Today's
Weather
tomorrows
I
ides
Trfncc
Rupert
Snowing,
light
High
4:37
a.m.
202
ft.
northwest
v'nd;
barometer,
29.68;
16:22
pjn.
20.4
ft.
tempcratr
.V;
sea
smooth.
Low
10:31,
a.m.
7.4
ft.
2257
pjn.
3.6
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol.
XXIV..
No.
204.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
20,
19.'53
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTO
i
INDUSTRY
UNITED
Year-End
Survey
Conducted
By
Government
Shows
Improvement
In
B.C.
Conditions
Generally
TRAGEDY
j
ON
TRAIL!
ivineial
government
departments
thows
that
British
Co-:
rr
ire
itif
r
Mm
ur
a
itwuit
of
lumbia
industry
in
increased
the
valtic
of
its
produc-:
ring
in
iimr
walking
tion
over
1932
v
$5,250,000
and
industrial
payrolls
jum-sxk
j
m
$7,000,000.
Estimated
production
for
the
year
about
A
m
ruw
bee
received
al
dJvi
...
-
.
ii
i
ii
niMonuarwrrs
w
we
prowi
i
,H,lk.
here
of
Dan
ahpMtula.
"
P
rM,if,12IS
up
$1,780,000.
JaWnTitl!
tadtrtol
payrolls.
1110.000.000.
i.innKAKir
Ihrloatn
Pine
Klvtr
.
r
miles
from
fort
8t
John
'
up.
,
,
..
....,
n
wrfuH
The
upward
tarn
In
gold
mining
"'
ITTu
Hfn
has
rIUd
in
growth
and
brrn
rifle
as
.
0rw,
Bast-
'iMiMin
exploded
when
the
half'
r
.tiiicht
in
a
tw.
the
safety,
ii
Win
nnrrmr
inrrr
wjjs
wit
r
burn
un
two
fingers
of
the
f
hand,
the
tost
millet
m
nber
havlnc
passed
Into
the
..nniers
nr
retamed
a
m
'
f
peridental
death.
A
hrothrr
of
deeeased
Uvea
In
Al
Leo
Diegel
Is
California
Golf
Tilln
WinnPr
1
lilt
II
1111ICI
1
1
iNU
HKAi'H
Dec
10
Leo
Die-
.
.....
....
hrhinrf
to
eanture
(
illfonila
golf
championship,
!
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Stocks
Vancouver
Sii-
Mlsaourt.
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Nickel.
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fi
MUn.
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UH.
Mnrnlng
SUr.
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Mrrldlan.
JSH.
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illve
Hon.
4M.
N.ilional
Sliver.
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Noble
Five.
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I'orter
Idaho.
Tremler.
1.01.
Reeveif.
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n.
ward.
MVi-Stiver
Great.
..
Wiiysldc.
M.
Whitewater.
M.
Wuverly.
.01
ti.
oils
Fabynn,
.OOVfc.
Home,
1.86.
V
fi
K..
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Freehold,
.00.
A.
P.
Con..
.10.
riilnwntl.
10.
'
if
!
sterling
Pacific.
.48.
Toronto
Alexandria,
.01
tfc.
1
ohiiiiHrlo,
.47.
IVntml
latrlola.
.40.
Klrlcland
Ukn.
JO.
Nomnda.
33.10.
Bherrltt.
.88.
Int.
Nlekel.
31
M.
Oranatla,
.53.
Macassn,
.84.
Slsco.
1.45.
EMPIRE
Production
of
Lumber,
Apiculture,
Mining,
Fisheries
Ahead
of
Last
Year
by
Over
Five
Million
Dollars
drowth
and
belllement
Vlf'TnfMA
IW
C-
lOV
.
1
-
.
.
..
there
,
.
aiwA-aaaM(
a
fMrnrea
fiom
January
u
Novembei
i
with
rstlniau
lor
December
itddcd
IS
KILLED
ON
RANGE
Vwmc
Sldkr
Met
Wli
Tragic
Dralli
at
North
Vanrouter
I'utkejr
Shot
NORTH
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
Dec.
