥ MOSCOW (Reuters) -~ Britain, the United Stites and France today protested to Russia about “soviet-directed Inel- dents” In the alr eorridorg betwoen Berlin una Woalt Gormuany. + + -» SIX young brothers and a noelghbor fre that destroyed wv small Cloudy this evening, Mew showers overnight and Fri- day tn the southern seetion, Little change dn tempern- hare, Winds north to north KANKAI Ii, TUL, (a) rar} giv) died Wednesday night ina ' an plewhalte to hace his nane kept . Lyi “ y Woods, ‘The vielins ranged in at: | hae the paper but the masta Fa a ea eure Anno W 4 wats wa Pm val Unempleyment Tosuranes nus 1® Jocally rising fo 25 trate told hii bo had ne control The mather of the six boys, Mes. Gwendolyn Mallory, 40, a oh NR a, mint pa ae ot dianury tt We ate thers MI vend yg iets: Yaw hr over thls. widow, Whs nb nelghbor's home, about a mile wway, when ee a i f 7 were 1,808 men und 538 women ae / Han Bitdny ai and , ; we : a yl a arrrtian) i, + etre . oe ¢ a, ~o tho fire broke out ihout wo pm + a “sy! unemployed. Vor the sme poriod Daily News Rondingss - , - oan a ash year ho sid there were 1708 Temperature ab noo qu LKOPOLDVILET UW The assistint U8, mitltbiry ibauelie ins Sacmesaeeatl aa 4 . ” epee te perv el age Van ORMES in this Congo capital, Lt.-Col, Hulen bD. Stogner, 30, of El F 7 fo a: ' 1! Bea are Lauer. ar Sted eo tet women ob of work Mivromelor, steady... 20.74 iv yeur, Durlng Jammy of this year, of 400° over taal Wodnesdiay night aa he lay on Paso, Tex, was shot in the head L rogaining his bed reading, THe died an ‘hour later wihthou CONSCIOUSHOKA, The former government agent's building ato the corner of Second Avenue DEMOLITION — torn down ta make way for the now Wederal Building to bo Woal, und Third Street is belng TIDES DRUGS LTD. te + ¥ RY constructed behind the present Federal ulti ng, J. W. Bwald and his crew begun demolition [the Niutlonal dmploynent Serv- Wriday, Mebruary 16, 1968 Ym DIAL MOSCOW (Reutors) -— The Soviet Communtat party nows- work on the bullding Tuesday and expect to be Mnished noxt weok, ‘Thoy will then bepin on [lee placed M4 porsons Ineluding (Pacitic Standard Mmey , paper Pravda sald today the Anglo-American rofuanl to parti. the old Skeona Health Unit Building, ‘The government agent's bulidhag Is one of the oldest in {Ol men and a womon In Jobs, Th on. P80 10.0 feet iy 2 aipate In an 1-country “summit” showed the two countries Prince Rupert and a belleved to he the first pro-fabrieated building tn northern British Colm- | Last yoar, 06 were placed, in- Low . 08:98 8.8 feet ui idl nob want v solution to disarmament, bla, -— Slat! photo by Gury Oukes Teluding 8) mon anc 18 women, 19:17 4.2 feel re orl , ie