nMORROW'S -TIDES— rime) 18.1 feet 18.8 feet "4 feet 1952 ¢ , yi. y ( ATHERMAN. Ss | ng Dut main? poe tad 4 oceur south terior ger, Revamped Cabine es New House Session Che woe een, PROVINCIAL LIBRARY D NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIa’s NEWSPAPER Published at Canado’s Most Strategic Pacific Port—’F tince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest” VOL. XLI, No, 274 once eteehnenmtiscatianan PRINCE RUPERT, BC., er POVEMBER ®, 1952 News TEs Carts (including comic section) -ORMES DRUGS, DAILY DELIVERY Phone 81 >) Government May Take Over Car Insuranc | Jap Oranges To Be Cheaper’ As Huge Cargo Unloads Here The Japanese freighter Talgen Maru bringing 92,000 boxes of Japanes« ; Oranges to Prince Rupert should reach the city : hortly after dark While grocers here did not disclose the price to be charged | aR SHED ihe oranges gO On sale late Monday or early | “ay, the owner of one large market said they would be per th last year when the initial price was $1 35 a box : uae Shakes ‘Frisco But Little Damage Done By The Canadian Preas FRANCISCO.—A rolling earthquake col-| house at Oceano and rocked the California coastal mountains for 500 miles from San Francisco to Los Angeles before and after midnight today. No deaths or in SAN lapsed a NO Cf uri were re- or te ithough the San And- 4 eas earth fault, on whien Masset SOCredS al a of California's dis- ous quakes occurred F O was convuised for more than 45 orm wn minute CEILING FALLS League Branch Radi tation KVEC at San Luls Obispo said the ceiling fell Special to The Dally News in at the Jolins home at Oceano MASSET Formation of a Outh along the coast./pranch of the Social Credit! Char! Herrick of the Uni-|League of B.C. here was com-/ ersity of California selsmologi- pleted this week with Ted Cho- } 4) staff said the quake was quette bowling alley owner and} vere & epicentre near| operator of the bus servicer, as n the desolate moun-/) president mil es south of here. | Vice-president is Noel Taylor ’ Herrick said damage un- #nd R.O. Smith is secretary doubtedly would have been dis-| Mr. Smith was appeneng Gile- | astrous had the epicentre been | #&te oo ee coat ae =~ in populated country Conyeeenes be 2 oe | Se couver next Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Arthur Murray, unsuccessful =: Herring Talks. | Deadlocked Serial Credit candidate for Prince Rupert tn the Provincial election | last June 12, came here to help in organization of the branch A large group attended the VANOOUVER (€P)-—~The di meeting and several delegate pute between coast herring fish- Seored the lack of hospital facili- ermen and operators remained | “8 here “ . a i ere deadlocked Friday following It was pointed out that ther is no doctor in this village, site of one of B.C.’s largest crab ie canning plants, and residents n must depend on plane service or gas boat to get out. If the weather is rugged, planes cannot lard and there are times when boats are not able to make thelr way safely through the WAVCS Nearest hospital is at Queen Chariotie City but there is no ruad connection from here. The group was urged to press for completion the 30-mile strip of road from here to Port Cle- both part- tha the industry aman said indicatio alk might get lollar pok« minder way of CP) A slightly revamped and) ments, which is linked with the seventh session of Canada’s Queen Charlotte ar * Hon, 90n, 61, mini without port Fi d 3 faa Chinese Fine Can There are 11 parliamentary Japa assistants te cabinet minis F S li i nh the ters. The list is headed by or mugg ing | r, 44, George Metlraith, 44, assist- Fin ant to Trade Minister Howe The chief cook aboard the} men The next in line is P. BE. Cote Ocean Venus Wah | B.A 43, assistant Labor Minister oong, was fined $100 and | binet Gren E sch op sosition group sts by Judge W. O. Fulton it m 20 by! has ¢ 7 Poe. BFOUP | County Court here Friday after | Yi has men who specialize in cer iph Cam Vancou if solic- pointment pariia- Defencé made to bla’s rep- ibinet to & post Campney the justice _ St covernment ‘on sinee he uceeed = the nele King. Lhe cabinet = Mack 66; Ag- ‘diner, 69 nier 58; ixton, §4 Chevrier, fartin, Abbott, icCann, 60; Pears¢ Carson, Winters, Bradley, Lapointe, 41: ' General hart Robert Laurent, | Solon Low, 52, leader of the/ only the vlothes they were wear- r Harris,| Prudham, | Cote,/and veterans he was convicted of a charge of | tain fields and speak for their! cohen Rte | parties on some types of legisla Wah was arrested by RC MP | on after he left the ship carrying | George Drew, 58, Progressive , shopping bag which, police | Conservative leader, speaks OM said. contained imitation pearl | all major subjects Gordon necklaces and about a dozen Graydon, 56, speaks for the cigarette lighters made in Japan party on external affairs; J. M The goods were seized by/ Macdonnell, 68, on finance; | police and when disposed of the Maj.