V PROVINCIAL LI33A1 Borrows 11 TIDES mm VICrO.TIA, 2. C. January 6, 1954 St:irflirrl Timet '' ' J ,' ' ' ' 19 9 feet 22.2 feet 7.4 feet 1.7 Xeet 2:25 14:02 8:05 20:40 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Published at Canada's Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" VOL. XLIU, No. 3 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1954 PRICE FIVE CENTS Phone 81 h ;:' I lMiiiiiini ff IPSE .Scheduled . .1 K: M .. .... . -' 'T'i If 'S' w , i ,- . - i mm mm M m m a 'l V J m m ss m - I mmm m m a a r b- . I. m -v i d I I ( .,4fjV I I ' ' - - ,1 . " i. .. I i I ' : ' ' I t-iquor sax races Possible Revision ; . , , f i By THe Canadian Press 'l ' jv: Mr-- m 9 KELOWNA. The Pacific Great Eastern Railway will be extended to Vancouver "with or without" federal aid and the British Columbia legislature will "take a second look" at the 19-per-cent liquor tax, Premier Bennett said here last night. ! NEW new YORK. york. Two Two I - . ' .: n l By The Associated Press senators said today Igor ..... rr. V.' I 1 - r He hade the statements to the Kelowna Board of Trade during an address. devoted m?iny to government plans for ronds and bricifes throughout the Okanagan area. 1 The 10-per-cent tax. emctert at the last session of the legis Gouzenko, who helped smash a Russian spy ring in Canada, has given them names' and informa Northern Differential Allowed HI CK STACKS OK Pits, these unique circular apaJ-tment houses are under construction Stockholm suburb. Built primarily for the personnel of a nearby hospital, the new-type ;ngs contain 10 one-room apartments on each of their four floors. The rooms are placed haped around a large circular staircase. E ich house will be painted a different color. tion usable for the internal security of the United States. lature, 'works hardship" on Cr radian LcPi'in !nd othc l clubs, the premier said, end he I would suggest the government V A N C O U V JE R ;! It s jzey Heads Chamber For 1954; mbers Set Objectives For Year r Senators William E. Jennerj (Rep. Ind.) and Pat McCarronl (Dem. Nev.) told reporters on t s "take a second look" -at it. As it stands, he said, the tux Is not operating the way it ha'i been anticipated when the legislation was drawn. On the PGE, Mr. Bennett said the province "with or without" federal aid. would undertake returning from a trip to Canada ii.. i . u . . .......I...., ..a i. .. re-elected secretary-treas- i H Liuzpy was elected was has been striving over the last!"'"" . " i for more than five hours Mon- fostly living in the north country and federal civil ser- ' vants in the Prince Rupert, B.C.. area soon will receive "northern living allowances" to prove it. Jack Waddell, Amalgamated fivil Servants representative here, said Monday he received word from Ottawa that 300 filfral government employees at Prince Rupert would receive additional $180 a year living allowance. The ilowanee urer. lew years. i . .J" ,his Presl!ent'.s .mdAMfu,or; "F.'r' 'i18 The senators declined to re- the $12,000,000 extension from I ih.-m, ir. oiuarv poHiu u, v..r: c. r.:u uuk .Ku, vea, where lney had Keen Gou t-ofnri recent t flAvannmantf developments as as repre- rpnr. ' enmrnpr summer and nnd n'thniitrh although no no rpnort report ..... ... it of the Prince Rupert r of Commerce for 1354 iniiKil mcctiiiK lust night, eeds Orme Stuart. Nlckerson was named sident and Philip M. Ray EU1 Sqnamish, B.C., to North Vancouver. In Vancouver last night At zenko at what they described as a hearing. They said their mission "was accomplished and It was satisfactory." senting part of a program of on the survey has as yet been progress for which the chamber ! released, we have reason to be-. i lieve that it has proven Digby tornev-Oeneral P.obert Eonn- said a railway into the heart was rranted. he said, following of "the richest area in the an ACS brief showing rent 9.32 The former Russian . cipher i clerk, who bolted' the Russian) j Island a favorable site," he said. i"I am confident that continued ! pressure by this chamber along WO PLAYED AMERICAN D.VFFODILS DOVT SMELL, but four-year -old Lawrence Bergel bf flushing, N.Y.; in sniffing at a sniffless flower In the family pot'h won his mother a pair of round-trip tickets to Europe in the Dutch bulb growers' photo contest for taking this picture. Thirty million U.S. home gardeners are now planting Holland bulbs so that this scene may be duplicated when their daffodils, tulips and hyacinths come up next spring. world" is the prime aim of Brit- j ish Columbia's Social Credit i government in the coming year, j In an address to the Ad and; 1 ilTHEM ON CBC