provincial) LIBRARY SORROW'S rr PROVINCIAL LI3SA3T, -TIDES- jiuay. May 2. 1053 i fie Slanrtird Time Daily 2:40 20.8 feet 15:48 17.8 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA 3 NEWSPAPER 3 0 feet 21:20 9:28 8.3 feet Published at Canada' Most Strategic Pacific Port "Prince Rupert, the Key to the Great Northwest" Phone 81 VOL. XLII, No. 102 . PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1953 - PRICE FIVE CENTS no a" 'i rw 7fr (?4 w "A n n , m A -mm n n a '.4-4 cM r A I ' ' i Proposal at Meet UFAWU Rejected -ife'.K.vJI Guerrillas 12 Miles From Laos ' Tk. jt, HAZELTON. A proposal to co-operate in price negotiations and balloting jwith the United Fishermen & Allied Workers Union was rejected here by " the Native Brotherhood of. B.C. ' ' ' f"l HANOr. Tn(lf-f!hin;i. 1 .. ! t. A battle deciding the fate Should future price deadlocks arise between the union and fishing companies, the Brotherhood will negotiate separately with the operators. Charging that the union's proposal was a move "to split and divide asunder our own good Brotherhood," the annual convention of B.C. Indians adopted the following motion: "We will co-operate with any ojhood, although price agrec-rhent meetings would be open to the B.C. Vessel Owners' Association. ' , Mr. Stevens denounced the B. C. Oillnetters' Association. hich was not recognized . by the union. The association was tormed last year when several hundred Fraser River sockeye fishermen broke away from the Nature School salmon ! union. . ' i : jool. HIIKKK A STl'DENT can run off looking for birds' nests and wildflowers and not nkiy will be conducted this July as for the pat 14 years at Camp Billie Bear in the i;a district 150 miles north of Toronto. Sponsored by the Federation of Ontario Natural-jl.e instructors are biologists and university profetfiors. The students. 50 to 75, have d locomotive engineers, farmers and taxi driver?. Here Ruth Stewart, Shirley Doncly organization only in price agreements. The union had amended its of the ancient mountain kingdom of Laos besieged by Vietminh legions of Moscow-trained Ho. Chi Minh4-may be under way within 48 hours.. The bare-footed invaders from neighboring VieUv-im. who have engulfed over one-third of the interior of the Indo-Chinese state in less than three weeks, arc expected to attack Klnj Sisavang Vong's royal seat of Luangprabang. , If the Vietminh win there. It ; may be only a short time until they reach the borders of , Burma and Thailand, each of ! which has a sizable Communist garet Ghent, all of Toronto, study acqualir; ilfe. The union's proposal, present- j constitution. Mr Stevens said, to ed by Homer Stevens, secretary- ajow and make binding Joint treasurer of UFAWU, called for j balloting on strike and tie-up a "signed pledge of co-opera-1 issues.. '" tlon" which included: 4 - i . ' , A ioint neentiatinor com-! : kir ii a r mittee, members elected from j each organization. j tisn Kapers urqe west Hold Peace Talks With Russ Mr ii iri'f tt itaiiifci i iwwffini tmc ' v i riMflv-- -i-Hiirifii iiiifirii-in'itfirrfr at - , , I Joint balloting by Brotherhood and Union members in case of a strike or tie-up ques BRIG. M. F. GREGG, federal labor miWaster and honorary colonel of the Royal Canadian Regiment, presents the regimental colors to Lieut. Al Peterson of Montreal in ceremony on Parliament Hill after the 1st Battalion of the BCi' arrived in Ottawa after a year's fighting in Korea. kiN i AP Leading Brit- Bulganin Calls For Arms Gut tion. outstanding Issues bctia-en thetion could be regulated, the ef-East and West is too much to fort would be worthwhile." A standing committee for Union-Brotherhood friendship. ; hope lor now. But the ii ide-pend-I Referring to Pravda's article tlement ent Times summed 'die over-; last Saturday replying to the! The Vietminh now are only 80 all attitude of the Bnii- h press I peace program laid down by miles from Thailand and 160 The proposal was received ijapers Thursday urged i rn world to seize upon t Russian peace talk tout delay. litonals cautioned that tlemont of all the tense with stoicism. The general at n these words: : President Eisenhower t n a miles from Burma. titude of convention delegates!' had indicated already that thcl Even if a dingle arc a of trie- speech April 18, the Dally Mail Four to five Vietminh divi- NativesiResponding "Well"' To Treatment of TB in B.C. By The Canadian Press 1 MOSCOW. The Soviet declared: j sions have poured into, Laos "Snags may be hidden In the 1 since the first Red attack there milder messages from behind April 12. native people wanted to go fishing this year.