hy CABS go DISPATE HED 19 Earthquake Off-Shore ded by West Coast Cities trong earthquake, apparently in the ithern Oregon or the northern Californian Wednesday on Seismographs across the ismologists from Log Angeles to Sitka. the probability off the Oregon-California was recorded first at 8:26 a.m. PpT Washington seismologist said it was so have caused severe damage if had area ashore here was only a few seconds between the University of California at 8:26 a.m. and graph indicated it was offshore, about ' ard Riding Recount! Forest Fire < Down by Judg COUVER (CP)—€ounty Court Judge sritis] ‘Columbia general election, ount after} | andidate, | i t CCF can- B. C. Pp ae) remier | i waa WA ¢ il n said °o a ‘nes By=El nducting a y- e ti has not Cc ion with the VANCOUVER («€pP) Premier oe pack-|wW AC. Bennett said Wednes ie ballots. | lot back | 14Y night that he intends iene by-elections before the on the re-|next session of the British Co-| So jlumbia Legislature in hopes d 19 seats]... a on lh . ig Social | S2mne seats for his two non j|member cabinet ministers ide a The Social Credit premier, btain reoomele jhere for opening of the Pacific a | National Exhibition, did not in- dicate what seats would Credit govern-| Robert W ed to take 4 Minister Einar Gunderson section 148) Neither of the men This s€c-|among the 19 Social Lieutenant- | jmembers elected in B.C.’ 112 election. They did not con test seats and were chosen be cause none of the elected mem- |bers had suitable |for the posts Premier Bennett did not com- j}ment on County Court Judge J | A. -McGeer'’s Ordered lagainst the fal In f n Death ding C B.C. (CP)—Kosa- 5-year-old Jap-| harged with of his 17- frs. John contradic- ents in the} sher court f a Chinese mother of on, died in half an n had been bedroom win- nts Born To Brazilians Brazil ()—Hospital authorities here report n gave birth to girl quintuplets last night tand a good chance of surviving. eigh less than three pounds each, Parents 38, Negro laborer, and his wife, Maria. naming them, Mrs. Albano has called the i bers 4 5 J. inesday ruled against the recount of| Dalkin of Beaton as he n the Vaneouver-Burrard riding in the) fought a 100-acre forest to | of | be; Winch jopened for Attorney-General Bonner and Finange was | for Credit ber of the Ribalkin Logging Op- s June qualifications | stoke ruling Wednesday recount of ,ballots, hewn path to get to the scene Vancouver-Burrard Neighbors Help Victims os Of Fire With New Home Special to The Daily News FRANCOIS LAKE.—More than 40 neighbors Mr. and Mrs, Peter Gatacre helped move a deserted schoolhouse on the Gatacre home recently destroyed by NIUM kate} hew A prospector sounds a rocky hill overlooking” cs an’s northern lakes in the rush to stake toy eae Properties, The prospector listens to the ao ch sends out a special kind of clicking sound “ng rock is found, (GCP PHOTO) || destroyed by fire two weeks ago. The Daily News VOL. XLI, No. 1987 ‘ FLASH © SMITHERS — Art Nickerson | of Prince Rupert was unani- | mously elected president of the | Associated Boards of Trade of | Central B.C. at the closing session of the annual conven- tion here today. He succeeds Walter Burns of Smithers. Third Life Claimed By | BEATON, B.C.—A tree i felled by flames Wednes- |day struck and killed log- ging operator John Ri- fire in southeastern Brit- ‘ish Columbia. Ribalkin, 49-year-old father of two children, was one of 90 men | battling the fire in the Incom- appleaux River district, 23 miles of this lakeshore } | northeast | community He is believed to be the third }person to meet death in BC this year while fighting forest fires, One man died in .the 40,000-acre Burns Lake blaze in north-central B.C, and another firefighter is presumed to have lost his life in the same out- break ‘There was no noise as the flaming tree fell,” said RCMP | Constable Jim King of the Rev- eilstoke detachment “Several others jumped aside, yelling as they did, but it struck Ribalkin on the head, killing him instantly.” The fire is believed to have started fron a lightning stroke Ribalkin had been firefighting five days. He was a mem- erators firm at Beaton Constable King, describing his investigation of the death, said: ‘We took a plane from Revel- | and landed at Beaton shortly after noon, Then we were carried. 