Ee arin ae Sa neta Se ee eee ee ae OP - oe - ae rs a . few ’ I 7° eee eww enw ee SD wile we ne ee ‘ae et ee ee : VOL. 52, No. 3 Common market talks aid | U.K.-Canadian relations ay OTTAWA (CP)—Britain’s Lord Privy Seal Edward Heath appears to lave thawed one chilly area of Anglo-Canadian relations involving the British Cr a a ee ee wer ewes eww ow ewe aor ea NP a eee Business, Classified By ALAN DONNELLY move to enter the European Common Market. : He conferred with four Cana- dian cabinet ministers for 214 hours Wednesday and = after- wards a smiling Finance Minis- ter Fleming told reporters there had been an “uninhibited” ex- change of information and views. The talks couldn't have been more cordial, Mr. Fleming said: Mr. talks that the mecting had been) very valuable.” ‘| “We've had a very good talk,’ he said. “I have given an up-to- date progress report on all we've done in the negotiations and asked a-lol of questions about it, and we've exchanged views.” Comnnissioner eee hea ire . FO IE CEE a POF AED Ont ore ee Pe a OUT rince Rupe wh 3 ee Os Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port — And Key to the Great Northwest PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1962 3203. Advertising 3201 posite Mr. Heath, British High Viscount Amory and seven other British officials. Neither Mr. Heath nor Mr. Fleming would drop a hint of the details discussed. Mr. Fleming — sidestepped a RB : i G : : * 1 i News Desk 3204, Sports ‘ cetacean ote» Shannen at 3205, Social 3206 t proposes new highway e north, Prince Rupert rm eee meee ste oe tT ee VICTORIA, 3, ont, . Fee PRICE TEN CENTS Maintenance need stressed by mayor The federal governme nt will be asked to build another Trans:Canada Highway from Jasper to Heath, the minister in} Both Mr. Heath and Mr. Flem- question as to whether the mect- Prince Rupert, Premier Bennett said Wednesday. Faarge of British negotiations] ing spoke to reporters in an im- ing had produced any reassur- He told a press conference the | > 7 TT - or Common Market member-|promptu press conference out- ance that Canadian exports to project will be requested under; maintenance and improvement ship, was to meet today with Prime Minister Dicfenbaker and then resume his talks with the four-man cabinet committee. The atmosphere of Wednes- day's talks was in- apparent con- trast with’ relations during the early stages of British negotia- tions with the Common Market last fall, when the Canadian government complained it was- n't getting adequate information on the negotiations. Last November Mr. Fleming pressed for and obtained pub- lication of the previously secret statement by Mr. Heath setting out the British position at the start of the Common Market ne- gotiations. HEATH SATISFIED Mr, Heath, smiling and affable, told reporters after Wednesday’s i “Alsbury says’ side the cabinet chamber where the talks were held. Mr. Fleming, External] Affairs Minister Green, Trade Minister Hees and Agriculture Minister Alvin Hamilton, with 11 Cana- dian officials, were ranged along one side, of the oval table op- Year's sunshine breaks 23-year old record sunshine and the fifth highest amount of precipita-| tion in 23 years, during 1961, it According to The Daily News’ files, the 1,241 hours of bright sunshine recorded during 1961 is the highest amount since 1938, when records first started being kept. tax rise There were 103.97 i precipitation inches of recorded during Britain will expand. The Canadian government has expressed concern that British entry into the six-nation Euro- pean trade bloc would affect a majority of Canadian exports to Britain, which now total more than $900,000,000 a year. | eee tee ee FIO was learned today. highest amount of snow was re- corded in December when an av- erage of 50.56 inches fell. Digby recorded 98.01 inches of rain and 29.1 inches of snow for a total of 100-92 inches.of pre- cipitation during 1960. segues ore PNET gg re me the Trans - agreement, which is in effect until 1963. request will be federal government but did say that since it came under highways department's jurisdic- tion he felt that it was up to Highways Minister Gaglardi to make any further ments. government undertook to extend a Trans-Canada Highway from Jasper to Prince Rupert, provincial build the highway from Yellow- head to Kamloops. Highway agreement the federal sovernment pays 50 per cent of the cost of two lanes. “Credit legislative member W. H- 'Murray said: ‘This is in fulfil- | ment of the premier’s