:
:
I
hi...
ttertunhii
ucd
ao'bodv
like
the
Board
of
Trade,
lie
of
the
SUlh
Field
Company.
Cana-
dUlB
Bngmeers.
died
In
hosplUl
lhu
morning
as
a
result
of
bullet
wounds
received
In
the
unit
s
tur-
u..
.h,t
t
the
drill
hall
rifle
range
it
night.
rtt
MMth
was
acting
as
mariser
for
the
shoot
and.
apparently,
ran
out
to
score
one
round
before
the
all
clear"
signal
was
given.
He
walked
the
length
of
the
range,
saluted
the
commanding
officer
and
reported
that
"
a
man
has
been
bit.-
"Who?"
the
officer
asked.
Htfort
Derbyshire
answered
he
MiianMd.
never
regaining
cons-
"THatot
nenetrated
the
right
side
The
Salvation
Army
captain
re-kS
Sid
!
I
thU
morning
that
they
were
w
t
TWO
MEN
I
!
MISSING
rrans
llopka
round
al
Oliver
Harry
Keith
l"t
at
Cum-.
Iirrland
OUVBR.
B.C..
Dec.
20:
CPi-
Prant
llopke.
local
hunter,
who
haa
bwn
pissing
in
thts
district
since
a
week
ago
las
oununj.
a
day
or
so
ago.
He
Is
suffering
I
from
the
eflecta
or
exposure.
have
been
bllssanl
conditions
here
during
the
past
week.
Island
Man
100
COUHTRNAY.
Vancouver
Island,
.
-1
1
1.
(Cri
uarry
jhjiui.
wwn
tw
Ki-
im.
-
.
...
.
.
iranuer
has
been
missing
since
r.u
mmmtalmi
neat
rember
'
30
in
me
u
i...
h
n
liuuuited
for
'?!!'
n
was
an
exjert
woodsman
rJl.
have
taken
refuge
In
a
de-
mru-d
cabin.
Snow
is
waisi
hi
rTVatict
i
u..
jovee
Molttor
arrived
In
the
this
morning
irom
wjcwiiviv
city
....
......
for
a
oriei
'
AND
PA
YROLL
INCREASING
INTEREST
CENTRE
IN
PORTLAND
Along
l'.li.b.
iNolamc
J
i
A
vUop.nnt1
minnu
luMtvi.'
'
HANSON
IN
CONFERENCE
Board
of
Trade
Takes
up
Numher
of
Subjects
With
Federal
Member
'
Durlnt
Iteccnt
Visit
DwrtHt
harreeent
vWi
to
StewHtt.
Hot
Hanaoa.
member
for
Skeena.
met
the
Board
of
Trade
of
that
town.
E.
T.
Applewhalte
preakllng.
j
and
discussed
with
it
a
number
of
:
questions
of
mutual
Interest.
i
Chairman
W.
K.
Tooth
of
the
municipal
council
Introduced
the
member
for
the
district.
Mr.
Hanson
explained
that
while
he
had
been
a
Liberal
candidate,
he
aimed
to
represent
all
parties
after
he
was
elected.
For
that
reason
he
belie
Ted
in
all
important
matters
being
taken
up
wun
a
respnsiw:
juwd
that,
before
approaching
him
or
the
various
governmental
depart-
ratnts
In
regard
to
any
public
ques-
Uon.
It
should
first
be
thrashed
out
i
Continued
on
Page
Four)
Shortage
Of
1
Groceries
For
Xmas
Hampers
Salvation
Army
Needs
More
in
Order
To
Do
Its
Work
of
Makln
;
Everybody
Happy
i
I
-1
.mMrbM
In
...
rtrclAP
in
in
imv
ui
iiiuic
iwmv
fin
the
Christmas
hampers
that
are
being
sent
out.