10 miles into the area by truck, and then had to walk an- other 13 miles through a ory “It took 16 men working in relays to carry the body out.’ s of ranch the fire. Four ‘“cat-type” tractors were pressed into service for the job. to replace Volunteering their equipment were Earl Hanke, Clarence Sny- der, Arnold Peebles and Leo Nobles A path for the building had to be cleared. Most of the volun- teers worked steadily all day Wives of the neighbors assisted Mrs. Gatacre serving luneh and afternoon tea. The former Gatacre home—a large log house—was completely All belongings also were lost. B.C. Liberal Convention lumbia Liberal party convention is expected to be called soon after the party’s advisory coun- cil meets in Vancouver during the second week in September. It was learned Wednesday that top Liberal strategists are anxious to gather and plot the party’s future course of action. Announcement of the conven- tion date could come from the advisory council meeting. High Liberal sources say the convention would be called im- mediately if there were some good candidates for leadership. Mentioned prominently as possible leaders have been Chief Justice Gordon McG. Sloan, University of B.C, President Norman Mackenzie, James Sin- clair, MP, and Arthur Laing, MP, but none has signitied will- PROVINGIAL ¥ 2R AR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA’s NEWSPAPER Published at Canada’s Most Strategic Pacific Port—‘Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest” PRINCE RUPERT, BC., in Korea, if he will change his Leslie A. G sion Special to The Daily News SMITHERS.—The British Co- lumbia Automobile Association | has devised a plan to write car! insurance for members which) will per cent. Everett J. Irwin, dent of the association, told the 2lst annual convention of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central B.C. here Wednesday that the BCAA plans to “write ly.” One of several visitors invited to address delegates, he said the development of the road system in northern B.C. and has taken the matter up with the provin- cial government.” Another visiting delegate, Bert, Leboe, president of the Northern Interior Lumbermen’s Association, told delegates that lumbermen in the interior have come to the point ‘where we have no money to plough back into the industry because of high costs of production.” He said many small opera- tors “may be forced out of business by the demands for higher wages.” He said he was speaking for himself in stat- ing that employers and em- ployees should get together in an educational program to enlighten each other on their problems. He also criticized Forestry Department B.C its the for save them from. 10 to. 20) our own insurance very short-! BCAA is “very interested in the! THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1952 PRICE FIVE CENTS OFFERS THIS HOME—This ivy-covered house in ‘ihe and $250,000 have been offered to Lt.-Col. Edward Murray Dalziel McNaughton, 32-year-old bachelor, now with Canadian forces last name to Leslie, BCAA May Write Car Insurance; Low Cost Power Main Topics at Trades Convention “failure to take precautions in ;areas where streams could be dammed to accumulate water to | fight fires if they broke out.” | LOW COST POWER }~ Jim Commission, in a brief address stressed that the Power Com- mission’s only revenue is from the sale of electricity. He told delegates that in north-central B.C. centres the commission actually is selling power at less {than cost.” “The cost,” he said, “is borne by the communities where de- velopment of power is not &s expensive.” “Out of 25 power develop- ments in B.C., the average cost has decreased 38 per cent since we took over,” said Mr. McKeachie. He spoke also to a resolution urging greater development of power through central B.C. dis- tricts, He told delegates. that the Power Commission’s sole purpose is to bring power to the various communities as cheaply 2S possible.” He said the Power Commi- ssion makes its own decisions unless they concern major pro- jects in any new locations. During discussion of a resolu- tion, A. M. Patterson of Prince George, a past president, said the “B.C. Power Commission hasn’t gone far enough in its BONN, German (CP leader of the powerful So concentration camps died of an { ° “acute circulatory illness,” the Coming Soon Socialist party headquarters ; announced. VICTORIA (€CP)—British Co- The one-armed, one-legged socialist leader had been ailing for months. Schumacher was a fighter all his life. His enemies were the Nazis, Communists and chronic ill-health, He battled them all with equal passion. He did not give up even after years in the dreaded Dachau concentration camp which crip- pled him for life. Schumacher