PROGRAM? i Sales Bureau of the Board of ' embassy at Ottawa In 1945 toi reveal a Red spy ring in Carr- j ada, spoke with the two sena-j tors at an undisclosed rendez- j vous Monday.' The visit of the senators was quiet, in marked contrast to the i iinmnr llVtpn t his fiilPKt.inninir nf i the correct lines will ultimately bring success to our efforts, j "Second, a decision of the first j importance to deep sea traffic i of the province was the an-j nouncement that the extra ; marine insurance premiums pay- iTTAWA 'CPi-Red-faced officials of the CBC Monday netl an investigation into an Incident during a New Year's rii vi.sion bruadrast In which the music played for scene Coronation was the United States national anthem "The Trade, Mr. Bonner said exten- j sion of the Pacific Great East-; ern Railway from Prince George ; to Dawson Creek, in the Peace! River -area,' is "essential fori B.C.'s future." Prince George is j 300 miles northeast of here. "Thn Ppnpp Rivpr is an rni. STANDING COMMITTEES NAMED FOR '54 COUNCIL Spangled Banner." ,.-" , fabte binder -insurance warran-.y,, .WMi lm proposd 1 ties' and hitherto appucable to , twQ montn3 ag0. i he incident occurred during the French-language pro-l'AcUia'iitip produced from the CBC Montreal television ito B.C. porta north of the 5nth ; parallel, other than the north- A move to insure that future Aid. Bellis, Aid. Gomez, Ald.ipire w)thm an empire," he said. The senators had little comment before being whisked out of sight by the RCMP Sunday following their mysterious six- hnnr rnnfrrpnrr ! about route througn Dixon tn- city council meetings are con-, Casey. "Our job is to be trading cutlet for it. To do this, we must have I i trance, are now eliminated. tucted in order and with de-; Wage Committee Mayor Kills, ents Reach Record High corum was made last night by Aid. Krueger. Aid. Casey, Aid, T vf . . 1 1 .It ,'..'' " t,. J tjj 4 i hi !; . J 1- : '. i i i ' I. t en 4 ' H I ' "AV v.' i,l . :H ' : "V " ; ii . , p..,; -1 0 i H i 1 4 f i Pi .... i .- i.r-i i it t .It'- ,1 ii t ' r the FGE from the Peace iuvLT tn t.hp ena.st. " Mavor George Hills as his first , McLean, Aid. Gomez. per cent higher than Vancouver; food costs 11 per cent higher; electricity 35 per cent and fuel 14 per cent. Building Permit, Values Down During '53 . Home building and new construction- didn't break any records 'during 1953 but there werei 30 private homes built and a great many people either hud alterations and additions made to their homes or did them themselves. According to building permitt taken out during December work valued at $14,450 was planned or started raising 1953's building permit value to $352,961. Total value of building permlti last year was considerably lower than that of 1952 when permitt totalling $1,069,965 were taken out. including a $600,000 permit for 50 new homes built by Cen : "Third, as .you have heard this j presided over by Chief Justice .evening, the flepartment of agrl-ij c McRuer of the High Court culture is now undertaking to of Ontario, the meeting wat I defray travelling expenses of.attcncicd by D. W. Mundell of ! inspectors assigned to the in- the Justice department, renre- lit Living Costs Decline official action as chief magistrate.-! ; ...... -if At. a meeting called to name standing and other committees. Mayor Hills said he would ask members of the council to refrain Cliff Ford Trust Fund Mayor Al present, the PGE ends at Hills. Aid. Smith. City Clerk R.squamlsh, 40 miles northwest W. Long. 'of here at the head of Howe Civic Centre Aid. Smith and Sound. Aid. Krueger. Mr. Bonner said B.C.'s north- Hospital Board Representative r!)st corner contains: 1,300.000,- Aid. Phil Lyons. 000 tons of coal in reserve: Public Relations Aid. Lyons. largest reserves of soft woods ,'VA (CP) - Livln? civts; 118.2 reached In December, 1951. i spection or snips noias ai rniice senting the attorney-general oi I durina N vi'nibT fori Food and some clothing prices Rupert preparatory to loading j Canada, and representatives ol md c.insr'utivc month, I dropped during November while' grain for export. This expense ( the external affairs department a p iliit rrrmv rents increased to a new high. was formerly borne by the ship ( and the RCMP. sum. r price Index which; The f()od gb.group declined i nd- luldpd l" 7f Of pilot-j The U.S. was represented b 1 to Hi 8 from 118.2. I to 112 1 from 113 4 as lower pri- ! aBe. burdened the ship with anl rjoUgias Stuart, ambassador to November Hert. wu!. r..r beef wirk. nutatoes. i expense far in excess of that, Canadai wj,o met the senators and i enjoyed by southern