Anyone
preferring
to
give
groceries
Instead
of
money
may
do
so.
It
will
be
a
sad
thing
If
there
is
anyone
this
year
unable
to
properly
enjoy
the
Christmas
season
while
others
are
celebrating.
Following
are
the
donations:
Previously
acknowledged
$156.80
T.
II.
J
5.00
t
j
emiCC
iiOlTie
Is
Destroyed
Keslilence
of
Simon
W.
Hobble
Con-sumrd
by
flames
Damage
$3300
With
$1000
Insurance
Word
has
been
received
at
dlvl-
slonal
headnuartcra
of
the
nrovln-
clal
dqIIcc
here
of
the
destruction
of
the
home
of
Simon
W.
Dobblc
by
fire
at
Terrace
on
December
10.
The
ui
-
lof
P'PC
chimney
becoming
over-
uvnvcA..
......
entirely
destroyed,
the
damage
be-
i8
i'm'
"
"
"
surnncc.
Fwo
Killed
Two
tra.nww
were
k.'l
C:i
:
.
l.ui
Vninia.
wl.en
a
passe
tger
train
plowed
brad
-on
into
an
overkurn:d
frci'ilit
enxiiK
A
iu
'i
!i-ic
m
.tr
a
iiesU
caused
th
'
engine
to
overturn,
injuring
its
ensin-er
and
furtnan.
in
ihe
tram,
northbound,
plowed
into
it
before
t
could
be
notified.
Four
-mpty
passeniter
ears
fi.:.owe
the
passenger
train
locomotive
on
to
the
pile
of
debris,
bat
the
car
carrying
the
passengers
remained
uprkfbt.
No
pamengert
were
Injured.
-
Stewart
Has
Another
Mine
Promising
To
Make
Region
Famous
Power
Cable
Benin
Laid
and
Tramway
to
FollowOre
Shipping
to
Commence
Early
Next
Fall
it
is
Expected
STEWART,
Dec.
20:
Stewart
has
one
big
bet
just
now
and
that
is
the
development
and
operation
of
the
mining
property
6f
the
United
Empire
Gold
and
Silver
Mining
Co.
Ltd.
on
the
mountain
on
the
west
side?
of
Bear
River
only
two
and
a
half
miles
from
the
city.
At
present
thirty
men
are
employed
at
the
property,
seventeen
of
them
building
a
power
line
up
the
moun-.
.
tain
slope
and
thirteen
working
at
(he
mine.
William
Dann
Is
in
sharge
f
operations.
Already
this
year
power
houses
Lave
been
built
and
20
feet
of
tun-1
idling
driven,
seven
tent
camps;
c
rected
and
a
new
two-storey
bunk-Louse,
and
stables
for
pack
horses
built.
An
emergency
camp
has
also
been
built
and
an
as&y
plant
estab
lished
on
the
top
of
the
mountain
The
next
move
will
be
to
build
an
aerial
tramline
from
the
highway
a
j
nine
ana
a
quarter
in
lengui
ami
this
will
be
comtltd
before
next
...t,-
tkd
,il
will
be
shluplng
high
grade
ore.
A
mill
will
also
be
Installed
to
handle
1
the
lower
grades
of
ore.
The
company
is
backed
by
Vancouver
and
New
York
Interests
and
la
the
most
promising
the
camp
has
seen
since
the
opening
of
the
Premier.
The
work
being
done
on
the
property
is
the
driving
of
a
work
tunnel
900
feet
from
the
highest
outcropping.
All
tests
Indicate
that
mere
Is
a
huge
body
of
high
grade
and
good
milling
ore
to
that
depth
and
probably
lower.
Just
now
there
arc
1400
sacks
of
high
grade
ore
at
.
.
.
.
.1
1
...Ll.l,
1.
1
'
inc
nunc
nuiui
iinvc
utrn
wiitru
uut
i
-I
........
I
.
...