-Gen. G. R. Pearkes, VC, 64, proceeds will go to the Crown on defence and Mrs, Ellen caaiesiabiei | Fairclough, 47, on labor é | ALSO SPEAK FOR PCs Francois lake Other spokesmen for the Pro- | gressive Conservatives H. De y dd: John Diefenbaker, 57, justict ome stro e v and federal - provincial rela ° tions; Donald Fleming, 47, hous- Nothing Saved ing and radio; Howard Green, 57, transpért; A. J. Brooks, 62, Special to The Daily News veterans affairs; and J. A. Ross, peancois LAKE*— Grief 58, agriculture struck John Geisbrecht with full M. J. Coldwell, 64, CCF leader, | force this week when fire de- speaks in major debates, Stan- | stroyed his home and his father ley Knowles, 44, is the party's! was injured in a fall, spokesman on social security; John and Irts Geisbrecht were -| Claire Gillis, 57, on labor; Hazen |iving in the little log cottage :| Argue, $1, agriculture; and/at nearby Southbank which Perey Wright, 60, veterans af-' “Auntie” Svenkenson occupied fairs. for several years, They saved ing when flames enveloped their home. Cause of the fire is not known | Social Credit group, has several jto help him. F. D. Shaw, am | speaks on social security; Rev. : ; : rs G. Hansell, 57, on radio; Vic- Earlier in the qay, a | tor Quelch, 61, on agriculture father, Henry Geisbrecht, fell on t affairs, and Ray \q slippery plank and broke his on defence jarm Thomas, 35, BATTLE VETERANS—Three m of the fierce battle for Little Gi Canadians there underwent their heaviest shelling of the Korean campaign. Centre is Pte. John Lewis, 24, of Highland Village, Colchester, N.S., of rs of the Royal Canadian hiceSdl. among the survivors altar in Korea, recount their experiences behind the lines. “B" Company, RCR. At left-is Pte. Murray Deadder, Kentville, N.S, and at right, Pte. Arthur MacDonald, Hampton Station, me Ee. Law. Must_be..Obeyed,...Says. Inspector. RCMP to Fulfill Contract ‘To The Letter’ Policemen are trained and employed to enforce the laws and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police here “intend to fulfill their contract to the letter.” Answering criticism. that .the police here are being too strict in the enforcement of the revis- ed traffic bylaw. Inspector W. M. Taylor said today “the Mounted Police have contracted to police Prince Rupert and it is the policy of the forer to do as good a job as possibile.” He stressed, however, that police work is not all concern- ed with enforcing traffie regu- lations and said “the people of Prince Rupert can rest assured that any action taken by police will be maintained and not something that will happen for playground equipment for parks stopped the practice While many people would welcome the operation of a sweepstake similar to those conducted in Ireland, the laws of Canada at the present time forbid it. Mowever, the government the speech from the Throne at the opening of Parliament on Thursday said some changes may be made in the Criminal Code Food Poisoning Victoria Women lll Following cily in twe or three days and be for- * even Social Luncheon While i, May appear that the imaior job of the foree at .ths VICTORIA €P)—Health au- present time is cheeking motor- thorities Friday took food sam ists, the inspector Indieated that ples from a Victoria home for police always go after the ob- analysis after a number of prominent women bec following a luncheon vious first, then take the not-so obvious ame ill He would make no comment on the method employed by the RCMP in enforcing the law but in answer to a question about raffles and sweepstakes said: “Lotteries are iWegal in Can- The luncheon was given at the home of Mrs. A. H. Cox in honor of Mrs. R. W, Mayhew, wife of the newly-appointed Canadian ambassador to Japan Mrs. Mayhew was one of the ada and there are heavy penal- ties