- Their discussions of the proposal, held in camera. m STUCK IN POJHOLB nion's- defence minister, reviewed the hardships suffered the Iron Curtain. These may hi-! Today the Invaders were re-intended to lull us Into a false : ported within 12 miles of Luang- HAZELTON One person ini lunoculation is used only in LAYS DRIVER THREE DAYS arshal Nikolai A. security, to divide Britain from prabang, on the north and the last year by strikes in the salmon and herring Industry. The union's proposal was nine of B.C.'s 22.000 Indians has 1 caii where TB tests have shown tuberculosis and about two-1 negative. America, or to end the war in . east ulganin,. challenged Jthe fflfths of these cases are active, i -3?he Indian health service of ;?itr.ft! Rupert truck driver wmrheld up for thnw days at Brotherhood and the union fol-lVestem World today to lowing the strike of fall fisher- LA, hv j j wii ns . . Korea because the Reds want to ! The French 'have promlM-ri a" concentrate on Indo-China ... last-ditch defence of the sun-"Yet there still remains some-j baked little town of 6,000 Lao-thing we have not had since jtians. A desperate-paced airlift 1946 the spirit of reasonable- , has poured French Union troops ncss which has been completely j end American-supplied war ma-cbsent from the Communist ! tcrials Into the town. , men In 1952. I n when his truck sank Into a hugt pothok" on the y neiir Skecna Crossing and broke an axle. ' i::4air Duffus, driving a City Transfer vehirls loaded l irniture for Vancouver reported that while the highway I'nnrc Rupert to Terrace was In good shape1, the Terrace-' lui stretch was "deplorable." Mfus was lucky at that. Stranded 20 miles from nowhere, When the union voted to strike, the Brotherhood voted to go fishing-, but fish were de clared "hot" and native fisher But the natives are responding the .'ederai department of health to treatment "very well" ana ' welfare, operates 515 beds in deaths from the killer disease '. hospitals in the province are on a rapid decline. Dr. W. S. j lat treatment. Barclay, supervisor of Indian There are also eight health health services' told the annual w,!ires and nursing stations, Native Brotherhood convention full-time field doctors, 47 nere ; doctors working part time, 13 About 90 per cent of natives i f-time field nurses and 25 the now IP time 'leld nurses- throughout , province , have been X-rayed aud "thaln,, : rr.,.Bapclay urged -Indians to blood to Red Cross travel to be riian people are congratu-.j units- for free blood mucn lated for the way they are ac-t" ccpting the cure," said Dr.1-8 Provided to natives in cases men were called "scabs." Al side . . ." i The Independent, Imperialist ' Daily Express says "no possible I picked up by a car driven by Don Crow, a!o of Prince Tornado Rips though an apology was demanded and received, union shore-workers refused to handle the salmon caught by natives. Ijucific statements that it vyants peace. , , Until the West does, BufganTh declared in a short May. Day address in Moscow's Red Square, Russia will continue to show "due care for ensuring the de--fence and security of our coun try." 'The war minister demanded substantial evidence in particular a reduction of armatnents in lands near the Soviet Union as a sign that other countries seek a peaceful solution of the world's problems. ..., harm can come to the We.it from talking to the Russians. Every possible harm can come from a refusal to talk. "For such a refusal would en N. IT'. 'I I I f 5: nner Discusses Means Mid-Georgia Community ouiiLat ucouiitm,. FlurellV " Delegates agreed that if the union strikes a negotiating snag this year, the Brotherhood will enter separate negotiations with operators. "Under our charter we have every right to negotiate with Chief William Scow, brother- "But wc still have a major Taking Doukhobors Away nood president, thanked Dr. Barclay and his department, saying: WARNER ROBINS, Ga. O) problem, a difficulty In getting A shattering tornado dealt trip- some of the infected people to hammer blows at this mid- go to hospital." Georgia community at twilight I He asked that community Thursday, killed 15 persons and leaders "put pressure on those employers on behalf of our A fl Atlorney-Ocn- , ways to rid Canada of the radl-'r uf British Columbia leal Sons of Freedon Doukhobor with Justice Minister ! sect. Informants said no