41
'
since
ftugugv
i
msi
wuru
uperHtiuiiB
by
the
present
liuereaU
commenced.
Only
sufficient
has
been
shipped
to
enable
good
smelter
tests
to
be
I
marl
A
At
the
present
Ime
compressors
and
other
mining
material
ore
here
In
town
awaiting
transportation
up
the
hill
and
winter
supplies
have
already
been
taken
up.
It
Is
planned
As
Landslide
Wrecks
Train
to
continue
operations
throughout
the
winter.
The
power
cable
now
being
built
u
6jm
feet
in
jen.th
in
addition
to
2i200
"
feet
of
overhead
line,
nrtm(Ptv
,
fomtriv
nart
of
the
Bayvlew
group
of
claims.
It
was
staked
by
William
Dana
in
1923
and
considerable
work
had
been
done
on
It
at
various
time.
Recent
ly
these
claims
were
separated
from
.,
navi.m
,nd
a
nAu.
enmnanv
ormed
to
take
um
ow
Rn(,
put
them
on
a
producing
basis.
People
oP'e
oi
of
Stewart
iewan
piaee
piace
greai
faith
In
this
proerty
and
its
back-
lers
and
say
that
much
of
the
lui-
provement
In
local
conditions
Is
due
to
the
United
Empire.
I
I.lNDIU.ilC.IIS
HACK
IN
NEW
YORK
YESTERDAY
i
NEW
YORK.
Dec.
20:
Oom-
pic
ting
a
30.000-mlle
aerial
tour
which
took
them
across
Uie
North
Atlantic
early
In
the
summer
and
back:
across
Ute
South
Atlantic
n
couple
of
weeks
ago
after
liavlng
flown
.
over
a
good
deal
of
Europe,
Col.
j,
and
Mrs.
Charles
A.
Lindbergh
landed
In
Long
Island
Sound
at
2:40
yesterday
afternoon
from
Charleston
Navy
Yard,
South
Carolina,
whence
they
had
flown
the
day
previous
from
Miami.
They
had
been
away
from
home
for
five
months.
FLOODS
AT
PR.
GEORGE
Provincial'
Police
Called
Upon
to
Rescue
Homeless
Residents
The
lower
section
of
the
city
of
Prince
George
known
as
The
.
Cache"
is
reported
to
be
flooded
for
a
depth
of
two
feet
with
some
residents
being
forced
to
leave
(heir
homes
temporarily,
according
to
word
reaching
here
from
the
interior.
With
water
in
the
Nechako
River
still
rbing
on
account
of
being
backed
up
by
ice
Jams,
it
was
reported
last
night
that
the
provincial
police
had
been
called
upon
to
rescue
some
of
the
residents.
For
several
days
there
has
been
sub
zero
weather
at
Prince
George.
According
to
a
message
received
at
divisional
headquarters
of
the
provincial
police
at
noon
today
some
twelve
or
fourteen
people
hid
been
safety
rescued
from
tl.eir
inundated
homes
in
"The
Cache"
region,
the
last
being
a
woman
who
was
found
this
morning
to
be
so
badly
froicn
that
it
was
necessary
to
place
her
in
hospital.
Billiard
conditions
and
fif-tren
below
temperature
hampered
the
rescue
operations.
TALKS
OF
GOODWILL
Is
Needed
Today
More
Than
Ever
Before.
Mrs.
MtliCod
Tells
l.O.D.E.
Chapter
"If
live
re
ever
was
a
time
in
the
world's
history
wticn
goodwill
s)Muld
be
exercised,
both
In
private
and
public
life.
It
Is
now,"
declared
Mrs.
D.
Orchard
McLeod.
In
addressing
a
meeting
of
Hill
Sixty
Chapter,
Imperial
Order.
Daughters
of
the
Empire,
Monday
night
ou
tlie
subject
of
"OondwiU
at
Christmas"
or
"Thinking
for
Results."