for operating them.” Many citizens lately have been under the Impression that police would warn organizations against, chief sufferers, but was report- | ,ed recovering. Mrs. Clarence Wallace, wife of {the Lieutenant-Governor, also was reported ill. | holding raffles or lotteries, but} en niente i since they are contrary to the PAYS OLD DEBT law police cannot issue warn ings, A survey shows there are} CHISLEHURST, England (CP) none operating at the. present|—Thomas Bushell of this Kent time although there were at|county town’ traced his family | least half a dozen in operation a| history back through the cen-| month ago One service club which for|@ namesake left town owing two jturies and found that in 1697) years has devoted proceeds from | shillings. He has sent the money} |be in operation. a monthly lottery to purchase | to the local council. ee oe Whether legalization of sweep- | stakes will be taken up by mem- bers is not known. Under the Criminal . Code, a Private Company Rates Too High, Says Premier By The Canadian Press VANCOUVER. — Howard Boothe, director of |the British Columbia Automobile Asgociation, re- | peak was still scanty today. The | summit of the 29,002-foot moun- r | was scheduled to expire May 31, ported here the provincial government may take | over the sale of automobile insurance’ unless private | companies provide lower rates. ——— © He made his report to a meet- ing of association directors, re- porting on a recent interview with Premier Bennett. “The premier is very perturb- ed over the way private com- panies are handling auto insur- ance,” Boothe said. “He said something should be done in the way of giving lower rates and better service to the public or else the gov- ernment would take over.” — Boothe said Bennett gave full support to the BCAA pian to give lower insurance to its 35,- 000 members. Plans are under study by an association commit- tee but details have not been made public. WOULD SUPPORT BCAA “The premier said he would go so far as to give 100 per cent support to us if we sought a private bill to allow us to go into the insurance business,” said Boothe. Last August Everett J. Irwin, | vice-president of the BCAA, told | delegates to the annual meeting of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central B.C. at Smith- ers that the ‘association was working gut a plan to write car | insurance for members at a sav- | ing to policy-holders of from 10 jto 20 per cent. Three Die in Everest Climb KATAMANDU, Nepal (€P)— Three Nepalese have lost their lives in the Swiss bid to climb Mount Everest. One was a guide and two were porters. News of the bid to scale the Swiss team was reported to have turned back within feet of the expedition must send news out by native runners, tak- ing several days’ to reach here from the mountain camp. Extension Of Emergency Powers Sought OTTAWA (€P)—The govern- ment plans to ask parliament for a ome-year extension of broad emergency powers given to it following the outbreak of | war in Korea. | This was disclosed Friday inj MES of 11 resolutions on the | s Order, Paper -of commons.> The Emergency Powers Act. 1953. The government will ask! | that it be extended to May 31,| ‘New Proposal - the Order Paper also are. | 15 resolutions sponsored by pri-| VANCOUVER (CP)—British Co- ‘lumbia carpenters Friday re- vate members. ‘It is unusual for government jected a proposal that they seek raffle for prizes of small value at | ' introduce so much legislation | ® 30-hour week next year be- any bazaar held for any chari- table or religious object is per | the government may be prepar-| missable if permission to hold it)ing for an election next sp: so early in the. session. The| cause “it's too big a jump at move added to speculation that one time.” te Instead, the 10th annual con- | vention of the Provincial Coun- has been obtained from the city! rather than in the fall of 1953. j cil of Carpenters endorsed a six- or chief of police and that articles raffled have first been offered for sale and that none of them are of @ Value exceeding $50. Under section 236 of the Criminal Code, any person is guilty of an indietable offence | and liable to two years’ impris- | onment and a fine not exceeding $2,000, who either prints, sells or mails any tickets or article which s used or intended for use in the carrying out of any