B.C. ports." letlu'.e, stixar, grapefruit from interfering unless they have the consent of the speaker, or on point of order. All resolutions other than routine ones," the mayor said, "should be in writing. On extraordinary motions, I expect, but cannot demand, an order of motion." Annual Indemnities of $2,000 for the mayor and $500 for each on their arrival, and J. G. Sour-wine, an official of the investigating committee. Canadian Citizenship Council Aid. Bremner. Museum Board Aid. Smith. Civil Defence Advisory CouncilMayor Hills, Aid. Gomez, Fire Chief Earl Becker, RCMP Inspector T. M. Taylor, Skeena Health unit director Dr. S. F. in the world, ideal for pulp and paper making; best wheat-producing areas in the - world "there hus never been a crop failure and the acreage is growing by leaps and bounds annually;" two trillion cubic feet of natural gas already proven. smaller than the Octo-l f 'lie lnir p Int. In mths lower food prices -(or meats and esss pro- sonic canned vesetables out-welRhed price rises for most fresh vegetables, lamb, bread, butter, cheese, shortening and As oojecuves lor which me chamber must continue to fight, Mr. Stuart listed the establishment of a resident pilot here, equalization of trans-P a c 1 f 1 c freight rates and an increase in iio mam cutting power. (lex. based nn 1!4 nrl. I coffee. Carr; City Works superintendent j G K. Beaton, i. v. times, aim Loggers Vote On New Offer tral Mortgage and Housing Cor- - Merman were approved after Failing Tree Cuts LiMim KiO. now Is 2.4 ' In the clothing group. catter-m low tin all-time hl"h of price drops for, men's, wo-' . men's and children's apparel being moved by Aldeman George j Robert McKay, eo-ordinator for r i t m i luuiauuii. .shipping volume. Stressing again the need for a western terminal! airfield, he expressed belief that . such a project would affect the Casey and seconded by Alderman Kay Smith. Standing and other commit I mat Barae whole northern line of the CNR. VANCOUVER (CP) Lumber The retiring president a Iso ' workers, on strike in British ' "er with chairman first named, the Prince Rupert target area. leiegrapn, rnone uiiies , jl3jor items last year were ti Named to the court of revision Heavy snows in the northwest service station, an auto court oi for February 10, were Mayor j Interior of B.C. cut all communi- six units, taxi and travel burer.u Hills, Aid. Krueger, -Aid. Smith, 1 cations lines jut of Prince Ru- office and a new store. ' Aid. Lyons and Aid. Casey. pert this morning for over three i Out of the $352,961 total "30 Appointed to the Prince Ru- hours. jnew dwellings accounted for pert History committee were Aid.! A big snow-laden tree hit tele-$i48.ooo. The remaining $204.! Casey. W. J. Raymond and A. ' graph and telephone lines at was taken no by an apartment Eric Sanderson. i Exstew at 10 a.m., knocking out house, additions and alterations. FinalJrip and footwear cut one-tenth of a nor' f't'in the sub-index which declined to 110.2 from 110.3. The shelter column rase to a new high of 125.2 from 125. re-fleeting another rise In rer.ts. The other two columns that help make up the index, household operations and a catch-all group called "other commodities and -services." awere unchanged. called for more efforts to in- I Columbia's northern Interior for I were appointed by Mayor Hills crease the chamber's member-1 9 days, are voting on new pro- as follows: ship. posals which, officials of the In-j Finance Aid. Mike Krueger, "With the Increasing activity tcrnational Woodworkers of j M. Knv Smith. Aid. Phil Lyons, In this northwe.stern corner of America (CIO-CCL) said, could I Aid. Bill Bremner. "' loaned with electrical bound for Kltinmt Glided to pull out from naclian National barge e today, on Its last trip e time. Council will meet in regular , communications garages, shelters, re-roonng and B.C., active interest In our, end the walkout. i Board of Works Aid. George chamber by many more busi-1 Balloting started when the ' r"pv. Aid. Norm Bellis. Aid. 'session every second and fourth i Services were restored shortly new foundations and cement nessmen is essential If we are to iwa district policy committee Darrow Gomez and Aid. Krueger. Monday in the month. 'after lp.m. . 1 basements for existing homes., The household operations group carry on with a sound, olnivl at. 1l7i a ipntfo nt a nnint. active . recommended acceptance of pro- I I'tilities Aid. Ray McLean, two-i ear barge came In i t...... .... I posals drafted in a New Year's' "id. Lyons, Aid. Smith, Aid. Bel- program." he said. In concluding. Mr. y Horn Kitimat to load 4.u Stuart . Day meeting of IWA executives lis. I 1U.