lost an arm in the First WorldWar as a young lieutenant of the Kaiser’s army. His leg was amputated in 1947 after he was stricken with thrombosis during a visit to Britain. His stomach was per- manently weakened by poor food and the brutalities of the Nazi concentration camps. His shrill, nationalistic ut- ingness to seek leadership. terances earned him the title Leading German Socialist Dies Fighting Ill Health )—Dr. Kurt Schumacher, cialist party. of West Ger- imany, died here Wednesday. He v was 56. The crippled survivor of Nazi | of “Mr. ‘No’ of Germany.” He was.against almost every phase of western allied policy towards the federal republic. Most of all, he was against the European federalism of Chancellor Kon- rad Adenauer. Holdup Rash Hits Montreal Montreal @—Montreal district has had a rash of bank holdups —seven—since the start of the week, Two were reported today, robbers escaping with more than $5,000. In seven holdups bandits ob- tained $28,000. * SOUTHERN ALPS The 12,349-foot Mount Cook in the Southern Alps is the high- est peak in the mountainous South Islands of New Zealand. The will of Mrs. James Norman Stuart Leslie, who died in May, said she his aunt had left him the fortune if he will adopt the name of Col. McNaughton said he will wait until next year before deciding. He is the son of Gen. McNaughton, chairman of the Canadian section of the International Joint Commis- McKeachie, public rela- vice-presi-| tions officer for the B.C. Power DAILY DELIVERY Phone 81 CPA Plans Tokyo-Brazil Flight :To Make Vancouver ‘Terrific’ Airbase VANCOUVER (CP) —Canadian Pacific Air- lines will extend its Tokyo-Vancouver service to Rio de Janeiro early next year, it was announced here Citizens To Meet Premier In Person short time, Drill Hall in the afternoon day. Fisheries Council; retary to the Prime Minister. (CP PHOTO) Navy Wrens. A formal invitation will be is development program” and urg- ed that “additional expansion take place in this part of the province.” The resolutions from Prince’ George Board 0! Pizde * for road improvement work out of that city and both were en- dorsed unanimously by dele- gates. A resolution submitted by the Chamber of Commerce from Juneau, and endorsed by the convention, urged that Cana- dian and U.S. authorities reach agreement on a survey of a road from Atlin to the Alaskan city. Another fesolution ‘from the Petersburg and Wrangell cham- ber urging Sifvey of a road from Telegraph Creek to the Alaska Territory was sent back to committee’ after several dele- gates questioned the advisabil- ity of the BOC. association “weakening its stand” on de- mands for action. Frank Dockrill said “we have been demanding) action on a Prince George- Jas-| per road for some years and we) are belittling ourselves if we} sponsor a resolution such magnitude.” The resolution was sent back to committee after J. H. Harvey of Prince Rupert suggested more consideration be given to it. His motion was seconded by T Norton Youngs, president of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Com- merce. POLICE PROTECTION A resolution from the Terrace Chamber of Commerce demand- ing more police protection was endorsed after George McAdams explained how his car was stolen and eventually found in Calgary. manding Officer, HMCS Chat the Daily News. to presenla. " ihe Prime The Prime Minister will be o: stop at Kamloops on Sep’ and log splitting demo. will take place in the big Vic mainus on Vancouver Island,’ ’ During his tour he. :wi Smelting Co. plant. at Trail A spect , the . big “paper , mill= aluminum develop mat on his way to pert. at Not Enough Room For Arabs, Jews CAIRO, Egypt (Reuters)—Col. of Jews.” the Arabs.” long as Arabs are dissatisfied.” in Egypt and Syria. When Prime Minister of Can- ada» Louis St. Laurent arrives here September 7 he wants to personally meet as many city j|residents as is possible in a E To make individual presenta- w ition possible, a tea and open house will be held in the Navy Cdr. T. A. Johnstone, RCN (R), acting commanding officer of HMCS Chatham, announced to- Mr, St. Laurent will attend the tea in company with Minister of R. W. Mayhew, J. W. rPickersgill, secretary of the Privy ] and Ross Martin, sec- A guard of honor of Capt. Cook Sea Cadets commanded by Lt. A. H. Ogilvie, will attend the reception, which will be arrang- ed by the Women’s Auxiliary of the Canadian Legion and the sued to the public by the Com- ham which will be published in toria Lumber Co. mill at Che- 1so visit the Consolidated