Decline in market conditions ___ for major fish species seen ‘Outlook in market conditions for’ some of the major species of fish is not bright, it was re- ported Friday night at the Prince Rupert Fishermen's Co- Operative Association member- The recently-ended herring season gave the Co-Op its best production in the nearly eight years it has been engaged in these operations, | ‘ Market conditions for meal ship mecting. were described as reasonably The membership meeting was! stable. one of a series being held at var- fous points on the coast for Co- Op members. They are held an- nually at this time of year to brief members on current market conditions and prospects. In Halibut, and coho and pink salmon particularly, a decline in market conditions from last season was scen. In halibut, the situation relates to last year’s high prices, and in the case of pink salmon, to last season’s es- pecially large pack. Rupert girls ‘take awards in festival Three Prince Rupert girls, Ali- DOUBLES OUTPUT Members were informed that PPIVOOCOOCDOOPOe DOL PRODUCTION Buckland, president. “We also plan a large Dr. Buckland. The properties making PPP PO LFLOP POLLS POV DIODCIO DOOD OCOD POOLOOCO LY VARDEN GOING INTO Dolly Varden Mines Ltd., silver mine group located in the Alice Arm district of northwestern B.C., will go into production this summer, according to Dr. F, C. Dolly Varden has a three-year supply of proven silver ore reserves on hand to begin operations. The company’s 400-tons-per-day mill is now being readied for milling operations. group include the North Star Mine, the Wolf No. 1 and Wolf No. 2 Mines and the old Torbrit Mine. PIPDLOD OCP IDO D4 son Newton, Carol Fossum, and Karen McBride, took top honors in the Burns Lake district music festival on the weekend. Under the guidance of music teachers Mrs. Richard Specht and Mrs. Edward Smith, the girls took honors in each of the five classes, Bach, sonata, ro- mantic, modern and sight read- ing. ; Adjudicator was Hugh McLean of Vancouver, organist and choirmaster of Ryerson United Church and musical director of the Vancouver Cantata Society, who is frequently heard on CBC radio as pianist, organist ,yarp- Sicord player and conductor. Young Alison Newton, a grade 10 pupil at Booth memorial sec- ondary school won the Tweeds- muir Hotel trophy for the high- est mark of the festival--84—for Haydn “Sonata in D.” She also took an honor certificate for the highest mark in the sonata class. Petite Carol Fossum, whose teacher is her sister, received an honor certificate for the high- est mark in the romantic com- posers class for Chopin’s Waltz in D flat with 83. : Karen McBride, a grade 11 stu- dent at Prince Rupert senior high, took first place in the sight reading class with a mark of 89. She also took two seconds and thirds. ‘ In the Bach class Alison New- ton won second place for two part Invention No. 10 with a mark of 80 and Karen McBride third place for Two part Inven- tion No. 14 with 79 marks, In the sonata class (under 18) Alison Newton took first place for Haydn “Sonata in D” 84 marks, Karen McBride, third, for Bee- thoven's “Sonata in G”’ 79 marks, and in sonata class (under 16) Carol Fossum took first place for Arne’s “Sonata in G Minor” with 81 marks. In the romantic com- posers class (under 13) Karen McBride won second place for Chopin's “Prelude in D flat" 78 and Alison Newton, fourth place for Chopin's “Waltz in G flat" 76, and in the under 16 Carol Fos- sum took first place for Cho- pin's “Waltz in D flat” with 83 marks; modern composers class (under 18) Karen McBride won second place for Palmeren’s “May Night" 81 and under 16 Carol Fossum tied for first place with Ubert's “Giddy Girl’ with 79 marks. In the sipht) reading class Karen McBride won first place with 80 marks and Alison New- ton second place with 77 marks. ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTENTION WAR VETERANS and thetr families The first part of the film ser- Jes "Cannda At War will be shown at the Royal Canadian Lecion Auditorium at 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 22. This showing js open to the public at no charge. (58) @® Meetiny of Prince Rupert Fishing Vessel Owners’ Assn. will he held in Civie Centre on Thurs- members please attend, (57) Marches will get prominent billing in an hour and a half long program to be given by the junior-senior schools band in Booth Memorial junior secondary school Friday at 7:30. day for the 28 youthful band players. They’re booked for a performance at Miller Bay Hos- pital from 3:30 to 4:30, then they have to come home, have Supper, and be at the school at 7 for the night show. Proceeds will, as from other concerts this season, go to help send young musicians to summer School training at University of B.C. Admission fee will be 50 cents. ROUSING NUMBERS Stan Marechek, band leader and conductor, will direct the players in a lively, varied pro- gram starting with two rousing numbers, the concert march Triumph and the Gay Parce overture. Also on the first half of the program will be the waltz Ciri alto saxophone