defi-Thursday on possible ; nite conclusions were reached. The speech was the highlight membership. This right is rec able the Russians to say that while they want peace the West docs not." The pro-Labor 'Dally Herald urges the Conservative government to "speak out now." "Our own government in the last few weeks has left the Initiative too much to Russia and the United States," the Herald says. "The opportunity Is great and Britain should grasp it with both hands." . ognized .by the government and J of Moscow's May Day ceiebra- "We are very grateful to the government for bringing back the health of the Indian which was of the very best before the advent of white man." caused property damage esti who need treatment" so they go we will exercise that right," said tion which also included a short mated in the millions. to hospitals. and longer military review workers' parade. The two officials conferred during luncheon and for an hour afterwards. Informants said it Between 200 and 300 persons The death rate had gone down b Calls' were Injured by the devastating i from 200-annually 10 years ago blow that churned down from ! to 33 dealris in 1952. So far this warm spring skies and left ayear seven such deaths have Chief William Scow, Brotherhood president. "We are a separate entity. Our constitution is based on Christian principles and dedicated to Christian Ideals. "We intend to retain our Identity and to live up to our principles. ft I win wwu WWafof 'would set out his proposals in a UlUa l Cj j formal statement which Mr. Gar- May Day ann ,Pnn rpenrHerl trail oi misery, wrecKage death. I NO DEATHS Higher Wages Not Possible Every Year null nuuiu wnv "F, cabinet. (onference Eleven bodies were found amid the litter of blasted homes. Last October was the first More Fireworks CALGARY CP)-The fire prevention bureau authorized the sale of fireworks to the public A formal government reply Marchers Cause Riot Two persons a four-year-old "Therefore we cannot link I'VER pb.C. Liberal would be made later. month on record during which no TB deaths among Indians were reported. thur Laing has called H was understood Mr. Bonner "-wide candidates' con- Proposed that the federal Emer-lor next Tuesday to'gency Powers Act be used to Dr. Barclay, who has headed VANCOUVER (CP) A. E Grauer, President of British Columbia Electric Company Ltd., an experiment of innoculation of l!'t' the June 8 election. transport Jhe Doukhobor group girl and the wife of an air force colonel died when the storm wrecked the motor cars in which they were riding. Another victim, a boy of five, died of storm injuries aboard an air force plane taking him to hospital. between May 15 and June 3 this year, to include the Coronation celebrations. The deadline in previous years was for the Victoria Day celebration May 24, but this year Victoria Day is being celebrated May 18. Indians against TB, hopes this 'TOKYO (CP) Jeering mobs of May Day marchers clashed with, steel-helmeted police in ,down-town Tokyo late today, ending a relatively quiet celebration ol I'cment from Liberal 10 5"me "utvl -""' i" Thursday advised union leaders program will De carried out biers Thnruri-v ci,i fv, uosta Kica, providing mai cuuu- ourselves with other organizations." In the main, the union's proposal of the signed pledge states that all negotiations be entered Into jointly by representatives of the Brotherhood and the union. In case of difference of opinion within the joint committee, both viewpoints shall be taken to the membership for their judgment. among the entire B.C. Indian in Vancouver will be the i trv wanls !'hem- ,u population. not to tell their members they can get substantial wage increases every year. His talk to the utility com inere aiso wus luc qucowuu n convention In the So far, 3,000 natives have been j the traditional Communist holi r B C. and will put the of a division of costs if that transfer was made. iourties to the policy innoculated, most of them in southern concentrated areas such as residential schools. tent Liberalism railed pany's annual meeting came on the eve of the AFL Street Railway's Union meeting to con Laing. In case of strike or tie-up Sl'tV lender 1b Him V,o,.k Poje Returns sider a conciliation board report', question. the proposal stated which sliced 14 cents an nour from -workers' wage demands. day. Ugly brawls erupted whei bands of diehard young leftist refused to disperse as column of May Day marchers wound ,ui a parade through downtowi streets. About 10,000 