device, | proposal, scheme or plan for ad- | Eighth Avenue East, shortly be- | lending, giving,- selling | fore 5 p.m. last night. vancing, or otherwise disposing of any | property by any mode of chance Anyone who buys, takes or receives any such ticket is also guilty of an offence and liable on summary conyiction to a penalty of $20, Under the same section, it also States that anyone who conducts or Manages any scheme, con- trivance or operation of any kind for the purpose of determining a winner, is breaking the law. Hunters to Clear Range Members of the Prince Rupert Rod and Gun Club will turn out 'HOCKEY SCORES at 10 a.m tomorrow for further clearing of the new skeet shoot- ing range at the Eleventh Ave- nue shooting range. The range is expected soon to} TAKE TO ‘ATOMIC DISINTEGRATION’ INSTEAD British Youngsters Hang up ‘Shooting Irons’ LONDON (Reuters) —~ British, all over Britain. youngsters, like small, fry -in| The villians, too, have chang- North America, have déserted|ed, The’ new yillain wastes ne “Old Paint” and hung up their) time trytng to shoot the hero in “shootin’ irons’ in. faver of) the back with an obsolete re- “sonic rays” and space ships, «| volver, He aims an atomic dls- survey of British children’s | integrator at him to break him movie-going habits shows. | down into atoms and send him Relegating the cowboy and his| revolving hopelessly in space for horse to antiquity are new film | al? time, heroes whose adventures draw| But, as ever, the villain is eager-eyed youngsters every Sat-| foiled—and often with an old- urday morning to movie houses; fashioned clout on the jaw. | tist who avoids the ticklish sit-| ' Another 1952 hero is the scien- uation in the 25th century by| stepping into a time machine) ‘hour day “in principle’ and | recommended their 41-member ; unions a&8k a smaller reduction |in work hours in 1953 B.C. car- ;Penters now work a 40-hour week. Fire Causes $1500 Damag To City faa. Fire caused an estimated) $1500 damage to the home of! Mr and Mrs. Tony Kiamut, 333) False Security Cited by ‘State Secretary | OTTAWA @-~Dean Acheson Homes on either side suffered| deplores what he terms “faise, minor damage | and at best premature, sense of The fire is believed to have | Security developing in the west- t i j ' ; ; ;ern world. started near an outside oil drum | and shet several feet into the) air. Mrs. Klamut rushed out of the | burning home with her foyr-| month-old baby after neighbors first informed her of the fire. | The retiring United States sec~ retary of state, given an ovation }at a luncheon audience of Can- }adian government leaders, offi- icials and business men, spoke |Friday against the “dangerous illusion that the very effort Windows in the next-door| which has brought us this far home of Russell Cameron erash-| in our pursuit of security can ed from the heat but there was | mow be safely relaxed.” little other damage. sca ibilinaielsouliiha oii aalasdi ais Ist Battalion Firemen were on the scene in| ‘Leaves Japan a herry and doused the flames in about 10 minutes. YOKOHAMA (P)-— First Bat- talion of the Princess Patricia’s WHL — Saskatoon 1, Edmon-/ Canadian Light Infantry sailed ton 3; Seattle 0, Vancouver 3; | today for Canada. The battalion New Westminster 0, Victoria 2. in relieved by the 3rd Batta- OSHL — Kelowna 4, Pentic-/lion two weeks ago after 13 ton 7. | months in Korea. with the future.” ; Made in Britain, used the time- An attempt has been made to}machine idea to demonstrate compete with cosmic serials by| how a boy of the 20th century |producing documentary films| would feel if he were suddenly end flicking himself imto the) with a fantastic theme. One ex-|transported back into the days comparative peace and quiet of) ample, made by the National/when small children were put the 1800s. The manager af a south Londen movie house said “many ef these youngsters” have completely lost interest in film stories of the present day.. They are too preoccupied .| Film Board of Canada, was “The/}to work in mines and factories. | Boy Who Stopped Niagara Falis,”} So far no one has made a film | which showed the extent to}showing how the new heroes {which parts of Canada and the/and their atomic disintegrators United States depend on Niagara/ would behave at the Battle of Falls for power and heat, — or fe French Revolu- Another juvenile documentary, | tion.