soloist; Buch- tel’s Intermezzo with Dave Bell as trumpet soloist and the well- known Australian song Waltz- ing Matilda. After an intermission, there will be a Hayden duets played by Karin Rauschenberger, flute, and Mr, Marechek, violin. Then the cornet solo Josanna will be given by soloist Doug Jackson. A selection of numbers to keep PERSONALS Mrs. M. C. Girardet, 1416 First Overlook, left today for Vancou- ver where she will be attending the United Church Women's 'Conference at Kitsilano United Church. e bb Miss Shirley Morgan, 224 East Ninth Avenue, left for Victoria today where she is training at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Miss attend the wedding of her bro- ther. Calder urges Establishment of an annnal conference of Indian Chief i Couneillors of B.C, was urged ut the North American Indian Brotherhood convention which ;ended at Chilliwack Sunday. The proposal was made by Frank Calder, MLA for Atlin, who ‘was guest speaker at the final banquet. of the convention, He sald that his plan if ae- cepted by the Indinn = Affairs | branch would provide an avenue for the exchnanee of ideas and In- day, March 2tst at 8:00 pam, All formation for the betterment of ;unity and knowledge of Indian ‘Indian communities. He said Deception and irresponsible polities are being used by) the » New Democratie Party to win Janpport of the Native population, “Liberal candidate John Mayor ‘charged dna public meeting at ‘Smithers Monday, “Tn the Skeena Sty is putting on sueho oon pet yow'd think he was ashamed sof Dene a white man," he sndd, Tn parthunent Jast November “Howard went to great longths {uo expliln that B.C. still belongs "to the Natives and he ts carry. Hng this attitude Inte the elee- von campalan, While elainiiag Hio net dn the Interest of "Natives he ds vetually stirring fup rachel discontent by holding | nding Taw. ihe: oul obrlaht promises of what. might happen if the NDP came Inte power, Sines Voward will never be tin a postition where he his to keep these promises, he Is trying to arouse thety dissnt« listaetion at no danger to him sole.” Magor added, however, that he did not think the Natives would be oko easily foaled, “Within the moans at thetr (disposal, they have shown they Dossess oxpirit of enterprixe WH resOHreefulneny equal to that of any race," he sale, What is needed ls a program tant will develop thet atteth- NECK, not ageravate thelr griev- mnees, A Liberal government. Lively marches will be Altogether it will be a busy: biribin, with Doug Cameron as! Morgan was in Prince Rupert to | the Co-Op is just completing its $100,000 improvement to ice plant at its Fairview Bay Plant, doubling the freezing capacity. | The plant can now make 67 tons of ice in 24 hours. The Co-Op is also engaged in building a small plant at Ucue- let—-a $140,000 ice and small fish- ing handling plant. THIS SUMMER development program”, said up the Dolly Varden Mines } schools band: toes tapping and delight rhythm fans features the second part of the program: Mexican Hat Dance, arranged by David Bon- ett; themes from Les Preludes by Franz Lizst, three melodies from Mozart’s Magic Flute, and a con@ert version of O Dem Golden Slippers, featuring two trombones and a baritone Ricky Lindseth, Kalle Kritmat and Tom Tims. Themes from celebrated Of- fenbach operattas—La Vie Par- isienne, La. Belle Helene, La Per- ichole, and Orpheus in Hades— will be the concluding selections. ricia Canadian Light Infantry Sklapsky, Thursday night The Happy Gang will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. in the com- mon lounge of the Civic Centre. Anyone wishing transportation js being asked to phone 2508 not later than tomorrow night. Peete. _ Driver fined total of $250 | Kristian Joel Berg, 914 Hays ,Cove Avenue, appeared in police ‘court yesterday before Magis- :trate Henry Robins, -with driving without due care iand attention and failing to re- /main at the scene of an accident. / He was fined $100 on the first charge and $150 on the second. These charges were laid fol- lowing an accident at 11:20 p.m. ; Sunday on Ninth Avenue East. | ‘Sp to be topic ' H l ! i ! Prince Rupert Garden Club to be nesday at 8. Highlights will be a demon- ,Stration in preparing soil and iseed flats for planting time, ‘discussed by Jack Rekdahl. Charles Balagno will give a talk On the care of dahlias in spring. istarting bulb the topics of Harry Harrison and club president Cory Verhaar. Films will aso be shown. begonias will be annual of Indian chief councillors municipal achievements were proof of what could be secured from the annual conference of mayors, Similar achievements | could be gained for Indian vil- | lages from an annual conference of Indian Chief Councillors. Regarding the Indjan Claims Commission which will be estab- lished this year by the federal Rovernment for the purpose of setting the B.C. Indian land issue, Mr. Calder emphasized the importance of Indian leadership, Peete eee neanen Cage inet mn Femme Oat Sites gent Mie ont Deception being used to woo Native voters, Magor charges affairs, would implement such gram