"I'eace
and
harmony
should
prevail
hi
our
homes
a
ltd
in
the
councils
of
the
t
nation.
Mrs.
McLeod
referred
to
the
Irony
U
Immense
bomb
and
munition
manufacturing
concerns
being
es-
Continued
on
Page
i
CANAL
ACE
BAILEY
IMPROVING
j
Condition
of
Injured
Hockey
Player
More
Hopeful
Benefit
Game
Played
Other
Results
i
BOSTON.
Dec.
20:
(CP)
Boston
j
Bruins
defeated
Montreal
Maroons
I
by
a
score
of
one
to
nil
here
last
!
night
In
a
regularly
scheduled
Na-1
1
tonal
Hockey
League
game,
the
total
gate
of
which,
amounting
to
only
$6,600
has
been
turned
over
fc)
Irvin
"Ace"
Bailey,
who
suffered
severe
Injuries
In
an
(Unfortunate
Incident
a
week
ago
last
night,
his
wife
and
daughter.
As
a
result
of
the
victory,
the
Bruins
moved
into
exclusive
possession
of
fourth
place
In
the
American
Division,
leaving
the
Idle
New
York
Rangers
in
the
cellar.
One
of
the
smallest
crowds
of
the
season
turned
out
to
see
the
game.
The
condition
of
Bailey,
which
had
been
extremely
critical
throughout
the
night
previous
following
a
relapse
on
Monday,
was
reported
yesterday
afternoon
to
be
somewhat
more
hopeful
although
14
was
stated
last
night
by
dootors
to
bestHl
a
ease
of
touch
and
go.
He
Is
fitting
up
a.
game
fight
for
If
pfpi
today
at
noon
he
was
reported
to
be
"quite
a
bit
better,"
Dr.
Monro,
brain
specialist,
conceding
him.
a
chance
of
recovery.
Ottawa
Senators
and
Chicago
Black
Hawks
played
to
a
draw
at
Ottawa
last
night,
the
Senators,
as
a
result,
moving
Into
exclusive
possession
of
third
place
In
the
International
Division
after
having
been
tied
with
the
Maroons.
Last
night's
National
League
scores:
Detroit
1.
New
Ytotk
Americans
0.
Montreal
0.
Boston
i.
Jhkago
2.
Ottawa
2.
XMAS
OF
ROYALTY
King
and
Queen,
Surrounded
by
Children
and
Grandchildren,
Will
Have
Alt-Brllish
Yule
LONDON.
Dec.
39:
CP
--Plana
T
have
been
'completed
for
the
Royal
Family
to
spend
an
all-British
Christmas
next
Monday
at
San
drtngham
Palace.
As
usual,
all
gtfVt.
and
food
will
be
exclusively
of
BrP'
tish
production,
eoming
either
from,
the
Homeland
or
the
Dominions.
Turkey
and
roast
beef
will
cooifc
from
the
King's
own
farm
and
th
Christmas
tree
from
the
Bandrinsx-
ham
woods.
The
King
and
Queen
will
spent,
the
day
surrounded
by
most
of
their
rhUdrm
and
grandchildren
as
they
celebrate
Yulettde
In
the
customary
style
of
quiet
comfort.
The
Queen
will
don
an
apron
aim
spend
part
of
Um
morning
supea
s
intending
aeration
in
the
royal'
kitchen.
The
Christmas
pudding
will
be
entirely
of
Empire
Ingredients.
At
3
p.m.
7
a
m.
Pacific
Standard
Timet
the
King
will
give
a
radio,
mesagc
over
an
Empire
broadcast.
Business
Section
Of
Nevada
Town
Visited
by
Fire
EM.
Nev.,
Dec.
30:
-Half
a
block
i
.if
the
business
section
of
this
town
.
vas
destroyed
by
fire
early
Sunday
morning
as
the
thermometer
regis
tared
below
zero
temperature.
The'
damage
Is
estimated
at
$30,000.
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