former Canada Highway when the to the He would not say made the announce- Mr. Bennett said if the federal the government would Under the Trans - Canada In Prince Rupert today Social ‘statements and also those of the | | minister of highways when they istated that the northern trans- of the highway from provincial to federal governments will not delay maintenance of the high- way.” , Legion entry nets youth three years A three - year jail sen- tence was imposed on a Masset youth today when he appeared in police court on three charges of break- ing, entering and theft. Frederick Clarence Yeltatzie, had pleaded guilty to the char- ges before Magistrate E. T. Ap- plewhaite. . od DES 22 (at /1961 and this proved to be the} ‘The highest temperature re- ' {fifth highest amount since 1938-| corded in 1960 was 78 degrees forecast ‘ These figures were recorded | during August while the lowest | was 20 degrees in February. Oc- | Yeltatzie was charged with two counts of breaking into the Legion Branch 27 during the Christmas weekend provincial highway would form) la link with the rest of Canada| jand terminate at Prince Ru- eo at Digby Island radio station. ‘Alsbury " $1,000,000 to property VANCOUVER °'0:—Mayor Tom blames the provincial government.for;the. prospect of heavy tax’ increases in. Vancou- ver this year, . He told city council Wednes- day rising taxes will result from changes in government property assessment procedures which will boost land assessments by as much as 200 per cent. The mayor also rapped Vic- toria for altcring its education grant formula to add another owners’ share of school costs, He said property tax Increase could exceed $10 and taxes for school purposes could risc by $5 for the average home owner. He called for an improved fi- nancial deal for the city ia the fields of education, health and social welfare. The city’s own gauges, at Roose- yelt Park, Montreal Circle and Fern Passage, have. only .;-been in operation since 1959 and only record . precipitation. , They recorded an average of 123.52 inches of precipitation during 1961 and an average of 124.14 during 1960. This is the average of the totals of the three gauges. More than 500 hours of sun- shine were récorded during J uly, August and September with the highest being 209.7 hours dur- ing July. The lowest was 9.3 nours recorded in December. Digby recorded 98.87 inches of rain and 51 inches of snow to make up the total precipitation for the year. Ruosevelt, Park recorded 115.29 inehes of rain and 67.2 inches of snow for a total of 122.01 for a total of 124.16; and Mon- tober had the most rain in 1960 with 15.86 inches while June had the least + with: 4,83 inches. The highest snow was recorded in March when. 11.8 inches fell. July's 209.7 hours of sunshine was the highest amount of sun- shine recorded in any one month since 1938 while 1961’s snowfall was the highest in several years. PEOLOLTCODO CIOL DP OODO DO VOLL OT IAS Police warn — motorists : PRINCE GEORGE (CP) | RCMP in this northern city Wednesday night warned mot- orists not to travel Highway 16 between here and Vander- hoof because of deteriorating | | ' — | ' i | { { : Ten ee boone eee aand thre new year begins, ndonesia LEY DER FIRE —- Patricia Blumson, of London. Ont., is all set for the blast off into 1362. But s 15-month -old daughter o f Mr. and Mrs. George Blumson he'll be sound asleep when 1961 ends — CP Photo ns build war tension to new heights in New Guinea JAKARTA: (AP)—Indonesia stepped up its arms buildup today off the pert.” . Mr. Murray went on to say ‘hat he had. repeatedly advocat- Island. At the city hall this mérning Mayor P. J. Lester commented: “Tt sounds like a guood idea but I hope the suggested transfer of the responsibility for the Gas rate change | VANCOUVER ( — Dr. Gordon 'Shrum, president of the B.C. Electric Company. said Wednes- day the utility firm is consider- ing reducing natural gas rates Ito domestic and commercial con- isumers, He said announcement ‘of any reduction would be made Yering ‘and one charge of breaking into . a room in the Old. Empress: Hotel ere co in khe, legislavure, that, such \ P28, Ane Same Vimeo wee Va trans-Canada highway should be extended to the Queen Char- lotte Islands in the same man- ner as the present Trans-Can- ada Highway serves Vancouver \ “He “was Sentenced to’ three | years on the charge in- volving the Old Empress and one year concurrent on each of the other two charges. Yeltatzie, along with fiv others, broke into the legion four