fo dneresse their tiinttles, sochully, Hd ecvewtonally, “TWISTING Migor also charged that ata meeting dn Burns Lake Hownrd told his Native Usteners that it, womteleay nis-ile base was asta. DHehed there, te would become - wofturget for nttinelk dn ease of: war and everybody bi the aren would be killed, “This was a maticious twisting of au bie Issue so that it had a alniste: toca) slaniflennce," Ma. Bor snd. "Th was a completely trrespon- able approvuch to an important question dnooan effort to win over a few secured votearg," Mo opro- oppor. economically charged | ring gardens “Spring Preparation of Our: Gardens” will be the theme for | the monthly meeting of the. held in the Civic Centre Wed-! Spring lawn care and: parley | | | formance "a family spor 63 CHEVROLET finsrin srme...1nsr In VA... RST IW SALES cxcy IN THE CITY this week to conduct Senior N courses at the Armoury were Sgt. Major R_ Jessop (ieft) of Lord Strathcona Horse Regiment and Sgt. Wilkins of Princess Pat- of Vancouver. The two men are of the B.C. area instructional staff. were: Senior NCO — Sgt, J. Sjursen, Cpl. D. G. Maskulak. Junior NCO — Lance Cpl. M. Krywulak, Lance Cpl. Edward Lance Cpl. Keith Appleton, Fusilier H. Couper, Fusilier Louie Maku and Lance Cpl. Muriel Smith of Happy Gang meets! Rebekah meeting S aenenates uA ORVAIR MON Nn ipment. The: n tor r ures 0 i Grossod-¥P an i: add to cost of the '; would mean that s :' would be idle “at | “ cent of the time.” .{ This opinion is expressed in j |Submission by G. W. Nickerson/ment supplies the pilot boat and f | Company Ltd., to the ype CO and Junior NCO Taking the courses here the CWAC. set for March 27 The Rebekahs will be holding their monthly meeting as wel] alizing Prince Rupert as their celebration of Colfax: which is more than the entire | Night, in honor of the Rebekah: Charges in and ou degree, on March 27 at Valhalla SAME RATE | ! Hall. ; | ships entered and cleared here: | ’ in getting Prince Rupert would not only ‘them to put the charge for ton- service but ‘nage and draft the same as Van- uch a pilot 'couver and after further discus- east 50 per: sion they agreed to pay half of the pilot boat which was $60 a a'trip. In Vancouver the fovern- Royal charges $10 per trip. Our con- ;Commission on Marine Pilotage'tention is that the same rate | Sitting in Prince Rupert. iShould prevail here.” The company said that of 52, If the government is to con- trol pilotage, the company contends the pilots should be brought under the civil serv- ice with uniforms for all ports of British Columbia as is the case for other government ser- vices. “During the years that ships ‘have come here for cargoes, ‘there have been only two occa- last year, it handled 48. “The amount of revenue | collected hy the board was | ' $16,244. The pilot, we under- | Stand, earns about $20,000. Therefore there would be a deficit of $3,755 plus boat hire.” Until 1928 pilotage was handl- led by two independent organiz- ations in Vancouver, and when sions that a pilot did not turn | wheat Started moving out of up from Vancouver. In the case Prince Rupert each stationed a of a pilot not being able to arrive | pilot here, the submission stated. in time the Board arranged for |_, In 1928 when the Pilotage Capt. Koughan, our harbor mas- | Board was set up they put into. ter, to handle the ship. On one |effect charges that amounted to Of these occasions a telegram to '$279.60 for a ship entering and Capt. Koughan went astray and | \ { ‘on outwards th eamount was there was a delay. The other time: | $318.92. The charges at Vancou-' ; ver amounted to $134.60 in-!: wards and $148.60 outwards, pen-/ $360.32, | t of Vancouver. ; “After years of correspondence the plane was unable to land at! Prince Rupert and the pilot had to go to Smithers. However, as the coast was fogbound there was no delay. The pilot when he Stationing of marine pilot would up cost, com | Stationing of marine pilots at we were successful pany says arrived in Smithers should have ‘advised his Vancouver office by. wire and they could have con- 'tacted Capt. Koughan in suffic- lent time: to meet the ship at Triple Island without delay had ithere been no fog trouble. In this ‘connection it is our opinion that ‘the Board should authorize the ‘Ship's agent to employ Capt. ‘Koughan if and when there has ‘been an unavoidable delay.” | At Kitimat there were 72 ocean ‘going vessels arriving for cargo ‘and at Ocean Falls 52. ; “At the Vancouver rate’ of pilotage the gross earnings for Prince Rupert, Ocean Falls and Kitimat would be $49,843.20 and it would require at least four ;Pilots to take care of the ships ‘providing these ports were com- bined, and at $20,000 a year fora :pilot this would mean an addi- ‘tional charge on the ports of $30, :156.80 and in addition to that we would have boat hire amount- ‘ing to around $40,000 a year,” G. 'W. Nickerson Company said. Scientists now turn glass fib- res thirty-millionths of an inch thick into filter papers to strain noxious gas and radioactive par- ticles. 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