jeering, shoutlni youths many of them brand ishing staves and clubs tanglei. with 1.500 helmcted police. - , Twenty police riot cars spet to the scene. A police hellcopte" hovered overhead. BCG, the drug used for this purpose, is made in Montreal in small quantities and is effective only within 10 days of being produced. Transportation of the drug Into Isolated areas within the time limit Is extremely difficult, said Dr. Barclay. To Oakalla VANCOUVER (CP) Tony Poje, 31-year-old business agent of that a vote be taken at meetings of the membership of both organizations. It would require a two-thirds majority of the total ballot to declare any strike, binding on both organizations. Mr. Stevens said that the proposal applied only to the Broth- f'wa Saturday, follow- ''siKnatlon this morning ' iber of the House of creating the fifth Is vacancy. FParture drops Liberal fh'P to 181 in the 262-:nber compared to 48 1CCF. 10 Social Credit, Hypnotist Curbs Young Reporter foment Liberal and fl'endents. -WEATHER- Synopsis Most of B.C. is blanketed by "'r federal snof i n. Duncan local, International Woodworkers of America, has gone back to Oakalla to serve out the remaining 57 days of a three-month prison sentence for contempt of court. The Supreme Court of Canada this week turned down his appeal against the sentence Imposed when he defied a court injunction restraining him from picketing a freighter at Na-nalmo during last summer's fiC the Victoria seat ) u ,V - " . J - i y Rich Gold Strike Reported in California GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (. The spine-tingling cry of "gold" echoed through California's Mother Lode country again on clouds and only a few parts of the coast are clear. Traces of snow are being reported from wici hy Fisheries Min hp' who became am 10 Japan. Grain Striker Talks Resume VANCOUVER Talks which, a union spokesman described as' chiefly exploratory, were held Thursday between representatives of striking grain workers and head office representatives psner Bentc A reporter on an Indiana paper came back from an-lmportant banquet assignment with no story to print. He explained to his editor that he volunteered . as a subject for. the entertainer-hypnotist and slept through the entire affair; But wide-awake Ruperites report splendid results from . The Daily News ads. And the nice thing about Want Ads is, they continue working lor you even while you're asleep! If you've something to sell, to rent, to swap or to make widely known, do it through a Want Ad! Just phone 748( for an ad-writer, and watch her get busy on your assignment. - Thursday after two Vallejo men the central interior. Forecast North Coast Region: Sunny with cloudy intervals and a few widely-scattered showers today. Rain after midnight tonight. Cloudy with showers Saturday. Little change In temperature. Wind southeast 15, Increasing to reported one of the richest in itial strikes since 1849. Tests from the first boring were assayed at the astronomical icton Again ER. Ont. 9 Kit. Nterloo Dutchmen par-iwer-laden attack Into J'tory Thursday night JMcton in the second 'U,Cuphockey nals. 12 lead the best-of-' ;,s 2'0. Third game Wayed here Saturday IWA strike. In a statement, he said: "I accept the verdict as tt applied to me without further personal protest. "Nevertheless, It is my duty as a trade unionist to point dut that the law permitting issuance In the courts at the instance of the employers, without hearings, of restraining orders against workers deprives them of their legitimate democratic rights." i... of five west coast elevators strikebound since Feb. 16.. The session broke off at supper hour and was scheduled to re figure of $124,950 a ton, according to a report of Robert W, Decker, Reno geologist. 25 near midnight tonight, and shifting to southwest 20 tomorrow morning. Low tonight and high Satur sume today. Company officials LT.-COL. PETER BINGHAM, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion cf the Royal Canadian Regiment, received a warm welcome from his wife and daughter when the unit arrived In Ottawa where a series of welcome-home ceremonies were held for them. Twelve-year-old Heather Ann gives daddy a big hug after his arrival at Ottawa's Union Station. dayAt Port Hardy, 40 and 55: Igave no answer to the union's Other cores nearby turned up samples assaying up to a more moderate, but still highly profitable $3,075 ft ton. Sandspit and Prince Rupert, 45 new proposal for settling the and 55. strike. ,