times between December 24 and December 26. They took ap- proximately $209 worth of mer- ehandise from the legion in- cluding 35 cases of beer, three cases of ale and 240 packages of cigarettes. The thieves took about $300 worth of rare coins, a quantity of liquor and beer, $72 in cash and a transistor radio from Room 8 in the Old Empress. The room was oc¢cupled. by George Fergu- son. RCMP recovered a few cases of “bur ,{ineches of precipitation; Fern : ry . ions. The 70 . . . . ; ° . an ¢ . sey aay ar of he B.C Prwewe ‘revorded 116.71 Inches | nites of ondione s deserih- (Shores of Dutch-held West New Guinea despite reports that President Sukarno’s: April 1, toe nee Not oxproodl| Cees EWO, cases of ale, the are Mectric. will place a further{of rain and 74. inches of snow | eq as “one long skating rink.” | popime was ready Lo offch The Netherlands a compromise on the future Of the) clectricity rates. . cigarettes. burden on taxpayets unless the PORFEIHOO FEISS OPOCS FOOLED AIPA disputed territory. Magistrate Applewhaite indi- rove st makes municipal] treal Circle recorded 116.69 in- . eeeeer ar . sat | ) - prants equal to taxes paid by}ches of rain and 711 Inches of . | di ° The army announced that 10,-) ary steps to the march forward B.C. ROUNDUP cated that Yetta uieing ‘The the giant utility when tb was pri-| Snow for a total of 124.4 Care ess river _ B00 veterans of the fight for in- | puan Fale. from operating aul youth had five previous convic- vately-owned.. The mayor also urged alder- men to press for more financial help from the provincial gov- ernment. “ ee cere ane nice te: AME een CR A OS City chamber to elect slate The highest amount of rain- fall at Digby. was recorded in October when 22.9 Inches fell. The lowest was 1.43 inches dur- ing May. December recorded the highest amount of snow, 32.7 inches. INghest temperature of the yenr was 76 degrees, recorded July 12 and 12 while the lowest wis 25 degrees recorded danu- ary 30. suspended Driving withoul duc care and altention earned Riley Turner of Prince Rupert a $50 fine and at three - month suspension of his driver's licence today in police court, e Turner plended gullly to the charge before Magistrate i, T. dependence aginst the Dutch are being rearmea on Amboina i and other islands of the Mo- Jucca chain some 150 miles off tht western tip of New Guinea, The announcement closely fol- lowed aw report from a high gov- ernment source that Indonesia iy willing to promise West New Gulnea eventual self-determina- tion if the Dutch agree to tet Jnkarla dake over the territory's | tional to hoist Inctonesia'’s white flag in the territory.” President Sukarno ordered na- mobilization last New Guinea unless the Dutch handed jt over. He gave no In- dication of an invasion date, He anticipated the “Uberation” Wednesday by proclaiming West New Gainer an Indonesian pro- red-and- month and said he would Invade West as Skeena tinue to comb the banks of Farmer thought missing TERRACE (CP)—Search parties today will con- for missing farmer Wdwin Dobbie, 42, who was last searched i the Skeena River near here vistmas ive, tions for the same offence. Two others involved in the break-ins were also sentenced today. Victor William Rosman, 29, of the Dominion Rooms was sen- tenced to one year on a charge Involving the Legion. Police sald he had 16 previous convic- tions for various offences. Matthew Clarence Leighton, 16, of 701 Fifth Avenue West, The yearly mean was 46.08 de-/Applewhalte. He | was hae administration, ‘vince with the name Irian Baral | Seen crossing the river Ch represented by defence counsel ‘ grees, vas following tine nelde be wits Col. Busjiri, military come | West Irian, The missing man's sister, Mrs, vonoor wit own here J. %, Shaw, pleaded guilty to a Mon ay nig According to the elly s Ae au when we an Nd tnd ended| Mander of the Molucea aren, He sald’ The Netherlands injdJ. H. Hanna, said he was supe derhoot ean wits Wed vi ‘| charge involving the Legion and uly had the lowest rainfall with fdriving lett the rond we evee (turn would have to give Indo- | posed to visit her ‘Terrace home |ftem Prince George Wednesday | was sentenced to one day. Prince Rupert Chamber an average of 1.46 Inches while up ina diteh an Ileventh Ave- sid the Issuance of arms to the nesla administration of the ter- Christmas five but the family night for hospital treatment of As well as the one day in Jail, The ‘ , v htghest with aay nue ast. ‘Turner's wife was) velorans and thelr assignracnt | : " f lew . Sv ihoud and factal injuries suffers | the ristrat dered tl uth ‘ oe W et is slate [October had the higner® " ee “-ritory. He called the proposal) was not alarmed when he fatled | N infu 1¢ Magistrate ordered the yout of Co gi 1168 8 rest average of 27.18 Inehex, The slightly Injured In Une mishap. |Into combal unlis ate pre min Mthe. most. Hberal sland his} to appear. ed in a New Vers Eve highway to post. $500 bond to keop the of offiec " & » Now Yer ab 6230 | canreecscg mime tmerp monica s mimnge ew ES a ems ne nr om amenpeime ga ge government could take, Luter, however, she suld she accident, She was Injured w yen peace for one yenrr, meeting Of AN . " went to Mr, Dobbie's Copper |the auto in which she was riding |" John Theodore Mutch, 10, of nday night, Meaminabed for president is Dr, Rr, CG barge with Nell MacDon- ' oe : t . | i, : ‘ . ‘ . : , , Prince Rupert has City farm and saw he had not been home for sonve time. went out of control on an icy road near Prince George, m8 Third Avenue West and David Murray Ronson, 17, of 817 : = PTCHI 10 rone S&S days The ferry operator reported or Fraser Street had both been aid named for the viee-Pres Meant fn , 1 wea, seeing Mr, Dobbie crossing the sentenced to five days December Cendlitl Poste ny directors without a fatal traffic || river December 23. ourt C arge 2), on charges Involving the seve CLOTS, ’ ’ +E ry nclediitons oe ern and two | |. accident and 279 days Legton, five for Lvoeyeny for one yen Lerma, will io clecl- without a fire fatality. Treatmont flight VANCOUVER @ —- Kuy Elaine Kinssen, tw seven-year-old) Vane follows crash Tho sixth person involved In the break-ins is a juventle and ed ay went for dixcusston Willlam Goorge Jortrey of ad4 |" expected to be dealt with Also scheduled : . shortly, ehhe Canadin Wheat Board's Thompson Street was tired $16 [OO ns. see eeeee are phe © the} Ganadin today when he appeared tn po- yy pecdbabhous far Wi Cuyernment gran glevivtol hare 162 We ar Horvicos conte ~ World News Briefs Heo court on a charge of driving with a learner's Heenes while WEATHER IM ws repork an iis findings BUDAPEST (®) -~ Hungary's Communist reginie in letting [not accompanied by & Neonced Continuing mild southeast ml nq Canadinn Paelfle Alte its shortcomings be Iampooned sharply In public and jolning adult drivor, gates to 85 and 45 tonight renga.’ eee from. Prince nupert| oo. a AR RET in the Inughs. The main topic of conversition mana Buda- . Joffrey, ropresontod — by dlo- dropping to winds southerly new Hert dq correspondance Pes posters Wediescday waa 4Yy-hour television reaviin, soon by an [fence counsel Gilbert Hoag, QC, 2h tomorrow, Low tonight airport Tbe soupht-for extension | oxtimated 2,000,000 peopla ,whieh relentlessly eriticlved) some = | pleaded guilty to Who charge hho and high tomorrow, 40 and gurclins an plevatar. of the major failings of UTungariin Ufo, fore Magistrate &. 'T. Apple- AN, of the em eens + ¥ “ “pwhilte, Wally News Readinga: , ee LONDON (Routers) -- Britain today shivered oul of Hoa was charged In connection ‘Temperature wt Noon ...... 4! record cold spell and for tho trat time in days thy eountry’h fwith an neeldent tn the 100 Barometer, fulllng oo. 20,60 E transportation systems wore working on schedule. block Seventh Avenue Karb Oc- a ‘ Final touches were pul to a thaw Wednesdiy night. the tober 20 when the ear which he TIDES warmest of the new yerr, when the femporniure a dandan was driving was in collision with DRUGS LTD. manana Pi Airport was stendy ab 38 degrecs, ,j8 vehicle owned by Robert Miar- Wriday, Junuary §, 1062 - cond Mes asco il ry 4 ¥ goteon of Prince Rupaort. (Pacific Standard Te) DIAL WY RIG AMILEA? — These children ave watehing aoalght that moat children only dream RLISABRTHVILLE (Reuters) -- President: Molse Tshonuba JA xecond charge of filling to Wigh .... 00:36 10.6 foot about — thelr school ta on fire. The children got wy extra three daya Chrintmis vacation be- told the Katanga assembly today there wore only two conten [fhe aceldent reports was dis~ 1ai20 na. fact 21 51 onudo of the extensive fire and smoke damnge to Coneral Gordon clomentrry sehhool in Van flous points in the elght-potnt ugrooment he signed with — “nitssed taday on the grounds of LOW vane " 06: \7 7.6 foot couvor's Kilailana district. . wm OP Photo contral Congo Premier Cyrille Adoula lust month, lick of proayeution, 10:01 2.0 focb A s + Yee et baie Tew tb eet te tet de ray ay Vere PRE GO ry pe ee ee 0 TT ET TYP ENY EIR e Re oo