-II, OCJbtlllUll, g transformer and other Health. Social Assistance, Po u"'ed support for two closely- l and lumber operators in Prince allied organizations tne rnnce Qeorge, B.C. Rupert Junior Chamber of Com- I Rill Gray. IWA first vice-presi- The "other commodities column stood at 116.3, two-fifths of a point below the record 116.7 reached In December, 1952. lice and Ur.encinr Aid. Gomez, McLean, Smith, Bellis. Pioneer's Home Aid. Gomez. Aid. AluLean, Aid. Smith. Aid. Bellis. W. J. Smith, J. W. Prusky. ; meree and the Associated Boards dent, said here Monday night With November's index drop, of Trade of Central B.C. He the proposals Include a 5V,-cent "'" 'or the aluminum ut Kitimat, which arriv- " by freight train from Canada. (g barge has made several 1 the past few months, P similar equipment Alean job. Library Board Aid. McLean, living costs now are back where praised the Jaycees for their en- hourly wage Increase effective they were a year ago. The Index thuslasm and hard work. t jan. 6; maintenance of member-In November, 1952, also stcod at I The oath of office was admin- snjp clause; non-discrimination T. V. Black, A. D. Ritchie, W. C. I tstered by Mr. Harvey. Hankinson, Mrs. W. S. Kergin, 115.8. Mrs. Basil Prockter, Mrs. George against unlonisU active in the strike and Improved annual vacation pay clauses covering all employees. The union originally asked for pnerosity in West and East Ives Family From Nova Scotia "" ' J ; , . . ' f ..." ; 0 .. .. ,, " ' , 4 t m :: ; ; ;. , ' , -w - .'' " " " f an 18-cent an hour increase in the present basic rate of $1.29. WESTMINSTER, B.C. (CP) 1S a nory of coast-to- passion, Native Jailed For Assaulting Police Matron ira -on anrt, clesp-ratc 1 Margaret Bell snin R.it- heard. Contractor John Martinson heard of their plight. "I needed a man to operate a big steamshovel at a limestone quarry on Quat.sino sound, Vancouver island," he said. Joe got the Job. Meanwhile radio station CKBW In Lunenberg had offer- were taking their- which they were planning to drive back home, was involved in an accident and impounded. Margaret traded her wrist watch for potatoes and that was the family diet for five days. Sunday, they set out for home, not knowing of other plans for thorn at both ends of the country. In neighboring Vancouver, blind Mrs. Fred Mills canvassed Hills. Airport, Housing and Zoning Cafe Owner Fights Collections ' VICTORIA (CP) A Victoria restaurant owner said Monday he was prepared to make a test case out of the British Columbia government's "highhanded" double collection of hospital insurance premiums from one of his employees. Paul Arsens, president of Paul's Restaurants Ltd., said he had to deduct a premium from the salary of employee Harry Robinson, a dishwasher, although the man had already paid one premium. Mr. Arsens said he would refuse to deduct the next premium payment from Mr. Rob-. lnson's pay. Frances Talt was fined $20 and costs or one month In jail after pleading guilty in police court today to assaulting a pol led to return the family to their ice matron. She was also fined $15 and costs or 10 days after wayne, 3. and Jay 2, chinking back to their of Lunenberg, Nova 1 lie Jack-of -all-trades bp''h unable to find eiaployment In British 'ia. had gvrn D.c, a fur -a year In which one ; alter another failed. ast project, buvine and nome town. Then announcer Bill Fulton of etatlon CJCH formally opened a bring-back-the-Bells fuiid with pleading guilty to a charge under the Indian Act of Intoxication. The second charge arose, according to evidence, when the accused struck the matron while being placed in the cells. No fines were paid and Jail terms will run consecutively. her neighbors and collected $60 for the Bells, whom she had over for dinner. "She had gathered money from neighbors and Insisted we take It," Joe Bell said. "My wife Just broke out In tears." Newspaper stories and radio news broadcasts were being a $25 donation. Last night the Bells, back in their tiny auto court cabin, -were preparing to leave all right, but in the opposite direction to which they had I R Christmas trees back-'m h.ft n DOl'BLE EXPOSliRKS the photographer's bug boo usually make for worthless pictures. But, here's a type of "double exposure" that needs no excuse for being. Frances Drew (left) and her identical twin, June, are the subjects. Having hiard about the rigors of pre-bathtub civilization, the Hollywood girls decided to find out what Saturday night was like in the old days. A photo- grapher Just happened to be on hand, . . -., mem J.1HU in me '.heir planned. indent truck, In r